Czech company Colt CZ will begin manufacturing ammunition and assault rifles in Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced during a briefing in Prague after meeting with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. “A new ammunition factory will be built in Ukraine. The agreement has been signed between Sellier & Bellot and Ukroboronservise. This is important … Read more
The Czech railway operator RegioJet performed its first trip on the Prague-Chop route. The overnight train from Prague with 120 passengers on board arrived at the Chop station on schedule at 10:35 Kyiv time, the railway operator’s press service reported on Thursday. As reported, from March 27, RegioJet is launching a second line to Ukraine … Read more
The Czech railway operator RegioJet on Tuesday carried out a test trip on the route Košice (Slovakia) – Chop (Ukraine), photos of the company’s train at the Chop station appeared on railway forums. An Interfax-Ukraine source in the company confirmed that a test trip of a RegioJet train on the Košice-Chop route took place on … Read more
Representatives from political parties in the Czech Republic, including opposition parties, together with the country’s Agrarian Chamber, have agreed on the possibility of introducing customs duties in the form of deposits, which will be distributed to agricultural products imported from Ukraine to the EU. Deposits will be returned to importers if grain is sent from … Read more
Czech farmers will join a large-scale protest next week against EU agricultural policies that allow cheap product imports from Ukraine, the Czech news outlet iRozhas reported Feb. 13. Farmers across Europe have been protesting what they say is increased competition from abroad, particularly Ukraine, as well as EU policies targeting climate change. Polish farmers plan … Read more
The Czech railway operator RegioJet confirmed its intention to invest in restoring electrification on the Ukrainian section Chop – Mukachevo, owner of the operator Radim Yanchura said in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency. “If Ukrzaliznytsia supports us and contributes to the implementation of the project, we are ready to invest in the electrification of … Read more
Ukraine and the Czech Republic will significantly strengthen the cooperation of their military-industrial complexes, said President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. During a joint press conference with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala in Prague, he said that Ukraine and Chechia discussed arms supplies and the new production, Ukrinform reports. “We talked about specific … Read more
The Ukrainian delivery company Nova Post is entering another foreign market. The Czech Republic is the next on the line. The first two Nova Post branches will be open in June in the capital of Czechia, Prague. One department will be able to receive parcels weighing up to 30 kg, the other will be a … Read more
Czech control authorities checked samples of grain, meat, and eggs from Ukraine and found none that did not meet the standards. Minister of Agriculture Zdeněk Nekula told journalists today, along with the directors of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection, the State Veterinary Administration, and the Central Agricultural Inspection and Testing Institute, Ceske Noviny reports. … Read more