The Daily Dozen: 12 things to know about Czechia today
News, tips, and Expats.cz top stories for Prague and the Czech Republic on Sept. 26, 2022.
Czech govt. approves lowering minimum workplace temperatures
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In response to the energy crisis, the Health Ministry proposed lowering minimum temperatures by two degrees in most Czech workplaces.
Czech Prime Minister's emergency speech calls for prudence amid crisis
Prime Minister Petr Fiala called on citizens to use gas and electricity wisely to save money and help lower state expenditures.
How much could govt. price caps save households and will it be enough?
The caps could mean savings of tens of thousands of crowns for households but the opposition says the measures don't go far enough.
7 key questions about Czechia's energy crisis answered
As Putin strangles gas supplies to Europe, we explain why the energy crisis is happening and what the future might hold.
Eurozone record high inflation widens recession risk
Plus: Chief of intelligence service steps down, Russia halts Nord Stream 1 supplies, and more Aug. 31, 2022, headlines.
Czech ministry launches online calculator for energy subsidy
The government approved measures to help households cope with the rising cost of electricity, gas, and heating.
Czech morning news: Top headlines for Aug. 30, 2022
Plus: Czech economy grew by 3.7 percent, EU foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine and Africa in Prague, and more Aug. 30 headlines.
The Czech Republic now has Europe's most expensive electricity
The country edges the United Kingdom in the July 2022 Household Energy Prices Index in the price of electricity expressed through purchasing power parity.
Eco-travel to Germany: a hydrogen-powered bus will link Prague with Dresden
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The project to make an emission-free international bus route is in its early stages, with few specific details available.
World’s deepest freshwater cave in Moravia marks a new record
Plus: Rising energy and fuel prices may increase public transport fare, Prague police search for a man whose life is in danger, and more.
Czechs pay the sixth-highest electricity prices in Europe
The Czech government is trailing behind other countries in announcing what steps it will take to mitigate increases.
Czechia to cut reliance on Russian gas by a third in time for autumn
Energy giant ČEZ has secured storage capacity for 3 billion cubic meters of gas in a new facility in the Netherlands.
Ukraine update: Czech foreign minister meets Ukraine's president Zelensky
A daily dispatch on how the war in Ukraine is impacting life in the Czech Republic.
Household bills to soar as energy companies announce price hikes
Several Czech companies have announced upcoming price increases for gas and electricity in the following months.
How to save money while boosting Czechia’s energy security
Prime Minister Petr Fiala wants to boost Czechia’s self-sufficiency by reducing the use of Russian fossil fuels, and you can help.
Czech morning headlines: Driver dies after a train to Prague collides with locomotive
Plus: T-Mobile under a cyberattack, dozens of Czech stuck in Barcelona over weekend, coalition parties want to tax energy companies, and more.
