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📰 WEEKEND NEWS RECAP
- Warmer temperatures are in the forecast for Czechia early this week after a cold spell over the weekend.
- Prague has revealed the winning design for the expansive new park project between Karlín and Libeň.
- Czech kayaker Jiří Prskavec won a silver medal at the World Championships in London, securing his spot at next year's Olympics.
- Hundreds of people attended a reenactment of the historic 1620 Battle of White Mountain in Prague over the weekend.
- The Czech National Bank is unlikely to lower interest rates during its meeting this week, according to analysts.
- Hans Krása's opera Brundibár was performed at the Terezín Memorial exactly 80 years after its premiere at the former Jewish ghetto.
- Germany's Interior Minister is now calling for full border checks at the Czech-German border to help control illegal migration.
✔️ TO-DO THIS WEEK
- Monday, Sept.25|The hip hop film Casablanca Beats will screen at Edison Filmhub along with a fundraiser for victims of the devastating earthquake.
- Tuesday, Sept. 26|The Green Deal Summit kicks off this week in Prague, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen taking part.
- Tuesday, Sept. 26|The Future Gate film fest kicks off at Kino Lucerna, with sci-fi legend Michael Ironside awarded at the opening ceremony.
- Thursday, Sept. 28|This day is Czech Statehood Day, a national holiday and one during which large shops must be closed.
- Friday, Sept. 29|The 2023 Eurobaseball tournament culminates this weekend, with the championship game held on Sunday in Brno.
- Saturday, Sept. 30|This is the last day to change your health insurance company in order for the change to take effect from Jan. 1, 2024.
❓ POLL OF THE WEEK
Last week, we asked if Prague should ban shared e-scooters. A whopping 87 percent of you said yes!
This week, we're wondering: with debate raging about the use of the '-ová' suffix on the names of non-Czech female athletes, where do you stand on linguistic issue?
Do you think Czech media and sports channels should apply the '-ová' suffix to non-Czech female last names?
📺 WHAT TO STREAM THIS WEEK
Do you know about all the creatures that live within Prague's urban jungle? A new Czech nature documentary takes a look at the diverse and often hidden fauna that reside in the Czech capital.
Released in Czech cinemas last year, Wild Prague is now streaming with English subtitles on Netflix in the Czech Republic.
☕ YOUR MORNING CUP
Loka espresso bar, from Czech roaster Doubleshot (which also operates Můj šálek kávy), has just opened alongside the Ollie's bakery at the newly-completed Masaryčka building by the Masarykovo nádraží train station.
