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04/26/2024
Czech chemical company Synthesia plans to increase its production of nitrocellulose, a key material needed for the production of gunpowder, by 16 percent from the 6,000 tonnes a year it currently produces, Czech daily e15 reports. The company has already started investing in increasing its production capacity and the process should be complete by the end of 2026. Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the company has been unable to meet the demand of arms makers.
According to Czech Defence and Security Industry Association head Jiří Hynek, there are only three major producers of nitrocellulose in Europe, in France, Serbia and Czechia respectively, with Synthesia being the largest in terms of nitrocellulose production for the arms industry.
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04/26/2024
A convoy of historic army vehicles passed through Prague on Friday before heading to western and southern Bohemia, in order to commemorate 79 years since the end of the Second World War and pay tribute to the US soliders who liberated that part of Czechoslovakia in 1945. The event has been held annually on the last Friday in April since 2005.
The convoy of 16 vehicles and two motorbikes set off from the Vltava embankment in Prague's Malá Strana district and stopped by the American embassy, before heading onwards to the parts of Czechoslovakia liberated by the US army at the end of World War II. The anniversary will culminate with Freedom Celebrations in Plzeň from May 3 - May 6 which include a military-historical and cultural program, outdoor gatherings, concerts, exhibitions and meetings with veterans.
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04/25/2024
MP Helena Langšádlová has resigned from the post of Science, Research and Innovation Minister, her party TOP 09 announced in a press release on Thursday. At a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, Ms. Langšádlová said she had underestimated the communication side of the role but will remain an MP for TOP 09. She will continue to work on the fight against disinformation and will join the parliamentary committee for hybrid threats.
The outgoing science minister told Czech daily Deník N in an interview earlier on Thursday that she had decided to resign because she had lost the support of her party, which didn't like the fact that she wasn't able to sell her work to the public.
The party leadership wants to discuss who will replace her as science minister with Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President Petr Pavel.
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04/25/2024
Friday is expected to be mostly overcast but dry, with a chance of some sunshine in the morning. Daytime temperatures should range between 8 and 15 degrees Celsius.
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04/25/2024
The shooting at Charles University's Faculty of Arts in December and related events had a significant psychological impact on 9,000 people, according to police estimates. The Czech Police published a report on their website on Thursday about the psychological assistance provided to people affected by the tragedy. By mid-February, the police had recorded over 6,500 instances of individuals receiving professional psychological support or other services in the field of mental health in connection with the shooting, with hundreds of experts from the Integrated Rescue System and partner organisations providing them with support and crisis intervention.
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04/25/2024
Damage to fruit harvests due to the recent overnight frosts could exceed CZK 1 billion, fruit growers estimate. The cold temperatures destroyed almost 100 percent of the harvest in Bohemia and about 50 percent of the harvest in Moravia, although the situation may worsen there as ground frosts are expected to continue in the southwestern part of the country until Friday night. The Ministry of Agriculture is planning to launch a program to help fruit growers recover some of their costs, Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný announced on Thursday.
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04/25/2024
There is no point in continuing negotiations about economic and social reforms with the government, even with the mediation of President Petr Pavel, the opposition ANO party agreed at a meeting on Thursday. Karel Havlíček, first deputy leader of the party, told reporters this after the meeting, adding that Petr Fiala's cabinet had said they would not raise taxes or change pension indexation, but then did the opposite.
The latest dispute between the coalition and the opposition happened when ANO cancelled its participation at a scheduled meeting on Monday about the pension reform, mediated by President Pavel, with Labour Minister Marian Jurečka and other government representatives. ANO said it would not take responsibility for something that the government intends to push through with or without its support.
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04/25/2024
More Czechs attribute responsibility for the current escalation of the conflict in the Middle East to Palestine (22 percent) than to Israel (6 percent), according to a survey published by the Public Opinion Research Centre (CVVM). However, the largest number (40 percent) place the blame equally on both sides, the poll found. More people than in the past blame somebody for the conflict other than the main two actors involved. More than 20 percent have no opinion on the matter.
Almost half of the respondents, 47 percent, agreed that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip are justified, while 26 percent disagreed. Fewer respondents, 34 percent, rated Israel's response to the Hamas attack on their country in October as proportionate, while a slightly larger number, 37 percent, thought it was not. There was also a relatively high proportion of people, ranging from 25 to 30 percent, who were undecided on questions regarding the legitimacy and proportionateness of Israel's response.
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04/25/2024
Improving the living conditions of people abroad is not only a sign of goodwill but also an investment in Czechia's own security and prosperity, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said in his opening speech on National Development Day, taking place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. Czechia has a long-standing tradition of helping abroad and plays an active role in creating stability in various regions around the world, he said, mentioning Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as examples.
President Petr Pavel, who also took part in the event, echoed Mr. Lipavský's sentiments and also said that Czechs had demonstrated through their generosity in donating to charity collections and fundraisers that they cared about helping others. He referenced the extraordinary wave of solidarity towards Ukrainian refugees in particular.
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04/24/2024
Researchers from Masaryk University's Centre for Media Ethics and Dialogue have demanded an apology from Jan Souček, the director of Czech Television, for calling their integrity into question over their analysis of the public broadcaster's coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Czech Television commissioned experts last year from Brno's Masaryk University to analyse its news coverage of the Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli reprisals in Gaza. In their final report which they produced in March, the researchers concluded that the broadcaster had favoured the Israeli perspective, ignored the wider context and dehumanised the Palestinians, which may have contributed to public polarisation. At a Czech Television board meeting, General Director Jan Souček then accused the authors of the study of bias towards the Palestinians and of participating in pro-Palestinian events, which the researchers denied. They are now seeking an apology from Mr. Souček, describing his accusation as an attack on their professional integrity.
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