• Retail sales in Czechia accelerate for fourth consecutive month
    05/09/2024

    Retail sales in Czechia accelerated year-on-year to 6.1 percent in March, the Czech Statistics Office reported on Thursday, with sales increasing year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month. On a month-on-month basis, retail sales rose by 1.3 percent.

    Shoppers spent 7.7 percent more on non-food items and four percent more on food compared to March last year. Sales of fuel increased by 6.7 percent.

  • Anniversary of end of WWII marked in Czechia
    05/08/2024

    Czechs are marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a number of events held around the country.  Government leaders including acting PM Petr Fiala, President Petr Pavel and Czech Army commanders took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Monument on Prague’s Vítkov hill.

    In his speech, the Czech head of state said Russia has unleashed a war in Europe comparable in its destructiveness to the Second World War. He also praised Czechia’a relentless support of Ukraine and stressed the importance of its membership in the NATO. Acts of remembrance are also took place in Brno, Pardubice, Havlíčkův Brod and Liberec. In the evening, the Straka Academy, the Office of the Czech government, will be illuminated in the country’s national colours – white, red and blue. May 8 is a state holiday in the Czech Republic.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather forecast
    05/08/2024

    Thursday will be mostly sunny with day temperatures ranging between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • President appoints new army and police generals
    05/08/2024

    In line with tradition, President Petr Pavel appointed new army and police generals at Prague Castle on the occasion of the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe on Wednesday.

    Among those raised to the highest rank is the head of the country’s counter-intelligence service (BIS), Michal Koudelka, who was appointed major general. Vít Hendrych, director of the General Inspectorate of Security Forces, was raised to brigadier general.

    On the occasion of Victory Day, the head of state promoted 11 other soldiers, police officers and firefighters.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czechia abstains from vote on final form of EU migration package
    05/08/2024

    Czechia abstained from the vote on the final form of the EU migration package, which was agreed by the European Union member states' representatives in Brussels on Wednesday. Hungary and Poland voted against the package.

    The position of the member states approved on Wednesday is final, with the new migration and asylum rules only to be formally approved by EU countries' ministers at a meeting next Tuesday.

    The European Parliament supported the migration package at its plenary session in early April.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Vintage train rides mark 50th anniversary of Prague’s metro
    05/08/2024

    Four historic metro sets will be running on Prague metro C line on Wednesday, marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the city’s underground rail system.

    Passengers can take ride on four historical trains that will operate between Kačerov and Florenc stations from 9am to 4pm. The trains can be ridden for the cost of normal public transport ticket or pass.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Martin Podhráský wins World Cup gold in rapid fire pistol
    05/08/2024

    Czech sport shooter Martin Podhráský won the gold medal in the men’s 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.

    The 40-year-old Czech, who has already secured a spot at the Olympic Games in Paris, beat China’s Wang Xinjie in the final, securing his first World Cup medal in 13 years.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • New ice hockey Hall of Fame opens in Prague
    05/08/2024

    Just three days before the World Ice Hockey Championships get underway in Prague and Ostrava, a new Czech hockey Hall of Fame has been opened in the centre of Prague on Nekázanka Street.

    The previous Czech hockey Hall of Fame, which was part of the Galerie Harfa shopping mall, closed abruptly at the end of last May after eight years due to financial issues.

    Along with the stone Hall of Fame, a digital version has also been launched.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather forecast
    05/07/2024

    Wednesday should be partly cloudy to overcast with scattered showers in the southern parts of the country and daytime highs between 14 and 19 degrees Celsius.

  • Storms and torrential rain cause flash floods in Central Bohemia
    05/07/2024

    Storms and torrential rain caused flash floods and complicated traffic in the western parts of the country on Monday night. Firefighters in Central Bohemia were out in force pumping water from cellars and gardens, removing fallen trees and clearing roads. In total, 35 emergencies were reported in the course of the night. A section of the D1 motorway, the main link from Prague to Brno, was briefly closed during the night after it got flooded with mud from nearby fields. Traffic police also reported a heightened number of accidents due to the adverse weather.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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