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PanoramaFirst-ever Prague hemp fair attracts thousands
Among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic
enjoys the reputation of a safe haven for cannabis users, with more than
half of the country’s adult population admitting to have used the drug.
But it was only this past weekend that Prague hosted its first
international hemp fair.
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Current AffairsCzech firm to develop “virtual meter” as a weapon against unscrupulous taxi drivers
Unscrupulous taxi-drivers have plagued the Czech capital for years,
charging unsuspecting tourists outrageous amounts of money, taking
passengers via the longest possible routes and refusing to produce
receipts. Now a Czech firm has offered Prague City Hall a mobile phone
application that could help curb the practice. Ondřej Čihař of Et netera
explains how the “virtual meter” would work.
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Current AffairsJan Žižka at Grunwald: from mercenary to Czech national hero
The Battle of Grunwald, where 600 years ago the Polish and Lithuanian
armies defeated the mighty order of the Teutonic Knights, changed the map
of central Europe. The legendary Czech 15th century general Jan Žižka
took part in the battle on the side of the Poles. But Žižka was yet to
become the leader of the Hussite movement and a Czech national hero. When
the armies clashed at Grunwald on July 15, 1410, Jan Žižka was a ruthless
mercenary ready to fight for whichever side hired him.
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Current AffairsHemp industry slipping back after successful start
The Czech Republic has had a small hemp industry for ten years now, since a
new law acknowledged hemp as a technical and energy crop in 1999. Since
then, technical hemp, that is cannabis which contains less than 0.3 percent
THC, has made its way into a broad range of Czech-made products. It is used
for making cosmetic products, briquettes, fabric, food and even hemp
plastic.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week, car producers rev up at the Geneva auto show; a
major arms contract is finally sealed; the government’s anti-crisis
programme drives on; the mobile phone market slows; but the only way is up
for power giant ČEZ.
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Letter from PragueThings to think about on Vítkov Hill
Of all the good things to see in Prague that are on hills, I like to take
new guests to the monument on Vítkov instead of, say, Prague Castle. For
one thing there are fewer steps.For another, a friend who was here for
three days found a WWII coin on the ground and I’ve been hoping in vain
to find one too for 10 years now.
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