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07/29/2018
Estate agents have noted increased interest in renting cottages and ski chalets, and not just in the high season but year-round, according to a survey by state news agency ČTK.
Bezrealitky.cz executive director Hendrik Meyer said the motivation to rent rather than own is not just a question of money; Czechs increasingly do not want to be tied to a single weekend retreat or holiday spot. The most desirable locations are in the mountains and near waterways, within a reasonable drive from Prague, Brno and other large cities, he said.
Fincentrum Reality's Martin Fojtík said interest in renting cottages has doubled over the past four years, and prices have risen 15 per cent year-on-year. M & M Reality's Jan Martin said demand has risen in tandem with rising concerns over security in some popular foreign destinations, such as Egypt and Tunisia.
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07/29/2018
The number of reported crimes in Prague has decreased every year since 2013, when police recorded 82,005 crimes. Last year, 50,726 crimes were reported, a drop of 38 per cent from four years earlier.
The most significant drop has been in terms of property theft and violent crime, a police spokesperson told state news agency ČTK. The most reported crimes include pickpocketing, especially in high tourist seasons, and car break-ins.
Estimates suggest that at least one-third of thefts were committed by hard-drug addicts, who need about 1,000 crowns per day to support their habits. There were an estimated 16,200 problem users of pervitin (crystal meth) and opiates in Prague last year.
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07/29/2018
Czech President Miloš Zeman and his Slovak counterpart Andrej Kiška will travel together today in a historic presidential train as part of ongoing events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia.
The heads of state will stop in Hodonín in the Czech Republic where they will place a wreath in honour of the first Czechoslovak president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.
Later in the day, Zeman and Kiška will go to Topoľčianky in neighbouring Slovakia, the site of Masaryk’s favourite summer retreat.
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07/29/2018
A three-day techno party on the outskirts of Ústí nad Labem drew an estimated 3,000 people at its peak and passed without serious incident, a local police spokesperson said.
The event was held on a private meadow within a protected area, so the police presence was higher than usual. Several thefts and minor injuries were reported.
Illegal techno parties often attract thousands of participants and have on occasion led to clashes with the police.
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07/29/2018
The Czech National Bank will likely raise its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.25 per cent at its board meeting on Thursday, according to a poll of analysts by state news agency ČTK.
ING chief economist Jakub Seidler told the news agency there is an 80 per cent chance of a rate hike, according to market predictions.
The reasons are the unexpected weakening of the koruna, rising inflation and the tight labour market. The annual inflation rate rose to an eight-month high of 2.6 per cent in July. The unemployment rate, at 2.9 per cent, is at its lowest level in 22 years.
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07/29/2018
Monday should be mostly clear in Bohemia with daytime temperatures of 30 to 34 degrees Celsius. The forecast is for cloudy skies and cooler temperatures in the eastern half of the country, with rain possible in the Moravian-Silesian region.
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07/28/2018
Since 2012, the Czech Republic has experienced a severe drought every year, but this summer’s could prove the worst, as the air temperature has since April been far above average, climatologist Pavel Zahradníček told Aktuálně.cz.
Most rainstorms have short and local rather than nationwide. Groundwater reserves have become steadily lower in recent decades Zahradníček said with mild winters, in terms of snowfall, a contributing factor.
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07/28/2018
Czech students won three gold medals and one silver medal at the International Chemical Olympiad to finish in fourth place overall, the country’s best showing in history.
Some 300 participants from 76 countries to part in the event. Jan Obořil, a Brno-Bystrc grammar school student, finished in eighth place. He was previously a member of a three-person team that won the European Science Olympiad.
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07/28/2018
Many Czech universities continue to accept applicants in some fields, particularly in technical disciplines, but also some philosophical, theological or natural sciences, as the number of applicants has dipped in line with demographic trends.
Charles University has registered around 60,260 students this academic year, down from 62,384 a year ago. At the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen applications were down by about 1,000 applications and the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem recorded 300 fewer applicants than last year.
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07/28/2018
A group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) medical staff has arrived at the Central Military Hospital in Prague to study special procedures in maintaining blood supplies also in times of emergency.
The hospital’s Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion is a world leader in the cryopreservation of blood, erythrocytes and thrombocytes.
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