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10/28/2024
The leaders of three parties in the TOGETHER (SPOLU) coalition in government –the Civic Democrats, Christian Democrats and TOP09 - have signed a memorandum stating their intention to run together in next year's general elections. The party leaders signed the document in the Mánes building in Prague on Monday October 28, Czechoslovak Independence Day. Prime Minister Fiala, leader of the Civic Democrats, said the parties will be stronger if they remain united and their success will depend on whether they can convince voters that the policies they are pursuing in government are the right ones for the country. Opinion polls indicate that neither the Christian Democrats nor TOP 09 now have enough support to cross the 5% threshold needed to win seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
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10/28/2024
The Czech Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the course of Saturday's disputed parliamentary elections in Georgia and called on all parties to refrain from violence. The Georgian Dream party of billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili claimed victory in the elections on Sunday after the central election commission said it had won 54% of the vote. The results were dramatically different from exit polls conducted by Western pollsters. The opposition United National Movement claimed that the elections had been falsified and the vote "stolen from the Georgian people". Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili referred to the vote as a "Russian special operation" and called for people to take to the streets to defend democracy.
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10/28/2024
Czechs are celebrating Czechoslovak Independence Day, marking the 106th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1918. Although Czechoslovakia ceased to exist in 1993, when Czechs and Slovaks parted ways, Czechs continue to view October 28 as the day of their national founding.
The anniversary of the birth of the Czechoslovak Republic is a public holiday, marked by a host of events, including a traditional ceremony at the Vítkov Memorial at which the country’s top officials, church dignitaries and cultural figures lay wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to pay homage to those who laid down their lives for the country.
Official wreath-laying ceremonies take place at President Masaryk’s graveside in Lány and his statue on Prague's Hradčany Square, but people also make their way to the hundreds of busts, statues, monuments and plaques dedicated to Czechoslovakia’s co-founder in towns and villages around Czechia to lay flowers and light candles.
A ceremonial change-of-guard at Prague Castle at midday traditionally attracts a crowd of onlookers. Meanwhile, inside Prague Castle the head of state and commander of the armed forces appoints new army generals.
In the afternoon the Czechoslovak Legionary Community is holding a commemorative meeting on Prague's Emauzy Square to honour the memory of the fallen legionaries.
The celebrations traditionally culminate with an award giving ceremony in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle when the president hands out high state distinctions for services to the state. This year President Pavel is expected to honour 56 personalities from all walks of life. The names of the laureates are not revealed in advance.
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10/27/2024
Over the last five years, more than 620,000 new trees have been planted in Prague within the city’s ambitious goal to plant one million trees by 2026. However the pace of planting is declining, so it is uncertain whether the plan will be fulfilled. Jana Komrsková, Prague's deputy mayor for environmental policy, says that if the metropolis were to meet its target, it would have to plant over 180,000 trees in each of the remaining two years. Experts say this is not very realistic. The aim is to help reduce the impact of global warming on the metropolis.
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10/27/2024
Monday should be partly cloudy to overcast with day temperatures between 13 and 18 degrees Celsius.
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10/27/2024
Kateřina Siniaková won her 28th doubles trophy at the Guangzhou Open in China on Sunday, partnering with Zhang Shuai to defeat Katarzyna Piter and Fanny Stollár 6:4, 6:1 in the final. Siniaková’s victory marks her fifth title this season, each with a different partner. She triumphed with Barbora Krejčíkova in Prague, Taylor Townsend at Wimbledon, Cora Gauff at Roland Garros and Storm Hunter in Dubai. She also bagged Olympic gold in the mix with Tomáš Macháč.
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10/27/2024
Several thousand people visited the 13th edition of the Prague Car Festival in the Czech capital this weekend -the largest exhibition in Central and Eastern Europe of vintage cars and motorcycles with a special focus on tuning. On an area of 38,000 square metres, the exhibition showcases tuning gems from all over Europe, and presents a cross-section of the rich history of car and motorcycle development from the pre-war period to the present. There is also a section devoted to racing cars.
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10/27/2024
The police management does not consider the selected means of the police protest planned for November 4 to November 8 appropriate, although it backs the protest as such, police chief Martin Vondrášek told the ctk news agency. The Union of the Security Forces said this week that because officers are not allowed to strike, they would protest by not issuing fines and responding later than usual to calls where lives are not in danger.
The police has complained about a lack of money for operations and salaries. The force is currently short of nearly 2,400 police officers and 1,000 firefighters. Many members of the force are considering leaving.
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10/27/2024
As of this month Czech companies will for the first time have to declare actual emissions from imported products in line with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The regulation adopted by the European Union started to apply to companies last October, when they had to start reporting emissions from imported products on a quarterly basis, but in a simplified way. The so-called carbon tariff (CBAM) aims to equalize the price of carbon emissions between domestic and imported products.
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10/27/2024
The very last Czech Airlines (CSA) flight bearing the familiar brand OK landed at Prague Airport just before 11 pm on Saturday. The flight was fully-booked by aviation enthusiasts and former CSA employees who gave the pilot a hearty round of applause as the plane hit the tarmac. A crowd of onlookers watched its the arrival from the airport's observation deck. Many were checking flight progress data on their phones and jostling for position to take pictures.
From Sunday, CSA, which is one of the five oldest air carriers in the world, will become just another brand in the portfolio of the Smartwings group. In ticketing systems or on departure boards, flights will be marked with the QS code used by Smartwings. However, the OK brand name and the traditional colours of CSA will remain on the aircrafts that are in operation.
Czech Airlines was founded in 1923 as Czechoslovak State Airlines. In 2013, due to financial difficulties, Korean Air joined CSA, holding 44 percent of shares. In February 2018, Smartwings became the majority owner.
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