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11/07/2022
Czechia is ready to join the global commitment to reduce methane emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2020 at the UN climate conference in Egypt, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told journalists before leaving for Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday.
Mr Fiala also said he would like to use the opportunity for bilateral talks not only with politicians but also with representatives of important companies.
During his three-day visit to Egypt, the Czech Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the summit and meet with members of the Czech contingent of the Multinational Force and Observers mission.
The Czech Prime Minister will also participate in a roundtable on water management, open a panel discussion on supporting education in the field of climate change, and deliver a speech at the plenary session on Tuesday afternoon.
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11/07/2022
Top seeds and defending champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková advanced to their third WTA Finals championship match after defeating No.5 seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko, 7-6(5), 6-2 in Sunday's semi-final in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Czech duo, who have already won three majors this season, the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, will face Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens in the doubles final.
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11/06/2022
Slovak road hauliers are planning to block the D2 motorway from Czechia to Slovakia on the night from Sunday to Monday in protest against the worsening conditions of their business, the Slovak media reported on Sunday, citing the Union of Road Hauliers of Slovakia.
In reaction to the news, the Czech police announce it will double the capacity for clearing trucks on the Czech side of the border crossing in Lanžhot-Kúty.
The Slovak truck drivers have been threatening to block the border crossings since February this year. They are demanding a cut in the excise tax on fuel as well as concessions on road tax to ease the impact of high oil prices on transporting companies.
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11/06/2022
Monday will be partly cloudy with day temperatures ranging between 10 and 14 degrees Celsius.
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11/06/2022
A meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel will be held in Prague on Monday and Tuesday under the Czech Presidency of the EU Council.
According to the press release, the meeting aims to assess the situation in Africa’s Sahel region, coordinate the positions of EU Member States and consult with other like-minded partners from the US, Norway and Canada as well as international organisations.
The meeting, which will take place in the Czernin Palace, the seat of Czechia’s Foreign Ministry, will be chaired by EU Special Representative for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re.
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11/06/2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala is scheduled to fly to Egypt on Sunday afternoon to attend the start of the UN climate conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
His three-day trip will also include bilateral talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the summit and a meeting with members of the Czech contingent of the Multinational Force and Observers mission, an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
The Czech Prime Minister will also participate in a roundtable on water management, open a panel discussion on supporting education in the field of climate change, and deliver a speech at the plenary session in the afternoon.
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11/06/2022
Valère Gustin, one of the last Belgian WWII veterans who helped liberate the west Bohemian town of Plzeň in May 1945, died in Belgium on Saturday morning at the age of 98.
Gustin was born in 1924 in the village of Verlaine near Liège. In 1945 he joined the Belgian 17th Rifle Battalion which participated in the liberation of Plzeň as part of the Third US Army led by General George Patton.
He was one of five Belgian and US veterans who took part in the Freedom Celebration in Plzeň in May this year. He also attended the unveiling of a memorial plaque dedicated by Plzeň to the 17th Rifle Battalion in Liege, where most of its members came from.
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11/06/2022
An exhibition presenting the life’s work of the twin sisters Květa and Jitka Válová, got underway in Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region in Kutná Hora on Sunday.
Entitled A Path Destined by Faith, it presents numerous works on loan from other galleries, as well as works from both sisters’ estates that were donated to the GASK collection in 2021, marking the centenary of the sisters’ birth.
Květa and Jitka Válová are considered one of the most distinctive Czech artists of their generation. In 2019, they were posthumously awarded the title Dames of Czech Culture.
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11/06/2022
Javelin thrower Jakub Vadlejch has been named Czech Athlete of the Year for the second year running. The 32-year-old, who took a silver medal at the last world championships and a silver medal at European championships.
Another javelin thrower, Barbora Špotáková, who won the annual poll nine times, came second. Shot putter Tomáš Staněk, who also won a bronze medal at the European championships, finished in the third place.
The annual Athlete of the Year prize is voted on by athletics officials, trainers and journalists.
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11/05/2022
Some 139 Czech citizens died in foreign countries during this year's summer holiday season, which is the highest number to date, according to the newly released data by the Czech Foreign Ministry. Another 90 Czechs had to be hospitalised while on vacation abroad.
The data also suggest that Czech tourists resumed travelling abroad following a break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the statistics, over 870,000 Czechs visited Croatia in the first none months of this year, about a fifth more than in the previous year.
In addition to traditionally popular destinations such as Spain, Italy, Egypt, Turkey or Bulgaria, there has also been a growing interest in Poland, the ministry says.
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