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05/27/2024
The European Commission has approved state aid for a EUR 3.2 billion Czech scheme to support the production of electricity from new and modernised high-efficiency combined heat and power (‘CHP') plants, the EC announced in a press release on Monday. The Czech scheme is supposed to contribute to the implementation of Czechia's National Energy and Climate Plan, the European Green Deal and the EU's energy efficiency targets. The scheme is expected to run until the end of 2025.
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05/27/2024
Tuesday is expected to be overcast with a chance of rain throughout the day. Daytime temperatures should range between 15 and 19 degrees Celsius.
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05/27/2024
Following last year's revelation by the Czech counterintelligence service BIS that a Russian agent in Czechia had been tasked with spreading propaganda about the war in Ukraine, Russia quickly responded by stopping the agent's activities, BIS head Michal Koudelka said at a parliamentary security conference on Monday. The public release of the information had therefore served its purpose, he added, as well as serving the additional functions of informing the public and of triggering a political discussion.
The BIS head said that Czechia is currently facing disinformation threats from Russia and China, with Russian propaganda mainly aimed at weakening public support for Ukraine and undermining trust in the state.
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05/27/2024
Czechia must commit to spending at least 2 percent of its GDP on defence now, otherwise in the future it may have to spend as much as five or six percent, warned national security advisor Tomáš Pojar at a parliamentary security conference on Monday. He said this was especially important in view of the next US elections, as whoever the winner turns out to be, Europe will need to show that it takes its own defence seriously.
The 2 percent figure comes from a target set by NATO that two thirds of Allies are expected to meet or exceed in 2024. Last year, Czechia only spent 1.37 percent of its GDP on national defence, according to Defence Minister Jana Černochová.
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05/27/2024
Whooping cough is continuing to spread in Czechia, with 1428 new cases being registered in the past week. A total of 16,260 people have come down with the disease since the start of the year, according to the latest figures from the State Health Institute. The age group with the highest number of cases is still teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, while the regions with the highest number of cases are Central Bohemia and South Bohemia.
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05/27/2024
The European Union has followed a Czech proposal and placed two individuals and a company on its sanctions list relating to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Czech-based pro-Kremlin website Voice of Europe and two people behind it, Viktor Medvedchuk and Artem Marchevskyi, were added to Czechia’s own sanctions list in late March after the country’s counterintelligence uncovered the influence network they were involved in, including the paying of cash to European politicians.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague on Monday described the EU’s decision to follow Czechia's lead on the sanctions as a success for Czech diplomacy. It said the country was ready to “cut off more Russian tentacles at the European level.”
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05/27/2024
Over three million people in Czechia, which has a population of 10.7 million, watched the final of the Ice Hockey World Championships between the Czechs and Switzerland on Sunday evening, according to preliminary figures released by Czech Television. Another half million watched the game, which the Czechs won 2:0 at Prague’s O2 Arena, on-line, the broadcaster said.
The previous record for a live sports broadcast on Czech Television was 2.345 million, for a hockey game between Czechia and Slovakia at the 2014 Olympics.
Sunday’s final enjoyed 82 percent share among TV viewers in Czechia at that time.
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05/26/2024
Czechia have won the Ice Hockey World Championships. The hosts beat Switzerland 2:0 in the tournament final at Prague’s O2 Arena on Sunday night for the country’s first gold medal in the competition in 14 years.
The game was scoreless for the first two periods before David Pastrňák found the net with a long-range strike halfway through the third with his first goal of the tournament. David Kämpf then made certain of victory with less than a minute remaining on the clock, triggering scenes of euphoria on the Czech bench and throughout the sold-out venue.
Pastrňák was named most valuable player while Czech goaltender Lukáš Dostál again proved crucial to his side’s success, later picking up the award for goalie of the tournament.
The game was relayed on big screens on Prague’s Old Town Square and elsewhere around the country and enjoyed enormous public interest.
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05/26/2024
Fewer TV viewers in Czechia watched Saturday’s Czech victory over Sweden in the semi-finals of the Ice Hockey World Championships than saw their quarter-finals win over the USA on Thursday.
However, Saturday’s game enjoyed a greater audience share, with over 72 percent of all viewers at that time following the game, a spokesperson for Czech Television told the Czech News Agency. This is the highest share for a hockey game since the championship, which has been taking place in Prague and Ostrava, began.
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05/26/2024
The annual Ride of the Kings folk celebration took place in Vlčnov in the Uherské Hradiště area, South Moravia, on Sunday. A nine-year-old boy, František Janča, was chosen as king, leading a procession on horseback through the village. Also taking part were young men, for whom the event signified their transition to manhood.
The Ride of the Kings is one of the most significant folk costumes in Czechia.
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