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10/17/2023
Most parties in the Czech governing coalition are considering the introduction of a new excise duty on high-sugar drinks, Czech Television reported on Tuesday.
The move has been proposed to politicians by the health group of the government's NERV economic council. It said the measure could reduce the consumption of unhealthy drinks and thus help fight obesity or other diseases of civilisation.
The drinks that would be affected by the tax include not just sugary sodas but also juices and energy drinks. The introduction of such a measure could bring nearly CZK 3 billion a year into state coffers.
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10/17/2023
Austria is to introduce spot checks on its border with Czechia from midnight on Tuesday. The news was announced by the Czech minister of the interior, Vít Rakušan. It follows a similar move by the German authorities, which began random controls on the country’s border with Czechia on Monday evening, initially for 10 days but with the option of a two-month extension.
Mr. Rakušan said Austria’s move had been expected, and pointed out that it had already introduced such controls on its borders with other states.
The Czech minister said Central European Countries were responding to people smugglers and insufficient protection of the EU’s external borders.
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10/17/2023
The conflicts in Ukraine and Israel are about the future of Western civilisation and its core values of respect for human life and respect for civilians, says Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. Speaking at the SH!FTS investment conference in Prague on Tuesday, he said it was therefore necessary to support those who are the victims of aggressors.
The two conflicts have also underlined the importance of strengthening Czechia’s own resilience, Mr. Fiala told delegates.
He said Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was a brutal but conventional military conflict, while the Hamas attack on Israel was unalloyed terrorism.
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10/17/2023
Five people were injured on Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a truck at a level crossing in the district of Bělidla in the Moravian city of Olomouc.
A large fire involving the train, the truck and a passenger car broke out at the scene, the local fire service said. Seven fire units were sent to the scene and smoke was visible several kilometres away.
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10/17/2023
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 12 degrees Celsius. More cloudy weather is expected for the rest of the week.
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10/17/2023
Staff at Czech universities went on strike on Tuesday in protest at the financing of third-level education. The national universities union called a one-hour “warning strike” for between 2 and 3 pm, though some faculties held a one-day industrial action.
Representatives of universities say a government plan to keep their budgets in 2024 at the same level as this year is indicative of long-term underfunding in the sector.
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10/17/2023
A debate on a no-confidence vote in the Czech government got underway on Tuesday. The motion was submitted by opposition leaders ANO, who say it is unacceptable that Interior Minister Vít Rakušan possessed an encrypted mobile phone while in office.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala told MPs that the lower house could make better use of its energy than holding a third no-confidence vote in the current government since its appointment in late 2021. He said the move reflected fear and envy that the current government is doing better than the previous one headed by ANO.
The coalition headed by Mr. Fiala has a comfortable majority, with 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house.
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10/16/2023
Germany is planning to bring back fixed checks on its borders with Czechia, Poland and Switzerland on a temporary basis, Die Welt reported on Monday. These will resemble the stationary checkpoints Germany has had on its border with Austria since 2015, the newspaper said.
The German interior minister, Nancy Faeser, intends to inform the European Commission of this plan, Die Welt said. The news was confirmed by the Czech minister of the interior, Vít Rakušan.
The reason for change is a rise in the number of asylum applications received in Germany, which has been struggling to deal with people traffickers.
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10/16/2023
The average price of flats in Czechia fell by 1.4 percent quarter-on-quarter to CZK 90,900 per square metre in the second quarter of this year, according to data released by consulting company Deloitte on Monday. It was the third consecutive quarter in which apartment prices declined.
All large Czech cities, apart from Pardubice, Jihlava and Ostrava, saw prices fall in the second quarter.
A Deloitte representative said the decline was not dramatic but part of a continuing trend, with demand for flats on the wane due to high inflation and rising energy prices, as well as a jump in interest rates and construction prices.
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10/16/2023
The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, began a visit to Czechia with an address at a Forum 2000 Conference in Prague on Monday. She told delegates that she had no doubt that Moldova would win the battle for democracy, which she said was essential for her country.
In her keynote address, Ms. Sandu also thanked the states of Central and Eastern Europe for their support for Moldova’s efforts to join the European Union.
Her trip also includes a visit to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and meetings with top officials such as President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
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