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09/09/2017
Sunday should be overcast and rainy with day temperatures between 15 and 19 degrees Celsius in the western parts of the country, and 20 to 24 degrees in Moravia.
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09/09/2017
The Road and Rail Directorate says it has counted some 500 billboards located in the close vicinity of highways and 1st class roads in violation of the law.
The road authorities say they will give owners one final warning before dismantling the billboards and making them pay for the service.
The law, which came into force on September 1st, bans advertisement billboards within 250 meters from the roads in view of boosting safety.
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.
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09/09/2017
The police have filed charges against two men who reportedly collected and stole weapons from an off- limits area in the vicinity of the Vrbetice munitions depot in the south-east of the country which was almost completely destroyed by a series of explosions in 2015.
Weapons, ammunitions and other explosives were scattered over a wide area, which is still being combed by explosives experts and remains off-limits to the public.
The two men repeatedly violated the ban to steal weapons and ammunition which were confiscated in home raids. Security in the area has been stepped up as a result.
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09/09/2017
Finance Minister Ivan Pilný from the ANO party maintains that there is no money left in next year’s draft budget for wage hikes for public sector employees.
The minister says that the proposed 15 percent wage hike for teachers and 10 percent increase for other public sector employees would require an additional 33 billion crowns and would increase next year’s budget deficit to close to 100 billion crowns.
The minister also dismissed the prime minister’s proposal that the money could come from the finances saved by individual ministries, saying the idea is unrealistic and the money is simply not there.
The coalition parties are to meet on Monday to debate the issue.
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09/08/2017
Prague city councilors on Friday opened four time capsules that workers uncovered during the ongoing reconstruction of Prague City Hall Tower.
The time capsules dated back to 1949 and 1984, the years of previous reconstructions. Both contained documents of the times, reflecting the communist philosophy but also things that someone had slipped in unnoticed by the authorities –such as a letter in Latin containing the names of presidents Edvard Beneš and T.G. Masaryk.
The second capsule from 1984 contained banknotes, coins, a newspaper and a letter from three masons who complained about an increase in the price of beer but said that since the hostilities between East and West could lead to a third world war they would drink beer while they could, no matter the price.
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09/08/2017
Labour market experts are expecting a further drop in unemployment, with the figure likely to dip under 4 percent in September, the ctk news agency reported.
The unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in July, and 4.0 in August. The lack of workers on the market is also expected to push up salaries.
The expectations are that unemployment will reach 3.7 percent in November before seeing a slight growth due to the end of seasonal work.
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09/08/2017
The Czech Foreign Ministry is releasing five million crowns in emergency aid to the victims of hurricane Harvey, the ministry said on its website. The money should go to buy water, food, medicines and hygiene supplies.
Czech Catholic charities are also sending aid. The Czech Bishops conference said it was sending 23,000 dollars to the Archdiocese on Galevston-Houston. There is a large community of Czech expats living in Texas.
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09/08/2017
Saturday should be clear to partly cloudy throughout most of the day with temperatures between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius. A cold front moving from the West should bring rain in the afternoon and evening.
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09/08/2017
The lower house has refused to lift a ban on deliveries to the Iranian nuclear plant in Bushehr, in line with a proposal tabled by the Communist Party.
The law enforcing such a ban was passed in 2,000 in reaction to a Czech firm’s plans to deliver ventilation equipment for the plant.
The deal was criticized by Britain and the US amid growing suspicion that Iran was using civilian nuclear program to cover up its nuclear projects in the military.
An agreement has since been reached with Iran which resulted in the lifting of sanctions against the country in the nuclear sphere, but the majority of Czech MPs still voted against lifting the ban, expressing concern with regard to Iran’s nuclear program and arguing that such a move could damage the country’s close ties with Israel.
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09/08/2017
The lower house of Parliament has approved an amendment to the law which would give the Czech Ombudsman’s Office the power to check whether foreign nationals from other EU states do not face discrimination at the workplace.
The amendment transposes an EU directive into the country’s anti-discrimination law. It will guarantee foreign nationals from EU member states equal opportunities on the labour market, including social and tax advantages.
The bill still needs to win approval in the Senate and be signed by the president.
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