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Germany has announced it will drop a gas storage fee introduced during the energy crisis of 2022, after eastern EU members warned the increased cost of imports from the west was forcing their continued reliance on Russian gas. The launch of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine saw Moscow weaponise gas supplies on which the EU, and Germany in particular, were heavily reliant. Berlin introduced the storage levy in October that year to partly offset the cost of stockpiling from alternative suppliers as wholesale prices rocketed ahead of winter. “It was never our intention to hamper the diversific...
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NATO's foreign ministers met to discuss whether to allow Ukraine to use their weapons to launch strikes on Russian territory. The two-day gathering in Prague focused on the question of potentially lifting restrictions that have so far limited Ukraine's ability to inflict damage across the Russian border. So far the West has refrained from allowing its weapons to be used for that purpose for fear of escalating the conflict into a wider war with Russia, but the issue is increasingly divisive. Unlike Germany or the US, French president Emmanuel Macron has vocally supported lifting the restriction...
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Tea bowl hand-made by a Czech ceramic artist. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. In the Czech Republic, tea is consumed in public places called “čajovna” (pronounced tchayovna) — a term that literally means “tea-place.” But čajovna is much more than a word: It is a way of reinterpreting tea-culture and turning it into a mainstream space for socializing and enjoying all kinds of teas and other drinks, warm and cold. According to literary history, the term “čaj” (tea in Czech) appears in the early 18th century, at the same time as “káva” (the Czech word for coffee), when the Czech land...
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Protesters sombrely pitched crosses at the US Embassy to symbolize lives lost in the Chernihiv attack, then marched to the German and French Embassies. Chants of "Close the skies" and "Less words, more actions" resonated. Meanwhile, Czech, Dutch, and Danish Prime Ministers met with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg to discuss increased support for Ukraine, emphasizing the need for air defense and sustained financial aid. Stoltenberg commended Denmark's commitment and stressed the urgency of ongoing financial support for Ukraine.
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This unusual Easter-time ritual takes place in just 28 villages in Czechia's Pardubice Region. The eldest boy in each village dresses up in a straw suit and is marched in a procession through the village. The tradition is known as "Vodění Jidáše" and is loosely translated to "Marching Judas". Some say this ritual was first documented as early as 1893 although no one knows exactly where it came from. According to Euronews correspondent Jiri Skacel, the burning is related to magic and a religious understanding of nature. "It's a kind of springtime personal cleansing," he adds. In 2015 the Czechi...
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Poland is joining a Czech initiative to procure 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine from countries outside the EU, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Thursday. Warsaw not only wanted to offer financial support, but also to help with the logistics, he said at a meeting with his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in the so-called Visegrad Group format. The aim, Sikorski said, was to get the ammunition to where it was needed on the front line. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, however, was adamant that his country would not be involved in the initiative....
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The Czech authorities reported that there were 28 registered cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. That figure now stands at 3,084 – a number not seen since 1963. The highest rate of the illness is among 15 to 19-year-olds, who account for about one-third of the patients. According to Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek, the surge is likely attributable to a mix of a resurgence in respiratory diseases as society shifts away from stringent Covid measures, and incomplete immunization among children. Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial disease that affects the lungs ...
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A court in Poland has upheld a lawsuit by environmentalists against the Turów open-cast coal mine. A regional administrative court in Warsaw on Wednesday annulled a positive environmental impact assessment issued in the autumn of 2022. This was the basis for Poland's extending the concession for the operation of the mine until 2044. However, the judges made it clear in Wednesday's ruling that their decision does not mean mining at the Turów facility must stop. The verdict is not yet legally binding. Several environmental associations and the city of Zittau in Saxony had filed a suit. In its ru...
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The Czech and French presidents said Tuesday their countries remain united in their support of Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression and are ready to look for new ways of helping the Ukrainians succeed. “We agree that the only option for us is to continue supporting Ukraine,” Czech President Petr Pavel said. “We’ve agreed that Europe has to play a bigger role in helping Ukraine.” Pavel said that all options had to be considered but ruled out deploying combat troops in Ukraine, an idea French President Emmanuel Macron floated last week, prompting an outcry from other European leaders. Late...
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France has agreed to support the Czech initiative to procure about 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel on Tuesday in Prague. The project is very useful and France will take part in it, Macron said. Ministers from both countries are now called on to suggest ways to implement it. The initiative involves looking for ammunition wherever it is available, Macron explained. The project could be financed bilaterally or through the European Peace Facility - the latter of which France has previously rejected. T...
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