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03/12/2023
The Czech Republic is already negotiating with the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro regarding Czechia's involvement in the post-war reconstruction of the city and surrounding region, Czech Ambassador to Ukraine, Radek Matula, told the Czech News Agency in an interview on Sunday. In addition to focusing on the region, Czechia also wants to be involved in the reconstruction of specific sectors where it has know-how and experience, such as energy, transport, infrastructure, healthcare, and demining.
Last year the Czech government approved a package of humanitarian, economic and reconstruction aid to Ukraine, thanks to which the Czech Republic will give half a billion crowns annually between 2023 and 2025.
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03/12/2023
The State Health Institute recorded a record number of scabies cases in February. A total of 815 cases were registered last month compared to the previous February's 457, an increase of more than 78 percent year-on-year. Speaking to Czech Television, epidemiologist Kateřina Fabiánová said that possible causes of the increased incidence of the skin disease include a decline in population immunity due to higher hygiene standards and greater migration and tourism.
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03/12/2023
Czech interior minister Vít Rakušan stated on Czech Television on Sunday that the state must prepare for a potential blockade of government buildings, as announced by the organiser of Saturday's anti-government demonstration, to ensure that they are able to function as normal.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Prague's Wenceslas Square on Saturday calling for the resignation of the government among a list of other demands, in a demonstration organised by the chairman of the PRO party, Jindřich Rajchl. Mr Rajchl announced that he intends to begin an indefinite blockade of government buildings on April 16 and possibly also strikes if the government has not met the protesters' demands or resigned by Easter.
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03/12/2023
Czechia lost another game in the Group B World Baseball Classic playoffs on Sunday, this time losing 3-7 to South Korea. After a winning start on Friday where they beat China 8-5, the Czech team subsequently lost 2-10 to Japan on Saturday.
Although Japan's advancement to the quarterfinals is already assured and they will likely be the winner of Pool B, having won all three of the games they have played so far, Czechia's chances of advancing to the quarterfinals have not been completely dashed - there is still the possibility of a three-way tie for runner-up in Pool B between Korea, Australia, and the Czech Republic. If this happens, they would then be ranked by which team had the fewest runs divided by the number of defensive outs recorded in the games played between the three countries.
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03/12/2023
Minister of the Interior Vít Rakušan condemned the attempted museum break-in by demonstrators at Saturday's anti-government protest in Prague. He wrote on Facebook that he understands people's fear of poverty and war, but considers the violent attack on the museum building unacceptable.
Minister of Culture Martin Baxa also criticised the actions of the group of protestors, writing on Twitter that endangering national cultural heritage should not be confused with the right to demonstrate, and thanked the police for their handling of the situation.
The police arrested 18 people who tried to enter the National Museum building by force after Saturday's anti-government demonstration in Prague's Wenceslas Square. According to the Czech News Agency, the protestors were trying to tear down the Ukrainian flag that was hanging from the museum. Two police officers were injured in the skirmish.
One of the people arrested has been detained on suspicion of endorsing genocide, which is a crime in Czechia, the Czech News Agency reported on Sunday. Photos from the demonstration showed the man had the letter Z on his backpack, which is a symbol used by the Russian army in Ukraine, and was also wearing the logo of the Russian mercenary group Wagner on his sleeve. Most of the other 18 people arrested are charged with misdemeanours.
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03/12/2023
The Czech Republic celebrated 24 years since joining NATO on Sunday. It officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, together with Poland and Hungary, on March 12, 1999.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala described the entry of the Czech Republic into NATO as one of the most important events in the country's modern history on Twitter, adding that NATO membership ensures Czechia's security and that due to Russia's war in Ukraine, it has become apparent how essential it is for the country to be part of the alliance. He also emphasised Czechia's contribution to NATO.
NATO was founded in 1949 as a response to the growing military threat of the Soviet Union, but after the collapse of Communism in eastern Europe and the breakup of the Soviet Union, some commentators saw the military alliance as having lost its purpose. However, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, there has been a surge of renewed interest in and emphasis on NATO, with countries that had previously stayed out of the alliance, such as Finland and Sweden, applying for membership.
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03/11/2023
Sunday should be overcast with a chance of rain, and daytime temperatures ranging between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius. The strong winds that the country experienced on Saturday are expected to have subsided by Sunday.
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03/11/2023
People said goodbye to the section of the Kladno-to-Prague railway line running between Praha-Dejvice and Masarykovo nádraží on Saturday. This portion of the track will be closed for two years from Sunday so work can begin to widen and modernise the track to eventually make way for a planned express train to the airport in the coming years. The derelict Praha-Bubny railway station between Dejvice and Masarykovo nádraží will also no longer be in service - a new stop called Praha-Výstaviště is to be built instead.
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03/11/2023
The Czech team did not continue their promising start at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo, losing 10-2 to favourites Japan in Group B on Saturday morning.
Czechia was in the lead at first, scoring a run in the first inning thanks to an error by Japan. But a three-run third inning and a four-run fourth inning propelled the east Asian country to victory. With this win, Japan has advanced from the group stage and is guaranteed a place in the quarterfinals.
On Friday Czechia won their first game against China 8-5. The Czechs still have two more matches to play against South Korea and current runners-up, Australia, so they still have a chance of making it as the second team in Group B to advance to the quarterfinals.
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03/11/2023
The evaluation of the security measures at the entrance to Prague Castle should be finished this April, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Czech Television on Saturday. The evaluation is currently being carried out by the security services and the police. Once the results of the evaluation are known, it will be decided what form security measures at Prague Castle will take in the future.
Mr Rakušan said that he and the prime minister are in agreement that the area has to be controlled somehow, but big changes are needed. He stated that he is of the opinion that the security checks right at the entrance should simply disappear, as these cause long queues which in fact present a security risk as they could become the target of an attack.
Checks at the entrances to Prague Castle were introduced in the summer of 2016 amid fears of terrorist attacks. According to critics, the measures were unnecessary. At the time, the castle defended the measures by saying they were necessary to ensure the safety of tourists.
The abolition of the controls was discussed a little more than a year ago. At that time, according to the minister, the security forces were in favour of removing them. However, the situation changed when Russia invaded Ukraine.
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