• Coalition not to support bill only allowing marriage for heterosexuals
    07/10/2018

    The coalition of ANO and the Social Democrats will not support a proposed a constitutional amendment under which marriage would only be permitted between men and women, Czech Television reported after a government meeting on Tuesday morning. The legislation was put forward by an MP for the Christian Democrats and has support from over 30 deputies from six parties.

    Another bill is also set to go before Parliament allowing for marriage between people of the same sex. It also has cross-party support, enjoying the backing of around 45 MPs in the 200-seat lower house.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    07/10/2018

    Wednesday should see rain and some bright spells in the Czech Republic, with temperatures of up to 20 degrees Celsius expected. Daytime highs should rise to the mid-20s by the weekend, which is set to be mainly fair.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechs biggest opponents of euro in EU, indicates poll
    07/10/2018

    Czechs are the biggest opponents of the euro in the European Union, suggests the latest Eurobarometer survey, quoted by Czech Television. Some 73 percent of Czech respondents in the poll said they were against the common European currency.

    In 2005, a year after the Czech Republic joined the EU, some 63 percent of Czechs were in favour of the euro. Last year, the most recent date for which figures are available, that had fallen to 22 percent.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechoslovak Society for Arts and Sciences congress gets underway in Prague
    07/10/2018

    A three-day annual world congress of the Czechoslovak Society for Arts and Sciences (SVU) gets underway in Prague on Tuesday. This year’s edition will mark 60 years since the establishment of the society and commemorate the centenary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia.

    In a ceremony at the Czech Senate on Tuesday, the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences will also present its annual prizes for the promotion of Czech science and culture abroad.

    SVU was originally established by a group of exiles in Washington in 1958. It expanded its activities to Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It also has branches in other parts of the world.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Tennis: all Czech singles knocked out of Wimbledon
    07/10/2018

    All Czech tennis players were knocked out of the Wimbledon singles competitions after the last two Czech hopes, Karolína Plíšková and Jiří Veselý, lost their fourth-round matches on Monday.

    The Czech women’s tennis number one, Karolína Plíšková, failed to get past Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who won 3-6 7-6, while Jiří Veselý lost to Rafael Nadal 3-6, 3-6, 4-6.

    In doubles, Lucie Šafářová with US partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to the fourth round after defeating the Czech duo Barbora Strýcová and Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková 2-6, 7-6, 6-4.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Justice minister Taťána Malá steps down after 13 days in office
    07/09/2018

    Justice minister Taťána Malá has resigned on her post after 13 days in office following allegations that she plagiarised parts of her university thesis. Ms Malá, who made the announcement on Monday evening, maintains that she is innocent and says the accusations are part of a campaign against her.

    Czech Radio reported last week that Ms Malá’s thesis contained undeclared passages from another student’s published work and in one instance she even copied the original text along with two typing errors.

    Meanwhile, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says he could temporarily also serve as minister of justice in a coalition his party in planning with the Social democrats. He is expected to meet with president Miloš Zeman on Tuesday to discuss the proposal.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Tennis: Plíšková knocked out of Wimbledon’s fourth round
    07/09/2018

    The Czech women’s tennis number one, Karolína Plíšková, was knocked out in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday afternoon. The 26-year-old failed to get past Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who won 3-6 7-6.

    In the men’s singles, Czech Jiří Veselý is set to face world number one Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, which is scheduled to take place on centre court on Monday evening.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Unions fail to reach pay rise agreement with government
    07/09/2018

    Trade union leaders have failed to reach agreement with government representatives on wage increases in the public sector. A deal concerning a pay rise of public sector employees should be reached by mid-August, the head of the congress of trade unions, Josef Středula, said after the meeting on Monday.

    Unions are demanding a 15 per cent pay rise for teachers and a 10 per cent salary hike for other public sector staff, including fire-fighters and policemen, starting this October.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech tourists died in Austrian Alps
    07/09/2018

    A Czech hiker reported missing in Austria has been found dead, local police wrote on their Twitter account on Monday. The 62-year-old tourist got lost in the Dachstein Mountains in the Austrian Alps due to heavy fog. His body was discovered by rescuers on Monday.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Number of Czech dollar millionaires increases to 28,140
    07/09/2018

    The number of dollar millionaires in the Czech Republic has increased to 28,140, which is an increase of nearly 11 per cent on the previous year, according to figures released by the consultancy Capgemini on Monday.

    The combined wealth of Czech dollar millionaires increased by 13 per cent over the past year, to 68.5 billion US dollars. Among the main factors behind the growing number of wealthy Czechs is the country’s increasing GDP and growing real estate prices as well as the strengthening of local investment markets.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

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