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01/04/2023
The Railway Administration has received a valid building permit for the renovation of Masaryk Railway Station in Prague and construction work can now go ahead, a spokesperson for the organisation announced on Wednesday. Once a contractor has been found, construction should begin sometime during this year.
Plans include the existing number of tracks being expanded from seven to nine, the construction of a new platform, and a direct access point to transfer to metro line B. All platforms, tracks, technology, traction lines and the power supply will undergo reconstruction and barrier-free access will be created with six wheelchair-accessible platforms.
The project is slated for completion in 2026.
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01/04/2023
Czech Railways' website and mobile application were attacked by hackers on Tuesday evening. Both the website and the Můj vlak application were unavailable for several hours. The problem was solved late on Tuesday night and all systems are now fully functional again. For security reasons, the state carrier did not want to give details about the type of attack or how it started, the Czech News Agency reports.
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01/04/2023
All the birds at the large chicken farm in the Plzeň region where a bird flu outbreak was confirmed on Friday will now have to be culled to contain the outbreak, the Czech News Agency reports.
Initially, it was reported that only 120,000 (around a sixth) of the laying hens would have to be culled, which then increased to 220,000 (about a third) on Monday when tests confirmed infection in the second part of the hall. But the virus has since spread to other parts of the farm, and it will thus be necessary to dispose of all of the almost 750,000 laying hens from all three halls of the farm. This constitutes around five percent of all the hens in Czechia. The culling began on Tuesday.
The bird flu epidemic has been spreading throughout Europe for more than a year. Outdoor breeding of poultry has been prohibited in Czechia since December 14.
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01/04/2023
The past year was the fifth warmest ever recorded at Prague’s Klementinum, the oldest Czech monitoring station, the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute reported on its website on Wednesday.
The average temperature in the Czech capital for the past twelve months reached 12.4 degrees Celsius, the fifth highest since measurements began in 1775.
The last day of 2022 saw a record-high temperature for the month of December, with the temperature in the Klementinum reaching 14.3 degrees Celsius.
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01/04/2023
Soviet-era Russian dissident Viktor Fainberg, one of the eight people who in 1968 risked their life to voice his opposition to the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, has died at the age of 91.
On August 25th, just four days after the invasion, Fainberg, along with seven other dissidents, gathered on Moscow’s Red Square with banners that read “Hands off Czechoslovakia!” and “Shame to the Invaders!”
He was arrested and locked up in a psychiatric hospital for five years. In 1974, he emigrated to Israel and later resided in France.
The Czech Foreign Ministry expressed “deep sadness” in response to the news of his death, stressing that his legacy was still relevant even in today’s turbulent times.
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01/03/2023
The Czech Republic’s state budget ended 2022 with a deficit of CZK 360.4 billion, the third worst result in the country’s history, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said on Tuesday.
The government originally planned a deficit of CZK 280 billion, but amended the state budget to CZK 375 billion in the autumn due to unexpected expenditures, including pension hikes, an energy saving tariff for households and increased social benefits.
Last year, Czechia saw a deficit of CZK 419.7 billion, while this year the state plans to run a deficit of CZK 295 billion.
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01/03/2023
Around five percent of the roughly five million hens in Czechia will be culled due to the bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm in the Plzeň region. According to the Czech-Moravian Poultry Breeders’ Union, this shouldn’t affect the quantity of eggs on the market or the price for the time being.
The outbreak of bird flu at the farm in the village of Brod nad Tichou, the largest in Czechia so far, was confirmed on Friday and has so far infected around 220,000 of the 742,000 laying hens. At least four million eggs from the farm will also have to be disposed of.
The bird flu epidemic has been spreading throughout Europe for more than a year now. Outdoor breeding of poultry has been prohibited in Czechia since December 14.
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01/03/2023
Wednesday will be partly cloudy with occasional rain or snow showers in the evening and day temperatures ranging between 6 and 10 degrees Celsius.
Meteorologists have issued a high wind warning for most parts of the country, valid from Wednesday noon until Thursday afternoon.
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01/03/2023
Prime Minister Petr Fiala will represent Czechia at the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Thursday. The Czech head of government made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday.
Up to 70,000 people, including world leaders and clergymen, are expected to attend the funeral mass in St Peter’s Square in Rome, celebrated by the current Pope Francis.
The former Pope, who headed the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, died on Saturday at the age of 95. He was the first pope in 600 years to resign from the post, citing failing health.
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01/03/2023
The unseasonably warm spell continues to break temperature records around the country. Temperature records for January 2 were registered at 90 out of 162 stations that have been monitoring for 30 years and more.
The highest temperature was recorded in Zlaté Hory in the Jesenice region, where it reached 18.7 degrees Celsius. The unusually warm weather, which is caused by the hot air flowing into Europe from northwest Africa, is expected to last in the coming days.
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