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03/01/2023
Czechia’s state debt rose to a record CZK 2.895 trillion last year, the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday. This means a year on year rise by approximately CZK 429 billion. Meanwhile, the debt to GDP ratio rose by 2.5 percent to 42.9 percent.
The main cause for the rise in state debt is the production of new bonds, which the ministry used to finance last year’s CZK 360.4 billion deficit. The deficit for this year is expected to lie at CZK 295 billion.
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02/28/2023
The so-called Malý Mehrin, a temporary Moravian Jewish museum, has opened up in Brno’s Viennese street, Czech Television reported on Tuesday. The museum is hosting an exhibition called “Carriers of memory”, which tells the stories of Moravian Jews through several authentic exhibits. It will also host many lectures, talks and special programmes for children.
The temporary structure is set to stand before the final museum building, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is finished.
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02/28/2023
A slight majority of Czechs, 53 percent, do not agree with the Ministry of Education’s proposal to cancel marking in the first class of primary school, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday citing the results of a survey conducted by the agency STEM/MARK. The ministry proposed that pupils ranging from classes one to three receive a worded evaluation instead. 39 percent of the respondents in the survey, especially the young, said that they would welcome this change, with 8 percent saying that they weren’t sure.
Those in favour of keeping the current grading system say it is more objective and motivating. Meanwhile, those who want change say that worded evaluations would enable a more individual approach and decrease the amount of pressure on children.
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02/28/2023
Czechia’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, who is currently on an official visit to India, has met with representatives of the Tibetans in exile. He stated on his Twitter account after the meeting that “the spirit of Václav Havel’s friendship with His Holiness Dalai Lama lives on”. He also said that China is currently pursuing a similar policy towards Tibet as it is in Xinjiang, where the Uyghurs are facing severe repression from the state.
The Czech head of diplomacy also made an address at the India – Europe Business and Sustainability Conclave and stated that he was looking forward to more cooperation with India.
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02/28/2023
Wednesday is expected to see sunny weather across much of the country with temperatures around 4 degrees Celsius.
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02/28/2023
Colonel Jiří Roček is set to become the new head of Czechia’s Military Police, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday, adding that the subject was discussed by the Committee on Defence of the Chamber of Deputies. The 53-year-old Roček has so far served as the deputy chief of the service and was, among other things, the head of the military police’s security service in the past.
He will replace Colonel Otakar Foltýn, who resigned as head of the branch earlier this month. According to Czech Television, Colonel Foltýn supports the proposed replacement.
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02/28/2023
In Czechia there are around 30,000 Ukrainian children who are refugees who arrived into the country by themselves and are unaccompanied by adults, the Government Commissioner for Human Rights Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková told the Czech News Agency. Some of these children are thus living in children’s homes.
Mrs Šimáčková Laurenčíková, who is also the country’s national coordinator for the adaptation and integration of refugees, said that that this group is especially vulnerable and needs special attention.
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02/28/2023
The prices of manufacturer’s saw a year-on-year rise by tens of percentage points in January, according to data published by the Czech Statistics Agency on Tuesday. Agriculture saw prices grow by 25.5 percent, industry by 19 percent and construction by 11.4 percent. Market services for businesses were also on the rise, by 6.3 percent.
Overall however, the rise in prices was lower in all concerned sectors when compared with December.
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02/28/2023
Petr Hladík of the Christian Democratic Party will be named the country’s new Environment Minister on February 10 by Petr Pavel, a day after the latter’s inauguration into the office of president, Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced at a press conference on Tuesday. The statement came after a meeting between Mr. Fiala and Mr. Pavel where the two discussed about coordinating foreign policy and establishing regular meetings in the future.
Petr Hladík was proposed for the position by the government last year, but outgoing President Miloš Zeman refused to name him into the office. The head of state gave the fact that Mr. Hladík’s office had been raided by the police and his computer seized during a crackdown on a corruption case in Brno, where he served as deputy mayor. No charges were filed against him.
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02/28/2023
Thirty-seven percent of Ukrainian war refugees who found refuge in Czechia since the start of the invasion plan to return to their homeland when the war is over, according to the results of a survey conducted by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Roughly the same number want to settle permanently in Czechia and travel regularly to Ukraine, while one-fifth are uncertain about their future plans. Close to 45 percent of the respondents were employed at the time of the survey. The poll was conducted among 14,500 Ukrainian refugees in Czechia.
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