A newborn boy was placed in a babybox in the South Bohemian town of České Budějovice on Thursday morning. It is the 18th child this year to be abandoned in this manner. Ludvík Hess, the...
Daily news summary 12.12.2019
EU Summit in Brussels Prague-Taipei agreement Purchase of US helicopters
Cyber-attack causes major disruptions to small-town Czech hospital
The danger of cyber-attacks on key infrastructure was made clear in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, when one left a small-town hospital largely immobilised, forcing staff to move some patients to other facilities. But what kind...
Security expert: More can be done to make hospitals safer
The deadly attack in Ostrava’s university hospital in which a gunman killed six people and injured three others on Tuesday, shocked the nation and opened up many questions regarding security around so-called “soft targets”. I spoke...
General Opata: purchase of US helicopters move forward for Czech army
Czech Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar is due to sign a deal on the purchase of twelve US helicopters for the Czech Army with his US counterpart Mark Esper in Washington on Thursday. The ministry...
Weather
Friday is expected to be mostly overcast with daytime temperatures ranging between 0 and 4 degrees Celsius.
Czechs to spend more on Christmas this year
Czechs are spending increasing amounts of money on Christmas, according to a survey carried out by the agency Nielsen Admosphere, presented on Thursday. The average amount Czechs will spend on Christmas shopping is CZK 12,297, which...
Prague councillors approve signing of sister-city pact with Taipei
The Prague City Hall assembly on Thursday approved the signing of a sister-city agreement with the capital of Taiwan, Taipei. According to Prague mayor Zdeněk Hřib, the agreement should be apolitical and cover cooperation in the...
Minimum respectable salary in Czechia is CZK 31,463
Minimum respectable salary in the Czech Republic, which would cover the basic needs, as well as entertainment and small-time savings, is CZK 31,463, according to experts from Czech Sociological Institute and Fridrich Ebert Foundation. ...
Czechs forking out more money on Christmas
Czechs are spending increasing amounts of money on Christmas, according to a survey carried out by the agency Nielsen Admosphere. The average amount Czechs will spend on Christmas shopping this year is CZK 12,297, which...