• Eighteen injured in pile-up
    02/09/2015

    A major traffic accident on Sunday on the country’s D1 highway involving some 50 cars between Jihlava and Velký Beranov left 18 people injured – one of them seriously. The most badly-hurt, a woman, was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Brno. According to police, damage in the pile-up amounted to around nine million crowns. Low visibility and snow drifts are thought to have played a role in the crashes. Sunday also saw a major accident near Prague.
    Author: Jan Velinger

  • Alpine skier Ondřej Bank out of danger after crash
    02/09/2015

    Veteran Czech alpine skier Ondřej Bank is said to be out of danger after a dramatic fall in the combined downhill event at the World Championships at Beaver Creek in the United States on Sunday. Bank landed badly just before the finish and suffered concussion. He was immediately taken to hospital but later released. The 34-year-old was seventh in the downhill event earlier in the week, just half a second off a gold medal. His long career has been a uphill fight against health problems and reverses.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Czechs confidently into semi-finals of Fed Cup
    02/09/2015

    In tennis, the Czech Republic eased into the next round of the Fed Cup with a 4:0 win against Canada. The Czechs did not drop a single set in the victory. The crucial third point was secured by Karolína Plíšková with a 6:4, 6:2 win against Gabriela Dabrowska. In the dead doubles tie, the Czechs won 6:1, 7:6. In the semi-finals, the Czechs now face France, which surprisingly turned around a two match deficit from the first day to overcome Italy 3:2.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Czech president to give King of Jordan highest honour
    02/08/2015

    President Miloš Zeman will award the King of Jordon, Abdullah II, the Czech Republic’s highest honour during a trip to the country starting Monday. The Order of the White Lion will be presented in recognition of relations between the Czech Republic and Jordan and the latter country’s fight against terrorism,specifically the Islamic State, the president’s spoksesman Jiří Ovčáček told Czech Television. President Zeman will stay in Jordan until Wednesday and then fly onto the United Arab Emirates.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Defense minister Martin Stropnický says Czechs opposed to arms deliveries to Ukraine
    02/08/2015

    Czech Minister of Defense Martin Stropnický said that the Czech Republic does not believe that sending arms to Ukraine would help the current escalation in the war against Russian backed separatists in the east of the country. Stropnický repeated the Czech line during an interview Sunday on Czech Television’s flagship current affairs programme. He said a breakdown in the current negotiations led by France and Germany with Russia might change the standpoint of some European NATO members over arms deliveries, but he doubted whether Prague would change its position. Prague has so far sent some help, such as winter clothing to the Ukraine army, and some advisors and technical help. The leadership of the main government party, the Social Democrats, resolved Saturday that arms to Ukraine would only risk escalating the situation there.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Major accident closes part of ring road round Prague
    02/08/2015

    A major accident involving four lorries and perhaps 20 to 50 cars on Sunday morning has complicated transport on the Prague ring road. The ring was completely blocked in one direction on one section in the direction of the airport. Drifting snow is thought to have contributed to the accident. Earlier the main highway north of Prague towards Dresden was blocked when electricity failed in two road tunnels. Power was eventually restored. Snow has also blocked the Harrachov border crossing to lorries
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Prague gas station sold record levels of water diluted petrol
    02/08/2015

    Record levels of diluted petrol have been found by trade inspectors at a gas station in Prague. They found petrol diluted with water at a level fifty times the acceptable limited. Drivers who filled up with such fuel would have soon found their vehicle motor’s damaged. Trade inspectors said they had never come across such an extreme case since checks were started in 2001.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Visitors warned off from Krkonoš peaks
    02/08/2015

    The Krkonoš mountain rescue service on Sunday called for visitors to stay off mountain peaks because of the dangerous conditions there. The highest peaks were shrouded with fog with visibility down to around 10 to 50 metres. High winds have also combined with heavy snow showers with around 10 centimetres of snow falling overnight. A level three avalanche warning applies in the mountains at the moment.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Social Democrat leaders say membership should choose presidential candidate
    02/08/2015

    All members of the party will decide on its future candidate for president not just the inner leadership, a meeting of the Social Democrat party (ČSSD) leadership decided on Saturday. The details of how such a selection will take place will not be worked out now but will wait until after regional and Senate elections. The question of who might be the Social Democrat candidate has been given prominence by the declaration last week of former trade union leader and current senator Zdeněk Škromach that he would like to get the nomination and fill the post.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Czechs take 2:0 lead in Fed Cup against Canada
    02/08/2015

    The Czech Republic has taken a 2:0 lead in the Fed Cup first round match against Canada after the first day. Karolína Plíšková beat Francoise Abanda 6:2, 6:4 in the first tie with Tereza Smitková overpowering Gabriela Dabrowska 6:1, 6:2. Plíšková could seal victory in the first of the reverse singles matches on Sunday. A win would put the Czechs on course to meet either Italy or France in the next round.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

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