• Weather forecast
    01/29/2023

    Monday should be mostly overcast with snow showers and day temperatures between -1 and 3 degrees.

  • Newly-elected Czech president says he wants to reduce support network and staff
    01/29/2023

    The newly-elected president, Petr Pavel, has said he wants to reduce the support network and staff that the head of state enjoys at the expense of taxpayers. In an interview on Czech Television on Sunday, Mr. Pavel said the president should not be placed on a "pedestal" but should be a person people can approach.  Citing an example, Mr. Pavel said he saw no reason for a large motorcade to accompany him on trips to the regions and for him to be given the "red carpet" treatment at every stop, adding that, in general, it would be appropriate “to reconsider the level of support for the president".
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Future First Lady to work for charity, support gender equality and single parents
    01/29/2023

    Eva Pavlová, the country’s future First Lady, has said that she intends to devote herself to charity. Speaking to the press shortly after her husband’s election victory, Ms. Pavlova said she wants to focus particularly on gender equality and discrimination against women in society. As a former single mother, she said she would like to draw attention to the problems faced by single parents. Eva Pavlová has been involved in the work of the municipality of Černouček where the couple live.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Pavel assures Ukraine Czech support will continue
    01/29/2023

    The newly-elected Czech president Petr Pavel has said he plans to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to assure him about Czechia’s continued support. Mr. Pavel said he had already discussed a possible joint trip to Kyiv with Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová. Both  Czechia and Slovakia have actively supported Ukraine and we want President Zelensky to know that we will continue to do so, Mr. Pavel said.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Congratulations pouring in for new Czech head of state
    01/29/2023

    Congratulations have been pouring in from at home and abroad for the newly-elected Czech president Petr Pavel. Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová was the first foreign head of state to offer well-wishes, making a surprise appearance at Pavel’s campaign headquarters shortly after the results were announced.

    Congratulations arrived from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel who both said they were looking forward to working with the new Czech president and greatly valued his experience as a former head of NATO’s Military Committee. Greetings and well-wishes also arrived from the leaders of Germany, Poland, Austria, France and Ukraine, among others.

    Petr Pavel confirmed that, in line with tradition, his first foreign trip would be to Slovakia and he intended to follow it up with visits to all the neighbor states.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Newly-elected Czech president Petr Pavel to take office on March 9
    01/29/2023

    The newly-elected Czech president, Petr Pavel, has thanked voters for the trust they placed in him, saying that his victory in the elections fills him with respect, pride and a sense of responsibility that comes with the office of head of state. In an interview for Czech public television, Mr. Pavel said he would be a president for all citizens and would work hard to deliver on his promises. The future president, who will be sworn in on March 9, will be meeting with political leaders in the coming days as he prepares to take office. In his first year, he is due to appoint seven constitutional judges and represent Czechia at a NATO summit in July.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Krejčíková, Siniaková win second straight Australian Open title
    01/29/2023

    No.1 seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková successfully defended their women's doubles crown in Melbourne, beating first-time finalists Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara of Japan 6-4, 6-3. Krejčíková and Siniaková have now won 24 straight women's doubles matches at Grand Slam events.

    The dream duo has not lost a Grand Slam women’s doubles match since 2021, having won all three of the majors they contested last year (the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open).

  • Weather forecast
    01/28/2023

    Sunday should be partly cloudy with day temperatures between -3 and 1 degrees Celsius.

  • Slovak president appears at Pavel’s headquarters to congratulate him in person
    01/28/2023

    Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová unexpectedly appeared at Petr Pavel’s headquarters to personally congratulate the newly elected Czech head of state. She said she was gladdened by the fact that Europe would get another leader who respects democratic values. President Čaputová said Pavel’s election triumph fueled the hope that decency and truthfulness are not a weakness but a strength that can lead to victory. She won rousing applause.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Andrej Babiš acknowledges election defeat
    01/28/2023

    At a press briefing shortly after the results of the presidential elections were announced Andrej Babiš acknowledged his defeat and congratulated Peter Pavel on being elected the next president of Czechia. He said he hoped Mr. Pavel would be a president for all citizens and asked his supporters to accept the outcome of the elections and not further escalate tensions in society. Regarding his own political future, he said his ANO party was not going anywhere and its future plans would be charted at a party conference on February 8.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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