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04/04/2024
Friday will be mostly cloudy with occasional rain showers and day temperatures ranging between 17 and 21 degrees Celsius.
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04/04/2024
Prime Minister Petr Fiala wants to discuss security and economic cooperation during his visit to the United States in mid-April. In an interview for Blesk.cz on Thursday, the Czech prime minister said the visit reflects the excellent relations between the two countries and highlighted the fact that it is taking place on the 25th anniversary of Czechia’s accession to NATO.
Mr. Fiala is scheduled to hold talks with Mr. Biden at the White House on April 15. According to a statement from White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, the two politicians will reaffirm their continued support for Ukraine and discuss a wide range of topics, including security issues, economic opportunities and democratic values.
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04/04/2024
Czech-born German politician Petr Bystroň from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has denied claims that he accepted money from a Russian influence network, the DPA agency reported on Thursday. He made the statement in a letter addressed to the party leadership. The information about Mr Bystroň getting cash from the Russians came from the Czech counterintelligence service, which said last week that it had broken up a Russian group seeking to influence European elections and spread anti-Ukraine propaganda.
Mr. Bystroň previously told the Czech News Agency that AfD’s leadership wants to personally explain the whole affair after the Easter break, which ends this week.
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04/04/2024
An analysis of the tragic mix-up of two female patients at Prague’s Bulovka Hospital revealed misconduct by two employees. One remains off duty, while the other will remain at the hospital and work under supervision, the head of the hospital, Jan Kvaček, said on Thursday.
The incident, which happened last week, led doctors to perform an abortion on the wrong woman, who was four months pregnant and was supposed to undergo a routine check-up. An anonymous source told the media that both women were of Asian descent.
Mr. Kvaček apologized to the woman on behalf of the hospital and is negotiating with her about compensation.
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04/04/2024
The new EU leadership will have to deal with security and defence, as well as with its own competitiveness and enlargement, European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová said at a conference at the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague on Thursday.
The Czech EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency, who will not seek another mandate, called for continued military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as well as support for its refugees and said it was essential to maintain close cooperation with NATO.
Mrs. Jourová also said Europe would benefit from more innovations and fewer regulations. The challenge is to reduce dependence on energy sources from Russia, but also on other less reliable partners, she said.
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04/04/2024
The Prague Student Summit, an educational project organised by the Association for International Affairs, will culminate on Thursday with a conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Czechia’s accession to the European Union as well as its 25-year-long presence in NATO.
Among the speakers at the conference, which takes place at the Prague Crossroads centre, will be U.S. Ambassador to Prague Bijan Sabet and Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák. The event will be attended by more than 360 secondary school and university students.
The Prague Student Summit focuses predominantly on security and climate. This year's edition is held under the patronage of President Petr Pavel.
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04/04/2024
Research at the Biotechnology and Biomedical Centre of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec, near Prague will be expanded to study other dangerous types of viruses, the news site Novinky.cz reported. Research is currently underway on hepatitis B, HIV, Covid and the virus that spreads the so-called Rift Valley fever, which could spread from Africa to Europe. More than 100 volunteers worked in the laboratories during the Covid pandemic, examining imported samples. The research centre opened in 2014. Its renovation to a high-security facility cost almost 40 million, with an additional 25 million spent on top-grade equipment.
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04/04/2024
The Czech government has allocated several hundred million crowns for the purchase of artillery ammunition for Ukraine, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in an interview on CNN Prima News on Wednesday evening. The prime minister said that the contribution corresponds to the size of the Czech Republic. He did not specify the exact sum saying that the government had made the decision in confidential mode. According to Czech government sources, close to 20 countries have so far promised to contribute money for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine from countries outside the EU. Prague has thus collected funds to pay for 300,000 artillery shells and is negotiating the purchase of another half a million.
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04/03/2024
Thursday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain showers and day temperatures between 13 and 17 degrees Celsius.
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04/03/2024
Former President Miloš Zeman has been discharged from Motol Hospital in Prague into home care. Mr. Zeman had been hospitalized since mid-March following surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg. Doctors said the 79-year-old former president is recovering well and is gradually improving. Mr. Zeman is rehabilitating and is now able to walk with the help of a walking aid. He has been advised to take it easy for the next few weeks and postpone a planned visit to Slovakia.
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