• Czech helicopters help fighting fires in Bulgaria
    07/18/2024

    The two helicopters that Czechia sent to Bulgaria this week to help fight forest fires have been deployed about 40 kilometres north of Plovdiv airport, according to a press release issued by Czechia’s Fire and Rescue Service on Thursday.

    Tens of thousands of hectares of forests and fertile land in Bulgaria have been hit by fires since the weekend. Temperatures in Plovdiv and the surrounding area are still around 40 degrees Celsius.

  • Weather forecast
    07/18/2024

    Friday will be mostly sunny with day temperatures ranging between 26 and 30 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czechia receives almost CZK 245 million for military supplies to Ukraine
    07/18/2024

    Czechia has so far this year received almost CZK 245 million in compensation for military materiel supplied to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility (EPF) and is expected to secure another roughly CZK 127 million by the end of the year, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. The country has also received more than CZK 35 million for the training of Ukrainian soldiers.

    The original purpose of the EPF was to finance EU missions and operations and to contribute to the stabilisation of partner countries in Europe's neighbourhood. However after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine the fund started to be used for reimbursements for military materiel supplied by EU member states to the invaded country.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech scientists first to reveal surface structure of chromosome in native state
    07/18/2024

    Czech scientists have become the first in the world to reveal the surface structure of a chromosome in its native state. The new imaging method, called advanced environmental scanning electron microscopy, is the result of cooperation between experts from the Czech Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Instrumentation and the Institute of Experimental Botany.

    According to the experts, the discovery of the chromosome’s surface structure could have major implications for medicine and agriculture. Chromosomes are tiny, thread-like structures in cells that carry hereditary information.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czechia sees record car production in first half of 2024
    07/18/2024

    Production of passenger cars in Czechia increased by 4.9 percent year-on-year to a record 774,310 cars in the first half of 2024, the Czech Automobile Industry Association announced on Thursday.  This is the highest output recorded in the country’s modern history.

    Škoda Auto, the largest domestic carmaker, produced 473,582 passenger cars from January to June, up 2 percent year-on-year. Production at Hyundai’s Nošovice plant fell by 0.6 percent to 175,950 vehicles, while output at Toyota’s Kolín plant rose by 28.6 percent to 124,778 cars.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech football team drops to 47th place in FIFA rankings after Euros
    07/18/2024

    Czechia’s national football team has dropped by 13 positions to 47th place in the latest FIFA rankings, their lowest ranking since April 2019, following their poor showing at the European Championships in Germany. Coach Ivan Hašek's team recorded the biggest drop of any country in the July edition of the rankings.

    Argentina held on to the top spot after their triumph at Copa América, with France coming second. The fresh European champions, Spain, jumped five places to third spot.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Media: Government to nominate Síkela to European Commission
    07/18/2024

    The Czech government will nominate the minister of industry and trade, Jozef Síkela, for the position of Czech member of the next European Commission, Deník N reported. The cabinet made an informal decision to that effect at a meeting on Wednesday, the news outlet said, citing two sources close to the matter.

    There are two other candidates for the post, recently elected MEP Danuše Nerudová of the Mayors party and Marcel Kolaja of the Pirates.

    Deník N said if Mr. Síkela was offered a relatively unimportant portfolio he might turn it down, paving the way for Mrs. Nerudová to be put forward.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Fire breaks out at Czech Embassy in Paris
    07/18/2024

    A fire broke out at the Czech Embassy in Paris on Wednesday. The building was evacuated after the blaze started in an apartment and part of the embassy is now out of operation.

    Two people inhaled smoke and they and another person were taken to hospital for observation.

    The Czech ambassador to France, Michal Fleischmann, said the building, which is by the Eiffel Tower, would be open for regular business by the start of the Olympic Games next week.

  • Government delays approval of energy plan
    07/17/2024

    The Czech government on Wednesday postponed the approval of a new state energy plan and two related climate documents. Ministers said one reason was that they had been focused on a tender to build new nuclear units in Dukovany.

    The minister of industry and trade, Jozef Síkela, and the prime minister, Petr Fiala, denied suggestions that the cabinet’s green concept would lead to higher prices of energy and fuel.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    07/17/2024

    It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

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