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03/09/2023
Petr Pavel has been sworn in as Czechia’s fourth president. The former army general and senior NATO official delivered the presidential oath in front of a joint session of both chambers of Parliament at Prague Castle’s Vladislav Hall. The ceremony was attended by over 800 guests including former presidents and their wives, academics, representatives of the judiciary, cultural sphere, the army and church dignitaries.
In his inauguration speech, President Pavel said that by their choice in the presidential elections Czechs had put truth and decency over hatred and lies. Their choice, he said, opened the way for the return of value-driven politics.
President Pavel and the First Lady then appeared on the balcony of the third courtyard of Prague Castle to greet citizens. They were welcomed by thunderous applause from the packed courtyard. In a surprise move, President Pavel unfurled the lost presidential flag, which the Ztohoven guerilla group removed from Prague Castle in 2015 in protest against his predecessor’s policies in office. The newly elected president promised to reunite the nation and work for the return of respect and dignity to Czechia.
President Pavel also laid flowers at the statue of T.G. Masaryk, paying homage to the founder and first president of Czechoslovakia and stopped to shake hands with members of the public.
The inauguration will end with a performance of Antonín Dvořák’s Te Deum at St. Vitus Cathedral where the skull of St. Wenceslas, the nation’s patron saint, has been put on display to mark the special occasion.
Mr. Pavel, who is 61, beat Andrej Babiš in the second round of presidential elections in January. He succeeds Miloš Zeman, whose second term as head of state concluded at midnight on Wednesday.
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03/09/2023
Friday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain in places and daytime highs between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius.
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03/09/2023
More than a hundred bikers rode through Prague at midday on Thursday to celebrate the inauguration of President Petr Pavel. The event was organized by the Harley-Davidson Prague club in honour of the new head of state who is known to be a motorbike enthusiast and has said he will not give up this hobby even during his term in office.
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03/09/2023
Czechia's foreign trade balance ended in a surplus of CZK 9.5 billion in January after eleven months of deficit. According to the Czech Statistics Office it was CZK 2.1 billion higher year-on-year. Both imports and exports grew at a double-digit rate compared to January of last year. This year exports of motor vehicles were particularly successful, growing by almost a quarter year-on-year in January.
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03/09/2023
Congratulations to the new Czech head of state are pouring in from at home and abroad. Among the first to send well-wishes was King Charles III. “Our countries’ close partnership is rooted in our shared history and our commitment to defending liberty and democracy. Our bilateral relationship remains of great importance to the UK and I much look forward to it continuing to strengthen during your presidency” King Charles wrote in a letter to President Pavel.
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03/09/2023
The Giant Mountains rescue service has called a third degree avalanche alert in the wake of heavy snow over the past few days. A third degree alert, on a five-point scale, is considered a serious risk and skiers have been warned not to stray from the marked trails and avoid taking risks. It is only the third time this winter that a third degree avalanche alert has been called. A second-degree alert remains in place on the Polish side of the mountain.
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03/09/2023
Economists predict a drop in inflation in February compared to the previous month, mirroring a drop in energy costs. Analysts polled by the ctk news agency predict February’s inflation will be between 16.6 and 16.9 percent, down from 17.5 in January. Inflation in February was mainly driven by food prices, although they did not rise as steeply as in the previous month. The Czech Statistics Office will publish its inflation data for February on Friday.
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03/09/2023
President Petr Pavel has rejected the idea that Czechia could be a bridge between the West and the East, as his predecessors Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman suggested during their terms in office. In an interview for the French newspaper Le Monde, Czechia’s new head of state said he considered this “a strange ambition” saying he was absolutely convinced that there is no middle ground. "We must be absolutely clear what world we belong to: the democratic fold of nations or that of authoritarian governments," Pavel said. "I am not saying that the EU and NATO are perfect, but they are the best alternatives we have," he added.
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03/09/2023
Incoming Czech president Petr Pavel will attend the next session of the Senate on March 30, its deputy speaker Tomáš Czernin told reporters on Wednesday.
Mr. Pavel’s predecessor, Miloš Zeman, did not visit the upper house in nine years and described the Senate as an unnecessary chamber that should be denied further funding.
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03/09/2023
Petr Pavel is set to be sworn in as Czechia’s fourth president on Thursday afternoon. The former army general and senior NATO official will deliver the presidential oath in front of around 800 guests at Prague Castle’s Vladislav Hall after 2 pm, before greeting the public from a balcony less than an hour later.
Mr. Pavel, who is 61, beat Andrej Babiš in the second round of presidential elections in January. He succeeds Miloš Zeman, whose second term as head of state concluded at midnight on Wednesday.
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