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10/27/2022
President Miloš Zeman will receive ex-prime minister and head of the ANO party Andrej Babiš at his residence in Lány on Sunday afternoon, his spokesperson announced on Twitter on Thursday. No further details about the visit were given, including its purpose.
On the following day, Monday, October 31, ANO is expected to officially announce its presidential candidate. Originally, this was supposed to have happened already this week, but the announcement was postponed due to Mr. Babiš having to isolate after contracting coronavirus. Mr. Babiš has not yet ruled out his candidacy, but he has not confirmed it either.
The presidential elections will take place in January and the new president will take office at the beginning of March. Candidates must submit their application no later than the beginning of November.
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10/27/2022
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský began the second day of his two-day working visit to Qatar on Thursday. He held meetings with his counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and with the Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad Sharida Kaabi, to discuss energy security.
He also presented the priorities of the Czech presidency of the EU Council in relation to the EU's strategic cooperation with the Persian Gulf states, and visited the Museum of Islamic Art.
On the first day of his visit, the foreign minister took part in the ceremonial opening of the first Czech embassy in Qatar's capital, Doha. Mr. Lipavský said that the establishment of a Czech embassy in Qatar is emblematic of the growing mutual positive relations between the two countries. The establishment of a Qatari embassy in Prague is also being discussed.
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10/27/2022
The Czech lower house on Wednesday approved the government’s draft budget for 2023, sending it for debates in the house committees.
The budget envisages a deficit of CZK 295 billion. Next year's budget revenues are expected to amount to CZK 1.93 trillion and expenditures to CZK 2.22 trillion.
After an eight-hour debate, 84 coalition MPs present voted in favour of approving the basic parameters, while the opposition was against.
For this year, the approved amended budget, which is still awaiting the president's signature, envisages a deficit of CZK 375 billion.
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10/27/2022
Thousands of people gathered on Wenceslas Square in Prague on Wednesday evening to support equal rights for LGBT+ people.
Organisers and speakers at the event, called Together Against Hate, called for an end to the spread of prejudice against LGBT+ people and for a law to be passed to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Last week, Prague Pride and other LGBT+ advocacy groups published an open call to the Czech government and parliament to take concrete steps to protect LGBT+ people. To date it was signed by 18,000 people to date.
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10/26/2022
Some 24 wolf territories were identified across Czechia in 2021, two more than in the previous year, according to a field monitoring carried out by the Friends of the Earth organisation.
Two new territories were discovered in Orlické Mountains in the northeast of the country and in Český les in West Bohemia. Eighteen areas were occupied by wolf packs, four were used by wolf pairs and in two cases by single individuals.
At least in half of the territories, wolf cubs were born during the period from May 2020 to the end of April 2021.
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10/26/2022
Thursday will be sunny with occasional clouds and day temperatures ranging between 15 and 19 degrees Celsius.
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10/26/2022
Prague Castle will open the entire Deer Moat (Jelení příkop) to the public during the upcoming weekend in connection with the celebrations of Czechoslovak Independence Day on October 28th
The natural ravine located below the castle has been undergoing reconstruction and should be permanently accessible to the public in the spring.
In the 17th century, deer were let out in the moat, and during the First Republic it housed bears that Czechoslovak legionaries in Russia gave President T. G. Masaryk as a gift.
The Presidential Office also announced on its website on Wednesday it was negotiating with the police to ease security checks on access to some parts of the Castle.
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10/26/2022
Czechia finished 20th out of 140 countries listed in the Rule of Law Index compiled by the World Justice Project non-profit organization.
The ranking, led by the Scandinavian countries, takes into account a series of criteria such as respect for fundamental rights, the level of justice and the presence of corruption.
Czechia has improved two places compared to last year's ranking and came ahead of France, the United States, Spain, Italy or Slovakia, among others.
The country received its best rating in the categories assessing the state of security and fundamental rights, where it ranked 18th in the world. The country’s biggest problems are with corruption and the openness of government.
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10/26/2022
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský begins a two-day working visit to Qatar on Wednesday, during which he is due to open the first Czech embassy in the capital Doha.
The minister will also meet his counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani to discuss, among other things, energy supplies from Russia. On Thursday, he is expected to hold talks with the Qatari ministers for energy and defence.
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10/26/2022
Czechia will have enough gas for the upcoming winter season and there is no danger of a forced shutdown of some operations or plants, Czech Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura told MPs on Wednesday during the presentation of the draft state budget for next year.
According to Mr Stanjura, gas storage tanks are almost 95% full, containing more than 3.2 billion cubic metres of gas. Deputies are discussing the draft budget in its first reading today and are expected to approve its basic parameters, including the proposed deficit of CZK 295 billion.
According to the minister, the current mild temperatures, which are reducing gas consumption throughout Europe, are an important factor working in the country’s favour.
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