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05/06/2022
Saturday should be partly cloudy to overcast with day temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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05/06/2022
Prague has obtained a final building permit for the Dvorecký Bridge, which will connect Smíchov with the Yellow spa on the right bank of the Vltava River. The bridge will be used mainly for public transport, including trams, pedestrians, cyclists and the integrated rescue system. According to the tender, approved last year, the construction of the bridge should cost around 972 million crowns, but it is possible that the cost will be higher due to the soaring inflation. Construction work is expected to start this year.
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05/06/2022
The Czech non-profit organisation People in Need says it has already collected CZK 1.7 billion within its SOS Ukraine drive. To date it has provided aid to people in Ukraine affected by Russia’s war on the country in the amount of CZK 428 million.
People in Need delivers drinking water, foodstuffs, hygiene products and financial aid to people in Ukraine itself. It also runs advisory and assistance centres for Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic.
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05/06/2022
Slavia Prague have been punished by European football’s governing body UEFA over their fans’ behavior at a recent game against Dutch side Feyernoord. During the match in mid-April Slavia fans used pyrotechnics, threw objects onto the pitch and blocked passageways.
The part of the Eden stadium where the club’s hardcore fans usually congregate will be closed for Slavia’s next European game, while the club has also been fined EUR 15,000 by UEFA’s Disciplinary Committee.
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05/06/2022
Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakušan has promised to resolve the problem with accommodation for Romany Ukrainian refugees by the end of this week. In an interview for Novinky.cz the minister said two large-capacity facilities for would be prepared for them in the South Moravian region and the Vysočina region within days. There are approximately 1,500 Romany Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic and the authorities have had to accommodate some of them in large capacity tents because they refused to be separated. The minister explained that large-scale accommodation capacities have been exhausted and the refugees refused accommodation where they would be broken up and placed in different regions.
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05/06/2022
The European Commission has proposed giving the Czech Republic an exemption from the planned embargo on Russian oil until mid-2024, and an exemption for Hungary and Slovakia until the end of the same year, Reuters reported on Friday, citing an unnamed diplomatic source.
A modified proposal for the oil embargo against Russia was discussed on Friday after three EU member states said they needed more time to cut their dependence on Russian oil. The Czech Republic is heavily dependent on Russian oil imports.
According to Reuters, the EU executive also came up with several other concessions, including support for investment in new oil infrastructure.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has welcomed the offer saying it is being debated in the cabinet. Industry and Trade Minister Jozefa Síkela told the ctk news agency that by that time the Czech Republic could secure sufficient oil supplies from other than Russian sources.
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05/06/2022
Europe's energy security will be one of the crucial themes of the forthcoming Czech EU presidency, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Thursday. The Czech Republic is due to take over the EU presidency from France in July.
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany will assist the Czech Republic in replacing the military equipment provided to Ukraine. According to Mr Scholz, the Czech army will receive Western technology in return for handing over Warsaw Pact-era weapons to Ukraine.
Germany will also discuss with Czechia the possibility of jointly using the LNG terminals that Germany plans to build. For the Czech Republic, access to the terminal would ensure independence from Russian gas.
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05/06/2022
Czech hockey players entered the Swedish Games in Stockholm on Thursday night with a 2:1 victory against Sweden. The goals were scored by defenseman David Sklenička and forward Jakub Vrána for the third victory in a row for coach Kari Jalonen’s team.
The Czechs’ next game is against Finland on Saturday. The Swedish Games are part of the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour, in which the Czech Republic are ranked fourth.
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05/05/2022
Germany will assist the Czech Republic in replacing the military equipment provided to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in Berlin on Thursday. According to Mr Scholz, the Czech army will receive Western technology in return for handing over Warsaw Pact-era weapons to Ukraine.
The Czech and German prime ministers also discussed the content of the planned new EU sanctions package against Moscow and Germany’s cooperation in the supply of oil and gas to Czechia. Mr Fiala, who was received in Berlin with military honours, also held talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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05/05/2022
The Bank Board of the Czech National Bank raised its basic interest rate by 0.75 percentage point to 5.75 percent, the highest level since 1999, the central bank’s spokeswoman told the Czech News Agency on Thursday. It is the sixth above-standard increase in the base rate of more than 0.25 percentage point in a row.
The increase is mainly due to the continuing rise in inflation, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, and the central bank's efforts to dampen inflation expectations.
The bank has also decided to increase the Lombard rate, which deals with short-term liquidity loans to commercial banks and the discount rate, by 0.75 percent to 6.75 percent.
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