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07/17/2024
The Czech president, Petr Pavel, will receive Wimbledon winners Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková at Prague Castle on Thursday, his office said.
Krejčíková won the women’s singles title for the first time on Saturday for the second Grand Slam of her tennis career. President Pavel described the win as wonderful news and good for national pride.
Saturday also saw Siniaková, Krejčíková’s former doubles partner, take the women’s doubles trophy at the All England Club, her ninth major title.
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07/17/2024
The Czech government has decided to award a contract to build two new nuclear units at the Dukovany power station to the South Korean company KHNP.
France’s EDF had also been in contention for the largest tender in the history of the Czech state.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday that the cabinet had so far approved the building of two units at Dukovany. It will also discuss an option for up to two more units at the country’s second nuclear power plant, Temelín, he said.
Mr. Fiala said KHNP’s bid had been the best in all respects. He said the price of one unit would be CZK 200 billion, but analysts say the actual price will be higher.
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07/17/2024
Czechia has sent a group of fire officers to Bulgaria, where large blazes have been spreading in the Staro Zagora province. After two air rescuers and a support team with large capacity water tanks left on Tuesday, two specialised Czech helicopters were flown to the area on Wednesday morning.
Bulgaria had appealed for help from other countries in view of the fact the fires are affecting inaccessible areas.
Czech officials said high temperatures and very strong winds were hampering the fire-fighting effort.
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07/17/2024
The majority of the Czech members of the European Parliament will not vote for Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday when she stands for re-election as president of the European Commission, the Czech News Agency reported.
MEPs from the Christian Democrats and TOP 09, which are part of the European People’s Party, are expected to give their backing to Ms. von der Leyen.
Civic Democratic Party MEPs, who are in the European Conservatives and Reformists group, said on Wednesday they were still undecided.
The Czech parties in Patriots for Europe, ANO and the Motorists and Oath, are set to vote against her. So are three other MEPs elected on the tickets of the Communist-led Enough! group and Freedom and Direct Democracy.
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07/17/2024
The Czech women’s national football team lost 2:0 away to Denmark in their final qualifying game for next year’s European Championship on Tuesday evening. The result meant the Czechs finished last in their group.
It had already been clear before the game that they would have to take part in a playoff for the Euros, which will be held in Switzerland.
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07/17/2024
Police are investigating a gas explosion that took place near Brno on Tuesday as attempted murder, a spokesman for the South Moravian police announced on Wednesday. A man and a woman were seriously injured in the explosion and taken to hospital in critical condition. The spokesperson said that they had reason to believe that the crime was probably motivated by long-standing partnership disputes.
The propane-butane gas canister exploded in the driveway of a family home in the South Moravian village of Moravské Knínice on Tuesday morning. Police did not release any further information about what happened at the scene.
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07/17/2024
Working with Ukraine is not only about helping the country in its fight against the Russian invasion, it is actually advantageous for both sides, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday evening at a press conference after a day of intergovernmental negotiations between ministers from his cabinet and that of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Prague.
Exports to Ukraine have increased by a quarter compared to before the full-scale Russian invasion, he said, which brings a range of opportunities for people in both countries. The Czech prime minister also sees potential for further growth in modernising nuclear power plants in Ukraine.
After the joint meeting, ministers from the two governments signed five memoranda on departmental cooperation in areas such as energy, trade, and healthcare.
The Ukrainian prime minister was also received by Czech President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle in the afternoon.
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07/17/2024
The 21st edition of Colours of Ostrava kicks off in the Moravian-Silesian capital on Wednesday. The four-day music festival will feature over 100 artists from more than 30 countries. Some of the big names on this year's programme include Sam Smith, Lenny Kravitz and James Blake.
Originally, American rock band Queens of the Stone Age were also meant to perform, but the group recently cancelled eight European tour dates, including Ostrava, due to an undisclosed medical issue affecting vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme. The band wrote on Instagram that the singer had to return to the United States immediately for emergency surgery.
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07/16/2024
Seven people from the pro-democracy direct action group Kaputin have been charged with damage to another person's property for painting the Ukrainian flag on the ground in front of some Russian-owned apartment buildings in Prague back in February. The crime carries an up-to-three-year prison sentence in the most extreme cases. The Kaputin group is planning to hold a press conference about the matter on Thursday.
The painting of the flag was intended to be a protest against Russia's war in Ukraine, on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
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07/16/2024
Wednesday is expected to be mostly overcast with a chance of showers. However, temperatures should remain relatively warm, with a predicted daytime high of 26 degrees Celsius.
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