• From December, rules for selling electronic cigarettes will become stricter
    11/16/2025

    Starting in December, an amendment will tighten the rules for the sale and labeling of electronic cigarettes. Manufacturers will have seven months to sell off their stock. After that, it will no longer be possible to sell cigarettes with candy flavors or containing cannabinoids. This was stated to ČTK by Health Ministry spokesman Ondřej Jakob. According to a survey by the National Institute of Public Health (SZÚ), nearly 14 percent of the population used e-cigarettes last year, with the share almost tripling over the past five years. Among young people aged 15 to 24, more than a quarter use them.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • People will commemorate 17 November with gatherings, concerts, and ceremonies
    11/16/2025

    People will commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Monday with a series of events, memorial ceremonies, and concerts in the capital and in the regions. The center of the celebrations will once again be Prague’s Národní třída, where state officials and political party representatives will arrive in the morning and forenoon. As tradition dictates, people will remember not only the fall of the totalitarian regime in 1989, but also the persecution of students during the Nazi occupation in 1939.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Crowd in Ostrava protested against possible participation of Macinka and Turek in government
    11/16/2025

    More than 100 mostly young people gathered on Saturday afternoon at the central Masaryk Square in Ostrava for an Antifascist Demonstration for Nature. They protested against the possible appointment of Petr Macinka as Minister of the Environment and the participation of Filip Turek (both from the Motorists party) in the government. The demonstration was organized by the group Bludičky pro přírodu.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Monínec opens ski season record-early, 500 skiers arrive
    11/16/2025

    On the first skiing day of the season this evening, about 500 skiers arrived at the slope at Monínec near Sedlec-Prčice in the Příbram region on Saturday. Thanks to technology that allows snow production even at higher temperatures, the ski resort opened the winter season on its entire 1,200-metre main slope as the first in the country. It is the earliest start to the winter season in Czech history, earning the resort a new record and an entry in the Czech Book of Records. This was stated to ČTK by the resort’s director, Jaroslav Krejčí.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • More visit Duka to bid farewell
    11/14/2025

    Dozens more people came to the Church of All Saints at Prague Castle on Friday to bid farewell to Cardinal and former Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka. Among the visitors were again people from abroad. Today the church can be visited until 6:00 p.m., after which the display of the deceased’s remains will be closed by evening vespers, a communal prayer of the wider college of priests. Duka died on November 4 at the age of 82.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Weather forecast
    11/14/2025

    On Saturday, expect overcast to cloudy weather. Temperature highs will range from 11 to 13 °C.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Pavel will discuss, among other things, Albania’s accession to the EU with the Albanian president
    11/14/2025

    President Petr Pavel will meet with Albanian President Bajram Begaj at Prague Castle on Wednesday to discuss Albania’s accession to the European Union, the situation in the Western Balkans, and strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Begaj will also meet in Prague with firefighters who helped respond to devastating fires in Albania over the summer. The Albanian president also has meetings planned with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura (SPD) and the outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS). He will also give a lecture at Charles University.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Babiš received more than 477 million CZK from his companies in 2025
    11/14/2025

    Agrofert, the trust funds, and other companies owned by ANO chairman Andrej Babiš have paid him more than 477 million crowns this year. According to his asset declaration, cited by the news site Seznam Zprávy, Babiš also purchased a property worth more than 389 million crowns. Babiš’s ANO is negotiating the formation of a government with SPD and Motorists. Following an appeal from President Petr Pavel, he said on Thursday that shortly before the head of state appoints him to the position of prime minister, he will announce how he intends to resolve his conflict of interest.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Several accidents occurred on D1 motorway in Vysočina region; paramedics treated several people
    11/14/2025

    The D1 motorway in the Vysočina region was briefly impassable on Friday in the direction of Brno due to an accident involving two trucks near Velká Bíteš. One of the drivers was injured. Traffic in one lane was restored at 10:20, police spokesperson Dana Čírtková said.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Metro Line C in Prague will not run between Hlavní nádraží and Pražského povstání until Monday
    11/14/2025

    Prague will once again face a shutdown of Metro Line C over the extended November weekend. This time it will last from Saturday until Monday evening. Due to track repairs, service will be suspended in both directions between the stations Hlavní nádraží and Pražského povstání. A replacement bus service, line XC, will be available for passengers.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

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