The refugee support initiative Češi pomáhaji (Czechs help) has announced it has a list of around 200 Czech families who say they are willing to accept refugees currently stationed in Greek camps. At a press...
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Daily news summary 22.11.2019
City Hall defends privacy,Prague gets top marks,Havel best president
The ideal Czech president? Experienced, assertive but diplomatic, and non-partisan
Czech presidential elections are still three years away, provided Miloš Zeman finishes his second term. But candidates hoping to succeed him should already start building their “brand” at least two years before voters head to the...
Prague places 13th among 113 world cities in terms of economic and social inclusivity
Prague ranks 13th among the world’s top 113 cities in terms of economic and social inclusivity compiled by D&L Partners. The new Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal and Awards (PICSA) Index measures factors such as the...
Czechs increasingly fond of green roofs
A growing number of building owners in the Czech Republic cover their roofs with grass and other vegetation, in order to reduce the effects of climate change, the daily Hospodářské noviny reported this week. ...
Gustav Frištenský – The legendary Czech strongman with a heart of gold
There is a Czech saying which goes “silný jako Frištenský”, or to be “as strong as Frištenský”. The trained butcher turned Greco-Roman wrestler became a legend in his country and his name remains embedded in popular...
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Saturday should be partly cloudy to overcast with day time highs reaching 9 degrees Celsius.
Poll:Václav Havel best president in modern Czech history
Václav Havel was the best president the country has had since the fall of communism in 1989, according to the results of a public survey conducted by the STEM agency. Václav Havel was rated top...
Government to make public long-term investment plan by Christmas
The government will present a long-term national investment plan by Christmas, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told journalists on Friday. He said the plan would outline 17,000 projected investments to the tune of 3.4 billion crowns...
European scientists petition Czech environment minister to improve nature protection
Scientists attending the Wild Europe international conference in Bratislava have petitioned the Czech minister of environment, Richard Brabec, to increase the level of nature protection in some parts of the Šumava National Park. They s...