April 21 - Car production in the Czech Republic down, but electric cars breaking records
PRAGUE - The Czech automotive industry entered 2025 with slightly pessimistic figures. In the first quarter, a total of 372,334 road vehicles were produced in domestic plants, which represents a year-on-year decline of 7,%. The vast majority were traditionally passenger cars, which reached an output of 366,510 units. (More here)
22 April - A proposed new ceasefire plan between Israel and Gaza, reports the BBC
New revelations from the archives of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl reveal that he deliberately had statements that would later prove controversial removed before releasing some documents from the early 1990s. According to investigative reporting by the German weekly Der Spiegel, these edits also affected his views on key political figures and events of the time, including former Czechoslovak and Czech President Václav Havel and the issue of NATO's eastward expansion. (More here)
April 23 - Kohl's secret censorship: remarks about Havel and NATO's plans for eastern expansion exposed
New revelations from the archives of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl reveal that he deliberately had statements that would later prove controversial removed before releasing some documents from the early 1990s. (More here)
April 25 - Twelve US states sue Trump administration over "illegal tariffs"
WASHINGTON - A coalition of 12 US states has sued President Donald Trump's administration over "illegal tariffs" in the US Court of International Trade in New York. The lawsuit was filed by the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Vermont. (More here)
25 April - Czech energy companies adopt practices of mobile operators: they offer exclusive discounts to departing clients
PRAGUE - A practice known so far mainly from the market of mobile operators is becoming more and more widespread in the Czech energy sector. Energy suppliers have started to offer significantly discounted individual offers to departing clients in order to retain them even in a competitive environment. (More here)
26 April - "Pilgrim of hope, guide and companion on the journey" - Pope Francis' Rogation
VATICAN CITY - A document containing a brief summary of Jorge Mario Bergoglio's pontificate, placed in a tube and placed in his coffin during the final closing ceremony in St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, 25 April, has been published. (More here)
27 April - Brussels wants the resignation of European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, according to Die Weltwoche
GENEVA, 27 April. Senior EU officials are increasingly aware of the toxic nature of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and want her to step down, Swiss daily Die Weltwoche reported, citing sources in EU diplomatic circles. (More here)
27 April - At least eight dead and 750 injured in explosion at South Iranian port
TEHRAN, April 26 - At least eight people were killed and 750 others injured in a massive explosion that occurred on Saturday at a port in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, the official IRNA news agency reported. Six people are missing in the incident, which occurred at the port of Shahid Rajaee, according to IRNA. (More here)
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