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10/17/2023
The conflicts in Ukraine and Israel are about the future of Western civilisation and its core values of respect for human life and respect for civilians, says Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. Speaking at the SH!FTS investment conference in Prague on Tuesday, he said it was therefore necessary to support those who are the victims of aggressors.
The two conflicts have also underlined the importance of strengthening Czechia’s own resilience, Mr. Fiala told delegates.
He said Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was a brutal but conventional military conflict, while the Hamas attack on Israel was unalloyed terrorism.
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10/17/2023
Five people were injured on Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a truck at a level crossing in the district of Bělidla in the Moravian city of Olomouc.
A large fire involving the train, the truck and a passenger car broke out at the scene, the local fire service said. Seven fire units were sent to the scene and smoke was visible several kilometres away.
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10/17/2023
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 12 degrees Celsius. More cloudy weather is expected for the rest of the week.
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10/17/2023
Staff at Czech universities went on strike on Tuesday in protest at the financing of third-level education. The national universities union called a one-hour “warning strike” for between 2 and 3 pm, though some faculties held a one-day industrial action.
Representatives of universities say a government plan to keep their budgets in 2024 at the same level as this year is indicative of long-term underfunding in the sector.
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10/17/2023
A debate on a no-confidence vote in the Czech government got underway on Tuesday. The motion was submitted by opposition leaders ANO, who say it is unacceptable that Interior Minister Vít Rakušan possessed an encrypted mobile phone while in office.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala told MPs that the lower house could make better use of its energy than holding a third no-confidence vote in the current government since its appointment in late 2021. He said the move reflected fear and envy that the current government is doing better than the previous one headed by ANO.
The coalition headed by Mr. Fiala has a comfortable majority, with 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house.
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10/16/2023
Germany is planning to bring back fixed checks on its borders with Czechia, Poland and Switzerland on a temporary basis, Die Welt reported on Monday. These will resemble the stationary checkpoints Germany has had on its border with Austria since 2015, the newspaper said.
The German interior minister, Nancy Faeser, intends to inform the European Commission of this plan, Die Welt said. The news was confirmed by the Czech minister of the interior, Vít Rakušan.
The reason for change is a rise in the number of asylum applications received in Germany, which has been struggling to deal with people traffickers.
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10/16/2023
The average price of flats in Czechia fell by 1.4 percent quarter-on-quarter to CZK 90,900 per square metre in the second quarter of this year, according to data released by consulting company Deloitte on Monday. It was the third consecutive quarter in which apartment prices declined.
All large Czech cities, apart from Pardubice, Jihlava and Ostrava, saw prices fall in the second quarter.
A Deloitte representative said the decline was not dramatic but part of a continuing trend, with demand for flats on the wane due to high inflation and rising energy prices, as well as a jump in interest rates and construction prices.
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10/16/2023
The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, began a visit to Czechia with an address at a Forum 2000 Conference in Prague on Monday. She told delegates that she had no doubt that Moldova would win the battle for democracy, which she said was essential for her country.
In her keynote address, Ms. Sandu also thanked the states of Central and Eastern Europe for their support for Moldova’s efforts to join the European Union.
Her trip also includes a visit to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and meetings with top officials such as President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
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10/16/2023
Speaking at the launch of the Forum 2000 conference in Prague, Czech President Petr Pavel said recent experience of disinformation and hybrid warfare had demonstrated that democracy is vulnerable and may not be taken for granted.
Mr. Pavel said that Czechia had in recent years focused on development and transformation cooperation with countries that are going through what Czechs experienced in the 1990s. He said, however, that there was a growing need to defend democracy even in democratic states.
Forum 2000, which was established by President Václav Havel in the mid-1990s, holds an annual conference discussing global affairs.
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10/16/2023
Czechia’s footballers beat the Faroe Islands 1:0 in a Euro 2024 qualifying game in Plzeň on Sunday evening. The only goal of the game came in the form of a penalty converted by Tomáš Souček. The Faroe Islands have traditionally been seen as a minnow in international football and are ranked 131st in the world.
The result leaves the Czechs second in their group after six games. They can reach the European Championship in Germany if they beat Moldova at home in their next qualifying game. They would also have a good chance of getting into the tournament if they drew their final two Group E games in November.
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