A majority of Prague City Hall councillors have backed an initiative to install a replica of the Marian Column on Old Town Square. The Marian Column was torn down in 1918 shortly after Czechoslovakia became independent...
Archive for year: 2020
Poll: Czech support for legalising same-sex marriage up slightly at 67 pct
About 67 percent of adults in the Czech Republic believe same-sex couples should be able to marry, according to a poll conducted by the Median agency in November and December. That represents a slight increase...
Daily news summary 23.1.2020
TI’s corruption index, Beijing flights, Czechs in Australian Open 3rd round
Weather
Friday should be cool and cloudy with occaisional freezing rain or light snowfall. Average daily highs should range from 2 to 5 degrees Celsius. ...
Czech philanthropists donate record sum to science
A private Czech foundation has decided to donate an unprecedented sum of money in the history of Czech philanthropy to science. Hana and Dalimil Dvořák, both leading chemists, have pledged to contribute 200 million crowns over...
New legislation approved by MPs could clear streets from car wrecks
The lower house of parliament has approved a new legislation amendment, which would make it easier for district authorities to remove aging car wrecks abandoned in the streets of Czech towns and cities. ...
Czech PM joins world leaders at Fifth World Holocaust Forum
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš joined world leaders from 49 countries at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Israel, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. During the visit the prim...
Czech farmers can again apply to use Stutox II poison against voles
Czech agricultural authorities plan to give permits to farmers to use Stutox II, a rat poison, to combat an infestation of voles in fields, orchards, meadows and vineyards. Last summer, the Ministry of Agriculture put...
E-motorway vignette order officially cancelled, Czech trade minister dismissed
A controversial order for the electronic motorway vignette in the Czech Republic has been officially cancelled, Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlíček, announced on Thursday. The 400 million crown contract, deemed overpriced by e...
Škoda Auto unions fear Fabia production may partly move to Seat
Škoda Auto unions fear partial production of the Fabia model could shift to Seat, a Spanish subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, with the departure of that company’s CEO, Luca de Meo. Production of the Superb model...