The number of employers offering part time jobs is increasing, according to a survey carried out by BDO, one of the world’s largest accountancy networks. At the moment, nearly every second large firm in the Czech Republic offers the option of part-time work. The Czech Republic has for a long-time had…
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Highway from Prague to Hradec Králové completed in record 38 years
The last stretch of the D11 highway linking Prague with Hradec Králové opened to traffic on Monday after an unbelievable 38 years and 11 months. The legal battles that delayed its construction have many people asking whether the country would not benefit from a stricter law on compulsory purchase.
Daily news summary 22.8.2017
Presidential election dates Czech drowns in Cyprus Public banned from Šumava
New campaign cries foul on corruption in sport
A Transparency International campaign aims to fight corruption in Czech sport, particularly the abuse of public funds.
Public banned from parts of Šumava
Management of the Šumava National park has issued a ban on public access to parts of the park following heavy storms over the weekend, which felled hundreds of trees. According to the park’s authorities, there is a danger of more trees falling. The area most affected by the storms is in the...
Czechia and Jordan to cooperate in nuclear energy
The Czech Republic and Jordan on Tuesday agreed to cooperate in a peaceful development of nuclear energy. The agreement was signed on Monday during a visit of Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani Mulki to Prague. According to Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, it will enable better cooperation in science…
Weather
Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny with daytime temperatures ranging between 21 and 25 degrees Celsius.
Czech tourist drowns in Cyprus
A Czech tourist has drowned in the sea near the Ayia Napa resort in Cyprus on Monday afternoon, the daily Cyprus Mail informed on Tuesday. The 59-year-old Czech was found unconscious by lifeguards in the...
Constitutional Court highlights prisoners’ parental rights
The Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court has ruled in its recent verdict that prisoners have right to maintain contact with their children. The Constitutional Judge overruled a previous verdict issued by a District Court in Brno, which severed ties between a father and his children when the father…
Presidential election dates to be declared on Wednesday
Czechs should learn on Wednesday the precise dates when they should take part in presidential elections. Head of the upper house, the Senate, Milan Štech, says he will announce the dates on Wednesday. The second series of direct presidential elections must take place at the latest by January 19 and 20.…