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09/29/2017
President Zeman’s spokesman Jiří Ovčáček has come under fire from all sides for comparing the EU to Hitler’s Third Reich. Czech politicians labelled the comment outrageous and shameful, questioning Ovčáček ’s competence for the post.
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said Ovčáček was the president’s tool to keep him in the news, insult his opponents and divide society.
Ovčáček lashed out at the EU on Facebook over the fact that the Czech potato-based alcohol locally known as “rum” that cannot be labelled as such due to an EU regulation which says the term must be reserved for cane-based spirits. When asked about the comment, Ovčáček said his words were warranted because such actions by some in the EU damaged its reputation.
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09/29/2017
Saturday should bring partly cloudy to clear skies with day temperatures between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
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09/29/2017
Prague’s international airport has warned passengers to give themselves extra time to reach the airport for Monday’s flights in view of the taxi drivers’ protest planned for that day.
On its web page the Vaclav Havel Airport administration predicts traffic problems and advises tourists to use city transport instead.
The Czech Association of Taxi Drivers has announced a protest action against the Uber taxi service on Monday in which taxi drivers are expected to slow-down traffic on the main route to the airport.
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09/29/2017
The EU needs to speed up its decision-making and improve communication in many areas, EU leaders agreed at an informal diner in Tallinn ahead of Friday’s EU summit.
Prime Minister Sobotka said that while none of the leaders present expressed a desire to change the basic treaties of the EU, there was criticism regarding communication and how long it took to reach agreement on issues such as security, migration or salaries across the EU.
It was agreed that the President of the European Council Donald Tusk should address the matter and suggest changes which are to be discussed at October’s EU summit in Brussels, Sobotka said. EU leaders are meeting in Tallinn to discuss Europe's digital future.
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09/29/2017
The EU’s commissioner for gender equality and consumer rights, Vera Jourova told journalists she had deleted her Facebook account in protest against hate speech.
Jourova described the social network as "a highway for hatred“ and said she had herself been targeted by trolls.
Despite her harsh characterization of Facebook, Jourova said the EU was giving the social media companies a chance to prove that they can regulate their own conduct.
She said living behind the Iron Curtain in what was then Czechoslovakia made her loth to bring forward cross-EU legislation and introduce fines.
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09/29/2017
Police are investigating the cause of an explosion outside the main building of Masaryk University in Brno that injured two people on Thursday.
A pressure bottle reportedly exploded in a van parked on the premises. The police have ruled out terrorism. The damage is expected to exceed one million crowns.
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09/28/2017
Several thousand people gathered in the town of Stara Boleslav on Thursday for the annual pilgrimage of St. Wenceslas dedicated to the patron saint of the Czech nation. An open air mass held outside the church where the prince was murdered by dissenters, among them his brother Boleslav, was served by Bishop Frantisek Lobkowicz. The Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Dominik Duka, spoke about St. Wenceslas'legacy. Events in the town include theatre performances, concerts and a traditional St. Wenceslas fair. September 28, the day on which the prince was murdered,is observed as the Day of Czech Statehood and is a public holiday.
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09/27/2017
The Czech National Bank Board decided at its meeting on Wednesday to keep interest rates unchanged. The two-week repo rate was maintained at 0.25%, the discount rate at 0.05% and the Lombard rate at 0.50%. The board last upped rates in August, for the first time since 2008.
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09/27/2017
The Senate has awarded 16 Czech personalities from the field of science, culture and sport with a medal of merit for making an outstanding contribution in their field of expertise and spreading the good name of the Czech Republic abroad. The awards were handed out on the eve of the Day of Czech Statehood, or St Wenceslas Day, September 28. Among those honoured were cross country skiing champion Květa Jeriová-Pecková, historian Petr Čornej, and oncologist Jitka Abrahámová
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09/27/2017
The world renowned Czech harpsicord player Zuzana Růžičková has died at the age of 90. In a career spanning more than half a century she recorded over 100 albums and was the first harpsichordist to record Bach's complete works in a collection of 35 CDs.
She taught such prominent musicians as Christopher Hogwood, Ketil Haugsand and Mahan Esfahani.
Růžičková endured three concentration camps in World War Two, including Auschwitz, and was persecuted by the Communists in Czechoslovakia in the years that followed.
The artist received numerous awards including a medal of merit from the president in 2004 and prize for outstanding contribution to Czech and world music.
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