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05/29/2024
Teaching about the history and nature of the LGBT+ community will not be compulsory for schools in Czechia, although it has been recommended by the Ministry of Education, the Association for the Didactics of History said in reaction to a heated public debate on the issue among parents. Education Minister Mikuláš Bek advised schools to include it in the curriculum as an essential part of the development of human rights. There has been some controversy as to whether the topic should be covered in history classes. The head of the Association of Primary School Principals, Luboš Zajic, said the topic should appear in the curriculum, but admitted that it would be a challenge for teachers.
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05/29/2024
President Petr Pavel will award the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Prague Castle on Thursday. This high state distinction is awarded by the president to people who have made outstanding contributions to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights.
Mr. Stoltenberg will be in Prague to attend an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers scheduled to take place in the Czech capital on Thursday and Friday. The meeting will focus on the war in Ukraine and preparations for the alliance's summit in Washington in July.
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05/28/2024
Fifteen EU and NATO countries have contributed more than EUR 1.6 billion (CZK 39.5 billion) to the Czech shells-for Ukraine initiative, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said at a joint press briefing with a group of EU leaders in Prague on Tuesday. The first tens of thousands of 155 mm calibre ammunition will arrive in Ukraine in the course of June, and the country can expect the first shipment in the next few days, the prime minister said.
The Czech prime minister hosted a work dinner for a group of EU leaders and the prime minister of Ukraine aimed at coordinating and strengthening aid to Ukraine in the face of continuing Russian aggression. The meeting was attended by the prime misters of the Netherlands, Denmark and Latvia, as well as Polish President Andrej Duda and US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.
President Duda said this was a crucial moment in the conflict and Europe must do everything to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s aggression. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country would deliver parts of a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal thanked Prime Minister Fiala for calling the meeting, saying his country “is and will remain the shield of Europe”. He stressed the importance of the Czech shells-for Ukraine initiative, adding that it was vital for the ammunition to reach the front line as soon as possible.
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05/28/2024
Wednesday should be partly cloudy with rain in the western part of the country and day temperatures between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius.
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05/28/2024
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its 58th edition, which will offer 32 films in the main program, almost half of them debuts. Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, who was awarded the Crystal Globe in Karlovy Vary two years ago, will sit on the jury this year, together with producer Christine Vachon, director Gábor Reisz, poet and novelist Sjón and actress Eliška Křenková.
Czech cinematography will have two representatives in the main competition – Tiny Lights by director Beata Parkanová and Adam Martinec's feature debut Pig Slaughter.
The festival opens on June 28 and will close with a gala award ceremony on July 6.
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05/28/2024
The Chamber of Deputies is due to open an extraordinary session on the pension reforms proposed by the government on Tuesday afternoon. The debate on the highly controversial bill is expected to last for two days and drag long into the night hours. The opposition parties have already announced lengthy speeches by their representatives.
The draft proposal envisages gradually raising the retirement age, now set at 65, a different basis for calculating old-age pensions, a lower indexation of pensions and a minimum pension amounting to 20 percent of the average wage. Most of the changes would affect people born after 1966. The opposition parties and trade unions are vehemently against the proposal.
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05/28/2024
Regional elections and the first round of elections to a third of the Senate will be held together on September 20-21, the Office of the President announced on its website. The second round of Senate elections is expected to take place a week later. The date of elections is traditionally announced by the head of state and countersigned by the prime minister. Parties and movements will have until mid-July to nominate their candidates for both elections. The legal deadline for nominations ends on 16 July.
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05/28/2024
The leaders of five EU member states, US representatives and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal will attend a working dinner in Prague on Tuesday evening aimed at improving the coordination of aid to Ukraine in the face of continuing Russian aggression. The dinner, hosted by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, will be attended by Polish President Andrzej Duda, and the prime ministers of Denmark, The Netherlands and Latvia. The discussion will cover the Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative, Ukraine's air defence and European cooperation in the defence industry.
The talks will precede an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague on Thursday and Friday also focusing on the war in Ukraine.
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05/28/2024
Czech President Petr Pavel is on a two-day state visit to Jordan, where he will be received by King Abdullah II, and meet with Prime Minister Bisher Hasavna and parliament deputies on Wednesday. Shortly after arriving in Amman the Czech president handed over a consignment of humanitarian aid, which the Jordanian authorities will distribute to civilians in the Gaza Strip and equipment for local hospitals including positioning and transport beds from Linet and incubators for neonatal wards. He also met with Czech ophthalmologists working in Jordan in the MEDEVAC medical programme.
Mr. Pavel spoke with the King of Jordan by telephone a month ago about the developments in the Middle East and about the possibilities for providing humanitarian aid for Gaza.
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05/28/2024
The Czech hockey team were greeted by thousands of jubilant fans in Prague's Old Town Square on Monday evening to celebrate their victory over Switzerland in the Ice Hockey World Championship final on Sunday. The entire team, headed by captain Roman Červenka, got up on stage while the crowd sang along to the Czech national anthem and We Are the Champions by Queen. The celebrations continued until the evening, but the police and paramedics only had to deal with a few minor isolated incidents.
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