{"id":178,"date":"2021-08-23T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T13:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/congress-2026\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:19:55","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/congress-2026\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0099cc\">Currency<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Czech Republic is the EU member, but not in Eurozone. The official currency is Koruna (Czech Crown), the FX rate is approximately 25 CZK \/ EUR.<\/li>\n<li>The money can be withdrawn from ATM (located eg in the bank foyers, shopping malls).<\/li>\n<li>The payments by card are widely accepted, but some smaller vendors may accept only cash. Some shops also offer direct bank transfer payments by a QR code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0099cc\">Time zone<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time zone: CET \u2014 Central European Time with the change to CEST \u2014 Central European Summer Time<\/li>\n<li>During the congress, CEST (ie UTC\/GMT +2 hours) will be relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0099cc\">Electricity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Voltage 230 V&nbsp; &amp; frequency is 50 Hz<\/li>\n<li>Power plugs and sockets of type E (this socket also works with plug C and with plug F if it has an additional pinhole)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0099cc\">Emergency numbers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">112: European Emergency Number<\/li>\n<li>155: Ambulance (Emergency Medical Service)<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">158: Police<\/li>\n<li>156: Municipal Police<\/li>\n<li>150: Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0099cc\">Driving<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driving on the right<\/li>\n<li>Use headlights year-round<\/li>\n<li>The zero-tolerance blood alcohol limit<\/li>\n<li>Speed limits: 50 km\/h cities; 90 km\/h outside cities; 130 km\/h highways (with a compulsory <a href=\"https:\/\/edalnice.cz\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-vignette<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0099cc\">Language<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Czech language (a Slavic family)<\/li>\n<li>English is commonly used in Prague<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currency The Czech Republic is the EU member, but not in Eurozone. 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