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04/04/2025
Members of the German far-right group known as the Saxon Separatists practised live-fire shooting in Czechia and Poland, according to an investigation by Der Spiegel, Der Standard, and MDR journalists. The group, whose members were arrested in November, is accused of preparing for the collapse of the German state and plotting to establish a new system in eastern Germany inspired by Nazi ideology. Their plans included urban combat training, use of night vision equipment, and "ethnic cleansing." Some members also belonged to the far-right AfD party, which expelled them after the arrests. Links to Austrian neo-Nazis have also emerged.
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04/04/2025
Inflation in the Czech Republic remained at 2.7 percent in March, unchanged from February, according to preliminary data from the Czech Statistical Office. While food prices accelerated, with unprocessed food rising by 9.3 percent, energy prices fell more sharply by 4.9 percent. Without the drop in energy prices, overall inflation would have reached 3.8 percent. Analysts had expected inflation to slow to 2.4 percent. Meanwhile, Czech retail sales rose by 3.8 percent year-on-year in February, driven mainly by internet sales and fuel. Online sales jumped by 13.2 percent, while sales of household goods and clothing declined.
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04/04/2025
Czech politicians, economists and businesses have criticized US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, warning of negative impacts on the economy. According to the finance ministry, the measures could slow GDP growth by 0.6 to 0.7 percentage points. The Exporters’ Association expects the subcontracting industry to be hit hardest, raising concerns over production cuts and job losses. While government leaders stress the need for a strong European response, opposition party ANO opposes retaliatory steps. The industry ministry plans to boost export support and diversify markets beyond the US. President Trump’s tariffs, set at 20% for EU imports, aim to boost American manufacturing.
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04/04/2025
Due to the risk of foot-and-mouth disease, all trucks over 3.5 tonnes from Slovakia can enter the Czech Republic only through five designated border crossings from Friday onwards. These are Mosty u Jablunkova, Bílá-Bumbálka, Starý Hrozenkov, Břeclav-Brodské on the D2 motorway near Lanžhot, and Hodonín. Technical adjustments are underway to enable disinfection of as many vehicles as possible. Trucks carrying animals, animal products, or feed are restricted to the first four crossings and will undergo more thorough disinfection. The measures follow outbreaks in Slovakia and Hungary, with the latest confirmed case just 50 kilometres from the Czech border.
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04/03/2025
The Czech Ammunition Initiative has secured additional financial resources from Canada, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Deliveries of artillery ammunition could continue until September, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told reporters on Thursday at NATO headquarters in Brussels, where a two-day meeting of the Alliance's foreign ministers is beginning.
Last year, Czechia facilitated the delivery of around 1.5 million pieces of artillery ammunition of various calibers to Ukraine. Several allied countries have joined the Czech ammunition initiative.
According to the foreign minister, the initiative helped reduce Russia's artillery superiority on the battlefield by 500 percent.
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04/03/2025
On Friday, expect partly cloudy skies with some isolated fogs. Temperatures will range between 12 °C and 20 °C.
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04/03/2025
On Thursday, under strict safety conditions, experts began removing part of the soil contaminated with benzene from the accident site in Hustopeče nad Bečvou. This comes more than a month after the crash of tankers carrying the toxic substance. The operation followed the complex task of clearing wreckage and destroyed railway infrastructure.
The Czech Environmental Inspectorate (ČIŽP) described the removal of the contaminated soil as a highly risky operation, with firefighters also monitoring benzene fumes in the air during the process. The excavated soil will be sent to a landfill for biological cleaning.
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04/03/2025
A 40-year-old man will serve six years in prison for sexually assaulting a female patient after anesthesia in a Třebíč hospital. The sentence imposed by the Brno Regional Court was confirmed today by the High Court in Olomouc. According to the Court of Appeal's decision, he must also pay CZK 150,000 in damages to the victim.
The incident happened two years ago. The father of two no longer works at the hospital, but is employed on the triage line. While he confessed to the crime when questioned by police, he denied it in court.
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04/03/2025
The opposition ANO party believes the government coalition's proposal to amend asylum and migration rules, which was supported by the government on Wednesday, is unjustified, unreasonable, and harmful.
ANO plans to vote for its rejection in the Chamber of Deputies. However, if the proposal passes, it will call for the draft amendment to be discussed through the standard legislative process, including all assessments and committee deliberations.
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04/03/2025
Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný told Czech Radio that the government is continuing to strengthen measures to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into Czechia. Since Thursday, soldiers have been assisting with emergency border checks.
The ministries of agriculture and transport are also working on increasing the number of disinfected trucks at selected border crossings. Foot-and-mouth disease has not yet been confirmed in Czechia.
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