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From July, citizens of the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, may no longer need a visa to work in the Czech Republic.
99-year-old Slovak National Uprising veteran Otto Šimko told me why he supports @MierUkrajine:
"I lived through the Second World War. I fought in it. I can tell you there was no point negotiating with Hitler and there is no point negotiating with Putin."
Czech music will be at the heart of this year's @LeamingtonMusic Festival (2-6 May) with compositions by Smetana, Dvořák, Janáček, Martinů, and others, performed by a number of talented Czech interprets. Find out more:
https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/leamington-music-festival
#WeAreMusic #Smetana200
Daniel Křetínský has failed to answer vital questions.
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BREAKING: On Wednesday (24 April), the government has approved the Slovak Television and Radio Act (STVR). The Slovak Radio and Television (RTVS) will cease to exist with the approval of the act in the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic, which will also bring an end to the current director general of RTVS, Ľuboš Machaj.![]()
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The new director general will not be elected by the parliament, but by a newly established board. The possibility of his dismissal without giving a reason, which was contrary to European standards, was dropped from the law proposal. ![]()
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There should also be a new advisory body to the board of the emerging STVR - the Ethics Committee. Its nine members will be nominated, for example, by churches or Matica Slovenská. Some experts lack representation from academia or representatives of film production.![]()
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When asked how she intends to ensure the independence of the institution, Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová (nominated by the SNS) responded that since the abolition of licence fees, television is state-owned anyway. The European Commission has not yet commented on the amended version of the law. It will do so only after its approval.![]()
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From July, citizens of the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, may no longer need a visa to work in the Czech Republic.
Czechia to remove need for work visa for citizens of seven non-EU countries
www.expats.cz
From July, citizens of the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, may no longer need a visa to work in the Czech Republic.
After their PM halts Ukraine aid, Slovaks dig deep to help
www.bbc.co.uk
A crowdfunding campaign to buy artillery shells for Ukraine quickly exceeds its target of €1m (£850m).
Royal Mail bid from Czech billionaire should be treated with deep scepticism | Nils Pratley
www.theguardian.com
Daniel Křetínský has failed to answer vital questions – and the company should not slip into private ownership from abroad
Slovak and Ukrainian governments, led by premiers Robert Fico and Denys Shmyhal, held an intergovernmental meeting in Michalovce, a town in eastern Slovakia, on Thursday.
News digest: For a while, Fico was pro-Ukraine
spectator.sme.sk
How to enjoy Bratislava for free, a population decline, and a new coffee chain coming to Slovakia.