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11/14/2022
Czechia has won praise from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for its solidarity with Ukraine and the way it is handling the presidency of the EU Council. Speaking at a conference of European Affairs Committees of EU Parliaments (COSAC) in Prague, Von der Leyen said the country’s solidarity with Ukraine was exemplary, noting that Czechia had taken in more than 400,000 refugees from Ukraine and was one of the biggest donors to the embattled country in terms of military equipment. The EC president said that at the helm of the EU Czechia was proving itself to be reliable, principled and was working hard to maintain European unity.
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11/14/2022
The average interest rate on newly granted mortgages in Czechia was 5.86 percent in October, up slightly from the 5.83 percent seen the previous month. These rates are the highest recorded in 20 years.
The number of mortgage loans given by banks and building societies in Czechia was 82 percent down year-on-year in October, a similar fall to in September.
Mortgage providers say new mortgage numbers went down by about 60 percent in the January to October period.
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11/13/2022
It should be mainly sunny in Czechia on Monday, with an average high temperature of 10 degrees Celsius. The following days are expected to see overcast skies and slightly lower temperatures.
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11/13/2022
Opposition leaders ANO would have come first in elections held at the turn of this month with 26.5 percent of the vote, suggests a poll by the Kantar CZ agency for Czech Television published on Sunday. This represents a fall of 3 percent on the last such survey a month earlier.
Government leaders the Civic Democrats gained 3.5 percent for backing of 21.5 percent of the electorate, the poll indicates. Coalition partners the Pirates made gains of 2.5 percent to reach 11.5 percent.
Among the other governing parties TOP 09 were on 6 percent, while the Mayors and Independents were also near the threshold with 5.5 percent and the Christian Democrats would not have made it into the lower house with 3.5 percent.
The second biggest opposition grouping, Freedom and Direct Democracy, won the backing of 11 percent of respondents.
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11/13/2022
Botanist and environmentalist Petr Pyšek is in the frame to receive the national Czech Head prize for major achievements in science, the Czech News Agency reported. The government is due to on Wednesday discuss a recommendation to that effect from the Council for Research, Development and Innovation. The award comes with CZK 1 million.
Mr. Pyšek researches biological invasions on a global scale, their history, dynamics and impacts on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. He is considered one of the founders of modern invasive ecology.
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11/13/2022
Almost two-fifths of Czechs are planning to spend less this Christmas than they did last year, suggests a survey carried out in November for the investment platform Portu and cited by the Czech News Agency. Some 9 percent of those canvassed said they expected to spend more than in 2021.
Around three-quarters of respondents said they would spend up to CZK 10,000 on Christmas gifts.
Czech men and women plan to spend virtually the same amount, though the former earn more, the study indicates.
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11/13/2022
The Czech minister of the interior, Vít Rakušan, says this winter could see a large new wave of refugees from Ukraine in view of the state of the infrastructure in the country. The news site Novinky.cz quoted Mr. Rakušan as saying that if numbers approached those seen in the first wave following Russia’s invasion it would be difficult for Czechia to deal with the arrivals.
The minister said the country would be able to take in half a million more Ukrainian refugees on top of the around 350,000 already present. However, anything above that number would mean, for instance, improvised accommodation. High hundreds of thousands would be beyond Czechia’s capacity, he said.
Mr. Rakušan said the question of such refugees had been discussed on a recent Czech government visit to Kyiv, but refused to reveal concrete estimates of numbers.
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11/13/2022
Czech-grown Christmas trees are set to go up in price by around 10 percent this year, the Association of Christmas Tree Growers told the Czech News Agency. The reasons are increased costs of energy, transport and fertilisers.
Most vendors will launch sales at the beginning of December, as is traditional. However, some companies, such as DIY chains Mountfield and Kaufland, are planning to start in the second last week of November.
The best-selling type of Christmas tree in Czechia is the Caucasian fir, with around 80 percent of the market.
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11/13/2022
Singer Lucie Bílá was the overall winner of the Czech Nightingale (Český slavík) awards in Prague on Saturday night. The top men’s prize went to Marek Ztracený, while Kabát triumphed in the group category of the competition, which is decided by a public poll.
Veteran singer and man of the theatre Jiří Suchý, who is 91, entered the Czech Nightingale Hall of Fame. The event took place at Forum Karlín.
The organisers said over two million votes had been cast, a new record. The competition was created in the early 1960s and was previously known as the Golden Nightingale (Zlatý slavík).
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11/13/2022
Czechia have been knocked out in the semi-finals of tennis’s Billie Jean King Cup team competition in Scotland’s Glasgow after losing to Switzerland. The Karolína Muchová lost the opening singles game 4-6 4-6 to Viktorija Golubic before Karolína Plíšková was beaten 2-6 6-7 by Belinda Bencic.
A third, doubles match was not played as the Swiss already had an unassailable lead.
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