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09/30/2020
Thursday should be warm but partly cloudy in Bohemia while Moravia, especially in the Silesia region, can expect light rain. Daytime highs should range from 14 to 18 degrees Celsius.
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09/30/2020
The European Commission has in its first ever report on the state of the rule of law and democratic principles in the EU criticised the Czech Republic for failing to adequately investigate ‘significant’ corruption cases.
According to the report, the Czech legal framework for battling corruption must be strengthened for example by requiring disclosure of details of government contracts or a new law on nominations to state-owned enterprises.
The report, presented by EU Commissioner for values and transparency Věra Jourová, a Czech national, also noted delays in adopting laws regulating lobbying, the protection of whistle-blowers and extending the mandate of the Supreme Audit Office.
The EU executive also noted ongoing audits of possible conflicts of interest for Czech public officials and misuse of money from European funds, including a case involving Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
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09/30/2020
Health Minister Roman Prymula told an ongoing debate in parliament about declaring a new State of Emergency due to the Covid-19 uptick that he that he plans to close secondary schools in high-risk regions for two weeks.
Prymula told MPs that while secondary schools in areas designated as ‘red’ or ‘orange’ under the nation’s so-called traffic light system will close, kindergartens and primary schools should remain open.
According to Prymula, who is an epidemiologist, high school students are involved in about half of Covid-19 cases, with many spreading it while showing no symptoms.
He told MPs the Ministry of Health also wants to limit access to shopping centres so that high school students do not gather en masse outside of school. Extracurricular activities such as sports and music lessons will also be cancelled.
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09/30/2020
The new State of Emergency due to the Covid-19 uptick will not trigger major new restrictions, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) told MPs at the start of a debate on Wednesday.
Unlike following the ‘first wave’ in the spring, the government does not plan to close stores, restaurants or other establishments, Babiš said.
Health Minister Roman Prymula (independent) said the State of Emergency had to be declared in order to put in place general measures. These include allowing medical students to be called in to help given the high rate of Covid-19 infection among doctors, Prymula said.
Interior Minister Jan Hamáček (Social Democrats) said the one month State of Emergency, which begins on Monday (October 5), will not trigger new restrictions on mobility or travel.
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09/30/2020
The Czech national football team’s proposed line-up for National League matches in October against Cyprus, Israel and Scotland has been revealed.
Among them are newcomer Tomáš Petrášek, a defender who plays for the Polish team Raków Częstochowa, midfielder Antonín Barák (Hellas Verona, Greece) and striker Matěj Vydra (Burnley, England).
The Czechs, led by coach Jaroslav Šilhavý, face Cyprus on October 7, Israel on October 11, and Scotland on October 14. All three Nations matches are away games.
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09/30/2020
Czech authorities have begun removing fuet, a type of Spanish dry-cured sausage, from domestic warehouses and supermarkets due to a salmonella outbreak.
About 12,000 packages of salmonella-infected fuet, made by Embutidos Solá of Barcelona, have been sold on the Czech market in recent weeks.
The Czech Veterinary Administration began the recall after being warned by their counterparts from France, which confirmed the origin of the foodborne illness.
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09/30/2020
Two Czech ministries have filed a complaint with the European Commission over Poland’s alleged failure to meet its legal obligations regarding its proposed expansion of a brown coal mine near the shared border.
The complaint, lodged by the ministries of the environment and foreign affairs, charges that Poland has refused to share the required information pertaining to its decision to expand the Turów mine.
The Czech Republic first protested against Poland’s plan in 2016, requesting information on the likely impact on water resources, agricultural land, and air and noise pollution.
According to the Polish zoning plan, the Turów mine would be extended by 14.6 hectares towards the shared border. Its proximity to one Czech village would then be just one kilometre.
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09/30/2020
The Czech Republic has received 960 ampoules of the drug Remdesivir as a gift from the European Union, following news that hospitals were running short of the drug used to treat serious cases of Covid-19.
Another delivery of over 1,000 doses from Gilead Sciences is to arrive by the end of the month. According to doctors the supply should tide over the country’s needs until the end of October.
Martin Balík, chief physician of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care of the General University Hospital in Prague told journalists the current volume of Remdesivir available would only last until the end of this week.
Health Minister Roma Prymula last week also said there was a danger that if the infection continued to spread at the present rate the country could soon run out of ventilators.
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09/30/2020
Czech cconstitutional officials, who on Tuesday met to coordinate their stand on foreign policy issues, have issued a joint statement condemning the violence against Belarusian demonstrators protesting the outcome of the August presidential election and expressing support for free and fair elections in the country.
At their meeting in Lány Chateau, hosted by President Zeman, the country’s top politicians likewise expressed support for a constructive dialogue with Russia, following a deterioration in bilateral relation in recent months and stated the Czech Republic’s interest in economic or cultural relations with Taiwan, which they do not consider to be an interference in diplomatic relations with Beijing.
Nevertheless, the speaker of the Senate, Milos Vystrčil, who angered the president with his trip to Taiwan at the start of the month, was not invited to the meeting.
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09/29/2020
The Czech Centre in London is opening a fashion and art exhibition by fashion designer Andrea Vytlačilová and visual artist Josef Zlámal tackling the quest for identity through a creative voyage.
“To the Edge of the World and back to their Roots” is a collection of visual mementos of the time the young artists spent abroad. It reflects their experiences in Sweden, the USA and France, their relocation back to London and their reconnection with their Czech and European identities.
The exhibition opens on September 30 and runs until January 3, 2021.
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