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08/23/2024
The average cost of essential school supplies for a first-grader in the Czech Republic has increased by about 10% this year, totaling 3,189 CZK, according to an analysis by Česká distribuční company. Notably, the prices of notebooks, pens, and glue have risen by about 50%, while school backpacks, the largest expense, have increased by 12%, now averaging 1,357 CZK. Conversely, school bags and some other items have seen price drops. Despite overall higher costs, discounts on school supplies have increased, with stores offering an average discount of 21% compared to 16% last year.
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08/23/2024
Liberty Ostrava, a steel plant in financial distress since June, has started issuing layoff notices to around 1,600 employees. The affected workers have been offered two-month notice periods or the option to leave by mutual agreement. The plant, which had about 4,000 employees, was one of the major remaining employers in a region that had undergone a painful economic transformation in the 1990s with many people losing jobs in heavy industry and mining. It has largely been inactive since December due to halted energy supplies it was unable to pay for. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to close its coke plant and reduce its workforce by 2,600 employees by fall. Many workers have already left voluntarily, with over 600 resigning in July alone.
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08/23/2024
The number of girls diagnosed with eating disorders in Czechia has doubled since 2010. There is an alarming increase among those under 18, according to data from the Institute of Health Information and Statistics obtainde by the Czech Radio. In 2010, there were 1,199 cases, rising to 3,500 in 2023. Experts warn that these statistics likely underrepresent the true number of affected individuals, as many cases go untreated or are managed outside the overwhelmed healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation, intensifying anxiety and body image issues among young people.
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08/23/2024
Four new ambassadors to Czechia have presented their credentials to President Petr Pavel on Friday.
The new diplomats, who will all be stationed in Prague, include Slovenian ambassador Ales Balut, Portugal’s Carlos Oliveira, Haidar Ghubeshi Barrak of Iraq and Victor Sepúlveda from Chile.
After the ceremony at Prague Castle, the ambassadors can officially assume their office.
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08/23/2024
The Czech government will extend the windfall tax on energy companies and large banks into 2024, as the state faces a 35 billion crown deficit due to the energy crisis. Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura from the Civic Democratic Party confirmed the tax’s continuation, citing insufficient extraordinary revenues to cover the state’s crisis-related expenses. While most coalition parties support the tax, there is debate over additional sectoral taxes. Minor shareholders of ČEZ energy company, heavily impacted by the tax, are considering legal action, arguing that the state is unfairly burdening the company to meet budget needs.
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08/23/2024
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Marian Jurečka (Christian Democrats), opposes adding dismissal without cause to the labor code amendment. In an interview with Czech Radio, he argued that the current changes are sufficient to make the labor market more flexible while still protecting workers. The government’s proposal includes measures such as adjusted notice periods, allowing minors aged 14 and above to work, and improving protections for working parents. Jurečka advocates for increasing unemployment benefits in the initial months of unemployment to encourage job transitions. He also aims to reach a compromise with unions on wage increases, focusing on adjustments starting September 1, with further increases planned for January 2024.
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08/23/2024
After a nearly seven-week hiatus, the daily changing of the guard ceremony has resumed at the Gate of Giants at Prague Castle. The gate had been closed since July 8 due to the replacement of security posts, which required archaeological research. During the closure, the ceremonial guard was replaced by performances from the Castle Guard Band. The Gate of Giants, the main entrance to the castle, is notable for its statues of battling giants, originally crafted by Ignác František Platzer in the 1770s and later replaced by replicas in 1921.
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08/22/2024
Production in Unipetrol’s Litvínov refinery in North Bohemia was shut down after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was discovered during excavation work in a remote section of the complex on Wednesday.
The refinery is expected to resume operations once the unexploded bomb is safely removed from the site, a process that the police estimate will be completed no earlier than Wednesday, 28 August.
Pyrotechnicians identified the find as a 250-kg British aerial bomb designed to explode 144 hours after the impact. Following the discovery, police evacuated 582 workers from the site and temporarily closed the main road between Litvínov and Most.
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08/22/2024
Friday will be mostly sunny with day temperatures ranging between 27 and 31 degrees Celsius.
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08/22/2024
Czech senators have rejected the proposal to mark the Day of Samizdat on October 12, as it was approved by the lower house of Parliament earlier this year. According to the Senate, the day celebrating the production of illicit printed materials under the pre-1989 Communist regime should fall on April 27, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Prosecuted in 1978.
An amendment tabled by a group of coalition MPs proposed to celebrate the history of Samizdat on October 12, when a group of 92 Czech and Slovak samizdat publishers wrote an open letter to the then Communist president Gustáv Husák in 1988 condemning the jailing of a colleague.
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