The Christmas markets on Václavák continue as cultural events. The welder sells for 75 crowns Culture News Pražská Drbna
Christmas markets continue on Wenceslas Square, despite a government ban. Prague 1, which co-organizes the markets, allowed them as cultural events. According to the organizers, all necessary anti-epidemic measures are observed. According to Mayor Zdeněk Hřiba (Pirates), the municipality cannot do anything about this situation. Dozens of people were at the scene tonight before six o’clock, and the staff were not watching their behavior.
The staff did not check the vaccinations, nor did they point out the need for consumption outside the market
The markets on Wenceslas Square continue despite the government ban. “The Office has approved the markets as a cultural event and therefore acts under a regime of cultural events which are not limited to this extent,” said a spokesman for Prague 1 today Petr Bidlo and added that, according to the organizers, there are drinks and food that are in the mode with them, the staff has to warn the visitor that they should not consume on the spot.
According to the procedure, the organizers of the markets, or cultural events, consulted with police officers, police officers, the city district and the municipality. According to the organizers, they have to check on the spot whether you have visited vaccinated or covid-19. in place of markets.
Police won’t say more until tomorrow
A spokeswoman for the city police said police would report the case to the administration. “The police will report the illegal sale on Wenceslas Square to the administrative body. However, in connection with this activity, we did not receive any notification from the public or on the emergency number 156, “ said a spokeswoman for the Prague police Irena Seifertová.
According to the spokesman, the police are checking the situation on the spot, but they have not yet had to deal with anything in connection with the announcement on line 158. “In the event that police officers find a violation of a government regulation in connection with the operation of the stand, they shall document the matter and notify the competent administrative authority, unless they resolve it on the spot in the order proceedings.” a police spokeswoman told Prague Gossip today Violeta Siřišťová she added that police officers on the spot check the number of customers, which should be a maximum of one hundred.
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The impact of Prague 1 on other organizers of Christmas markets?
Is Prague 1 a trip to the organizers of other markets? Taiko, which traditionally hosts the largest Czech Christmas markets on Old Town Square, did not want to assess the situation. “We don’t want to go the way of renaming markets, we want to obey the law. It’s up to everyone to deal with it. “ spokesperson Taiko spoke for Pražská Drbna tonight Hana Tietze.
The mayor of the capital said today that Prague can influence sales only through special regulations, the so-called market regulations, which stipulate where and what can be sold in public places in Prague. “Even in a state of emergency, the mayor does not have the power to suspend the market regulations or to amend them more quickly,” he said Zdeněk Hřib.
He added that how the measures announced by the government reacted is primarily the responsibility of the operators. “Some operators are responding by converting to a cultural event, others have chosen not to go.” said. According to the decree, only the lower part of the square is explicitly mentioned as a place for Christmas markets, the current event of Prague 1 takes place in the upper part of Wenceslas Square. According to the mayor, the change of the decree is a one-month process.
I am finishing the Christmas markets in Prague today. New government measures prohibit their operation from six o’clock in the evening. The government’s decision was criticized by Jan Chabr (TOP 09), a councilor for property management, during Thursday evening.
“Shops remain open, outdoor stalls of small tradesmen in the air do not”
The government has banned Christmas markets since 6 p.m. Friday. Representatives of the city criticized this, according to them, it does not make sense to keep the shopping center open, for example, but the sale of Christmas goods in outdoor stalls was made impossible.
“Shops remain open, outdoor stalls of small tradesmen in the air do not. I would understand the need to cancel the Christmas market program, I would probably understand the cancellation of the sale of snacks, but I really do not understand the cancellation of the sale of Christmas items, “ criticized the government’s decision during the Thursday evening, the councilor for property management Jan Chabr (TOP 09).
