• Archeologists discover Early Bronze Age burial site near Olomouc
    10/19/2024

    Archaeologists have discovered the largest Early Bronze Age burial site of the Nitran culture unearthed to date in Central Moravia near Olomouc. The site was discovered during exploratory work on the route of the future D35 motorway between Křelov and Neředín. The burial site of the Nitra culture, which inhabited the territory of eastern Moravia and south-western Slovakia in the Early Bronze Age (2100 - 1800 BC), contained skeletal remains, copper ornaments, bone beads, stone arrows, and copper rings, among others. It is one of the biggest archeological discoveries in the region.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Newly-elected Christian Democrat leader promises continuity on party priorities
    10/19/2024

    The newly elected leader of the Christian Democrats, Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný has said his main task will be to increase the party’s popularity ahead of the 2025 general elections. Výborný, who led the ruling party in the past, promised continuity in party priorities, such as affordable housing, support for families with childen and quality education.

    Výborný was elected to the top post by 159 votes out of 266 cast, defeating his main rival Labour Minister Marian Jurečka. Výborný returns to the top post after a five year break. He resigned as party leader in January 2020 following the death of his wife.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    10/19/2024

    Sunday should be mostly clear with day temperatures between 13 and 18 degrees Celsius.

  • Czech scientists open laboratory in Boston
    10/19/2024

    The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences is opening a laboratory in Boston. The move puts the institute in proximity to world-leading scientific institutions, such as Harvard University, MIT, and Boston Medical Center. As the first institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences to establish an overseas branch, IOCB will track the latest trends in biomedical research in the very heart of the global scientific community. The launch of the new lab in the United States marks a major boost for Czech science.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Health minister to meet with GPs and outpatient specialists to try to avert stike
    10/19/2024

    Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek will meet next week with GPs and outpatient specialists who are planning a two-day strike at the end of October. The protest is against the healthcare funding decree for 2025, which doctors say fails to take into account rising costs. Hospitals have said they will not join the strike action, although according to Milan Kubek, president of the Czech Medical Chamber, the Chamber supports the protest of general practitioners and outpatient specialists. The strike is planned for October 29 to October 30.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Head of Prague Transport Company refusing to resign over fraud scandal
    10/19/2024

    Petr Witowski, the general director of the Prague Transport Company, has said he has no intention of resigning in connection with the massive fraud scandal in the company. Police raided the company’s offices on Monday initiating criminal proceedings against 13 individuals for suspected bribery involving public contracts. Although Witowski was not among those charged, Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda on Friday called for his resignation, together with that of implicated. He also called for an open competition to fill the top post. Witowski said that in such a case he would apply for the job.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Marek Výborný elected leader of the Christian Democrats
    10/18/2024

    Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný was elected leader of the Christian Democrats at the party’s conference in Olomouc on Friday. He was elected by 159 votes out of 266 cast, defeating the incumbent party chair Marian Jurečka. Výborný returns to the top post after a five year break. He resigned as party leader in January 2020 following the death of his wife. The old-new leader told reporters that his main task would be to increase the party’s popularity ahead of the 2025 general elections.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    10/18/2024

    Saturday should be partly cloudy to overcast with daytime highs between 12 and 17 degrees Celsius.

  • General Řehka: Army recruitment not going as well as expected
    10/18/2024

    Army recruitment is not going as well as the army needs, according to Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka. This year's recruitment numbers are not good, Řehka told reporters at the opening of an exhibition in Prague marking twenty years since the abolition of compulsory military service. He did not specify exact numbers. According to a Defence Ministry report, the military had 27,800 conscripted soldiers and just over 4,000 active reserve members at the beginning of this year. According to strategic plans, by 2030 the army would like to have 30,000 conscripted soldiers and 10,000 members of active reserves.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Prague mayor demands resignation of officials implicated in Prague Transport company fraud case
    10/18/2024

    Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda has demanded the immediate resignation of all Prague Transport Company (DPP) officials implicated in a case of massive fraud at the company currently under investigation. Police officers from the National Centre Against Organized Crime raided the company’s offices on Monday and subsequently initiated criminal proceedings against 13 individuals for suspected bribery involving public contracts at the Prague Public Transport company. The mayor said at a press briefing on Friday that he was calling an emergency meeting of the City Council to deal with the matter.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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