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05/17/2024
Fifteen EU states, including Czechia, have called for “new ways” to handle illegal migration, including making deals with third countries along the main migrant routes which would ease the burden on the bloc member states. In a letter to the European Commission the member states have urged changes to the bloc’s asylum policy that would include mechanisms to detect and intercept migrants on land and at sea and place them in “partner” third countries outside the EU, while their request for asylum is being processed. The letter cites as a model a controversial deal Italy has struck with Albania, under which thousands of asylum seekers picked up at sea can be taken to holding camps in the non-EU Balkan country, while their case is assessed. Czech parties critical of the migration pact says the question of illegal migration should not be solved on EU ground.
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05/16/2024
Czech police have increased their vigilance at the Ice Hockey World Championships, especially in Ostrava, where the Slovak team is playing in the preliminary group, following the assassination attempt against the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, a spokesperson for the police presidium said on Thursday. He also said that the police have no information that a similar attack is imminent in Czechia.
On Wednesday, police wrote on the X network that they had stepped up security measures at high-risk areas and increased surveillance at the Slovak embassy in Prague.
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05/16/2024
The number of Slovaks living permanently in Czechia is gradually increasing, reaching nearly 67,200 at the end of this March, according to the Ministry of Interior data. The number has almost tripled over the past 15 years.
According to the Czech Labour Office, there were about 213,900 Slovak employees working in Czech companies and institutions in March, accounting for more than a quarter of the foreign workforce.
Many Slovaks settle in Czechia after completing their studies. According to the Ministry of Education data, students from Slovakia make up almost two-fifths of foreign university students.
The total number of Slovaks staying in Czechia in March reached around 119,800.
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05/16/2024
There is room for strengthening bilateral cooperation between Czechia and Greece, including in the economic sector, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said after a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Yorgos Gerapetritis in Prague on Thursday.
According to Gerapetritis, there is also potential for greater cooperation in the energy sector. Both diplomatic chiefs said the two countries are also cooperating on getting aid to Ukraine.
Speaking after the meeting, Minister Lipavský also mentioned that Greece was a frequent holiday destination for Czechs, praising the country’s hospitality. He also said Czech firefighters were again ready to assist the country in fighting wildfires, which frequently occur during the summer.
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05/16/2024
Friday will be mostly overcast with rain and occasional storms. Temperatures will range between 13 and 18 degrees Celsius.
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05/16/2024
Czech Ambassador to Germany, Tomáš Kafka, will represent Czechia at the Sudeten German Congress due to take place in Augsburg, Bavaria, this weekend, the Czech News Agency announced on Thursday.
The moto of this year’s congress, which is being held three weeks before the European Parliament elections, is Sudeten Germans and Czechs - Together for Europe.
The Czech ambassador will hold a speech at the assembly on Sunday, along with Bernd Posselt, chairman of the Sudeten German Regional Association and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder.
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05/16/2024
President Petr Pavel appointed TOP 09 MP Marek Ženíšek as minister for science, research and innovation on Thursday. He replaces Helena Langšádlová, who recently said she was standing down from the cabinet post.
TOP 09 previously put forward another name for the position, Pavel Tuleja, but he dropped out following questioning of his academic achievements.
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05/16/2024
Police have tracked down a man who sold fake tickets for the Ice Hockey World Championships. The 34-year-old suspect from the Pelhřimov region sold counterfeit tickets worth CZK 600,000 to five people. According to detectives, there are likely many more people who bought fake tickets, but haven’t yet found out.
The Ice Hockey World Championship got underway in Czechia on Friday, May 10, and will conclude with the medal matches on Sunday, May 26.
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05/16/2024
The 37th edition of the Jiří Orten Prize for writers under the age of 30 has been won by Marek Torčík. The writer took the gong for his debut novel Rozložíš paměť (You Will Destroy Memory), which had already won in the prose category of the Magnesia litera literary awards.
The book explores a young man’s experience of growing up surrounded by prejudices in a small Czech town.
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05/16/2024
The well-known Czech dancer and actor Vlastimil Harapes has died at the age of 77, a spokesperson for the National Theatre announced. Mr. Harapes was a long-time soloist with the National Theatre Ballet and later led the company as artistic director.
The dancer helped bring dance to a wider audience in Czechoslovakia and also appeared in films, such as the 1967 classic Marketa Lazarová.
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