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Review: Thursday! Brno’s Newest Dating Event For Singles
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (653+ words) Review: Thursday! Brno's Newest Dating Event For Singles'Brno Daily Review: Thursday! Brno's Newest Dating Event For Singles The long winter nights have been tortuous this year, but along with the slightly warmer weather (finally!), comes something to make your school…...
President Pavel Discusses Defence Spending With Lithuanian President In Vilnius
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (596+ words) On a visit to Vilnius today, Czech President Petr Pavel met his Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nauseda to discuss European security and defence spending. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Nauseda said NATO member states would undermine not only…...
Government MP Sichtarova Resigns Over Opposition To Digital Economy Bill
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (468+ words) Government MP Marketa Sichtarova (SPD/Svobodni) announced her resignation from parliament on Facebook yesterday, citing her opposition to the government's draft bill on the digital economy, which has passed on to the next reading in the Chamber of Deputies." Sichtarova…...
DPMB Launches Trial Project of Prevention Workers Keeping Order On Brno Public Transport
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (228+ words) The Brno Transport Company (DPMB) has launched a pilot project for Brno's public transport network, of prevention officers tasked with ensuring order and comfortable travel on vehicles. A team of 10 employees will supervise compliance with passenger regulations, such as the…...
Cabinet Rejects Proposal To Ban The Use of Mobile Phones in Schools
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (395+ words) The Czech cabinet today rejected a draft amendment to ban or restrict the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices in schools, which was submitted by MPs from the opposition Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL). Education Minister Robert Plaga (ANO) said…...
Veteran Czech Television Broadcaster Quits Live On Air In Row Over Editorial Independence
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (417+ words) Czech Television (CT) spokesman Michal Pleskot told CTK that neither the CT management nor its news department had been informed in advance of Moravec's decision to resign. He denied that editorial independence is not guaranteed at CT. "Our time is…...
Brno’s 33rd Easter Festival of Sacred Music To Feature Four World Premieres and Candlelit Tenebrae
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (210+ words) A central highlight of the festival will be the world premiere of four oratorios commissioned by prominent Czech composers: Tom" Krej, Luk" Hurnk, Ji" M. Prochzka, and Ondej M'ka. Collectively titled "Via sancta, these works are conceived as two spiritual "stations…...
Czech Parliament Votes Against Releasing Babis and Okamura For Prosecution
1+ week, 1+ day ago (415+ words) The Chamber of Deputies yesterday voted against releasing Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) and parliamentary speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD) for criminal prosecution. All MPs from the government coalition of ANO, SPD and the Motorists voted to reject a court request…...
Two-Thirds of Czechs Feel There Are Too Many Foreign Workers in The Czech Republic, Says Poll
1+ week, 2+ day ago (492+ words) Two-thirds of Czechs believe that there are too many foreign nationals working in the Czech Republic, according to a survey conducted by the STEM agency. However, the proportion of people who reject the employment of foreign workers has been declining…...
Josef Dadok: 100 Years Since the Birth of the Brno Scientist Who Transformed Magnetic Resonance
1+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) Last Saturday, 28 February, was the 100th anniversary of the birth of scientist Josef Dadok " a graduate of Brno University of Technology and a pioneer of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) who fundamentally shaped modern NMR spectroscopy. Josef Dadok's legacy is also visible…...