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04/29/2024
Hundreds of Czechs, Germans and Poles gathered at the border where the three countries meet at the weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Czechia’s and Poland’s accession to the European Union. The one-day Europa Fest was held in the area around the Lužická Nisa riverbed.
The organizers prepared long tables and picnic baskets at which people could meet and chat. They could also have a debate with politicians from the three countries and representatives of the European Commission who attended the event. On the Czech side, the event was attended, among others, by the former Czech prime minister Vladimír Špidla, who was at the helm when the Czech Republic joined the EU.
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04/29/2024
The National Sports Agency failed to properly monitor the use of grants and subsidies by sports organizations and to make sure that they complied with the conditions set, according to the results of an audit conducted by the Supreme Audit Office. The National Sports Agency was set up in 2019 precisely for this purpose. The audit found irregularities both in funds spent by sports and youths organizations and in the financing of the NSA itself. A total of CZK 26.5 billion from the state budget went to support sports organizations between 2019 and 2022.
The performance of the National Sports Agency came under fire earlier this year when it emerged that the Czech Tennis Federation was embroiled in a massive fraud scandal. Ten people are now accused of fraud involving millions of crowns in state subsidies intended for tennis and youth sports organizations.
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04/29/2024
Czechia and Germany have similar positions on Russia's war against Ukraine and the security situation in the Middle East, President Petr Pavel said after a meeting with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday. President Steinmeier said that relations between Czechia and Germany have never been better, stressing that close ties between like-minded states are more important than ever in times of upheaval. He said Russia's aggression has drawn the EU member states and NATO closer and they must pull together to avert the security threat presented by the Putin regime.
The two heads of state discussed the upcoming European elections, support for Ukraine, global security and energy issues, business and trade and cross-border cooperation.
On Tuesday, President Steinmeier will deliver a speech at a conference marking 20 years of Czech membership in the EU. He is also scheduled to meet with representatives of Jewish community, visit places linked to 20th century writer Franz Kafka, and talk to the organizers of Musica non grata, a four-year project of the National Theatre Opera and State Opera in Prague, financially supported by the German Embassy.
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04/28/2024
Monday should be clear to partly cloudy and dry with day temperatures between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius.
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04/28/2024
Over 100 veteran car and motorbike owners gathered in the town of Přerov on Sunday for the first veteran ride of the season. The veterans, all produced before 1945, undertook a 70-kilometre ride through the Olomouc and Zlín regions to kick off the season. The oldest participant 87-year-old Libuše Šulcová, owner of a 1928 BSA 770 motorcycle with sidecar. People were also able to admire Tatras, Harley-Davidson motorbikes and other brands. The vintage season continues in May with an international exhibition in Tulln, Austria.
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04/28/2024
Wage differences between Czechia’s 14 regions can be substantial, according to a report published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. In some professions, the difference can be tens of thousands of crowns a month. In Prague, for example, employees can earn twice as much as in the lowest-rated region. According to the data presented, the average monthly gross income in private companies in Prague was CZK 57,817 last year, while in the Karlovy Vary Region it was only CZK 38,350. Wages in the Prague, Central Bohemia and South Moravia regions are significantly higher than in the rest of the country.
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04/28/2024
The weather in Czechia will once again be affected by Saharan dust on Sunday. This phenomenon, which has been quite frequent in recent weeks, will create clouds that meteorological models did not foresee. It may reduce the expected maximum temperatures, which were forecast at around 25 degrees.
The phenomenon is caused by storms over the Sahara that lift large quantities of sand into the air. Due to strong winds the sand dust can then reach Europe, which has already happened several times this year. At the beginning of April the concentration of sand dust particles was so high that a smog situation was declared. The dust also affected the performance of solar power plants.
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04/28/2024
Five Czech high school students have won the prestigious international competition Conrad Challenge at the headquarters of the US space agency NASA in Houston. The Czech team, named Lasar, presented the most successful plan how to remotely repair malfunctioning satellites. The success has earned the students scholarships to universities in the US.
The solution the Czechs came up with was how to trigger a reboot on a non-communicating satellite orbiting the Earth. They suggested hitting the solar cells of the satellite with a laser beam. These would be disconnected from the battery, which would then start to discharge. This would be evaluated by the satellite's systems as a need for a reboot, thanks to which the error would be resolved.
Conrad Challenge was initiated 18 years ago by Nancy Conrad in memory of her husband, Pete Conrad, an Apollo 12 astronaut and the third man to walk on the moon.
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04/28/2024
The night frosts that hit the country in the wake of a heatwave have damaged forests in addition to fruit trees and vines. Newly budding young beeches, oaks and firs have been burnt in many places. The frosts will also result in a poor seed year, which will hamper natural regeneration. Foresters say that exceptionally good seed years for oaks and beeches may not come for another seven years. Conifers have barely been touched by the frost, except for fir trees, which are sensitive to it.
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04/28/2024
The state will compensate farmers for the huge losses caused by last week’s severe frosts, Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný said in an interview for Czech Radio. He said he is counting on an allocation of at least CZK 70 to 100 million, for fruit growers and vineyard owners, many of whom are now at risk of going out of business. In Bohemia, the frosts damaged almost the entire fruit harvest and vineyards, in Moravia it was over 50 percent. The losses, which are unprecedented in the last 100 years, are expected to exceed CZK 2 billion. The minister said that while the state cannot afford to compensate farmers fully, it wants to help them survive.
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