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05/01/2023
The Ministry of Health has proposed that donors' blood be tested more thoroughly for diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, in order to widen the pool of who is allowed to donate blood, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday. The health ministry says that these tests are standard in Western European countries and would bring Czechia more in line with other EU countries.
At the moment, there are several restrictions that preclude certain groups in Czechia from donating blood either temporarily or permanently, such as people who have suffered from certain illnesses in the past, for example, hepatitis or tuberculosis, people with certain chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, and men who have sex with men. Health Ministry spokesman Ondřej Jakob said that the ministry expects a wider professional discussion will ensue on the assessment of sexual intercourse between men as a risky sexual activity that excludes them from donating blood.
The Czech Republic is short of about 50,000 regular blood donors, according to data from the Czech Red Cross. If passed, the new decree would apply from July 1.
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05/01/2023
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský left for a diplomatic trip to the USA on Monday. He plans to meet with his American counterpart Antony J. Blinken to discuss further aid to Ukraine, energy security, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as going to NASA headquarters to sign the Artemis Accords, a US initiative for international cooperation in space exploration, which Czechia wants to take part in. Other items on the agenda include meetings with the chairmen of Democrat and Republican political party institutes and the CEO of the US Agency for Global Media. The foreign minister returns to Czechia on Thursday.
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05/01/2023
Czechia celebrated May Day on Monday, with events happening around the country. Parades, concerts, and the 'majáles' festival, a student celebration of the arrival of spring, love and student life, took place in Prague and other cities.
In many communities, maypoles were erected, which in Czechia take the form of a whole tree, stripped of branches and bark except for the very top, which is decorated with fabric or crepe paper ribbons with a decorated wreath hanging from it. Gatherings which associate the day with celebrations of love, including the traditional meeting on Petřín Hill by the statue of Karel Hynek Mácha, also took place.
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05/01/2023
Radio Prague International launched a new Ukrainian-language version of its website on Monday 1 May. It can be found under the link ukraina.radio.cz or by navigating from the RPI homepage and clicking Ukrainian in the top right-hand corner.
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04/30/2023
Some 32 people died in traffic accidents in April, which is eight fewer than last year, according to the preliminary data of the traffic police released on Sunday. The overall number of traffic accidents in April dropped by around 1,000 year-on-year to 6,745.
At the same time the number of road deaths recorded over the first four months of 2023 has grown by six year-on-year to 139, suggest the traffic police data.
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04/30/2023
A replica of a Neolithic boat, built by archaeologists from the University of Hradec Králové, was tested on Sunday at the Rozkoš reservoir in the northeast of the country. The vessel will be used in the summer to test out a hypothetical sea trading route from that era between Greece and modern day Turkey.
The expedition, dubbed Monoxylon IV, will cover a 470 to 500 kilometre route stretching from Samos, off the Turkish coast, past the Aegean island of Milos, all the way to the Peloponnese. It will set off from Czechia on June 16.
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04/30/2023
Monday will be mostly sunny, with a chance of rain in the evening. Day temperatures will range between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
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04/30/2023
According to Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, the process of Ukraine’s accession to the EU could start this year if all member states agree to do so. Mr Lipavský made the statement in a debate on Prima TV on Sunday in reaction to President Pavel’s intention to push for the opening of the relevant accession talks by the end of this year.
Ukraine was granted candidate status for EU membership in 2022. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in January that Ukraine had demonstrated considerable efforts toward meeting the accession criteria.
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04/30/2023
People around the country will be celebrating “witch-burning“ night on Sunday, known as pálení čarodějnic in Czech. The ancient pagan tradition takes place every year on the night of April 30, with people marking the definitive end of winter by the burning of rag and straw witches on bonfires.
As usually, firefighters appealed to the public to act responsibly and adhere to basic safety rules. Those planning to light large bonfires have been urged to inform local fire brigades in advance.
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04/30/2023
Czechia, in cooperation with other allies, will seek ways to increase the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, Czech President Petr Pavel said after returning from a two-day visit to Ukraine on Sunday. According to Mr. Pavel, Ukraine has a critical shortage of ammunition, which is essential for the country to launch a counter-offensive against Russia and regain control of its territory.
The Czech head of state left for the war-torn country on Thursday evening together with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Čaputová. On Friday, they were received in Kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
On Saturday, the Czech president met with the regional governor Serhiy Lysak in the eastern city of Dnipro on Saturday to discuss Czech aid to the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to Prague Castle, Mr. Pavel is the first head of state to visit east Ukraine since start of Russian aggression.
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