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12/03/2025
Czechia’s largest residential developer, Central Group, is postponing all upcoming projects -around 1,000 apartments - by a year because of high construction and material costs, founder Dušan Kunovský told journalists. The company is currently building 3,200 apartments in Prague and decisions on these ongoing projects will be made within three months.
Kunovský stressed that the delays are not caused by weak demand or lack of funds, but by an “overheated” construction market that needs to cool down. He cited slow permitting, the Ukraine war, and the energy crisis as supply chain disruptions and noted that the market is now unstable, with sharp price swings.
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12/03/2025
Thursday will be mostly cloudy, with fog overnight and into the morning. Light rain or drizzle may occur. Nighttime lows will drop to around 0 °C, with daytime highs ranging from 1 to 5 °C.
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12/03/2025
According to outgoing Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, Russia is using current diplomatic talks only to buy time, the Czech News Agency reported. Before Wednesday’s NATO meeting, he said that if Moscow truly wanted peace, it would stop its military operations. Lipavský added that Tuesday’s U.S.–Russia talks brought no progress and stressed that Europe provides major political, economic, and military support to Ukraine - something the United States must factor in.
NATO foreign ministers will discuss continued support for Ukraine and increased defence spending. Norway, Germany, and Canada announced new contributions to the PURL program, which finances U.S. military equipment for Ukraine. Czechia has not joined the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List yet.
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12/03/2025
Even though the ANO party is leading the emerging government coalition (ANO, SPD, Motorists), voters of the Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD) are the most satisfied with the post-election negotiations, according to a poll by NMS Market Research for Czech Radio. Almost 90% say they are “definitely” or “rather” satisfied. ANO voters are also largely satisfied, while supporters of the outgoing government and the Pirate Party are mostly dissatisfied. Overall, 40% of Czechs say they are satisfied with the negotiations so far, while 44% are dissatisfied.
Participants also rated the proposed ministers. In total, 47% agree with the nominations - mainly ANO and SPD voters. The Motorists’ candidates, Filip Turek and Petr Macinka, rank lowest in satisfaction. At the top are two experienced ANO candidates: Adam Vojtěch and Robert Plaga.
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12/03/2025
The Mandate and Immunity Committee of the lower house will issue its recommendation to the Chamber regarding whether to lift the immunity of ANO leader Andrej Babiš and SPD leader and speaker of the Chamber, Tomio Okamura, by February 3, Committee chair Helena Válková (ANO) told journalists.
Babiš is suspected of having wrongfully acquired a 50 million crown EU grant for his Stork’s Nest Conference Centre. Tomio Okamura and his SPD have been charged with incitement to hatred over an election poster within the party’s anti-migrant election campaign. Both claim they are innocent of any wrongdoing and the accusations are politically motivated.
Since the new Czech coalition has a 108 seat majority in the lower house it is unlikely that they will be stripped of their parliamentary immunity.
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12/03/2025
The newly-elected Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura (SPD), who is leading a delegation of MPs to Slovakia on Tuesday met for talks with his Slovak counterpart Richard Raši (Hlas). They discussed cooperation at the European level. Both sides are highly critical of the ETS 2 permit system, the EU Migration Pact, and the ban on cars with combustion engines after 2035.
Okamura included only MPs from the emerging Czech governing coalition in his delegation, which drew criticism from representatives of the as yet ruling parties who announced they would visit Slovakia independently next week.
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12/02/2025
The presidents of the Visegrád Group — the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary — gather on Wednesday in Esztergom, Hungary, to address current international and regional challenges. Czech President Petr Pavel, Slovakia’s Peter Pellegrini, Poland’s Karol Nawrocki and Hungary’s Tamás Sulyok debate how to strengthen Europe’s competitive edge, close productivity and innovation gaps, and manage the ethical and social impacts of AI. They will also review the work of the International Visegrad Fund, the Czech president’s office announced on Tuesday.
Czech President Petr Pavel urged leaders to openly discuss aspects of foreign and security policy where their countries have differing views, the Czech News Agency reported. He stressed that the V4 (Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary) shares more common positions than disagreements.
Pavel highlighted the importance of good neighborly relations, positive cooperation in education, science, research, transport, and energy, and maintaining transparent communication to avoid surprises.
The V4 has previously differed on military aid to Ukraine, with Bratislava and Budapest criticizing arms deliveries to Kyiv. The incoming Czech government, formed by ANO, SPD, and the Motorists, plans to strengthen cooperation within the V4.
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12/02/2025
Doctors have recorded 2,880 cases of hepatitis A so far this year—twenty times more than last year and the highest figure since 1984. Thirty-one people have died, compared with two last year, according to data from the National Institute of Public Health.
Prague accounts for more than 40 percent of all infections, with nearly 50 new cases added in the past week alone. The Central Bohemian and Moravian-Silesian regions follow with the next-highest numbers.
Prague has stepped up regular cleaning of public transport vehicles and stations in response to the outbreak and people have been urged to observe heightened hygiene measures such as frequent hand-washing.
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12/02/2025
Jan Dušek, a leading figure of Czech stage design, has died at the age of 83. The National Theatre, his home institution, announced his passing on Tuesday. Dušek worked with the theatre for more than four decades, contributing to some 25 productions across drama, opera and ballet. Over his long career, he created sets for roughly 650 productions, often designing costumes as well.
Critics say his artistic signature was unmistakable, pared back yet inventive, shaped by a respect for materials and a keen feel for both the spirit of a text and a director’s specific vision.
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12/02/2025
Wednesday should be overcast around the country with morning fog in places and day temperatures between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius.
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