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09/06/2024
Police officers and members of other security forces are planning to protest in front of the Office of the Government over low pay. The protests should last for at least a week, starting on Monday September 16, the chairman of the Union of Security Forces Aleš Lehký told the CTK news agency. He said the aim was to highlight the drain of officers from the police force because of low salaries and problems with finding new recruits for the same reason.
Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Wednesday that police officers and firefighters' would get a five percent salary hike as of January 1st. The unions originally pushed for a 10 percent increase in wages.
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09/05/2024
The Regional Court in Hradec Králové on Thursday handed out prison sentences to all 14 foreigners accused of people smuggling from Turkey to the Czech Republic and other EU countries. The highest penalty was a sentence of 5.5 years in prison and a hefty fine, the rest received 3-year sentences. According to the judge, the accused acted as an international organized criminal group operating in multiple countries and facilitated the illegal crossing of at least 2,000 migrants, mostly Turkish Kurds, to Europe.
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09/05/2024
Friday should be clear to partly cloudy with daytime highs between 26 and 30 degrees Celsius.
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09/05/2024
More than 490 schools around Czechia received bomb threats on Thursday, for the third day in a row, police said on the X network. Police consider the danger to be very low, but many schools have opted to close or take classes outside as a precaution. The police are investigating the targeted attack in collaboration with the Slovak authorities, where hundreds of schools received similar threats. A task force of representatives from the ministries of education, interior, and police has been formed to address safety concerns.
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09/05/2024
Prague Castle will be part of the Signal festival, which annually showcases light art and digital culture around Prague, the organizers of the event announced. The Castle will be on one of the two routes of the 12th edition of the festival, which will take place from 10 to 13 October. The festival offers video mapping projects, installations and other works by renowned Czech and international artists. This year's Signal festival will offer 22 installations, seven of which will be in enclosed spaces.
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09/05/2024
The Fiala cabinet has agreed to establish a Government Council for Public Health as its advisory body. The council will focus on promoting better prevention and monitoring health risks in view of improving the overall health of the population and extending health expectancy in old age, which is poor in Czechia compared to European standards. The new advisory body will meet for the first time in the autumn. The government has a number of advisory bodies, such as those for competitiveness, human rights or research, development and innovation.
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09/05/2024
Public sector employees will get a salary increase of up to 7 percent in 2025, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said following talks with the unions on Wednesday. However the wage hikes will not be the same for all employees and there will be further negotiations on the pay rises for individual professions. Only teachers can be certain of a seven per cent wage hike since, according to a legal provision, the government must bring their income up to 130 percent of the average wage next year. Trade unions earlier demanded a pay rise on 10 percent for all public sector employees as of September of this year, but the government rejected the demand, saying the money was not available in this year’s state budget.
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09/05/2024
Karolína Muchová reached the semifinals of the US Open for the second consecutive year, defeating Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia 6:1, 6:4 in just 85 minutes. The 28-year-old Czech player, who has returned from a lengthy wrist injury, will face Jessica Pegula in the semifinals. Muchová praised her improved health, contrasting it with last year's pain. This is her fourth Grand Slam semifinal, having previously reached the final of Roland Garros. Haddad Maia acknowledged Muchová's superior performance and expressed dissatisfaction with her own level of play.
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09/05/2024
The Czech government approved nearly CZK 500 million in compensation for fruit growers affected by spring frosts, Minister of Agriculture Marek Výborný (Christian Democrats) announced. Growers can apply for the aid in October with payments expected in December. The compensation includes CZK 378 million from the EU and CZK 100 million from the Czech budget. Growers who suffered at least 50% damage will receive compensation, with priority given to those with insurance. Various fruit types will have different payout rates, depending on their cultivation costs. The final rates will be determined in November.
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09/05/2024
Police are investigating multiple leads following recent bomb threats targeting schools in Czechia, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (Mayors and Independents Party) said. Threats were made against 600 schools on Tuesday and 400 more on Wednesday, affecting both public and private institutions. The police are collaborating with Slovak authorities, who faced similar threats. A task force including representatives from the Ministries of Education, Interior, and Police has been formed to address safety concerns. Rakušan assured school leaders that the threats aim to create fear, but safety measures are being prioritized. An ongoing investigation is being led by the National Center for Terrorism and Cybercrime.
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