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03/25/2022
A spell of unusually warm weather broke records around the Czech Republic on Thursday. Record temperatures for March 24 were seen at seven out of 160 stations keeping records for 30 years or more.
The highest temperature 20.3 degrees Celsius – was registered in Pohořelice in South Moravia. According to weather forecast, the warm weather is expected to continue until next Tuesday, when day temperatures are expected to drop to around 11 degrees Celsius.
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03/25/2022
Some nine percent of Czechs invested in cryptocurrencies in 2021, which is an increase by one percentage point on the previous year, suggest the results of a survey carried out by the agency STEM/MARK and released on Friday.
However, confidence in bitcoin and other currencies has fallen, with only 14 percent of people now considering investing in them, compared to 17 percent last year. According to the survey, young educated men are most likely to invest in cryptocurrencies.
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03/25/2022
The Czech Ministry of the Interior has granted over 226,000 special visas to refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine, according to newly released data by the Interior Ministry. The migration police on Thursday reported over 122,000 registered refugees, with nearly 53,000 of that number in Prague.
The overall number of Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic is estimated to be nearly 300,000. Almost 50 percent of them are children, and four-fifths of the adults are women.
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03/25/2022
The US Embassy in Prague has opened a book of condolences for former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright, who passed away on Wednesday.
Members of the public may sign the book on Friday and Monday at the American Centre at Malá Strana. People can also pay their respects by signing an electronic condolence book.
Mrs Albright, who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1937, served as secretary of state under US President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 and played a key role in the Czech Republic’s accession to NATO.
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03/25/2022
The Czech Republic’s National Football Team lost 0:1 after extra time in their Thursday play off World Cup qualifier game against Sweden in Solna. The loss means that the Czechs will not be playing at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The match was decided in the 110th minute when substitute Robin Quaison scored the only goal of the match.
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03/25/2022
A part of Prague’s Korunovační street, which runs by the Russian Embassy in the Czech capital, will be renamed “Ukrainian heroes” street. At the same time, the city will rename a nearby railway bridge after Ukrainian war hero Vitalii Skakun who died in the initial days of the Russian invasion by blowing up a bridge to slow down the Russian advance. The renaming was proposed by the administration of Prague 6. City representatives called on the City Hall Council to approve the decision on Thursday.
Councillor Jan Chabr said that Korunovační street will remain, but it will be shortened in order to allow the name change.
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03/24/2022
Speaking ahead of the launch of Thursday’s NATO summit in Brussels, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said he doesn’t believe that Europe is ready to enact a full energy embargo on Russia. However, he said that he welcomes discussion on the topic.
Brussels this week is set to host not just to a high profile meeting of Western alliance leaders, but also a G7 summit and a European Council meeting.
The Czech prime minister said that the presence of US President Joe Biden at the EU Council meeting highlights the extraordinary situation that has arisen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He also said that the government has agreed to calculate the costs expended to deal with the refugee crisis and ask the EU for financial subsidies to cover them. He expects EU countries will agree to allocate additional financial funds and help member states dealing with the large refugee wave resulting from the conflict.
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03/24/2022
State-owned energy giant ČEZ, has announced that it will be investing CZK 3.5 billion into the Czech Republic’s Temelín nuclear power plant this year. One of the largest investments will be used to replace the plant’s control systems. Further funds will be used for making Temelín greener and more efficient, the Czech News Agency reports.
The country’s second nuclear power plant – Dukovany – will receive CZK 2 billion in investment for updating a section of its production and security systems. Since the beginning of 2022, ČEZ has also been building a new seven-storey administrative building at the facility, which will provide office space and training facilities.
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03/24/2022
After meeting with EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides, Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek has announced that he will propose a simplification to the country’s rules on employing Ukrainian health professionals at next week’s meeting of the government. According to the plan, the health professionals in question will only be assigned to taking care of Ukrainian refugees.
Recognising foreign qualifications is organised on the level of the whole European Union. Ms Kyriakides said that the European Commission is working on a solution to recognising the qualifications which would be valid for all member states.
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03/24/2022
Friday will see temperatures range around 16 degrees Celsius, with sunshine and open skies.
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