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10/10/2024
Zdeněk Hřib, deputy mayor of Prague and councillor for transport, will run for chair of the Pirates following the resignation of the former leader of the party, Ivan Bartoš, in September. Hřib said this in a press release for CTK Agency. He wants the Pirates to be a liberal centrist party.
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10/09/2024
The UN General Assembly has once again elected Czechia to be a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which is tasked with monitoring the human rights situation in all 193 member states of the United Nations. The country’s new term on the Council for the period 2025-2027 was approved by a majority of 166 votes. The Czech Republic will be a member of the Council for the fifth time in less than 20 years of its existence, and will become a full member again after a one-year break.
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky welcomed the news saying it is an affirmation of the priority position of human rights in Czech foreign policy. He said Czechia would continue to support civil societies, NGOs, human rights defenders and journalists. The main focus will be on the human rights situation in Russia and Belarus.
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10/09/2024
New regulations governing substances like kratom and low-THC cannabis are expected to take effect in December, aiming to restrict their sale. These changes come from an amendment to the law on addictive substances, which the Senate approved today without changes. The amendment, primarily aimed at protecting children from substances with psychomodulatory and psychoactive effects, will now be sent to Czech President Petr Pavel for approval.
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10/09/2024
Thursday should be partly cloudy to overcast, with daytime highs of 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
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10/09/2024
Food banks collected 1,400 tonnes of aid worth CZK 130 million for flood-affected areas, with 300,000 people involved, according to Aleš Slavíček, chairman of the Czech Federation of Food Banks. He praised the cooperation with emergency services, noting that firefighters transported 70 tonnes of aid by helicopter. Material aid collection began on 15 September, and within days, donors filled 30 trucks with supplies. Despite the swift response, conditions remain difficult, with many households still without gas and heat. The floods, which hit mid-September, primarily affected Moravia-Silesia and northern Olomouc, causing damage estimated at CZK 18 billion.
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10/09/2024
Three members of a trafficking gang have been sentenced to a total of 26 years in prison for exploiting vulnerable migrants, forcing them to work in fast-food outlets and car washes for as little as £10 a week. The gang members lured 11 Czech and one Slovak national to the UK with false promises of better job opportunities. Upon arrival, they confiscated their passports and kept them in poor conditions in Enfield, North London. The victims worked in various locations, including a McDonald's and a bakery, generating £400,000 a year for the traffickers while receiving minimal pay.
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10/09/2024
The Pirate Party will not support the pension reform if an amendment proposed by the Civic Democratic Party and TOP 09 to significantly limit the number of people who could retire early without having their pensions reduced passes in the lower house. The Pirates say the change makes no sense and contradicts an agreement the government made before the Pirates’ recent departure to the opposition.
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10/09/2024
After Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's speech in the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday, some Czech MEPs again criticised his government's unwillingness to help Ukraine, as did European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the plenary session today. According to Klára Dostálová (ANO), the EP meeting turned into a farce instead of a substantive discussion on the priorities of the presidency.
During his speech, Orbán said that Hungary wants to achieve peace and prosperity in Europe and that the EU must change if it wants to be competitive. The Hungarian prime minister also criticised the EU's asylum system, which he said was not working, and said illegal migration was leading to more anti-Semitism, homophobia and increased violence against women. Hungary holds the EU presidency from 1 July to the end of December.
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10/09/2024
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated that the Czech Republic and Poland are close allies with aligned views on many issues, following the joint meeting of their governments in Prague today. Their agenda focused on cross-border cooperation, energy security, nuclear energy, transport infrastructure, migration, and flood protection. The ministers also discussed support for Ukraine and Poland’s upcoming EU presidency.
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10/09/2024
This September’s floods have been estimated to have caused 359 million crowns of damage in the South Bohemian region, according to regional governor’s office. The floods caused damage to dozens of municipalities, and the final damage assessment may yet rise. A number of streams in the region reached their highest flood levels, and flooding hit homes in Benešov nad Černou and Český Krumlov, among other places. Shortly after the floods, the Region decided to release approximately 30 million crowns for the affected municipalities. Across the whole country, the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions were the worst affected by the floods, where the damage is in the billions of crowns.
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