• Czech Army chief again says Russia-NATO conflict possible
    05/31/2023

    The head of the Czech Army, Karel Řehka, has again said that a future conflict between Russia and NATO cannot be ruled out. Speaking at the Globsec security conference in Bratislava on Wednesday, the chief of the General Staff said that Russia’s behaviour and actions suggested it was on a trajectory toward conflict with NATO.

    Major General Řehka said that Russia was increasingly hostile and unpredictable and that people must recognise that it is a direct threat. He has made similar comments recently.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechia to apply for non-permanent seat on UN Security Council
    05/31/2023

    Czechia plans to apply for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, the country’s minister of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavský, said on Wednesday. Mr. Lipavský said the country would campaign intensively for the prestigious place on the council in the period 2032–2033. Voting will take place in 2031.

    The minister said he had consulted Czechia’s candidacy with the country’s prime minister and president and both had backed the idea.

    Mr. Lipavský said that Czechia had a sense of responsibility to defend the UN Charter and wished to contribute to maintaining international security and the promotion of human rights.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Demand for solar panel systems remains high in Czechia
    05/31/2023

    There is continued high demand for solar panel systems in Czechia, providers have told the Czech News Agency. Energy company ČEZ Prodej said it had installed over 2,000 by the end of this month, which represented a rise of 50 percent year-on-year. E.ON said it had recorded five-fold growth in sales of solar panel systems.

    Both providers said they had accelerated installation in a bid to keep up with demand.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    05/31/2023

    It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. Sunny skies are expected at the weekend and early next week.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czech PM to meet French President Macron in Bratislava
    05/31/2023

    Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and Slovak head of state Zuzana Čaputová in Bratislava on Thursday within the international Globsec security conference.

    The Czech head of government, who is set to give a speech at the conference, will also meet with his counterpart Ľudovít Ódor, who took office in mid-May, to discuss the deepening of cooperation between the two countries.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • President Pavel leaves for a two-day visit to Austria
    05/31/2023

    Czech President Petr Pavel leaves on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Austria. The Czech head of state will be received on Thursday by his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen. He will also hold talks with Austrian National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka and Defence Minister Claudia Tanner.

    Besides EU and NATO cooperation, the main topics on the agenda will include the war in Ukraine, the integration of the Western Balkans into the EU and regional cooperation.

    Pavel's visit to Austria will conclude a series of trips to the neighbouring countries, which he started shortly after taking office in March. The President, who will be accompanied by his wife, will travel on a regular train.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather forecast
    05/30/2023

    Wednesday will be mostly sunny with day temperatures ranging between 21 and 25 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Professor Jan Wintr likely to be appointed constitutional judge
    05/30/2023

    The Senate’s Human Rights Committee on Tuesday recommended the former president of the Supreme Administrative Court Josef Baxa and former Judicial Union head Daniela Zemanová to be appointed as constitutional judges.

    Mrs. Zemanová won the unanimous support of all seven committee members present in a secret vote on Tuesday, while Baxa received one vote less.

    The upper house’s Constitutional Law Committee last week voted against their appointment. However, both of the committees agreed on endorsing the appointment of constitutional law professor Jan Wintr.

    The Senate will decide about the three candidates for constitutional judges at its session on Wednesday. Prior to the vote, President Pavel is expected to justify his nominations to the senators.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Foreign Minister Lipavský condemns attacks on KFOR troops
    05/30/2023

    Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has condemned Monday's attack on members of the international KFOR mission in Kosovo. Both Pristina and Belgrade must take immediate steps to ease tensions, the Czech head of diplomacy wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

    Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have been protesting for several days against newly elected Albanian mayors who took up their posts last week.

    More than 30 NATO peacekeeping soldiers have been injured in clashes with Serb protesters while defending the town halls.

  • Scabies cases on rise in Czechia
    05/30/2023

    Some 3,462 cases of scabies were recorded in Czechia at the end of April, which is the highest figure in the past 20 years and twice as high as in the same period last year.

    Experts attribute the rise in scabies incidence to its absence during Covid lockdowns and to the overall decline in immunity.

    The main symptom of scabies, which is transmitted mostly by close body contact or through bed linen, is severe itching and a rash on the skin.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

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