The Czech Republic has registered for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Jiří Kejval, Chair of the Czech Olympic Committee (WWTP), signed the application, and President Miloš Zeman the cover letter to the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach. The start of the Winter
Vice-Chairman of the Pirate Party, Ondřej Profant, has proposed deleting gender data from ID cards, which he argues would make life easier for trans and non-binary people. The proposal was included in an amendment to legislation currently in the Chamber of Deputies that would update citizen ID cards with biometric data, following EU requirements.
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Czech Rep., May 11 (BD) – Pirate Party MP Ondřej Profant has proposed removing gender data from identity cards in order to better protect citizens’ personal data, in an amendment to the Identity Cards Bill discussed in the Committee on Public Administration and Regional Development on April 30th.
Czech confidence in the government has fallen year-on-year, and is now the lowest in the European Union, according to the Eurobarometer 2021 survey. Last spring, 40% of respondents declared confidence in the government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, but it has since dropped to 19%. Photo Credit: Vl
In March 2021, the inflation rate rose to 2.3% year-on-year, and 0.2% from the previous month. The growth was mainly due to the increase in fuel prices, while essential goods and services have become cheaper since last year.
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Czech Rep., Apr 16 (BD) – The Czech Republic has among the highest rates of inflation in the EU, and in March 2021, consumer prices recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.3%, compared to 2.1% in February, according to data published this week by the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).
“The growth of fuel prices represents the most significant share in this increase. The average price of petrol was CZK 30.47 per litre, the highest since last February. The average price of diesel was CZK 29.14 per litre, the most expensive since March 2020”, said Pavla Šedivá, Head of the CZSO Consumer Price Statistics Department,.
Czech Railways (ČD) has ordered 20 new high-speed trains for use on long-distance international lines from Prague and Brno. The new trains will have a capacity of 555 passengers, and will have a maximum operating speed of up to 230Km/h.
Image: Visualisation of the new high-speed train.
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Czech Rep., Apr 15 (BD) – ČD has ordered 20 new state-of-the-art high-speed trains from a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation, for use on international routes passing through the Czech Republic. The trains will meet the requirements for vehicles operating on both conventional and high-speed systems in Central Europe, and will also be compatible with the high-speed railway network that ČD hopes to build during the coming years.