• 09/28/2026

    Tuesday will remain sunny and warm across Czechia, with mostly clear skies. There may be isolated fog patches early in the morning.

    Temperatures will reach 20 to 24 degrees Celsius, with around 16 degrees at higher elevations.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/28/2026

    Martin Nečas of the Colorado Avalanche will be the highest-paid Czech hockey player in NHL history this season, earning 14 million US dollars. The 27-year-old forward will rank 12th among all NHL players by salary.

    Nečas signed an eight-year, 92-million-dollar contract with Colorado last October. His salary this season includes a six-million-dollar base salary and an eight-million-dollar signing bonus.

    Boston forward David Pastrňák was previously the highest-paid Czech player, with 13 million dollars in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. This season, Pastrňák ranks second among Czechs at 11.25 million, followed by Tomáš Hertl of Vegas at eight million.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/28/2026

    Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, has been awarded this year’s Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, the Council of Europe announced on Monday. She is known for defending activists, journalists, minorities and people facing execution in Iran, and has repeatedly been arrested and imprisoned for her work.

    The other finalists were Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad and Hungarian human rights lawyer Márta Pardavi.

    The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is awarded every year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation to honour outstanding civil society work in defence of human rights.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/28/2026

    Prominent figures who have excelled in their fields or contributed to Czechia’s reputation abroad will be honoured in the Senate on Monday. On the occasion of Czech Statehood Day, Senate President Miloš Vystrčil will present 14 silver commemorative medals to personalities from different walks of life.

    This year’s recipients include scientists, artists, athletes and other public figures. One of them is French economist and Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion, who received his medal earlier this year for supporting dialogue between science and politics. The tradition of awarding the medals on St Wenceslas Day began in 2012.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/28/2026

    Prague Zoo is celebrating 95 years since it opened today. The anniversary programme will feature period costumes, vintage vehicles, swing music and newspapers highlighting important moments in the zoo’s history.

    Prague Zoo opened in 1931 and has since become one of the city’s best-known institutions. The celebrations will also mark 15 years of the Return of the Wild Horses project, which has helped return Przewalski’s horses to the wild in Central Asia.

    A new photographic exhibition will also present key moments from the zoo’s 95-year history.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/28/2026

    Thousands of people attended the annual St Wenceslas pilgrimage in Stará Boleslav near Prague on Monday, marking Czech Statehood Day and honouring the country’s patron saint.

    At a traditional mass, Prague Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl called for reconciliation, forgiveness and unity in society, warning against allowing disagreement to turn into hatred.

    A new silver reliquary containing a relic of St Wenceslas was displayed at the pilgrimage for the first time. The saint’s skull was also brought from St Vitus Cathedral in Prague and put on public display.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/27/2026

    Monday should be bright and sunny and dry around the country, with daytime highs between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius.

  • 09/27/2026

    The Czech women’s tennis team have won the Billie Jean King Cup, claiming their 12th title in the history of the team competition.

    The Czech Republic sealed a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in the final in Shenzhen, with Linda Nosková beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 on hard court. The Wimbledon champion followed Karolína Muchová’s earlier 6-2, 6-3 victory over Anhelina Kalinina.

    For Nosková, Muchová, Marie Bouzková and Sára Bejlek, it was their first Billie Jean King Cup title. Doubles player Kateřina Siniaková had already won the competition eight years ago.

    Captain Barbora Strýcová became only the fourth person in the competition’s history to win the title both as a player and as a captain.

  • 09/27/2026

    The Czech women’s tennis team is leading 1-0 over Ukraine in the Billie Jean King Cup final and are one victory away from their 12th title.

    Karolína Muchová secured the opening point for captain Barbora Strýcová’s team with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Anhelina Kalinina.

    Wimbledon champion Linda Nosková can clinch the title for the Czech Republic in the second singles match against Elina Svitolina.

  • 09/27/2026

    Finance Minister Alena Schillerová of ANO says the government will not be able to avoid raising some taxes. Possible measures could include higher excise and refinery taxes, as well as other levies.

    Speaking in a debate program on Czech Television on Sunday, Schillerová said several options were being prepared, including possible taxation of investment properties and certain addictive or otherwise harmful substances.

    She said a combination of higher revenues and lower spending could save around 20 billion crowns or possibly more in the state budget. About half of the savings could come from higher revenues, primarily taxes. Schillerová said she now had a package of measures prepared and would present what she considers the most suitable options to the coalition.

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