Category: Social Media Posts

Milan Kundera becomes Czech citizen, in ceremony at his Paris home; Commie regime stripped 90-year-old writer of his Czechoslovak citizenship in 1979 after he went into exile in France in 1975 (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Books / Celebrities / Commies / Czechs Abroad / History / Social Media Posts

3 December, 2019

Milan Kundera becomes Czech citizen, in ceremony at his Paris home; Commie regime stripped 90-year-old writer of his Czechoslovak citizenship in 1979 after he went into exile in France in 1975 (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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New Czech firefighter uniform designs unveiled by Technical University of Liberec’s (Technicka Univerzita v Liberci’s) Textile Engineering faculty; new uniform is designed to be worn in office and at work-related events, and would be in use from 2022, if approved (TUL) [Social Media Post]

Design / Fashion / Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts

2 December, 2019

New Czech firefighter uniform designs unveiled by Technical University of Liberec’s (Technicka Univerzita v Liberci’s) Textile Engineering faculty; new uniform is designed to be worn in office and at work-related events, and would be in use from 2022, if approved (TUL) [Social Media Post]

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“Hallucinogenic” 200-metre-long black-and-white-striped path leading to Ostrava-Svinov railway station continues to divide opinion, six years after its creation (Denik) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Czech Travel / Design / Local News / Social Media Posts / Trains / Ugly Places

2 December, 2019

“Hallucinogenic” 200-metre-long black-and-white-striped path leading to Ostrava-Svinov railway station continues to divide opinion, six years after its creation (Denik) [Social Media Post]

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Sources tell Respekt magazine that final version of European Commission audit has found conflict of interest between Andrej Babis’s role as prime minister and as former owner of the Agrofert conglomerate; Agrofert may be forced to return millions of euros in EU subsidies (Respekt) [Social Media Post]

Andrej Babis / Business / Corruption / European Union / Politics / Social Media Posts

1 December, 2019

Sources tell Respekt magazine that final version of European Commission audit has found conflict of interest between Andrej Babis’s role as prime minister and as former owner of the Agrofert conglomerate; Agrofert may be forced to return millions of euros in EU subsidies (Respekt) [Social Media Post]

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Ostrava university student says she was threatened with expulsion for wearing see-through top on campus (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Education / Fashion / Local News / Social Media Posts

29 November, 2019

Ostrava university student says she was threatened with expulsion for wearing see-through top on campus (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (ODS) angers Russia by proposing memorial to General Vlasov’s anti-Communist Russian Liberation Army; “Vlasovtsy” collaborated with Nazis before switching sides and supporting Czechs in Prague Uprising; Novotny is former tabloid journalist and frequent provocateur (Denik) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Foreigners / History / Military / Politics / Prague Politics / Social Media Posts

29 November, 2019

Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (ODS) angers Russia by proposing memorial to General Vlasov’s anti-Communist Russian Liberation Army; “Vlasovtsy” collaborated with Nazis before switching sides and supporting Czechs in Prague Uprising; Novotny is former tabloid journalist and frequent provocateur (Denik) edited [Social Media Post]

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Man has backpack containing ID, bank card and 17,000 crowns’ worth of valuables stolen after visiting hourly-rate hotel in Prague 10-Vrsovice with stranger calling himself “Pavel from Kladno”; suspect with similar previous convictions arrested four days later (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Sex / Social Media Posts

29 November, 2019

Man has backpack containing ID, bank card and 17,000 crowns’ worth of valuables stolen after visiting hourly-rate hotel in Prague 10-Vrsovice with stranger calling himself “Pavel from Kladno”; suspect with similar previous convictions arrested four days later (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Non-sport fan President Zeman makes rare trip to football match, with daughter Katerina, to watch Chinese-owned Slavia Praha play Inter in the Champions League; Slavia lose 3-1 (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Fotbal / Milos Zeman / Politics / Social Media Posts / Sport

29 November, 2019

Non-sport fan President Zeman makes rare trip to football match, with daughter Katerina, to watch Chinese-owned Slavia Praha play Inter in the Champions League; Slavia lose 3-1 (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Man in “Czech” truck steals 20 tonnes of Milka chocolate (worth 50,000 euros) from factory in Bludenz, Austria, by posing as driver for Czech firm sub-sub-contracted to drive it to Belgium; thief used falsified papers and truck’s number plates were stolen (DW) [Social Media Post]

Business / Crime / Czechs Abroad / Food / Social Media Posts

28 November, 2019

Man in “Czech” truck steals 20 tonnes of Milka chocolate (worth 50,000 euros) from factory in Bludenz, Austria, by posing as driver for Czech firm sub-sub-contracted to drive it to Belgium; thief used falsified papers and truck’s number plates were stolen (DW) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Petra Prochazkova, journalist with independent newspaper Denik N, slaps Vladimir Franta of Russian propaganda website Sputnik Ceska republika, at the Forum Media 2019 conference at Hotel Grand Majestic Plaza, Prague 1-Nove Mesto (EuroZpravy) [Social Media Post]

Media / Newspapers / Politics / Social Media Posts / Violence

28 November, 2019

Video: Petra Prochazkova, journalist with independent newspaper Denik N, slaps Vladimir Franta of Russian propaganda website Sputnik Ceska republika, at the Forum Media 2019 conference at Hotel Grand Majestic Plaza, Prague 1-Nove Mesto (EuroZpravy) [Social Media Post]

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