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11/01/2023
Andrej Babiš's ANO party would have won parliamentary elections in September with 34 percent of the vote, according to the latest poll by the Median agency. Petr Fiala's Civic Democrat party trail behind in second place with 13 percent and the Pirates come in third at 11.5 percent. Support for both parties has fallen since the last survey, while support for ANO has increased slightly.
The parties making up the current government coalition have the combined support of 40.5 percent of voters, meaning they would have 91 seats in the lower house.
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11/01/2023
Tennis duo Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková lost 3:6, 7:6, 5:10 to the German-Russian pairing of Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico on Tuesday in a gruelling first match that lasted 5 hours and 42 minutes. This is the first time that the no.4 seeded Czechs have lost the opening match of a WTA Finals tournament.
The 27-year-old Czechs, who won the 2021 WTA Finals and were runners-up last year, begin group play 0-1. They will next play against New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski in the four-member Mahahual group. The top two doubles pairings from the group stage will advance to the semi-finals.
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10/31/2023
All three bidders, the USA's Westinghouse, South Korea's KHNP and France's EDF, have submitted their final bids for the construction of a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday. The bidders also submitted non-binding bids for another three reactors. Czech energy company ČEZ now has to evaluate the bids and submit an evaluation report to the government for approval.
According to the current plan, contracts with the selected bidders are expected to be signed next year. The new unit should be completed by 2036.
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10/31/2023
A historic villa in Prague's cultural heritage zone on Petřín hill has been approved for demolition by the Building Authority, despite the objections of the Prague 5 local government and the National Heritage Institute. According to Czech daily Deník N, a large house is slated to be built there instead for a secret investor, hidden behind a tangle of sixteen offshore companies based in Cyprus.
Residents from the local neighbourhood in Smíchov have started a petition against the destruction of the villa, which used to be the home of Czechoslovak politician Josef Schieszl, a close associate of T. G. Masaryk.
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10/31/2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted Defence Minister Jana Černochová's statement that Iran will take over the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council from Czechia starting on Wednesday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the defence minister criticised the alleged move, saying that the Iranian government has sponsored the killing of Israelis by Hamas terrorists.
The Czech Foreign Ministry responded to Ms. Černochová's post by saying that Iran is only chairing the Social Forum, which unlike the Human Rights Council is not a UN body, but rather an annual two-day event.
Ms. Černochová also made headlines recently by calling for Czechia to withdraw from the UN in response to Friday’s resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East.
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10/31/2023
President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva spent the morning of their second day in the Olomouc Region visiting a primary school and a clothing company named Woox that makes flannel shirts. President Pavel's flannel shirts became iconic during his election campaign and as a result, the company's orders for the clothing item increased sharply, the company's co-owner Petr Vaculík told the Czech News Agency. After President Pavel gifted Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová a Woox flannel shirt, the company's website reportedly crashed.
After visiting Woox, President Pavel also paid a visit to a primary school in Vápenná, after having received a letter of personal invitation from the children after his election in January. The small primary school has never received such a distinguished guest, school director Zdeněk Hořava told the Czech News Agency.
The president is scheduled to have lunch with two local mayors and then visit the Paper mill in Velké Losiny, a historic mill founded in the late 16th century that still manufactures handmade paper to this day. He will end his trip with a debate with members of the Ground Forces Command in Olomouc.
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10/31/2023
Wednesday is expected to be overcast with a chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Daytime temperatures should range between 9 and 14 degrees Celsius.
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10/31/2023
Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová was defeated by Poland’s Iga Swiatek in her first match of the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The Wimbledon Champion lost 6-7, 0-6 in one hour and 40 minutes.
The 24-year-old Czech will also play against American Cori Gauff and Tunisian Uns Dzhabir in the four-member Chetumal group. The top two will advance to the semi-finals.
In doubles, the Czech pair Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková will make their tournament debut on Tuesday against Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund.
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10/31/2023
The prestigious 2023 Architecture Grand Prix has gone to the mjölk architects studio for the headquarters of Kloboucká lesní forestry company in the Zlín region.
An international jury selected the project from 50 entries in the competition, which is run by the Society of Czech Architects and the Czech Chamber of Architects.
The jury praised the use of natural materials and understated design and highlighted the philanthropic activities of the client.
Zdeňka Vydrová, long-time city architect of Litomyšl and later Tišnov, received a lifetime achievement award at Monday evening’s prize giving ceremony at Prague‘s Trade Fair Palace.
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10/30/2023
Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Minister for Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela met with Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blum on Monday to discuss the potential placement of a factory for electric car batteries in Líně near Pilsen. According to the ministry’s spokesman, the results of the talks will be announced after the government’s session on Wednesday.
Czechia, along with Poland and Hungary, is among the locations being considered for the plant which should start producing batteries in 2027. The Czech Prime Minister has recently said that if the decision on the factory’s placement isn’t reached in the near future, the country should focus on other strategic projects.
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