Chamber of Deputies Rejects Move To Relax Cannabis Laws
The Chamber of Deputies has rejected a proposal to relax cannabis laws in the Czech Republic. The proposal to legalize the possession of up to five plants was mainly supported…
Foreigners Are 15% of Czech Workforce, Mostly In Administrative and Support Services
According to the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), there were approximately 602,500 foreign workers registered in the Czech Republic in 2020, around 15% of the total workforce. The number of foreign…
Brno Sports Weekly Report — Basket Brno Enjoying Best Season Ever
Radek Farský has been a mainstay who has grown with the Brno men’s basketball team, which has guaranteed its first postseason in eight NBL seasons after being USK Praha last…
Brno University Hospital Sees Increasing Cases of British Covid-19 Mutation
The laboratories at Brno University Hospital (FN Brno) have recorded 183 samples of the British coronavirus mutation since December, over a half of them in the last week. But there…
Supply of Pfizer Vaccines To EU Reduced Due To Overwhelming Demand
Pfizer will deliver one-fifth fewer vaccines than scheduled in the next three weeks throughout the EU. While Hungary agreed to purchase the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, the Czech government will…
Police Discover Over 30 Restaurants Open Around Czech Republic
Czech Police found over 30 restaurants open across the country over the weekend, in protest at the government’s measures against COVID-19. The restaurant owners’ political initiative Chcípl PES is calling…
The Bright Side: Czech Republic Making Clear Progress In Education
Exceptional success in maths, science and reading, gender equality in school enrollment, the lowest rate of school drop-outs of OECD countries. The Czech education system has shown great progress in…
Income Tax Cuts To Put More Money In The Pockets of Employees From February
From February, most employees will be receiving CZK 1,000 to 3,000 more per month, due to a reform to the calculation of income taxes which abolishes the “super-gross wage”. High…
MUNI Rector Martin Bareš Criticises “Unambitious” Vaccination Plan
Martin Bareš, Rector of Masaryk University (MUNI), has expressed concerns over an “unambitious” vaccination plan in the Czech Republic. As the future is still uncertain, even for the Autumn semester…
Special Online Edition of ‘Das Filmfest’ German Film Festival Coming In February
A captivating mix of comedy, drama and romance: a selection of German-language films will be screened online via DAFilms in February. A documentary following the art of traditional bread making,…