Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Europe late last year showed that Russia could not use gas as a powerful lever against Europe, and the shortage of natural gas intensified efforts to build more liquefied natural gas storage facilities. gas in Europe, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said today. Lipavsky told Reuters in an interview […]
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Poland-Czech Republic agreement on the Turow mine
Poland and the Czech Republic have reached an interim agreement on the Turow mine, according to Reuters, citing information from Poland’s state-run PAP news agency. The Polish government spokesman and the Polish Ministry of the Environment did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Polish Prime Minister Matthew Morawiecki is leaving for Prague today. […]
Czech Republic: The largest daily increase in new cases was recorded since 1 December
The Czech Republic has recorded more than 20,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the largest increase in a day since December 1, the Czech Ministry of Health announced today. The country of 10.7 million people in central Europe is preparing for a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as the Omicron […]
Czech Republic: The new center-right government under Petr Fialas takes office
The new center-right government of Peter Fiala took office today, tackling rampant inflation and energy prices, record budget deficits and the COVID-19 pandemic. The 57-year-old former university professor leads a five-party coalition ranging from the fiscally conservative Democratic Citizens’ Party, from which the new prime minister comes, to the more liberal Pirate Party entering government […]
Czech Republic: Coronavirus vaccination mandatory for people over 60, health and safety
The Czech Republic has made vaccinations against Covid-19 mandatory for people over the age of 60 since March 1, the government said today, which has one of the highest rates of infection in the world. Mandatory vaccination will also apply to health personnel, police, firefighters and the military. “We see that people of a certain […]
Inflation in the Czech Republic at 13 years high
Inflation in the Czech Republic hit a new 13-year high in November, and while the rise was less pronounced than in the past four months, the central bank seems likely to continue tightening its policy. Inflation in the economies of Central Europe is growing stronger than their European counterparts with external problems such as supply […]
Czech Republic: President Milos Zeman in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
LAST UPDATE: 22.12 Czech President Milos Zeman was taken to hospital again tonight after testing positive for the new coronavirus, his office said. Zeman, 77, was hospitalized for six weeks for another illness and was discharged this morning. In the afternoon, an ambulance transported him back to the Central Military Hospital, after he was tested […]
Czech Republic: Declared a state of emergency due to the outbreak of cases
LAST UPDATE: 23.08 The Czech government today declared a 30-day state of emergency, closing Christmas markets and nightclubs in a bid to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. The country recorded 18,004 new infections on Wednesday, following a record 25,877 new cases on Tuesday. Hospitals on the east side of the country are close to saturation, and […]
Strict measures in the Czech Republic – Slovakia against Covid-19
The Czech government has approved plans to allow restaurants, hotels and other services to enter COVID-19 or those who have been recovering from the disease for the past six months, Prime Minister Andrei Babis announced today. The government had announced the new measures this week, as the country struggles to cope with the outbreak of […]
Thousands Of Czechs In Prague Rally Against President Zeman: He Is Accused Of Treason
Thousands of Czechs gathered in Prague on Thursday to rally against pro-Russian President Milos Zeman, accusing him of high treason over the alleged involvement of Russian spies in a 2014 Czech ammunition dump explosion. This is reported by AP. The action took place on the central Wenceslas Square in Prague. Also, rallies were held […]