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10/06/2022
Prague is hosting one of the major events of its EU Council Presidency. On Thursday, the newly-established European Political Community (EPC) is discussing security, energy, climate issues and the economic situation at its inaugural summit in Prague. On Friday, the Czech capital will host an informal meeting of the European Council.
Along with the 27 EU countries, 17 non-member states, including Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Switzerland, Norway, Kosovo, and the UK have also been invited to the EPC summit, which is also attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The new platform was set up at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron and is intended to help political coordination of all European countries and support political dialogue and cooperation.
The Prague Castle complex, which is hosting the two summits, has been closed to the public for two days. Hundreds of police officers, along with the military, have been deployed to protect the guests’ safety. Over 1,200 journalists from all over the world have registered to cover the events in Prague.
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10/05/2022
More than 80 percent of second-level elementary school pupils in Czechia have experienced verbal bullying, suggests a survey carried out by the company Scio, a leading Czech educational consultancy.
Some 40 percent of the children described verbal bullying as very common. Physical abuse was experienced frequently or on a daily basis by 13 percent of the children.
The survey was carried out among nearly 13,000 children from 110 elementary schools in Czechia during the past school year. More than half of the respondents said there was no adult at their school whom they would trust to approach with a problem or request advice from.
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10/05/2022
Czechia will extend controls at the country’s border with Slovakia for another 20 days, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Vít Rakušan announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The checks at 27 former border crossings will be carried out until October 28.
The border controls were reinstated on September 28 in response to an increase in illegal migration. According to Mr Rakušan, the measure has so far produced good results, with the influx of migrants starting to decrease.
Since the reintroduction of the border checks, police officers have detected about 1,450 migrants and seized 39 smugglers.
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10/05/2022
Czech President Miloš Zeman and the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, signed an agreement on economic cooperation at a meeting at Prague Castle on Wednesday. They are also due to approve an agreement on investment protection.
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, the Czech head of state said that non-European states should warn Russia that the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine would be followed not only by a diplomatic, but also by a military response.
The emir, who was received with military honours, said Qatar would open an embassy in Czechia within the next few months. Later on Wednesday, he is due to meet with Prime Minister Petr Fiala at his official residence.
Tamin bin Hamad will remain in the Czech capital on Thursday, when the city hosts an informal summit of European countries.
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10/05/2022
Long-time intelligence officer Vladimír Posolda will be appointed the new head of the civilian intelligence service, the government agreed on Wednesday. He will be appointed to the post on Thursday by Interior Minister Vít Rakušan.
The post of the head of civilian intelligence has not been filled since September 1, when Petr Mlejnek resigned after less than two months in office due to his connections to an influential businessman suspected of being involved in a political corruption case.
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10/05/2022
Thursday will be mostly sunny with occasional clouds and day temperatures ranging between 17 and 21 degrees Celsius.
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10/05/2022
Renáta Kellnerová, widow of the late billionaire Petr Kellner, who died in a plane crash in the US last year, is the wealthiest Czech, according to an annual rich list published by Forbes on Wednesday. The market value of her assets is estimated at CZK 382.9 billion.
Second on the list is Karel Komárek, owner of the KKCG financial group, whose property is estimated at CZK 190.2 billion. Real estate mogul Radovan Vítek placed third with assets estimated at CZK 144 billion.
Former Prime Minister and ANO Party leader Andrej Babiš came fifth with a fortune of CZK 107.8 billion.
There are seven newcomers among the country’s 100 richest Czechs, with their overall wealth amounting to over CZK 2.1 trillion.
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10/05/2022
Some 3,440 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Czechia on Tuesday, which is around 1,200 fewer than on the same day last week and the first week-on-week drop since late August.
However, the number of Covid-19 patients is the highest since early April, according to Health Ministry data. On Tuesday, there were around 1,800 people hospitalised with coronavirus, with 53 of them in serious condition.
Some hospitals in Czechia have issued a ban on visits or made respirators mandatory again.
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10/05/2022
The biggest annual design festival in Czechia, Designblok, gets underway in Prague on Wednesday. Now in its 24th year, the festival showcases the best of Czech and international design, art installations and expositions.
Most of the works will be displayed at the former St. Gabriel monastery in the district of Smíchov, which has been turned into gallery halls, and in the Museum of Decorative Arts in the centre of the city.
This year’s main theme, The Forest, reflects the use of natural materials and traditional craft techniques but also addresses pressing environmental issues. The event will run until Sunday.
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10/05/2022
Viktorie Plžen lost 5:0 away to Germany’s Bayern Munich in the group stage of football’s Champions League on Tuesday night. The German side were already 2:0 ahead within 12 minutes and the visitors found themselves completely outclassed throughout.
It was the Czech champions’ third defeat in three games so far in the competition and leaves them with an aggregate score of 1:12.
Plžen’s next opponent is Barcelona at home.
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