• Weather
    08/28/2022

    Monday will see temperatures range around 24 degrees Celsius, with open or partially overcast skies and no rainfall.

  • Labour Ministry prepared to launch short-time work scheme if energy prices remain unchecked
    08/28/2022

    Unless the government finds a solution to combating rising energy prices that would help struggling businesses, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is ready to launch a so-called “kurzarbeit” short-time work scheme  in which private sector employees agree to a reduction in working time and pay, with the state making up for all or part of the lost wages, Vice-Premier and Labour Minister Marian Jurečka told CNN Prima News on Sunday.

    The government is now trying to find an EU-wide solution to the problém in order to ensure that the pressure on energy prices is spread out equaly, the minister said. If this were to fail to happen, the government would introduce its own measures which could include a cap on energy prices, he said.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Czechia and Poland to help patrol Slovakia’s airspace
    08/28/2022

    Defence ministers of Czechia, Poland and Slovakia signed a joint declaration on Saturday that, starting from September, Czech and Polish aircraft will help Slovakia in the defence of her skies, Czech Radio reports.

    Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Slovakia decided to prematurely terminate its MiG-29 fighter arm and acquire F-16s. However, the US aircraft are yet to be supplied and the Central European state therefore needs help in patrolling its airspace in the short term.

    It has not been ruled out that Slovakia’s MiGs may be sent to Ukraine.

    On Saturday, Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová also signed an agreement with her Slovak counterpart Jaroslav Naď that the two countries will cooperate in their purchase of Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. The two ministers said that they hope this will result in lower purchasing prices as well as work for Czech and Slovak companies in maintaining the vehicles and manufacturing spare parts.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Trap shooter Jiří Lipták wins European Championships
    08/28/2022

    Jiří Lipták became European Champion in trap shooting for a second time on Saturday, after winning this year’s Championships in Larnaca, Cyprus. Lipták, who also won at last year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, didn’t miss a single target in the finals, adding to his previous European Champion title that he won in 2019.

    The trap shooter told the Czech News Agency that he was happy his victory would mean a definite qualification for Czechia into the next Olympic Games.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Ambassador: Czechia could help rebuild Dnipro
    08/28/2022

    As part of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, Czechia could help the country rebuild parts of its Dnipro region, the Czech News Agency reported on Sunday, citing Czechia’s ambassador to Kyiv, Radek Matula. An alternative to this, the ambassador said, would be to engage individual countries according to the economic sectors they would be assigned to rebuild. If this were the case, Czechia could offer help in the energy, transport and health sectors, as well as support in demining and decontaminating affected regions of Ukraine, Mr Matula said.

    He said that in September it will become more clear what form Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction plan takes.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Kayaker Fišerová wins bronze at World Championships
    08/27/2022

    Czech kayaker Tereza Fišerová won the bronze medal at the ICF World Cup in the canoe slalom category in Pau, France, on Saturday. Australian Jessica Fox won gold, followed by Poland’s Natalia Pacierpnik in second place.

    It is the second time this season that Fišerová has stood on the World Championships podium, having won silver in Krakow in June.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Government to face no confidence vote next week
    08/27/2022

    Opposition ANO and Freedom and Direct Democracy MPs have called for a no confidence vote in the current Czech government under the leadership of Civic Democrat Chairman Petr Fiala. The date of the vote has been set by the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies for Thursday, September 1.

    It is unlikely that the government will fall due to the parties that form it currently holding the majority in the lower house.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Weather
    08/27/2022

    Sunday will see temperatures range around 22 degrees Celsius with overcast skies and a high likelihood of rainfall.

  • Fire at Prague’s General Military Hospital

    08/27/2022

    The roof of the neurology pavilion of Prague’s General Military Hospital was on fire on Saturday. Firefighters have managed to put out the flames and no casualties have been recorded, but a special state of emergency has been declared on the site, the Czech News Agency reports.

    According to firefighters, around 40 to 50 people had to be evacuated.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

  • Parliament approves Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO
    08/27/2022

    The Czech Chamber of Deputies approved Finland and Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Saturday. The two Nordic states applied for membership in early July, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The entry of the two countries into NATO has already been passed by the Senate as well and is therefore only pending the signature of the Czech president, who has earlier expressed himself as in favour of their membership.

    Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said that Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO is in the interests of the Czech Republic.
    Author: Thomas McEnchroe

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