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01/20/2014
Two of the three main Czech telecommunications operators, Telefonica and Vodafone, will together layoff some 700 employees, according to Czech business website iHned. All three mobile phone network operators in the Czech Republic, which also includes T-Mobile, have faced worsening conditions and a long-term drop in profits. At the same time, the firms have been forced to invest billions of crowns in the next generation mobile phone network. According to the website, Vodafone, the third-largest operator on the Czech market, will let go around 11 percent of its 1,800 employees, continuing in lay-offs from last year. T-Mobile, which let go several hundred people in 2013, confirmed it would lay-off several dozen people this year.
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01/20/2014
The Czech Republic’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, is operating with its full complement of 15 judges after President Miloš Zeman made two new appointments on Monday. The head of state appointed Jan Musil and Jiří Zemánek to the vacant posts. Musil is regarded as an expert on criminal law and Zemánek on European law and national compliance of national legislation with EU rules. Three new vacancies on the court will occur in May, June and September this year when the terms of existing judges expire.
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01/20/2014
The Czech National Heritage Institute says it added 46 new buildings and monuments to its list of endangered sites that should be saved in 2013. The additions include castles, stately homes, vineyards, a bridge, and abbey complex. Being added to the list is both a warning to owners that they need to take urgent conservation action and a means of helping them find funds for the work. In spite of the new additions, the overall number of endangered sites on the list fell by six to total 885 in 2013 after repairs were carried out at some sites.
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01/20/2014
A new multi-genre arts festival entitled Spectaculare gets underway in Prague on Monday. Featuring theatre, contemporary dance, alternative music and visual arts, it will run at venues such as DOX and Palace Akropolis until January 31. The opening event at the New Stage of the National Theatre will feature the Belgian dance troupe Mossoux-Bonté and Czech musicians Clarinet Factory, who will be celebrating 20 years of existence. Another highlight should be a performance by UK electronic musician Jon Hopkins on January 30.
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01/20/2014
The Czech men’s tennis number one Tomáš Berdych has reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Berdych made it into the last eight in Melbourne for the fourth time in a row with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 6-3 win over Kevin Anderson of South Africa on Sunday. He now faces Spaniard David Ferrer for a place in the semi-finals at the first Grand Slam tournament of the season.
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01/20/2014
Arsenal midfielder Tomáš Rosický has confirmed his desire to continue playing for the Czech national football squad. Rosický gave the message to newly installed team manager Pavel Vrba over the weekend. Following the Czech failure to qualify for this year’s world cup, Rosický suggested he might concentrate solely on his club career. Vrba was visiting a number of Czech players based in England and had the chance to watch Arsenal and Chelsea’s home games. Rosický, 33, although temporarily sidelined with an injury, is currently enjoying one of his most successful spells at Arsenal.
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01/19/2014
The newly appointed Czech prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka of the Social Democrats, says that when appointed his government will examine some personnel decisions taken by the current interim cabinet headed by Jiří Rusnok. Speaking on a TV debate show on Sunday, Mr. Sobotka said his government would look at whether changes in senior positions had been made on the basis of clientelism rather than expertise. He said in future personnel matters should be the remit of an Office of the Government panel rather than individual ministers. Mr. Rusnok’s cabinet have been criticised for making a high number of changes at ministries and other state bodies since being installed in July.
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01/19/2014
Prime minister in resignation Jiří Rusnok, who will continue to lead the country until a new government is appointed, says his interim cabinet will definitely hand the country over in better condition than they found it in. Speaking on a TV debate show on Sunday, he said he could point to several ways he and his ministers had improved the country, including economic growth, the fiscal situation and accessing available European Union funding. Mr. Rusnok also said that keeping the budget deficit below 3 percent of gross domestic product would be one of the biggest challenges for the incoming government.
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01/19/2014
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior are setting up a special group to combat tax evasion, Czech Television reported. The permanent team should be capable of taking swift action, particularly with regard to VAT and consumer tax evasion, the station said. The group, which has the working title National Tax Criminal Agency, will act on information received from a Ministry of Finance analytical unit and would consist of financial administration, police and customs officials.
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01/19/2014
Two people were killed on the Czech Republic’s rail network on Saturday. A spokesperson for the railways inspection authority said the deaths had occurred at Bohumín in the east of the country and near Poděbrady in Central Bohemia. Another man was seriously injured when he was struck by a train travelling between Kolín and Nymburk, also in Central Bohemia. All three accidents occurred at spots where walkers are banned. In the first 18 days of 2014, 12 people died on the country’s railways, while six were injured, TV Nova reported.
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