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10/03/2024
More than a third of the expected 500,000 rounds of ammunition, scheduled for delivery by the end of the year under a Czech initiative, has already reached Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Zvaryč. In an interview with the Czech Press Agency (ČTK), Zvaryč said he had no information about issues with the ammunition, contrary to recent reports from the German newspaper Handelsblatt. Ukraine is also in talks with the Czech Ministry of Defence to expand the initiative, which sources artillery ammunition for Ukraine from countries both within and outside the EU.
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10/03/2024
Rectors, along with Education Minister Mikuláš Bek, will formally open the new academic year at a ceremony in Prague's Congress Centre today. Attendees will include university officials, politicians, and representatives from the National Accreditation Office. Speakers will include Eva Zažímalová, head of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Milena Králíčková, rector of Charles University. The event will be followed by a plenary session of the Czech Rectors' Conference, focusing on the future of higher education and university funding.
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10/03/2024
The government has moved to correct disparities in the financing of the education sector, Education Minister Mikuláš Bek told journalists on Wednesday. The present system gives all schools the same amount of money regardless of how demanding their work is or how good a job they do, he said. The proposed amendment will make it possible to send more money to schools that work with socially disadvantaged children or work systematically with gifted children, Bek said. The proposal also introduces rules for the functioning of school psychologists and assistants for children with special needs in primary schools.
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10/03/2024
The government has approved a framework for the deployment of Czech troops in foreign operations in the next two years, the Ministry of Defense said in a press release. According to the proposal, a total of 2,666 Czech soldiers could serve in foreign missions in 2025, and 2,571 a year later. The missions would still need to be approved by Parliament. According to the ministry, the Czech Republic will primarily contribute to further strengthening NATO's eastern wing, which the alliance has been bolstering since the start of Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The plans include maintaining the Czech presence in Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia and envisages Czech participation in missions in Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
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10/03/2024
Government and union representatives meet on Thursday to negotiate wage increases for public sector employees. Unions are seeking an 8% overall budget increase and a 10% rise in base salaries from January. The government, led by Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura (Civic Democratic Party), has proposed a 5% increase, which is included in the draft state budget. Talks were delayed due to recent floods. Unions want most of the increase directed to base salaries, while ministers suggest some funds should go toward performance-based bonuses, with more focus on lower-wage workers.
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10/03/2024
Lawmakers will continue debating the contentious pension reform today, where they can propose amendments. The special session also includes a bill to raise radio and television fees and expand the pool of payers, though it is unclear if it will reach its second reading.
On Wednesday, after 13 hours of debate, the broader pension changes remained unresolved, with opposition criticism and obstructive speeches dominating the discussion. The Social Affairs Committee had previously recommended approving the reform, which includes raising the retirement age incrementally, while the opposition insists on maintaining the current retirement age of 65.
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10/02/2024
Thursday should be mostly overcast scattered showers and daytime highs between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius.
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10/02/2024
Charity organisations will distribute CZK 200 million from their collections among the 3, 800 households directly affected by the floods, the ctk news agency reported. In the first phase of the aid program each household that was flooded will receive CZK 50,000 for basic necessities, while the rest will be distributed to those hardest hit. The NGOs Adra, Red Cross Czech Republic, People in Need, Diakonie and Caritas have agreed on a joint procedure for the disbursement of aid. Together they have collected close to half a billion crowns in aid of flood victims.
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10/02/2024
The lower house of Parliament is in session to further discuss proposed changes to the pensions system and higher license fees for the country’s public broadcasters, Czech Television and Czech Radio. Both drafts have come under fire from the opposition parties who are likely to use obstruction tactics. The bills are being debated in a second reading and MPs will be submitting individual amendments. The chamber’s Committee for Social Affairs earlier recommended approving the government's proposal to increase the retirement age above 65 by one month a year instead of the originally proposed two months. The government is arguing that pushing back the retirement age is one of the tools to contribute to the sustainability of the pensions system and reduce pension deficits.
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10/02/2024
The ruling parties are working to amend the coalition agreement, following the departure of the Pirate Party from the government. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Christian Democrat leader Marian Jurečka the amendment will concern changes to the format of negotiations, the number of parties involved and the division of ministries and portfolios. The government’s program priorities will remain the same. For this reason, Prime Minister Petr Fiala says he sees no need to ask the Chamber of Deputies for a vote of confidence.
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