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10/09/2017
Police have filed charges against ANO leader Andrej Babiš and his deputy chair Jaroslav Faltýnek in connection with a case of suspected subsidy fraud linked to the Stork’s Nest Farm and hotel compound.
Andrej Babiš is suspected of having orchestrated a plan for his Stork’s Nest farm to acquire a 50 million crown EU subsidy which should technically have been out of his reach. He has been charged with subsidy fraud and harming the EU’s financial interests.
A few weeks ago the lower house stripped both Andrej Babiš and his deputy Jaroslav Faltýnek of their parliamentary immunity opening the way for prosecution.
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10/09/2017
The Road and Rail Directorate has started dismantling billboards along the country’s highways and main roads that are in violation of a new law on safety, the ctk news agency reported.
The law, which came into force on September 1st, bans advertisement billboards within 250 meters from main roads and highways.
The legislation has met with strong opposition from outdoor advertising operators some of whom attempted to bypass it by replacing advertisements with gigantic Czech flags and other non-commercial posters.
The Road and Rail Directorate says it has counted around 500 billboards in violation of the law which will now be dismantled.
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10/09/2017
Four of the wolves which escaped from a nature reserve in Bavaria are still on the loose, the head of the Šumava National Park told journalists on Monday.
One wolf was run over by a train, another was shot for safety reasons near a holiday resort in Haus zur Wildnis. Another was sighted in the Šumava Mountains over the weekend.
People have been warned that in the event of sighting one of the wolves they should not try to approach them, feed them or take pictures.
An all- out effort is being made to recapture the animals which were bred in captivity and would have a hard time surviving in the wild.
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10/09/2017
Democracy is seriously threatened in the present-day world due to a rise in corruption, organized crime, populism and extremism, participants in the Forum 2,000 conference concluded in the first panel debate on Monday.
The conference which brings together thinkers from around the globe is also focusing on the impact of the social media on democracy. German political analyst Yasha Mounk pointed out that thanks to social networks extremists have become more voluble and more connected, a process that has fuelled populism in many states.
Former Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzáles noted that functional democratic systems had only survived in Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand which is roughly 27 percent of the world.
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10/09/2017
Tuesday should bring overcast skies and rain around the country with day temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees Celsius.
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10/09/2017
ANO leader Andrej Babiš has said Trade and Industry Minister Jiří Havlíček should provide an explanation as to why he signed a memorandum on a deal enabling the Australian company European Metals Holdings the right to mine lithium the Czech Republic or else resign.
Babiš described the agreement as „daylight robbery“ saying the privilege of mining the country’s natural resources should go to a Czech state-owned company.
The Communist Party agrees with the argument and has already collected 60 signatures in favour of calling a special session of Parliament on the matter ahead of the general elections.
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10/09/2017
The Brno International Engineering Fair opens its doors to visitors on Monday, October 9th. Over 1,600 companies are exhibiting their products this year with an emphasis on industrial automation.
The strongest representation is from Germany, India, Slovakia and China. The fair, which lasts until Friday, is accompanied by a number of side events such as lectures and seminars.
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10/09/2017
No Time To Lose won the Pardubicka Great Steeplechase on Sunday. The horse ridden by jockey Jan Kratochvil was trained by Josef Vana, the Czech Republic’s most successful jockey in history, giving him a tenth victory in the Pardubice race as a trainer. Urgent de Gregaine with Felixem de Gilesem came second.
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10/08/2017
Singer Marta Kubišová is opening the Czech part of her Goodbye tour with a concert in Brno on Sunday. The singer who was persecuted by the communist authorities and banned from singing became a symbol of the Velvet Revolution with her song Prayer for Martha.
Her Goodbye tour started in Košice Slovakia on September 26 and will next take the singer to Sedlčany, Chomutov, Hořovice, Varnsdorf and Prague. Her last stop in České Budějovice on November 1, will coincide with the singer’s 75 birthday.
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10/08/2017
The price of butter on the Czech market has seen a steep rise, but viewed in context with the average wage it is still lower than it was in the early 1990s, economic analyst Aleš Michl told the ctk news agency.
Michl pointed out that while in1991 the average wage could buy 189 quarts of butter, in 2017 it would get 489 quarts.
The rising price of butter on the domestic and world markets has become a hot topic of debate ahead of October’s general elections. Agriculture Minister Marian Jurečka last week accused retailers of contributing to the rise through their high profit margins.
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