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01/31/2020
Britain will remain an important ally and business partner for the Czech Republic despite its departure from the EU, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček said on Britain’s last day in the alliance.
In a video posted on Twitter, Petříček described Britain as a close partner and ally, who had assisted the Czech Republic on the way to EU membership.
He expressed the hope that the two countries would continue to cooperate closely in the areas of business, cyber security, research and environmental protection as well as fostering strong people-to-people contacts.
Having studied in Great Britain, the country has grown close to my heart, I hope its departure from the EU will not put a distance between us, Petříček said.
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01/31/2020
Some 155 Czech hotels and pensions are taking part in the fourth annual ‘Hotel Night’ promotion that gives big discounts to locals.
More than 2,000 rooms in Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Karlovy Vary, Ostrava and other cities are available through the promotion.
The Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants holds the annual event as a thank-you to locals in heavily touristed areas.
It also aims to show how much the sector benefits the economy and inform locals of job opportunities.
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01/31/2020
The police have filed charges against a 31-year-old man who was detained after trying to force his way into the Czech Chamber of Deputies on Thursday.
The incident happened when the chamber was in session and the man reportedly threatened the guards with a knife. He was apprehended and remains in custody.
The man faces up to four years in prison for violence against a public official. The motive behind his actions remains unclear.
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01/31/2020
The Czech Republic has become the first Schengen country to stop granting visas to Chinese nationals.
Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček told journalists the Czech Republic had suspended the issuing of visas on January 29 and Czech visa centres in China were closed until further notice.
The minister also confirmed that negotiations were underway on further measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to this country.
In a related development, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said on Thursday evening that unless negotiations with partner states to try to get Czech nationals out of Wuhan produced results by Saturday, the Czech Republic would send a government plane for them. The Czech Republic has five Czech nationals in the city who wish to return home.
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01/31/2020
The Senate narrowly passed a resolution on Thursday urging the government not to restrict legal gun ownership when implementing the European Union weapons directive.
The resolution, which argues the Czech Weapons Act sufficiently regulates gun ownership in the country, came in response to a petition signed by nearly 100,000 citizens.
Under current legislation, firearms can be licensed to people who have a clean criminal record, pass a gun proficiency test and undergo a medical examination.
Unlike in most EU countries, the Czech Republic allows for the concealed carry of firearms for self-defence.
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01/30/2020
Luboš Dobrovský, a former dissident who became a senior diplomat after the Velvet Revolution, died in Prague on Thursday at the age of 87.
Dobrovský was a journalist at Czechoslovak Radio from 1959 to 1968. He left the Communist party after the Soviet occupation and was among the early Charter 77 signatories.
During the Velvet Revolution, Dobrovský was as a Civic Forum spokesman. He went on to serve as defence minister, chancellor to President Václav Havel and as an ambassador to Moscow.
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01/30/2020
Czech police identified 5,677 foreigners in the country illegally last year, 685 more than in 2018, officials announced on Thursday.
The majority had entered the country legally and then overstayed their visas. Of this group, police said most were from Ukraine (1,456), Moldova (825), Vietnam (353), Russia (234) or Uzbekistan (199).
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01/30/2020
The annual Three Kings Collection, organised since the year 2000 by Catholic charity Caritas, raised a record 130 million crowns this year. The traditional door-to-door charity drive starts on New Year’s Day and runs for about two weeks.
It features children dressed as Kaspar, Melichar and Balthazar – the “three wise men”, later known as kings, who according to the Bible followed the star of Bethlehem to find the new-born baby Jesus.
The volunteer “kings” go carolling from house to house, leaving their initials – ‘K + M + B’ – above the door frames as a symbol of blessing.
Charita Czech Republic is the largest non-state provider of social services in the country. Over the past two decades, the processions have in total raised more than 1.4 billion crowns in aid of the needy.
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01/30/2020
A 31-year-old man armed with a knife was arrested outside the lower house of Parliament on Thursday.
Police said he demanded to be admitted into the building, where a session was underway, and threatened officers.
No one was injured in the incident. An investigation into his possible motive is underway.
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01/30/2020
Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček has announced a temporary ban on the issuance of visas to Chinese citizens due to the coronavirus outbreak. Online applications have also been halted.
So far, five Czechs in Chinese areas affected by coronavirus have requested assistance returning home.
The possible evacuation of Czechs from China is being negotiated with France and British authorities, Petříček told journalists.
Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said a temporary ban on incoming flights from China was under discussion.
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