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03/24/2025
The damage to the environment from the toxic benzene spill in Hustopeče nad Bečvou in the Přerov region will exceed several fold the originally estimated CZK 100 million, according to the Czech Environmental Inspectorate. The final amount will depend on the extent of sanitation measures needed to clean up the environment, the inspectorate said. Further damage amounting to CZK 125 million to the infrastructure and the train remains the same, Railway Inspectorate spokesman Martin Drápal told the Czech Press Agency.
Firefighters pumped tons of toxic benzene from the damaged tanks of a freight train that derailed and caught fire near Hustopeče nad Bečvou in the Přerov region at the beginning of March. The spill affected the local water reservoir and contaminated the soil.
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03/24/2025
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages in the Czech Republic have jumped by 26.4 percent over the past three years. However, food prices have also risen enormously in other EU countries, with the Czech Republic ranking thirteenth in a comparison of price rises, according to data released by Eurostat. By comparison, food prices rose faster in this period in Slovakia (37.1 percent), Poland (33.9 percent) and even Germany (27.1 percent), where many Czechs living close to the border shop to save money.
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03/24/2025
Diplomacy Week, organized by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to introduce students and the general public to the work and goals of career diplomats. More than 60 schools, dozens of embassies in Prague, Czech embassies abroad and partners from non-profit organisations have joined the first edition of the event, Daniel Drake, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, told the Czech Press Agency. Czech and foreign career diplomats will visit high schools across the Czech Republic, students will visit selected embassies in Prague, and there will be public discussions at the Scout Institute and media appearances by diplomats," he said. Diplomacy Week will run until 28 March.
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03/24/2025
The Czech Republic's foreign debt amounted to CZK 5.271 trillion at the end of last year. It was CZK 460.4 billion higher year-on-year and represented 65.8 percent of gross domestic product, according to preliminary data released by the Czech National Bank on Monday. In the last quarter of 2024, the foreign debt increased by CZK 92.9 billion.
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03/24/2025
Economic experts warn that the future of the steel industry in the Czech Republic and in the European Union is uncertain. The sector could continue to shrink or cease to exist in its current form, they say. The industry is negatively affected not only by the overall slowdown in the European economy, but also by low demand, expensive energy prices, pressure for greener production and imports of cheap steel from Asia.
Data from the Steelworkers' Union shows that Czech steel mills produced 2.4 million tons of crude steel last year, the lowest production for the second consecutive year. Compared to 2023, domestic steel production fell by another quarter last year.
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03/24/2025
Czech intelligence officials are warning of a potentially dangerous scenario in which thousands of Ukrainian war veterans could head to the Czech Republic to join their families after the end of the war in Ukraine. They say that some veterans with post war traumas could pose a serious security risk. Interior Minister Vít Rakušan previously said that no more Ukrainians would be granted temporary protection after the war ends, so family reunifications would have to take place in accordance with the law on the residence of foreign nationals.
According to the Interior Ministry, there are more than 399,000 refugees from Ukraine in the Czech Republic, including more than 170,000 women aged between 18 and 65.
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03/24/2025
Tuesday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain in the central and southern parts of the country and day temperatures between 12 to 16 degrees Celsius.
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03/24/2025
Many ski resorts in the Krkonoše Mountains and the Orlické Mountains in the Hradec Králové Region have ended the winter season or will resume on a limited basis from Monday. However, the main ski resorts in the Krkonoše Mountains remain open, with plenty of snow still on the slopes. They hope to be able to stay in operation until Easter. Thousands of skiers filled the slopes this past weekend, which was bright and sunny in the higher altitudes.
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03/24/2025
Three villages in Moravia were hit by flash floods on Sunday following heavy rain. Firefighters intervened in Banín, Rudná and Svojanov, clearing mud deposits from flooded garages and cellars, clearing sewer drains and clogged bridges. No significant damage was reported. The weekend brought the first storms of the year in the Czech Republic and the rainy weather is expected to continue for most of the week.
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03/23/2025
Monday should be partly cloudy to overcast with daytime highs between 12 and 16 degrees Celsius.
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