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04/16/2023
The winners of this year's Anděl Awards were announced on Saturday evening at an awards ceremony broadcast live on Czech Television, with prizes awarded in 15 different categories.
The late Miroslav Žbirka, who passed away relatively unexpectedly in November 2021 at the age of 69, dominated this year's awards, winning all four categories in which he was nominated for his posthumously released album and single – best male artist, best album, best Slovak album and best song.
Another favourite this year was the band Vypsáná Fixa, which won the award for Best Group. Singer Lenny took home the award for Best Solo Performer for her album Heartbreak Culture.
Actor, scriptwriter, and lyricist Zdeněk Svěrák, who wrote the screenplay for and starred in the 1996 Oscar and Golden Globe Award-winning film Kolya, was inducted into the Hall of Fame by President Petr Pavel.
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04/15/2023
Sunday is expected to be overcast with a chance of some rain and daytime temperatures ranging between 8 and 13 degrees Celsius.
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04/15/2023
A march organized by the Catholic anti-abortion organisation Movement for Life took place on Prague's Wenceslas Square on Saturday afternoon. About 1,500 people reportedly took part.
Police had to intervene as there were several clashes between the demonstrators and counter-protestors supportive of the right to abortion. Several dozen counter-protestors attempted to obstruct the demonstration by blocking the stage and had to be removed by police.
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04/15/2023
Around 200 people gathered in the centre of Prague on Saturday to demonstrate against energy poverty and for affordable housing. The protesters were calling for rent caps, a socialised energy tariff for vulnerable groups in society, and extended support for low-income households to get building insulation.
Speakers at the demonstration criticised the high profits that energy companies are raking in while many people have to cut corners to meet energy costs.
The demonstration was organised by non-governmental environmental and social organisations such as Greenpeace, the Rainbow Movement, Fridays For Future, and the Platform for Social Housing as the culmination of their joint campaign Energy for the People.
The protestors first gathered in front of the Main Train Station, from where they marched to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
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04/15/2023
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala set off on his 10-day diplomatic tour of Southeast and Central Asia on Saturday evening. The trip will begin in the Philippines and end in Uzbekistan on 25 April. He will also visit Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan.
The PM will be joined by a 30-member business delegation, which includes manufacturers of aircraft technology, weapons, and engineering companies.
Mr Fiala said before setting off on the trip that its purpose is to visit countries that are interested in cooperation with the Czech Republic, to create alternative markets as a counterbalance to Chinese dominance.
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04/15/2023
The Czech women's tennis team has beaten Ukraine 3-1 in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, with Czechia's former Roland Garros runner-up Markéta Vondroušová winning the deciding match against Katarina Zavatksa on Saturday afternoon 6-3, 6-4.
After a strong start on Friday, with Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejčíková beating Ukraine's Katarina Zavatska 6-4 6-3 and Markéta Vondroušová defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-1, Czechia was 2-0 ahead of Ukraine in the best-of-five clash.
But 2021 French Open champion Krejčíková didn't manage to repeat her Friday victory over Zavatska, losing Saturday morning's match 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 to the 20-year-old Kostyuk in two hours and six minutes.
Vondroušová's win against Katarina Zavatska has ensured that the Czech team will advance to the finals in November.
The qualifiers were played on neutral ground in the Turkish city of Antalya rather than in Ukraine, due to Russia's invasion of the latter country.
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04/15/2023
Flood warnings have been issued across the Czech Republic due to the heavy rainfall that continued through Friday and into Saturday morning, causing water levels in local rivers to rise in the central, southern, and western parts of Czechia, including areas of the Central Bohemian region south of Prague.
A low-level flood warning (from a three-degree scale) has been issued for most of the areas, with a high-level warning issued for Chrudim in the Pardubice region and an extreme-level warning issued for Dačice in the South Bohemian region. The situation is expected to calm down by Saturday evening.
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04/15/2023
The Czech women's tennis team are still leading Ukraine 2-1 after Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejčíková lost her second match in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers to the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 on Saturday morning.
After a strong start on Friday, with Krejčíková beating Ukraine's Katarina Zavatska 6-4 6-3 and Czechia's former Roland Garros runner-up Markéta Vondroušová defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-1, Czechia was 2-0 ahead of Ukraine in the best-of-five clash. But 2021 French Open champion Krejčíková was not able to follow up on her Friday victory over Zavatska, losing Saturday's match against the 20-year-old Kostyuk in two hours and six minutes.
If Markéta Vondroušová wins her next match on Saturday afternoon against Katarina Zavatksa, it will ensure the Czech team advances to the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs in November. If she loses, a decisive fifth doubles match will take place between Karolína Muchová and Linda Nosková against Ljudmila Kichenok and Dajana Jastremska.
The qualifiers are being played on neutral ground in the Turkish city of Antalya rather than in Ukraine, due to Russia's invasion of the latter country. The 27-year-old Krejčíková, who said she has been supporting the people of Ukraine during the conflict, also pledged her earnings from the qualifiers to the people of Turkey affected by the devastating earthquake in February.
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04/15/2023
Some 70 percent of people think it right for the state to restrict media that spread false or manipulative information, according to a survey conducted by Charles University. Three-quarters of respondents consider the spread of misinformation to be a serious problem.
However, almost three-fifths of those surveyed did not know that there was a government commissioner for media and disinformation, a position which existed until February but was then absorbed into the role of national security adviser. 42 percent of people said they thought the scrapped role was necessary while 36 percent found it unnecessary because they didn't think anything could be done about the spread of misinformation.
Czech Radio and commercial radio stations were rated by the survey participants as trustworthy and reliable sources of information, as were TV channels such as Czech Television, Nova and Prima.
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04/14/2023
The government will next week discuss the promotion of the head of the Czech BIS counterintelligence service, Michal Koudelka, to general, a spokesperson said.
The former president, Miloš Zeman, repeatedly questioned the competence of BIS and refused seven times to name Mr. Koudelka a general.
However, the current head of state, Petr Pavel, has said he will respect the government’s decision.
Both the present cabinet of Petr Fiala and the preceding one of Andrej Babiš saw their nominations of Mr. Koudelka rejected by Mr. Zeman.
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