'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.
Zeman: Russia's attack on Ukraine is a crime against peace
The Czech president called Putin a madman who needs to be isolated, and called for a measured response to stop aggression.
Czech daily news roundup: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022
Large rally in support of Ukraine held in Wenceslas Square, first direct train to Vienna's airport departs from Prague, and more daily headlines.
As collections for Ukraine begin in Czechia, Prague's Petřín Tower will light up in support
The city has announced it'll light up the landmark tower today and tomorrow in solidarity with Ukraine, while NGOs are setting up giving campaigns.
