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09/02/2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala says the behaviour of the opposition parties during a no-confidence debate will benefit the parties in government in Senate and municipal elections in three weeks’ time.
Mr. Fiala said the opposition had displayed incompetence, hatred, lies and malice during the session and that this had been visible to all citizens, thanking them for this “favour”.
Opposition leader Andrej Babiš of ANO attacked the government during lengthy remarks during the debate and also made comments about one minister’s private life.
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09/02/2022
The Union of Czech Towns and Municipalities say rising energy prices will force them to limit investments and reduce regular operations unless the government produces a plan for managing the crisis.
Speaking on Friday, representatives of the group said most town halls had fixed energy prices under contracts that run until the end of this year and do not know what will come in 2023.
They said that in the worst scenario they would have to close kindergarten and elementary schools, limit services and reduce transport operations.
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09/02/2022
A meeting of European Union health ministers in Prague next Wednesday will also be attended by producers of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. The Czech Ministry of Health said it expected that existing vaccine contracts with the drug companies would be revised during the talks.
The EU health chiefs are also expected to discuss the fight against cancer and other serious diseases as well as patient access to medicines.
Czechia currently holds the revolving presidency of the EU.
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09/02/2022
The coalition government of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has survived a no-confidence vote in the lower house submitted by the opposition parties ANO and Freedom and Direct Democracy. Friday’s vote followed a session that began on Thursday and ran for a total of 22 hours.
The opposition tabled the vote after the head of the civilian intelligence service, Petr Mlejnek, was linked to a crime investigation. He stood down before the debate began.
The five-party coalition government has a comfortable 108 mandates in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies.
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09/02/2022
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Saturday, with an average high temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. Cloudy weather is expected for much of the following week.
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09/02/2022
Linda Nosková and Lucie Hradecká knocked Serena and Venus Williams out in the first round of the women’s doubles competition of the US Open in New York on Thursday. The Czech pair beat the Williams sisters 7-6 6-4 in what is expected to be their last foray in the doubles together. Nosková is 17 while Hradecká is 20 years older.
In the singles Petra Kvitová and Karolína Plíšková are the only Czechs to make it into the third round. Kvitová advanced after Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine withdrew. Plíšková beat compatriot Marie Bouzková 6-3 6-2.
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09/02/2022
A group of Czech writers plan to hold a relay of readings of texts by Salman Rushdie in Prague next Friday. The authors say the event, at Café Louvre, will be a declaration of support for freedom of thought and artistic creation.
The Czech writers taking part include Bianca Bellová, Michal Ajvaz and Petr Hruška.
Rushdie was forced into hiding after being threatened with murder by Iran’s top leader in 1988. He was seriously injured in a violent attack in the US last month.
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09/02/2022
The Czech women’s ice hockey team beat Finland 2:1 in the quarterfinals of the World Championship on Thursday and celebrate their first ever qualification for the medal round.
The match, which took place in Frederikshavn, Denmark, was decided by Aneta Tejralová within the first minute of overtime. In Saturday's semi-final, the Czechs will face the US team.
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09/02/2022
A debate surrounding a vote of confidence in the five-party coalition government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala has carried on all through Thursday night and is due to continue on Friday.
The vote was called by the opposition ANO and Freedom and Direct Democracy MPs over the appointment of Petr Mlejnek as head of civilian intelligence service, despite his connections to an influential businessman Michael Redl suspected of being involved in a political corruption case.
The government has 108 mandates in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies, which makes the outcome of the vote a foregone conclusion. The vote was called last week and Mr. Mlejnek has since resigned from the post.
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09/01/2022
Friday will be mostly sunny with day temperatures ranging between 19 and 23 degrees Celsius.
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