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05/14/2023
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Monday, with an average high temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected for much of the week.
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05/13/2023
The spa season in the town of Mariánské Lázně in West Bohemia got underway with the blessing of the springs by local clergy on Saturday. The opening ceremony, attended by thousands of people, is one of the biggest events in the town, with a tradition of more than 200 years.
The blessing of the springs is a symbolic event, as the spa season in Mariánské Lázně lasts all year round.
The mayor, Martin Hurajčík, told the Czech News he expected 2023 to be a good year for the spa town in terms of visitor numbers.
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05/13/2023
The head of the Civic Democrat Party, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, says that even if his five-party government achieved nothing more, it has still done more than the previous two Czech governments. He made the comments at a party policy conference in Prague on Saturday.
Mr. Fiala highlighted the cabinet’s readiness to introduce unpopular reforms aimed at reducing the state budget deficit. He said priorities for the future were energy and security, transport network development, reducing red tape and reforming education.
The current government took office at the end of 2021.
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05/13/2023
Czech local authorities have negotiated the retention of only a portion of the branches of the Czech Post that are being closed, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday. In most cases, the branches will be retained only in exchange for the closure of another post office in the area that was not on the original list of branches to be closed.
Some municipalities are now considering operating post offices under the Partner Plus scheme, paid for from their own coffers.
In March, the Post Office published a list of 300 branches it would close by mid-year for cost-saving reasons. It has 3,200 branches in total.
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05/13/2023
The 78th Prague Spring International Music Festival got underway on Friday evening with, as is traditional, Bedřich Smetana's symphonic poem My Country, performed by the Welsh National Opera Orchestra. The opening concert was helmed by the Czech conductor Tomáš Hanus, who received a standing ovation.
The event was attended by Czech President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva.
The opening concert is set to be repeated at the same venue on Saturday evening.
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05/13/2023
Czech government leaders the Civic Democratic Party is holding a one-day ideological conference on Saturday. The meeting is intended to discuss the grouping’s policies for the next two years, including for general elections in 2025.
Party experts prepared draft policies in recent months that diverge from those being pursued by the current government, which includes the Civic Democrats, TOP 09, the Christian Democrats, the Mayors and the Pirates.
Delegates at the conference are representing the roughly 12,000 party members, with issues on the table include the planned Euro 7 directive on vehicle emissions.
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05/13/2023
The Czech president, Petr Pavel, says that a counteroffensive planned by Ukraine to regain territory has a good chance of success but could see high casualties if Russia uses its defences well. In an interview with Reuters on Friday, Mr. Pavel, a former head of the Czech Army and top NATO official, said that Ukraine soldiers were motivated and prepared and did not succumb to the weaknesses seen in the Russian Army.
He said Ukraine would eventually get the Western fighter jets it has requested but not in time for the upcoming offensive, where the likes of ammunition was a higher priority.
Mr. Pavel also told the news agency that Ukraine needed support for NATO and European Union admission but that becoming a member of either would be a lengthy process.
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05/13/2023
Czech ice hockey star David Pastrňák is in the running for the prestigious Hart Trophy for the most valuable player in the NHL regular season. The Boston Bruins wing, who is 26, is up against Connor McDavid of Edmonton and Matthew Tkachuk of Florida for the honour, the league said on its website. The award is decided on by hockey journalists.
Pastrňák is also on the shortlist of three for the Ted Lindsay Trophy, which is voted on by players.
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05/13/2023
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Sunday, with an average high temperature of 17 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on subsequent days.
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05/12/2023
Saturday is expected to be partly cloudy to overcast with day temperatures between 13 and 17 degrees Celsius.
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