Two buses collided Monday on a Czech highway in the southeast of the country, killing one of the bus drivers and injuring 76, officials said. The regional rescue service said the accident took place near the second-largest Czech city of Brno, on the D2 highway. One of the buses hit the back of the other,…
Speaker of Czech Parliament’s Lower House to Visit Taiwan
PRAGUE—The speaker of the Czech Parliament’s lower house is set to visit Taiwan to boost mutual ties. Marketa Pekarova Adamova said Monday she will be heading a large delegation on the March 25–30 trip that focuses on business, trade, research, education, culture, and other relations. She will be accompanied by around 150 people, including representatives…
Volkswagen’s Skoda Would Cut 3,000 Jobs If ‘Euro 7’ Implemented in Current Form
PRAGUE—Czech carmaker Skoda would have to cut 3,000 jobs and axe some models if the European Union’s “Euro 7” emissions scheme is implemented in its current form, a Skoda board member warned in a TV debate on Sunday. The proposed Euro 7 law, which EU countries and lawmakers will start negotiating this year, would tighten…
Czech Cyber Watchdog Warns Against Using TikTok
PRAGUE—The Czech cyber security watchdog warned on Wednesday against using TikTok, joining a growing number of Western agencies alleging the Chinese-owned social media app poses a security risk. The NUKIB agency recommended that TikTok should not be installed on phones whose users access critical and other significant infrastructure. “The Agency is concerned about potential security…
Retired Gen. Petr Pavel Beats Billionaire Andrej Babis to Become New Czech President
PRAGUE—Petr Pavel, a retired army general, decisively defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote Saturday to become the Czech Republic’s new president. Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. His election is expected to cement the country’s Western orientation following Zeman’s decade in office. With all…
3 Energy Companies Vying to Build New Czech Nuclear Reactor
PRAGUE—Three energy companies including U.S. Westinghouse, France’s EdF, and Korea’s KHNP will by vying to build the Czech Republic’s newest reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power station, authorities said Wednesday, as the country strives to become more energy independent and wean itself of fossil fuels. State-controlled power company CEZ says final bids for the contract…
As Royal Mail Workers Strike, Czech Billionaire Shareholder Faces National Security Probe
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told the Royal Mail if Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky increases his shareholdings in the company above 25 percent he will face a national security investigation. It comes as 115,000 postal workers went out on strike on Friday after the Royal Mail offered a 2 percent pay rise, which the Communication Workers Union…
Czech Bullet Train Collides With Engine, 1 Dead, 5 Injured
PRAGUE—A bullet train collided with an engine in a train station in northeastern Czech Republic Monday, killing one person and injuring five. Czech Railways said the accident took place early in the morning in the town of Bohumin, shortly after the departure of the Pendolino train for Prague. The driver of the bullet train was…
Fire at Czech Alzheimer Home Kills 2, Over 50 Injured
PRAGUE—A massive fire in a nursing home for Alzheimer patients in the Czech Republic has left two people dead and injured more than 50 others, officials said on Thursday. The regional rescue service said the bodies of the two patients were discovered in the badly damaged building following the fire that broke out late Wednesday…
A City and Its Secret River: Prague
Europe is filled with great river cities—the steeples and citadels of Buda and Pest rising dramatically on either side of the Danube, the Rhine flowing near the massive cathedral in Cologne, the Seine slicing Paris into Left Bank and Right Bank. But Prague? Not really one of them. Yes, water runs through its heart. And…
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