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05/30/2024
Friday will be overcast with occasional rain showers and storms. Day temperatures are expected to range between 17 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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05/30/2024
Relations between the United States and Czechia are exceptional, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said after a meeting with his US counterpart Antony Blinken on Thursday. The US secretary of state praised Czech support for Ukraine, specifically the training of soldiers and the provision of important military support to the country.
During their meeting, which took place on the sidelines of a two-day informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague, the two politicians discussed security, defence and the economy. They also signed a memorandum on cooperation with US government agency the Global Engagement Centre in the fight against disinformation.
It is the 17th such memorandum the US has signed with allied countries. Mr. Blinken said such partnerships are important for the development of capabilities, technical means, human resources and organizational structure to fight disinformation.
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05/30/2024
President Petr Pavel welcomed the Czech national hockey team at Prague Castle on Thursday, following their victory at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague over the weekend. The Czech head of state thanked them for the fighting spirit they showed at the tournament. The Czech head of state was presented with a medal, a signed Czech team jersey and a hockey stick.
Czechia won the Ice Hockey World Championship with a 2:0 defeat of Switzerland in the final on Sunday night. The Czechs, led by star David Pastrňák, secured the title for the first time in 14 years.
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05/30/2024
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský met with his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly on Thursday ahead of a two-day informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague.
The two heads of diplomacy agreed on clear support for Ukraine and its reconstruction, including the return of abducted Ukrainian children, Mr. Lipavský wrote on the social network X.
Mr. Lipavský also said he was looking forward to further cooperation between the two countries and a visit to Canada.
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05/30/2024
Germany plans to abolish the fee it charges some EU countries, including Czechia, for the transit of natural gas through its territory, State Secretary for Economic Affairs Sven Giegold said on Thursday. He also said the earliest possible date for abolishing the fee is the beginning of 2025, as it requires a change in the legislation.
Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela has praised the decision, adding that it will contribute to strengthening the energy security of Central Europe. Earlier this year, Mr. Síkela filed a protest at the European Commission against the German transit fee on behalf of Czechia, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, arguing that it undermined efforts to cut Europe’s dependency on Russian gas.
The fee was introduced by Germany in autumn 2022 and is intended to cover the cost of storing gas in storage facilities.
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05/30/2024
The Czech Senate has approved a legislative change under which rape will be defined as non-consensual sex, rather than the current forcible sex. Sixty-three of 68 lawmakers present in the upper house voted for the bill enshrining a “no means no” definition of rape, which was passed by MPs in April, in a session on Wednesday evening.
The amendment also has another plank: Sexual acts with minors under the age of 12 will now carry an automatic charge of rape or sexual assault, instead of the hitherto charge of sexual abuse.
The legislation will come into effect after being signed by the president.
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05/30/2024
A two-day informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers is taking place in Prague on Thursday and Friday. The main focus of the gathering, which comes ahead of a NATO summit in Washington in July, is the war in Ukraine.
A number of bilateral meetings are taking place on the sidelines of the event, including talks between senior Czech politicians and the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken.
The biggest NATO event in Czechia in over two decades is taking place on the 25th anniversary of Czech accession and the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the alliance.
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05/29/2024
Some 44 percent of Czechs have made payments using a mobile phone, according to a survey carried out by Mastercard and cited by the Czech News Agency. Five years ago less than half that number, 19 percent, had experience of paying with their phones.
Smart watches are also being used more to make purchases, with 15 percent of respondents in the study saying they had done so.
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05/29/2024
Prime Minister Petr Fiala has presented the Czech national hockey team with the Karel Kramář Commemorative Medal, days after they won the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague. In a short address at a ceremony on Wednesday at his official residence, the Kramář Villa, Mr. Fiala told the players that they had boosted national pride and brought hope and pleasure to the country.
The squad presented the PM with a jersey of Czech team captain Roman Červenka signed by all of them.
The Karel Kramář Commemorative Medal is named after the country’s first prime minister and is the highest honour the Czech PM can bestow.
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05/29/2024
The Czech Senate has approved a bill making it easier for dentists from non-EU states to work in Czechia. Under the legislation, which was fast-tracked through the lower house, dentists from outside the bloc will be allowed to work under the supervision of another dentist who meets certain criteria.
The move comes in response to a shortage of professionals in the field, though the Czech Chamber of Dentists has questioned the scheme.
The bill will now go to the president for signature.
The director of one hospital told the Czech News Agency that 1.8 million people in Czechia, which has a population of 10.7 million, do not have access to a dentist at present.
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