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06/02/2022
On a visit to Stockholm on Thursday the Czech foreign minister, Jan Lipavský, said the Czech Republic fully supported Sweden and Finland in their plans to join NATO. Mr. Lipavský made the comment in a meeting with his Swedish counterpart, Ann Linde. The two ministers also discussed the reconstruction of Ukraine following Russia’s attack on the country and efforts by some Balkan and Eastern European states to become members of the European Union.
Mr. Lipavský and Ms. Linde also discussed the presidency of the Council of the EU; Sweden is due to take over after the Czechs’ six-month spell as president concludes at the end of this year.
Later Mr. Lipavský travelled to Helsinki, where he and his Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto, condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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06/02/2022
Large sections of Prague were hit by a massive electricity blackout on Thursday morning. Power supplies were cut off shortly before 9 am in the city centre and some other areas, in particular on the right bank of the Vltava River. The outage also knocked out tram lines and parts of Prague’s Metro system before power was gradually restored.
Officials blamed the blackout on technical issues at an electricity substation in the Chodov district.
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06/02/2022
Families whose gross income last year was below CZK 1 million could receive a one-off payment of up to CZK 5 000 in child allowance. Parents should receive the payment during the second half of the summer holidays for any children still under the age of 18 on 1 August. The government approved the bill on Wednesday evening, but it will still have to be debated in the lower house. The opposition has already announced that it will propose changes.
The contribution is intended to help mitigate the effects of rising prices on families. According to estimates, 1.6 million children could be entitled to the benefit and the total expense for the government could amount to about CZK 7.8 billion.
Households already claiming child allowance should receive the extra support automatically. Other parents will have to apply for it. Non-Czech citizens can also receive the benefit if they have children with permanent residence and domicile in the Czech Republic.
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06/02/2022
Two people have died in a fire at an Alzheimer's care home in Roztoky near Prague, the fire rescue service announced on Twitter on Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the firefighters said that both people were clients of the facility. Another 55 people were injured and two are in critical condition.
The fire broke out on Wednesday evening. At around 4am on Thursday morning, firefighters managed to get the blaze under control. According to a very rough preliminary estimate, the fire caused about CZK 70 million of damage. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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06/01/2022
The sixth case of monkeypox in the Czech Republic has been confirmed in Prague, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday. The person in question is an EU citizen aged 34 who is currently in isolation.
The first case of monkeypox in the Czech Republic was preliminarily confirmed by the State Institute of Public Health (SZÚ) eight days ago. Experts say the risk of spread in the population is low.
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06/01/2022
Prague City Hall will close its centre for Ukrainian refugees in Vysočany on June 15, the city’s mayor, Zdeněk Hřib, announced after a meeting of the municipal crisis staff on Friday. He cited the overburdening of the capital and the lack of a system of relocation to other less crowded regions as reasons for the decision.
The centre will be closed until the government introduces a system of redistribution for refugees so that the burden can be balanced out between the various municipalities of the Czech Republic. Mr Hřib said that Prague is having to cope with up to four times as many refugees as some other regions.
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06/01/2022
Thursday should be mostly overcast with day temperatures between 17 and 21 degrees celsius, and a chance of some showers in the morning.
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06/01/2022
Prime Minister Petr Fiala will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Tuesday and with Pope Francis in the Vatican next Thursday, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday. In Paris, the topics for discussion will be the EU presidency, which the Czech Republic is taking over from France, and nuclear energy. With the Pope, the Prime Minister will discuss current international issues and Czech aid to Ukraine.
Mr. Fiala will head to the Vatican from Berlin, where he is due to be an honorary speaker at a meeting of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy on Wednesday. In addition to his audience with the Pope, the Czech PM will also hold talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the head of Vatican diplomacy.
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06/01/2022
The Prague transport company DPP will continue to allow Ukrainian refugees to use its public transport network for free until 12 June, the news site Novinky reported.
Up until now, refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine have been able to travel for free simply by showing their Ukrainian passport and special emergency visa. From June 1, this privilege was due to end. However, the deadline has now been moved to 12 June due to technical problems.
From 12 June, refugees will have to purchase a special coupon for people in material need within five days of obtaining their visa. The cost of the coupon will be CZK 165 monthly or CZK 444 quarterly.
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06/01/2022
EU Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová has topped the list of the most influential women in the Czech Republic, published by the business magazine Forbes. Mrs. Jourová knocked the winner of the last two years, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister and current head of the parliamentary group for opposition party ANO, Alena Schillerová, from the top spot. This year Mrs. Schillerová did not even make the top 180.
Lenka Bradáčová, Prague's chief state prosecutor, took second place in this year's ranking, and Renáta Kellnerová, widow of the late billionaire entrepreneur Petr Kellner, finished third.
This is the eleventh time the Czech language edition of Forbes has published its yearly ranking of the most influential women in the Czech Republic, which came out in its June issue on Wednesday.
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