British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Prague earlier this week on the first stop of a tour of European capitals to explain the British position on Brexit outlined by Prime Minister Teresa May in Florence. In an interview for Czech Radio the British foreign secretary spoke about his country’s aims and priorities in...
Aung San Suu Kyi postpones visit to Czech Republic
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi has postponed her planned visit to the Czech Republic, the Czech Foreign Ministry said on its web page. The ministry said Aung San Suu Kyi...
Daily news summary 29.9.2017
EU decisions slow,criminal proceedings in Stork’s Nest, Ovčaček scandal
Police launch criminal proceedings in Stork’s Nest case
Police have launched criminal proceedings in the case of the Stork’s Nest farm and hotel complex which was investigated on suspicion of EU subsidy fraud. The case is linked to ANO leader Andrej Babiš who is suspected of having orchestrated a plan for his Stork’s Nest farm to acquire a 50 million crown…
Czech researchers gain access to Soviet World War II prisoner of war records
Czech and Slovak researchers have received a wealth of documents from the Russian authorities about the fates of thousands of Czechoslovak citizens imprisoned within the Soviet Union during and after the Second World War. The access only pertains to military archives, and involves around 38,000 Czechoslovak soldiers fighting on behalf of Nazi Germany...
Life expectancy in Czechia still behind Western Europe
Life expectancy in the Czech Republic will not reach West European standards until 2030, according to a population projection and comparative study of European states. Even though the life expectancy of Czechs has risen by...
President’s spokesman under fire after likening EU to Third Reich
President Zeman’s spokesman Jiří Ovčáček has come under fire from all sides for comparing the EU to Hitler’s Third Reich. Czech politicians labelled the comment outrageous and shameful, questioning Ovčáček ’s competence for the post. Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said Ovčáček was the president’s tool to…
Czech engineering jewel VPE snapped up by local buyer
One of the biggest specialist Czech engineering companies, Vítkovice Power Engineering (VPE) has been saved after its purchase as a going concern by a local real estate group.
Weather forecast:
Saturday should bring partly cloudy to clear skies with day temperatures between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
Prague airport warns passengers about likely traffic problems on Monday
Prague’s international airport has warned passengers to give themselves extra time to reach the airport for Monday’s flights in view of the taxi drivers’ protest planned for that day. On its web page the Vaclav Havel Airport administration predicts traffic problems and advises tourists to use city transport…