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06/27/2022
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský in Prague on Monday to discuss the Czech Republic’s support of Ukrainian refugees, the Czech News Agency reported. Mr. Lipavský informed the High Commissioner about the country’s support of Ukrainian refugees after the Russian military invasion and humanitarian aid in Ukraine itself. Mr. Grandi publicly thanked the government and the residents for their extraordinary generosity.
The pair also spoke about preparations for the upcoming winter period, which they described as a major challenge for humanitarian organisations, given that many houses have been destroyed and fuel for heating is needed. They also discussed the future reconstruction of Ukraine in connection with the forthcoming Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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06/27/2022
The Czech Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the measure set out by the Ministry of Health limiting the number of visitors for outdoor and indoor concerts was against the law due to insufficient justification, news site Novinky.cz reported. The case was brought to the court by Ostrava- based promotion agency JVS Group, which organizes large concerts and exhibitions. However, the JVS Group’s lawsuit was only partially successful, as the court ruled that inspections of vaccinations, tests or past illnesses via the ČTečka application was legitimate.
The measure in question was still in force in January of this year, setting a maximum of 1,000 people allowed to attend concerts, sports matches and other similar events. For other public or private events, the limit was 100 people, and in both cases no distinction was made between indoor and outdoor events. The measure did not take into account the characteristics of the premises where the events took place, such as capacity or ventilation options.
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06/27/2022
The date of the first round of presidential elections will be Friday 13 and Saturday 14 January of next year, Senate chair Miloš Vystrčil announced on Monday. A possible second round of elections may be held on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 January. Current president Miloš Zeman’s term will end on March 8 and he is not allowed to run again.
Mr. Vystrčil wants the election announcement to be published in the Collection of Laws no later than July 1. From then on, the campaign will be official. He had previously considered announcing the election in August, but in order to be fair to all candidates, he decided to call the elections now so everyone would have the same starting point, as some candidates have already announced their candidacy or started campaigning.
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06/27/2022
The police have shelved one part of an investigation into the Stork’s Nest affair centred on suspected tax evasion by Agrofert companies advertising at the conference centre near Prague, a spokesperson said on Monday.
Detectives began looking into the matter following an investigation into alleged EU subsidy fraud in the construction of Stork’s Nest – a case in which ANO chief and Agrofert founder Andrej Babiš will face trial in September.
They were looking into whether tax had been paid on CZK 280 million worth of Agrofert firm ads at Stork’s Nest in the period 2010 to 2013.
The matter will now be considered by a state prosecutor, who can either accept or overturn the police’s move.
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06/27/2022
A train driver died on Monday morning when his Pendolino train crashed into a shunting locomotive at the Bohumín station in Karviná in the Moravian Silesian Region. One member of the train’s crew suffered light injuries, as did four people working on the shunting locomotive, a spokesperson for Czech Rail told the Czech News Agency.
The head of the Railways Inspectorate, Jan Kučera, said that most likely cause of the accident was the Pendolino driver’s failure to respect a stop signal.
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06/26/2022
Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura says that the government will increase public sector salaries next year, but pay rises will not keep pace with inflation. He made the comment on Czech Television on Sunday.
The minister did not specify how much more public sector employees could expect. Trade unions are demanding rises in line with inflation from July this year; nine have declared a “strike standby” and four others support them.
Year-on-year inflation reached 16 percent in the Czech Republic in May.
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06/26/2022
The minister of finance, Zbyněk Stanjura, says the government aims to keep this year’s budget deficit below the figure of CZK 330 billion. A 2022 budget with a deficit of CZK 280 billion is currently in place but the minister said on Czech Television on Sunday that he would submit a new one to the government next month.
Mr. Stanjura said the cabinet will seek to ensure the budget deficit next year will be below CZK 280 billion.
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06/26/2022
A memorial ceremony was held at Ďáblice cemetery in Prague on Sunday, one day before the official Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Communist Regime on May 27. The event was attended by representatives of the government and army, foreign diplomats and former political prisoners.
In a speech the minister of defence, Jana Černochová, said that the Communists had placed no value on human freedom and life. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said that today’s reincarnation of communist totalitarianism had unleashed a war of aggression in Eastern Europe.
The remains of around 200 victims of Czechoslovakia’s Communist regime were dumped in mass graves at Ďáblice cemetery.
May 27 is the anniversary of the execution in 1950 of politician Milada Horáková, the only female victim of judicial killing by the Communists.
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06/26/2022
ANO party deputy chairman Radek Vondráček says the whole leadership of the Mayors and Independents could face criminal charges over an alleged corruption case centred on the Prague transport authority, if investigators treated them as a legal entity. He made the comment on a CNN Prima News debate show on Sunday.
The Mayors’ ex-deputy mayor of Prague, Petr Hlubuček, is in custody over the matter while the grouping’s Petr Gazdik stepped down as education minister over his links to the alleged ringleader.
The deputy chairwoman of the Mayors, Věra Kovářová, said on CNN Prima News that the party had responded resolutely to the affair and had the support of its government partners.
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06/26/2022
Monday is expected to be overcast in the Czech Republic, with an average temperature of 31 degrees Celsius. The following days should also be cloudy, though slightly cooler.
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