Czech daily news roundup: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Fiala says Russian hospital air strike is a war crime, government approves CZK 5,000 aid for every refugee, inflation expected to reach double digits.
Czech daily news roundup: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Czechia moves to treat Russian ‘Z’ symbol like swastika, over half of Ukrainian refugees are children, Zelensky receives Czechia’s highest state award.
Czech daily news roundup: Monday, March 7, 2022
Over 100,000 refugees arrive in Czechia, over 280 Czechs apply to fight in Ukraine, fuel price cap considered amid spiraling costs.
'War inflation' is already driving up the cost of living in Czechia
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Some consumer prices have already jumped to record highs, and others are likely to follow.
Czech daily news roundup: Thursday, March 3, 2022
State of emergency to return to Czechia on Friday, PM and President to discuss Ukraine, and Czechia to stop issuing visas to Belarusians.
Sponsor a tank: Czech weapons drive for Ukraine goes global
As a campaign started by the Ukrainian embassy in Prague gains international support, arms sales are on the rise at home.
Czech company freezes out ‘Russian ice cream’ in support of Ukraine
Blue-and-yellow stickers are going on already-printed labels, while a new design for Ukrajinská zmrzlina will debut in April.
State of emergency could return to Czechia to help tackle Ukrainian crisis
Plus: Senate wants exclusion of Russia and Belarus from Czech business, NGOs collect over CZK 1 billion in Ukraine aid, and more headlines.
How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impact daily life in Czechia?
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Events in Ukraine have caused shock around the world, and people living in the Czech Republic are now feeling the effects.
As Czech nuclear safety site crashes, experts urge calm
Security experts insist Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s nuclear arsenal on high alert is a gesture, not a genuine threat.
Czech daily news roundup: Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Eight EU presidents urge candidate status for Ukraine, Zelensky's calls for no-fly zone rejected, Czech Interior Ministry and police face cyber attacks.
Czech National Bank revoking Sberbank CZ’s banking license
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Customers of the Czech division of the Russia-owned bank should receive 100 percent of their deposits back.
Amid war in Ukraine, Czechia sees a worrying rise in Russophobia
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to spike in anti-Russian sentiment in the Czech Republic.
Czech daily news roundup: Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
Prime Minister Fiala speaks at Wenceslas Square protest, peace talks to begin at Belarus border, Czechs called back from Russia, Belarus amid flight bans.
Czech Post to waive fees for shipping packages to Ukraine from March 1
Concerned locals will be able to send their own aid packages free of charge from the Czech Republic to Ukraine starting next week.
Thousands protest Russian invasion of Ukraine in Prague and Brno
Plus: Czech Republic closes airspace to Russian airlines, Czech officials push for tougher sanctions on Russia, and more weekend headlines.
Czech daily news roundup: Friday, Feb. 25, 2022
Czech lower house calls Russian invasion 'barbaric', Czech entrepreneurs give big, and mobile operators enable free calls from Czechia to Ukraine.
