Cybercrime continued to rise last year. The National Center against Organized Crime (NCOZ) recorded an increase in cyber attacks of almost 25 percent compared to 2019. The perpetrators of attacks on computer systems focused their attention on healthcare and attacked hospital facilities several times, the headquarters said in its annual report today. Official statistics do not seem […]
The nominal debt of government institutions in the Czech Republic rose by 630.3 billion to 2.5191 trillion crowns year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. The general government debt ratio rose from 32.4 percent to 44.1 percent of GDP year on year, according to data released today by the Czech Statistical Office. Compared to the last […]
President Miloš Zeman says that several theories exist in the investigation of explosions of two ammunition depots near Vrbětice in 2014. He does not rule out that the version involving Russian agents may be true. But according to Zeman, the case should be investigated, he said in an interview on CNN Prima. “I say, so investigate everything, […]
Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Smolek handed over a diplomatic note to Russia’s ambassador to the Czech Republic, Alexander Zmeevsky, asserting Russia’s international legal responsibility for their involvement in the explosion of an ammunition depot in Vrbětice. Czechia is also demanding full compensation for damages caused by explosions. “Deputy Smolek handed over to the Russian ambassador a […]
The government responded to a resolution of the European Parliament, which a few weeks ago condemned the conflict of interests of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO). Only the courts can decide, said Minister of Regional Development Klára Dostálová (ANO) at a press conference after a meeting of cabinet members with President Miloš Zeman in Lány. “We […]
President Miloš Zeman called transgender people “disgusting” in an interview on CNN Prima news, on Sunday, while discussing Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ law. He then remarked that if he were younger, he would call for a giant demonstration of heterosexuals in Prague. “I can understand gays, lesbians, and so on. But do you know who I don’t understand […]
Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček (CSSD) has filed a lawsuit against the Seznam Zprávy server over a report on his canceled trip to Moscow. He said that today the site of CNN News Prima. He claims ten million in damages for claiming that he spoke at an internal meeting about his intention to “exchange the […]
The Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR) has become the latest target of a cyber attack. Hackers used the institute’s servers to mine cryptocurrencies, Lidovky.cz reports. “There was no damage to the system, but its performance has dropped dramatically, to as much as ten percent,” said Boháč. The operation could return to normal mode […]
Czech lawmakers approved an amendment that will enshrine the right to use a weapon in self-defense in the Czech constitution – a new right that will be included in the country’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. The amendment was approved in reaction to the revised EU’s Firearms Directive applicable since 2018, setting stricter rules […]