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05/29/2024
Security staff at the Czech Chamber of Deputies found traces of cocaine in the men’s toilets at the lower house in January of last year, the news outlet Seznam Zprávy reported on Wednesday.
No action was taken in view of the fact the amount of the drug discovered was very small, a spokesperson for the security service said.
The cocaine was discovered after a session of the lower house that ran late due to filibustering by opposition politicians.
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05/29/2024
The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail has agreed to a GBP 3.57 billion takeover by the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský, it said on Wednesday. The Royal Mail is one of the oldest postal services in the world.
The deal still has to be approved by shareholders of parent company International Distribution Services in September and could still be blocked by the UK government.
Mr. Křetínský is the owner of energy company EPH and Czech News Center, publisher of the tabloid Blesk. He also owns Sparta Prague football club and is major shareholder of English club West Ham United.
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05/29/2024
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. Rain is expected on the following days.
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05/29/2024
Teaching about the history and nature of the LGBT+ community will not be compulsory for schools in Czechia, although it has been recommended by the Ministry of Education, the Association for the Didactics of History said in reaction to a heated public debate on the issue among parents. Education Minister Mikuláš Bek advised schools to include it in the curriculum as an essential part of the development of human rights. There has been some controversy as to whether the topic should be covered in history classes. The head of the Association of Primary School Principals, Luboš Zajic, said the topic should appear in the curriculum, but admitted that it would be a challenge for teachers.
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05/29/2024
President Petr Pavel will award the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Prague Castle on Thursday. This high state distinction is awarded by the president to people who have made outstanding contributions to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights.
Mr. Stoltenberg will be in Prague to attend an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers scheduled to take place in the Czech capital on Thursday and Friday. The meeting will focus on the war in Ukraine and preparations for the alliance's summit in Washington in July.
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05/28/2024
Fifteen EU and NATO countries have contributed more than EUR 1.6 billion (CZK 39.5 billion) to the Czech shells-for Ukraine initiative, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said at a joint press briefing with a group of EU leaders in Prague on Tuesday. The first tens of thousands of 155 mm calibre ammunition will arrive in Ukraine in the course of June, and the country can expect the first shipment in the next few days, the prime minister said.
The Czech prime minister hosted a work dinner for a group of EU leaders and the prime minister of Ukraine aimed at coordinating and strengthening aid to Ukraine in the face of continuing Russian aggression. The meeting was attended by the prime misters of the Netherlands, Denmark and Latvia, as well as Polish President Andrej Duda and US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.
President Duda said this was a crucial moment in the conflict and Europe must do everything to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s aggression. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country would deliver parts of a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal thanked Prime Minister Fiala for calling the meeting, saying his country “is and will remain the shield of Europe”. He stressed the importance of the Czech shells-for Ukraine initiative, adding that it was vital for the ammunition to reach the front line as soon as possible.
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05/28/2024
Wednesday should be partly cloudy with rain in the western part of the country and day temperatures between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius.
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05/28/2024
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its 58th edition, which will offer 32 films in the main program, almost half of them debuts. Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, who was awarded the Crystal Globe in Karlovy Vary two years ago, will sit on the jury this year, together with producer Christine Vachon, director Gábor Reisz, poet and novelist Sjón and actress Eliška Křenková.
Czech cinematography will have two representatives in the main competition – Tiny Lights by director Beata Parkanová and Adam Martinec's feature debut Pig Slaughter.
The festival opens on June 28 and will close with a gala award ceremony on July 6.
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05/28/2024
The Chamber of Deputies is due to open an extraordinary session on the pension reforms proposed by the government on Tuesday afternoon. The debate on the highly controversial bill is expected to last for two days and drag long into the night hours. The opposition parties have already announced lengthy speeches by their representatives.
The draft proposal envisages gradually raising the retirement age, now set at 65, a different basis for calculating old-age pensions, a lower indexation of pensions and a minimum pension amounting to 20 percent of the average wage. Most of the changes would affect people born after 1966. The opposition parties and trade unions are vehemently against the proposal.
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05/28/2024
Regional elections and the first round of elections to a third of the Senate will be held together on September 20-21, the Office of the President announced on its website. The second round of Senate elections is expected to take place a week later. The date of elections is traditionally announced by the head of state and countersigned by the prime minister. Parties and movements will have until mid-July to nominate their candidates for both elections. The legal deadline for nominations ends on 16 July.
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