• Help needed in looking after unaccompanied Ukrainian minors
    04/11/2023

    Around 30,000 Ukrainian children who fled the war in their homeland arrived in Czechia without their parents, accompanied by friends or extended family, according to the government's Human Rights Commissioner, Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková. Some 200 Ukrainian minors aged between 15 and 17 arrived unaccompanied by an adult. They are housed in asylum centres and supervised and helped by Czech social workers in the given localities. The Centre for Foreigners of the South Moravian Region is currently looking for employees who would assist them in the process. A good knowledge of Ukrainian and Czech is required.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Law being prepared to establish Children’s Ombudsman
    04/10/2023

    The government’s legislative council is working on an amendment to the law that will enable the establishment of a Children's Ombudsman. According to the Czech Minister for Legislation Michal Šalomoun the draft law is being finalized and the position should be set up next year. Czechia is one of the last countries in the European Union which lacks a Children’s Ombudsman. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has long called on the country to establish one. Minister Šalomoun told Czech Radio that in view of the state of the country’s finances it is unlikely that the Children’s Ombudsman would have a separate office.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    04/10/2023

    Tuesday should be partly cloudy with scattered showers around the country and daytime highs  between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius.

  • Vets trying to save injured stork
    04/10/2023

    Vets are trying to save the life of a stork who was shot by someone in Příbor in the Novojičín region. Passersby found the injured bird and called the local Animal Rescue Station. The stork underwent surgery and its condition remains serious. The station’s employees said on their Facebook page on Monday that they want to contact the police in connection with the incident.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Analysts:Consumer price growth slowing
    04/10/2023

    Consumer price growth in Czechia is slowing down, according to analysts polled by the ctk news agency. Year-on-year inflation in March is estimated at between 14.6 and 14.9 percent compared to 16.7 percent in February. According to preliminary data, March brought a decline in food prices, which would be the first drop since October 2021. Analysts say they expect to see a decrease in fuel and housing prices as well.  The Czech Statistics Office will publish data on March inflation on Thursday
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • David Pastrňák reaches 300-goal mark in NHL
    04/10/2023

    David Pastrňák's third hat trick of the year helped Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5:3 for an NHL-record 63rd win this season and made him the second Czech in NHL history to score 60 goals in one season. The Havířov native has now reached the 300-goal mark in the NHL, joining the top seven Czech scorers who achieved the mark before him. Jaromir Jagr tops the list with 766 hits. The closest to Pastrňák is Petr Nedvěd, who scored 310 goals in the NHL.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Lower house deputy chair: Easter whipping tradition should be based on consent
    04/10/2023

    Easter Monday is a day of merry-making and pagan spring rites in Czechia. These include caroling and the controversial tradition of boys whipping girls with willow whips in return for a painted egg. Lower house deputy chair Olga Richterová told Nova TV the “whipping” should be conditioned by consent on the part of the women, because not all of them feel comfortable with it. Many Czechs will also use the public holiday to visit Easter markets and some of the country’s castles and chateaus which have prepared special programs.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Kellner’s widow says it is premature to reach conclusions regarding his death
    04/10/2023

    The widow of billionaire Petr Kellner, who was killed in a 2021 heli-skiing crash in Alaska, has said it is premature to reach any conclusions in connection with the accident. Renata Kellner made the statement after some Czech media attempted to reconstruct the tragedy that killed her husband.

    According to reports, the attorney for the sole survivor, snowboarder David Horvath, told the Anchorage Daily News that Horvath said Kellner was alive for more than two hours after the crash and was confident they would be rescued. Rescuers reportedly only arrived at the scene five hours after the accident happened. Apparently the helicopter device that could have alerted rescuers to the crash wasn't activated.

    Our family cannot confirm this information, Renata Kellner said. "The critical time is still shrouded in many uncertainties and any conclusions are premature at this point. That is also the reason why we want the matter investigated," she added. The family is suing the Alaska helicopter company, lodge and guiding service involved, alleging his death was caused by negligent monitoring and response that delayed the rescue operation.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • 800 guests evacuated, no one injured in fire at Panorama Hotel in Prague
    04/09/2023

    About 800 guests had to be evacuated because of a fire at Panorama Hotel in Prague's Pankrác district on Saturday evening. According to information from the Prague firefighters, the fire started in a garbage bag in a shredding machine close to midnight. The fire was quickly extinguished but the entire hotel was evacuated due to heavy smoke. No one was reported injured and the guests were able to return as soon as the premises had been aired.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    04/09/2023

    Monday should be partly cloudy and mostly dry around the country with daytime highs  between 11 and 15 degrees Celsius.

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