• Babiš greeted on Národní třída by whistling and shouts
    11/17/2025

    Andrej Babiš, the head of ANO, arrived at Prague’s Národní třída today around 8:00 a.m., and together with the movement’s vice-chairs Alena Schillerová and Karel Havlíček, they laid flowers at the memorial site commemorating the events of 17 November 1989. Some people whistled at the politicians, who after winning the election are negotiating a new government with SPD and Motorists, and shouted “shame” or “StB,” referring to Babiš’s name in the records of collaborators with the communist secret police. But from the crowd there were also a few isolated cries of “Long live Babiš” or “Long live Andrej.”
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • People commemorate events of 1989 on Národní třída in Prague since morning
    11/17/2025

    On Národní třída in Prague, people have been gathering since early morning to commemorate the November events of 1989. The first candles are burning at the memorial plaque. Several people have also arrived to protest against the politicians of the incoming governing coalition. According to a ČTK reporter, the arrival of the chairman of the Svobodní party, Libor Vondráček, who was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the SPD ticket, was accompanied by whistling. On Monday, in addition to remembering the fall of authoritarianism in 1989, Czechia is also commemorating the persecution of students during the Nazi occupation in 1939. Events are being held across the country.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Czechia expects cold week ahead
    11/17/2025

    Czechia has a cold week ahead. The highest temperatures will mostly be around five degrees Celsius. It will freeze at night, and meteorologists therefore warn of the formation of ice. It will snow in the mountains, but snow or mixed precipitation may also appear in lower elevations. This follows from the forecast of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ)
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Liechtenstein Palace in Prague open to public for holiday
    11/17/2025

    People can visit the Liechtenstein Palace on Kampa in Prague on Monday on the occasion of the national holiday; the government uses the palace, among other ways, for representative purposes. At the same time, this will conclude the government office’s series of visitor events held this year in its historical and representative buildings, the office told ČTK. This evening, for the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy, the office will also illuminate the Straka Academy, where the cabinet meets, in the colors of the Czech tricolor.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Czech Philharmonic performs Mahler’s Resurrection
    11/16/2025

    The traditional Concert for Freedom and Democracy performed by the Czech Philharmonic this year offered listeners Resurrection, a symphony by Gustav Mahler, on the eve of the November 17 celebrations. In the sold-out Rudolfinum in Prague, the orchestra was conducted by Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo in the presence of President Petr Pavel.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Shops will remain open on 17 November
    11/16/2025

    Monday, the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy, is a public holiday. Czechia is marking 36 years since the beginning of the Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the Communist regime in former Czechoslovakia. Shops, however, will remain open on Monday. The ban on sales in stores over 200 square meters does not apply to this public holiday. Stores will next be closed only on Christmas Eve in the afternoon.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Schillerová: Babiš will take irreversible steps, but he will not sell Agrofert
    11/16/2025

    ANO movement chairman Andrej Babiš will take irreversible steps to resolve his potential future conflict of interest, but he will not sell Agrofert. He will do so on the day he becomes prime minister, or the day before, depending on his agreement with President Petr Pavel. The movement’s vice-chair Alena Schillerová said this on Sunday on Czech Television’s programme Otázky Václava Moravce.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Weather forecast
    11/16/2025

    On Monday, expect local fogs and isolated rain. Temperatures will range from 6 to 13 °C.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Svobodní want to negotiate with SPD and PRO about cooperation for Senate elections
    11/16/2025

    The Svobodní party wants to negotiate with its partner movements SPD and PRO about cooperation for the upcoming Senate and municipal elections next year. Their chairman, Libor Vondráček, told journalists this today at the nationwide Svobodní congress in Prague. PRO leader Jindřich Rajchl also called for such cooperation at the congress. SPD leader Tomio Okamura described the current collaboration as excellent and said he is looking forward to continuing it.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Coffin with Cardinal Duka placed in tomb at St. Vitus Cathedral
    11/16/2025

    At St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle on Saturday, clergy, believers, and politicians bid farewell to the late Cardinal Dominik Duka. After the mass and funeral service, the coffin with his remains was laid in the cathedral’s archbishop’s tomb to the tolling of bells. Hundreds of people watched. Duka passed away on November 4 at the age of 82.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

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