• Černochová: Defence deal will not mean US bases in Czechia

    05/23/2023

    A defence cooperation agreement between Czechia and the US that is due to be signed in Washington on Tuesday is not a treaty on basing US soldiers on Czech soil or on the creation of an American military base in the country, the Czech minister of defence, Jana Černochová, told reporters. She was speaking just hours before she and her American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, were due to put their signatures to the document in the US capital.

    Ms. Černochová told Czech Television that the Czech side had got as much as possible out of the agreement.

    The Czech defence chief and the speaker of the Czech lower house, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, also laid a wreath at a monument in Washington to the founder of Czechoslovakia, T.G. Masaryk.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Poll: ANO have over double support of second-placed Civic Democrats
    05/23/2023

    Opposition leaders ANO would have won general elections in April with 31 percent of the vote, suggests a poll conducted by the Median agency last month. Second would have been government leaders the Civic Democrats, on 15 percent. Another coalition party, the Pirates, enjoy the third highest level of support with 10.5 percent, the survey indicates.

    Freedom and Direct Democracy placed fourth in the poll, on 8.5 percent, while the second biggest party in the government, the Mayors, were in fifth, on 7.5 percent.

    With 4.5 percent, TOP 09 would fail to make the cutoff for the lower house.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Boulder World Cup venue going up at Letná
    05/23/2023

    A venue for a Boulder World Cup meeting is now being built at Prague’s Letná, ahead of the event the weekend after next. It is the first climbing competition of its kind to be held in the Czech capital in 14 years.

    It will be the first competitive event of the season for the great Czech climber Adam Ondra, who will be focusing his efforts on the Climbing World Championships in Bern in August.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    05/23/2023

    It should be mainly clear in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. The following days are also expected to be sunny.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechs head coalition of EU states against new vehicle emissions norm
    05/23/2023

    Czechia has formed a coalition with eight other European Union states opposed to the introduction of Euro 7, an EU proposal for new emissions regulations on motor vehicles, Hospodářské noviny reported on Tuesday.

    The Czech minister of transport, Martin Kupka, told the daily that his country had been the first to call Euro 7 a flawed standard.

    Czechia, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have jointly accused the European Commission of piling obligations on carmakers that go further than previously agreed emissions limits.

    The automotive industry is one of the key drivers of the Czech economy.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechs to vote in European elections on June 7-8, 2024
    05/23/2023

    Czechs will go to the polls to vote in elections to the European Parliament on June 7-8 next year, according to the Interior Ministry. The date stems from an agreement reached by EU ambassadors according to which voters in EU countries will choose new MEPs between June 6-9, 2024. Traditionally elections in Czechia are held over two days –on a Friday and Saturday. However, the date must still be formally announced by President Petr Pavel.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • US and Czechia to sign defense cooperation agreement
    05/23/2023

    Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová is in Washington where she is due sign a defense cooperation agreement between Czechia and the United States. The agreement will create an overarching framework to codify already existing cooperation between the two countries' militaries. It will also set a legal framework for possible deployment of U.S. troops on Czech territory and their cooperation with the Czech armed forces. The U.S. has such agreements with 24 other NATO members, including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania and Bulgaria.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Finance minister: Austerity package reflects agreement reached by ruling parties
    05/22/2023

    Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura says the draft of the government’s austerity package reflects the political agreement reached by the leaders of the five ruling parties ten days ago. Mr. Stanuja made the statement in response to criticism of selected measures from inside the ruling coalition since its unveiling. Individual ministries have been given until next Monday to respond to the proposal. Stanjura said the government should approve the package by mid-June so that the lower house can start debating it before the summer holidays.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    05/22/2023

    Tuesday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain around the country, storms in places and day temperatures between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius.

  • Heavy storm warning issued for Tuesday afternoon
    05/22/2023

    Meteorologists have issued a storm and high wind warning for Tuesday. The warning of torrential rain, hailstones and high winds pertains to Southern Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia between midday and 8pm. There is a risk of small streams overflowing and underpasses and cellars flooding.

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