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12/07/2023
People have been paying their respects to the late Karel Schwarzenberg, a member of the Czech nobility and one of the country’s most prominent post-1989 politicians, whose coffin has been put on display for the public at the Church of the Knights of Malta of Our Lady Beneath the Chain in central Prague. Close to 3,000 people came to bid him a last farewell on Wednesday. More people have been lining up outside the church today. The coffin will remain on display for the public until Friday.
The former foreign minister is to have a funeral with state honours at St. Vitus Cathedral on Saturday.
The funeral mass will be followed by a private funeral for family and friends at Orlík nad Vltavou Castle, after which Schwarzenberg’s remains will be placed to rest in the family tomb in the castle park.
Mr. Schwarzenberg passed away on November 12 in Vienna at the age of 85.
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12/07/2023
Defence ministers from the Visegrad Group ( Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary) are in the Czech Republic for a two-day summit. They will attend a ceremony at the National Memorial in Vítkov on Thursday before starting talks. On Friday, the meeting will be broadened to include representatives of Slovenia, Croatia and Austria, as well as delegates from a number of Western Balkan countries.
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12/07/2023
An exhibition marking 300 years since the death of the great architect Jan Blažej Santini Aichel opens at the National Technical Museum in Prague on Thursday.
Called Santini and the World of His Architecture, the exhibition is linked to the Santini 2023 conference, held by the National Heritage Institute at the Prague Crossroads centre on Thursday.
The Prague-born architect of Italian origin is known for his Baroque Gothic style. Among his most famous works is the church of St John of Nepomuk on Zelená Hora near Žďár nad Sázavou, which is on the UNESCO world heritage list.
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12/06/2023
Thursday will be mostly overcast with day temperatures ranging between -2 and 2 degrees Celsius.
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12/06/2023
The volume of the Czech book market reached CZK 8.4 billion last year, a drop by three percent on the previous year, according to newly released data by the Czech Association of Booksellers and Publishers.
According to the annual report, Czechs spent around CZK 7.8 billion on printed books, which is the lowest figure in the last five years. In contrast, the market for e-books and audiobooks continues to grow.
Some 14,500 book titles were published in Czechia last year, which is roughly 300 more than in the previous year. The highest number of books, over 1,000, was published by the market leader Albatros Media.
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12/06/2023
Czech hand-made glass production has been added to the UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage list. The move was made at a UNESCO meeting currently taking place in Botswana.
The nomination was a collaborative effort prepared by six countries, including Czechia, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, and Spain.
Czechia already has nine items on the prestigious list, including the slovácký verbuňk dance, the Hlinecko region masopust (carnival) processions and masks, the South Bohemian Ride of the Kings tradition, puppeteering and glass-blown Christmas beads.
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12/06/2023
A Prague resident would need to spend the equivalent of 14.8 years of wages for a new, medium-size apartment (70 square metres), if having no other expenses, according to fresh data by property developer Central Group. That figure is 1.6 lower than a year ago and 1.8 lower than in the previous quarter.
About 5,000 flats are approved for construction in the Czech capital annually, which, according to Central Group, is only 50 percent of what the capital needs. Housing in Prague remains significantly less affordable than in most neighbouring metropolises.
According to the latest analysis by Skanska Residential, Trigema and Central Group developers, , the average price of a new flat sold in Czechia stands at CZK 146,459 per square meter.
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12/06/2023
Czechs are showing scant interest in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament, suggests a newly released Eurobarometer survey, which was carried out in the 27 EU member states.
According to the survey, only 28 percent of Czechs were interested in the European elections that will be held in June 2024. Some 60 percent of Czechs knew that the elections would be held next year and one third of respondents knew the election date. A similar lack of interest is reported from Slovakia.
The highest interest in the European Parliament elections was in the Netherlands with 69 percent, followed by Poland and Malta, with 68 percent both.
The survey was carried out in late September and early October among more than 26,000 people, including 1,013 respondents from Czechia.
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12/06/2023
The minimum wage is expected to increase by CZK 1,600 to CZK 18, 900 from January, Labour Minister Marian Jurečka said at a press conference on Wednesday. Within a few years, it should stabilize at 45 percent of the average wage.
According to the minister, the minimum wage should start rising from 2025 according to a formula, which is to be regulated by the Labour Code. Four of the eight levels of guaranteed wages should also increase next year. The proposal will be discussed by the government next week.
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12/06/2023
The casket with the remains of Karel Schwarzenberg, a member of the Czech nobility and one of the country’s most prominent post-1989 politicians, has been brought to the Church of the Knights of Malta of Our Lady Beneath the Chain in central Prague, where it will be on display to the public until Friday.
On Saturday, the coffin will be transported to St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle for the funeral mass, which will be for invited guests only. The public will be able to watch the liturgy live on television and on a large screen near the cathedral.
The funeral mass will be followed by a private funeral for family and friends at Orlík nad Vltavou Castle, after which Schwarzenberg’s remains will be placed to rest in the family tomb in the castle park.
The former head of Czech diplomacy died on November 12 in Vienna at the age of 85
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