• Kintera exhibition opens at Rudolfinum
    09/06/2017

    A major new exhibition of the work of Czech sculptor Krištof Kintera will be opened at Prague’s Gallerie Rudolfinum on Wednesday evening. Entitled Nervous Trees, the show includes around 20 sculptures, installations and interactive objects.

    The exhibition is the 100th to be held at the Rudolfinum since the gallery was opened in 1994. It will be open to the public from Thursday and runs until November 26. Admission is free.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    09/06/2017

    It should be cloudy in the Czech Republic on Thursday, with daytime highs of up to 18 degrees Celsius. Temperatures should be a little higher at the weekend, though rain is expected.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Kvitová out of US Open after defeat to Venus Williams
    09/06/2017

    Petra Kvitová has been knocked out in the quarter-finals of the US Open in New York. The Czech lost 3-6 6-3 6-7 to Venus Williams of the United States in two hours and 28 minutes on the Arthur Ashe court at Flushing Meadow on Tuesday.

    Reaching the last eight in the final Grand Slam of the season was an impressive achievement for Kvitová, who was playing only her eighth tournament since requiring major surgery on her left hand after an attack at her home last December.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Ryanair launches direct air-link from Pardubice to London Stansted
    09/06/2017

    Discount air carrier Ryanair has launched a direct air-link from Pardubice to London Stansted, with flights scheduled three times a week.

    The route is serviced by Boeing 737 carriers with 189 seats on board. Ryanair’s first flight from Pardubice to London was fully booked.

    Pardubice is the fourth Czech city served by Ryanair, aside from Prague, Brno and Ostrava.

    Pardubice Airport is originally a military airport which was turned into a civilian international airport in 1994.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Czech mum to defend her parental rights in Strasbourg
    09/05/2017

    Czech mother of two Eva Michalakova who was stripped of her parental rights by a Norwegian court two years ago has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

    The children were taken from their parents in 2011 on suspicion of child abuse. Although no charges were pressed against either of them, Eva Michalakova was stripped of her parental rights and forbidden all contact with her two boys, now aged eight and twelve. All her appeals in Norway were rejected.

    The Czech Foreign Ministry has said that it is ready to support Michalakova if the case is heard in Strasbourg.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Police crack down on drug gang
    09/05/2017

    Police from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland have cracked down on a gang that produced vast quantities of the drug pervitin or crystal methamphetamine.

    Forty one people have been charged altogether, eight in the Czech Republic. The drug was produced in illegal home labs and sold in Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

    650 police officers worked on the case for close to a year.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    09/05/2017

    Wednesday should be partly cloudy to overcast, with rain in places, and day temperatures between 20 and 23 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Chinese tire manufacturer planning to invest in Moravian-Silesian region
    09/05/2017

    A Chinese tire manufacturer plans to build a plant in the Moravian-Silesian region, President Milos Zeman said during a visit to the region on Tuesday.

    Mr. Zeman said he had negotiated with a Chinese company the size of Nexen which wanted to invest in the industrial zone Triangl. According to the president the investment should create 1,500 to 2,000 new jobs.

    Although he failed to name the company, the ctk news agency says that billion crown investor could be Linglong Tire which had previously shown an interest in investing in the Czech Republic.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Teachers' unions declare strike alert
    09/05/2017

    Teachers' unions have declared a strike alert over the coalition’s failure to agree on a wage hike for people working in the education sector.

    The parties of the ruling coalition agreed on Monday that teachers should get a wage increase, but failed to agree on how much it should be.

    Trade unions are pushing for a 15 percent wage increase for teachers and a 10 percent increase for non-teaching staff.

    According to the head of the umbrella trade union organization Josefa Středula other unions may join the strike alert.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Traffic police say number of accidents growing
    09/05/2017

    Traffic police are increasing their presence on Czech roads after statistics revealed a growing number of accidents in the first eight months of this year.

    The police were called to sixty thousand accidents between January and August which is 2,000 higher than in the same period of last year.

    Road experts say this is due to increased aggression on the road, inattention and speeding. Traffic police have been posted particularly in high-risk areas.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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