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10/19/2025
A cold spell has brought freezing night temperatures across the country. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, 17 of the country’s 171 weather stations measured their lowest-ever temperature for October 19, some for the first time in over half a century. The coldest readings came from the Šumava mountains, where Rokytská slať hit –10 °C and nearby Horská Kvilda reached –9.6 °C. Ten other locations recorded lows down to minus eight.
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10/19/2025
The number and use of public electric vehicle charging stations in the Czech Republic continues to rise but the country still lags behind Western and Northern Europe in charging density and electric vehicle uptake, according to the Transport Research Centre. After the first three quarters of 2025, major network operators report double-digit increases in both power consumption and charging sessions, along with steady growth in the number of stations now exceeding 3,000 nationwide. According to the Centre, electric cars accounted for 5.6% of new passenger vehicle registrations this year, up from about 4.2% in 2024.
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10/19/2025
The ANO party, which won October’s general elections, has announced plans to reintroduce the electronic sales registration system (EET), a flagship measure from its previous government, abolished under the outgoing cabinet. According to Alena Schillerová, who is slated to become the country’s next finance minister, the EET is set to become a central pillar of ANO’s new economic program, aimed at plugging budget gaps and raising tens of billions of crowns to fulfill campaign promises.
Schillerová told Novinky.cz that the system would take effect in January 2027, and the obligation would again apply to all businesses accepting customer payments.
The Motorists’ party, ANO’s potential coalition partner, has signaled only partial support. It has said it would push for exemptions, especially for small entrepreneurs.
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10/19/2025
If a referendum on Czech membership in the European Union were held today, 55% of citizens would vote to remain, while just under a quarter would support leaving. The rest are undecided, according to an exclusive NMS survey for Novinky.cz.
Although Czechs remain generally skeptical of the EU, most do not wish to leave. Support for membership varies sharply by political affiliation. It is strongest among voters of the centre-right Spolu coalition (95%) and the Mayors and Independents (87%). Among supporters of the Motorists’ party 57% would vote to stay.
Voters for the opposition ANO party are more divided: 44% would choose to remain, 33% would opt to leave, and the rest are unsure.
At the opposite end of the spectrum are voters for the SPD party, with only 12% favoring continued membership, and Stačilo! where support drops to just 10%. Despite their vocal criticism of the EU, these groups represent a minority view in Czech society.
ANO, which is in the process of forming a new government, has ruled out the possibility of a referendum being held on continued membership in the EU or NATO.
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10/18/2025
Police have charged a 32-year-old foreign national with attempted murder after he attacked a shop assistant with a battery-powered garden saw in the town of Horní Blatná, Karlovy Vary region, on Wednesday. The man entered a general store, threatened the female shop assistant and chased her between the aisles with the saw before seriously injuring her. A local resident intervened, shouting at the attacker and preventing further harm. The 55-year-old victim received first aid and was taken to hospital with serious upper-body injuries. Police are still trying to ascertain the man’s motive. If convicted, he would face 12 to 20 years in prison.
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10/18/2025
Sunday should be clear to partly cloudy and mostly dry with day temperatures between 8 and 12 degrees Celsius.
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10/18/2025
Dita Kraus, one of the last surviving witnesses of the Holocaust, died shortly after midnight in Jerusalem at the age of 96, Seznam Zprávy reported.
Born Edith Polachová in Prague in 1929 to a Jewish family, Kraus was imprisoned in Terezín, Auschwitz, Hamburg, and Bergen-Belsen. Her autobiography A Delayed Life inspired the acclaimed novel The Librarian of Auschwitz by Spanish author Antonio Iturbe.
In 1947, she married writer and teacher Ota B. Kraus, whom she had met in the camps. Two years later, the couple emigrated to Israel, where they both worked as teachers and raised three children.
After her husband’s death in 2000, Kraus lived in Netanya but frequently visited Prague. This January, she took part in a memorial event marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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10/18/2025
Nineteen EU member states, including the Czech Republic, are urging the European Commission to allow the voluntary or forced return of Afghan migrants who lack legal residency or face criminal charges. The appeal, reported by Euractiv, was made in a letter to EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner.
The signatories call on Brussels to enable the return of Afghans considered a threat to public order and to strengthen coordination between the European Commission, the European External Action Service, and willing EU countries.
The letter also proposes establishing an EU mission in Afghanistan and calls for Frontex, the EU border agency, to play a bigger role in organizing returns through the Union’s reintegration programs. The signatories warn that the EU “can no longer afford inaction.”
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10/18/2025
A police training exercise in Varnsdorf, North Bohemia, ended in embarrassment on Thursday when officers stormed the wrong building during an active-shooter drill.
Special unit officers were meant to train at a former elementary school but instead burst into the neighboring Bishop’s Grammar School, frightening students and staff who had no idea what was going on.
Mayor Jan Šimek told Novinky.cz that the officers were let in by a staff member and rushed through the halls, believing the shocked teachers and pupils were acting as part of the exercise. After being alerted by their commanders, the officers relocated to the correct site and continued the drill. Police later issued an apology to everyone involved.
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10/18/2025
More than 470 artists, academics, and cultural figures have signed an open letter rejecting the nomination of a representative from the Motorists’ party for the post of culture minister. The signatories fear that the appointment could “undermine a functioning cultural sector.”
The letter, addressed to President Petr Pavel and ANO leader Andrej Babiš, was signed by prominent figures including designer Maxim Velčovský and artists Jiří David and Jiří Černický.
They call for the ministry to be led by someone who will uphold “open, impartial, and transparent processes consistent with EU values.” The letter also stresses that the underfunded culture sector needs political trust and support to ensure that “Czech cultural and diplomatic strength can continue to grow on democratic and autonomous foundations.”
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