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10/17/2022
Tuesday should be partly cloudy to overcast, with scattered showers in the western parts of the country and daytime highs between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
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10/17/2022
The Czech judiciary is severely underfinanced and is on the verge of collapse, the country’s chief judges warn in a statement released by the Supreme Court on Monday. They say that many experienced court employees are leaving over low salaries and unless corrective action is taken by the government many courts may soon have to significantly restrict their activities. Justice Minister Pavel Blažek, who is on a working visit to Georgia, has reportedly promised to deal with the matter upon his return.
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10/17/2022
The Czech counterintelligence service BIS has reported on the activities of a Russian agent who allegedly had close links to a number of Czech journalists and politicians. In its 2021 security report, the service claims the agent had sufficient financial resources to maintain and even expand his circle of pro-Russian journalists and activists, using them to push a pro-Russian political agenda and publicize issues that are in line with Russia's interests. The agent reportedly reimbursed them for certain services and paid for some of their trips abroad. The report does not say when the agent in question was expelled from the country.
According to the report, China is also working to strengthen its foothold in the country.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala who visited the BIS headquarters on Monday, thanked the service for its good work, saying that in the present time it was particularly significant.
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10/17/2022
Mene Tekel, an annual festival against totalitarian regimes, kicks off in Prague on Monday. The theme of this year's 16th edition is solidarity and responsibility. The week-long event offers exhibitions, film screenings, book signings, interactive programs, debates and a concert. As in previous years, the event will close with a mass in memory of the victims of totalitarian regimes. This year it will take place at the Church of St. Ignac on Charles Square in Prague 2 on Sunday, October 23, starting at 2pm. The Mene Tekel festival was established in 2007.
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10/17/2022
More than two dozen museums from around Czechia have filed applications for EU grants for reconstruction. Some of them have been waiting for over a decade to implement renovation and reconstruction plans. The Ministry for Regional Development has called for them to present their projects, saying it can now access up to one billion crowns in EU funds for reconstruction. Czechia has over 400 museums and galleries. Many have been badly hit by the slump in visitor numbers during the Covid pandemic.
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10/17/2022
The rise in pensions as a result of the soaring inflation will send the pensions system into a 63 million crown deficit in 2023, Czech Television reported citing the 2023 state budget draft. The fact that the pension system can no longer meet the country’s needs has highlighted the urgent need for reform. In line with the law, the government increased pensions three times this year to make up for the soaring inflation. Labour and Social Affairs Minister Marian Jurečka said recently that the country would most likely not be able to avoid an increase in the retirement age which is now 65. Trade unions are against the idea.
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10/17/2022
The first stage of the reconstruction of Barrandov bridge, which connects Prague's 4th and 5th districts, was completed overnight and as of Monday morning, the bridge is open again and can be driven on in both directions. Reconstruction of the bridge began on May 16 this year and was originally supposed to end on September 2, but the completion date has been postponed several times. There is still some minor work to be done on the northern part of the bridge, which should be finished on Tuesday night.
The brutalist bridge, which was designed by Karel Filsak and built in the 1980s, is the busiest thoroughfare in the whole country, with around 140,000 cars crossing it daily.
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10/17/2022
Production costs in Czechia continued to grow in September in a year-on-year comparison, according to data published on Monday by the Czech Statistics Office. The prices for agricultural producers rose the most, by 33.6 percent, while for industry costs were 25.8 percent higher and for construction they were 13.1 percent higher. Producer costs indicate future price developments for consumers.
In a month-on-month comparison, costs also rose for all sectors, with the exception of agriculture where they actually fell by 1.3 percent. However, the price increases were less dramatic than in the year-on-year comparison - costs for industrial producers rose by 1.2 percent compared to August, while construction works were 0.3 percent more expensive.
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10/16/2022
Monday is expected to be overcast but dry, with day temperatures ranging between 13 and 20 degrees Celsius.
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10/16/2022
Checks on the border between Czechia and Slovakia will probably continue even after the previously specified deadline of October 28, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Czech TV on Sunday. Mr. Rakušan said that the government could choose to extend border checks for another month, i.e. until November 28, and could not rule out the possibility of a further extension even after that date. However, beyond November 28, the Czech Republic would need EU approval. The minister is therefore preparing documents for negotiations with the European Commission.
Czechia introduced checks on its border with Slovakia on September 29. They were originally only supposed to last for several days, but the government has already extended them once to October 28.
Increased numbers of migrants have been coming into the region since May, mostly using Czechia as a transit route on their way to Germany or other Western European countries. The interior minister said that the checks are producing results, but a drastic drop in migration would be a miracle.
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