• Ministry plans to change function of “Covid app” Tečka
    11/15/2022

    The Ministry of Health plans to change the function of the Tečka application, which originally served as proof of vaccination against Covid-19, Czech Television reported on Tuesday. Officials want to turn the app, which has been downloaded by over six million people, into an electronic ID card containing patients’ medical documentation.

    In future Tečka could be used to remind patients to get different jabs, as well as informing them of the opening hours of health facilities.

    It is no longer required to prove Covid vaccination in Czechia.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    11/15/2022

    It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 7 degrees Celsius. The following days are expected to be cooler but also cloudy.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • New poll puts ANO way ahead of other parties
    11/15/2022

    Opposition leaders ANO would have won general elections in October with 31.5 percent of the vote, suggests a poll by the Median agency published on Tuesday. The biggest party in the coalition government, the Civic Democrats, would have come second on 13.5 percent, the survey indicates.

    Freedom and Direct Democracy were the choice of 12 percent of respondents, ahead of the Pirates on 11 percent. The Christian Democrats, the Mayors, the Social Democrats and TOP 09 were all just above the 5-percent threshold for the lower house.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czech foreign minister starts two-day visit to Great Britain
    11/15/2022

    Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský starts a two-day visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday. He is due to hold talks with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs James Cleverly, Minister of State for Trade Greg Hands and members of the House of Commons. Mr. Lipavsky will also receive the Magnitsky Award in recognition of his activities in defense of human rights.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Czechia considering bid to host UN's 2024 COP29 climate summit
    11/15/2022

    Czechia is considering making a bid to host the UN’s COP29 climate summit in 2024, which would put it in contention with several other countries for the massive international conference, Deputy Environment Minister Jan Dusík told Reuters. Dusík said Czechia was weighing the logistical and financial challenges involved and would also consider a joint bid with another country from Eastern Europe. Hosting the UN climate event can bring a degree of international prestige and tourist income, but also intense media scrutiny, costs, and logistical problems.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    11/14/2022

    Tuesday should be overcast around most of the country, with morning fog and day temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius.

  • Czech researchers testing psiloybe mushroom on patients with depression
    11/14/2022

    After a promising international study on the treatment of depression with a drug made from the psilocybe mushroom, scientists from the National Institute of Mental Health are launching a further study and are looking for volunteers. This particular species of mushroom is known for its psychedelic properties. Experts have so far investigated the optimal dosage and possible side effects, and according to the results, some of the patients experienced an improvement in their depression symptoms even 12 weeks after taking the substance.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Train transport renewed on Prague - Horní Počernice route, but delays expected
    11/14/2022

    Trains are once again running on the Prague - Horní Počernice route which was blocked by an accident involving a freight train late on Sunday night. The accident stopped traffic on that route for over nine hours. Czech railways have warned passengers to expect delays in the course of Monday since transport was only renewed along one track. The cause of the accident, in which the freight train derailed, is being investigated. No one was reported injured.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Prague Castle Administration unhappy with security checks
    11/14/2022

    The President's Office has criticized the Police Presidium for wanting to maintain strict security checks at Prague Castle. In a statement published on its website, the Office of the President  announced it was unhappy with the present situation and would continue in its effort to have the controls eased. In the past, the Prague Castle Administration defended the checks as inevitable given the global security situation. The police previously announced they were considering easing checks on people entering the Prague Castle grounds, but this changed with the Russian war in Ukraine. Police have recommended maintaining the checks for the time being.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Czech lower house speaker: EU needs to prevent power vacuum in Western Balkans
    11/14/2022

    The Speaker of the Czech lower house Markéta Pekarová Adamová has said the EU needs to be open to expansion eastwards, because if a geopolitical vacuum is created in the Western Balkans it will only be used by enemy forces. Speaking at the opening of a conference of European Affairs Committees of EU national parliaments (COSAC), Ms. Pekarová Adamová said that while EU expansion eastward is not a consensual issue, and she understands the concerns voiced by some member states, the alliance needs to carefully weigh the consequences of rejecting EU membership bids from this area.

    In June, EU leaders formally identified Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for membership, two countries that applied for membership immediately after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. In July, after years of delays, the EU-27 officially launched accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. The latter country had been a candidate for membership for 17 years. In October, the European Commission recommended that member states grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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