• Czech footballers seal qualifying run with 6-0 win over Gibraltar
    11/18/2025

    Czech Republic closed out their World Cup qualifying group with a commanding 6–0 victory over Gibraltar. The result left the team just shy of matching their biggest win since the split of Czechoslovakia - the storied 8–1 against Andorra. With second place in the group secured even before kick-off, the Czech side can now look toward March’s play-off with the comfort of knowing they’ll be seeded in the second pot and will host the semi-final. The draw takes place on Thursday.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • European Commission raises its estimate for Czech economic growth
    11/18/2025

    According to the European Commission, the Czech economy will grow by 2.4 percent this year, and will then slow to 1.9 percent in 2026. The main driver of growth is expected to be private consumption, resulting from rising real wages and a lower household savings rate. The Commission stated this on Sunday in its autumn economic outlook.

    The European Commission also improved its forecast for EU economic growth for this year and for 2026 to 1.4 percent. In its previous spring forecast, it had estimated this year’s growth at 1.1 percent. It also raised its estimate for economic growth in 2027 by 0.1 percentage point, to 1.5 percent.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • 102,000 or so commemorate events of 17 November on Národní Street in Prague
    11/17/2025

    About 102,000 people came on Monday to Národní Street in Prague to commemorate the events of 17 November. This was reported by the organizers of the Korzo Národní event based on data from the mobile operator T-Mobile. The number of participants increased again year-on-year; last year it was roughly 93,000. The Korzo Národní program includes, among other things, discussions and exhibitions. The national anthem was performed by Slovak musician Mário Bihári, and at 17:11 the traditional song A Prayer for Marta was heard, this time performed by actor Jan Cina.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Participants of "The Concert for the Future" expressed support for Ukraine and civil society
    11/17/2025

    At the Concert for the Future in the lower part of Wenceslas Square today, participants expressed support in their speeches for Ukraine, attacked by Russia, as well as for civil society. Singer-songwriter Jaroslav Hutka performed his new songs criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with older pieces such as Havlíčku, Havle and Náměšť. Šimon Pánek, director of the organization People in Need, spoke about the necessity of non-profit organizations, and political geographer Michael Romancov criticized the emerging government of ANO, SPD and Motorists, saying that its policy statement lacks support for Ukraine.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Thousands of people gathered for culmination of Brno Seventeenth festival
    11/17/2025

    Thousands of people arrived for the culmination of today’s Brno Seventeenth festival, which took place mainly on Freedom Square in the afternoon. It rained in Brno all day, and only at dusk did the rain weaken and in some places stop completely. As a result, the square began to fill significantly only shortly before 5 p.m., when a human chain of joined hands formed in Kobližná Street and led all the way to the stage. At the symbolic time of 17:11, A Prayer for Marta was heard, followed by the Czech and Slovak national anthems
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • ‘A Prayer for Marta’ echoed over Národní Street
    11/17/2025

    The song ‘A Prayer for Marta’ was just heard on the completely packed Národní Street in Prague this evening. One of the symbols of the Velvet Revolution was performed at 17:11 from the balcony of the Metro Palace by actor and singer Jan Cina. In the final bars, onlookers joined in singing. Afterwards, they applauded and rang their keys for a long time, just as people did more than 36 years ago, when key-ringing was one of the characteristic signs of gatherings against the Communist regime.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Weather forecast
    11/17/2025

    On Tuesday, expect mostly cloudy weather. Temperature highs will range from 1 to 5 °C,
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Hundreds in masks pass through center of Prague
    11/17/2025

    A procession of two hundred people in masks passed through the center of Prague on Monday to use a carnival-style event to highlight the risks of modern technologies, the protection of the environment and animal rights, the lack of affordable housing, and the dangers of indifference. The festival, called Velvet Wake, involved mainly secondary school and university students as well as representatives of non-profit organizations.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • "The traditional Concert for the Future" has begun on Wenceslas Square in Prague
    11/17/2025

    The Concert for the Future has begun in Prague. Hundreds of people arrived at the event in the lower part of Wenceslas Square even before it started, and more are still coming. According to the organizers from the civic association Nerudný fest, the event connects music, civic dialogue, and the values of freedom and democracy. This year’s theme is ‘Democracy’s Safeguards: Knowing Your Limits’. The roughly five-hour program will be hosted this year by presenters Jenovéfa Boková and Jindřich Šídlo.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Ukrainian flags hung on fence by Okamura’s house
    11/17/2025

    Someone hung Ukrainian flags on the fence of the house of Tomio Okamura (SPD), the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies. The flags were also painted or spray-painted on sidewalks, steps, poles, and bins. The incident is being investigated by the police, Prague police spokesman Jan Daněk confirmed to ČTK. After his recent election as Speaker, Okamura had the Ukrainian flag removed from the Chamber of Deputies building. The ČTK newsroom today received an email from a group calling itself the Velvet Remembrancers. The group claimed responsibility for the act and said it wanted to express dissatisfaction with the behavior of the country’s leaders. Okamura criticized the act.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

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