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09/19/2025
Austrian art historian Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat, the youngest daughter of Fritz and Greta Tugendhat, builders of the world-famous villa in Brno’s Černá Pole district, has died at the age of 79. The news was confirmed on Wednesday by Iveta Černá, director of Villa Tugendhat.
Born in August 1946 in Caracas, Venezuela, where her parents had fled from the Nazi regime, Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat studied art history and classical archaeology at the universities of Bern and Vienna. In 1969 she accompanied her mother Greta to Brno, where she saw the family’s former villa for the first time. Together with her husband, Ivo Hammer-Tugendhat, she became a key spokesperson for the Tugendhat family in matters concerning the villa’s preservation and future use. She also played an active role in its restoration. In 2015, she received the City of Brno Award.
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09/19/2025
A sealed letter containing the last words of President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk will be opened and read out to the public for the first time on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Lány Chateau. Czech President Petr Pavel is expected to attend the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Czech Radio and Czech Television.
Archivists received the envelope nearly 20 years ago. It was handed over to the National Archives on September 19, 2005, by Antonín Sum, secretary to Masaryk’s son Jan, with instructions that it be kept sealed for another two decades. According to Sum, the document contains words that Masaryk dictaated to his son shortly before his death.
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09/18/2025
Friday should be bright and sunny with clear skies and day temperatures between 22 and 26 degrees Celsius.
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09/18/2025
President Petr Pavel on Thursday received the famous American writer Dan Brown at Prague Castle. Brown is in the Czech Republic to present his new book The Secret of All Secrets. The president wrote on X that he was glad to welcome Dan Brown to Prague Castle, which offers the best view of the setting of his novel. Mr. Brown told reporters he had had an enjoyable conversation with the Czech head of state over breakfast.
Brown will present his latest novel to the public this evening at Prague’s Lucerna Palace. The event will also feature American editor Jason Kaufman and Czech editor Petr Onufer.
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09/18/2025
A court in Semily has issued a partial ruling in the Walderode restitution case, ordering the return of one plot of land to Johanna Kammerlander, widow of Karel des Fours Walderode. The property, located in Turnov–Daliměřice, measures 1,554 square meters.
The court rejected the request to return about 60 other plots because they were owned by private individuals; Kammerlander must therefore seek financial compensation from the Land Fund. The ruling is not binding. Future proceedings will address claims for more than 1,000 additional plots.
The Walderode restitution case was reopened after the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic last year upheld a complaint by Johanna Kammerlander, widow of Karel des Fours Walderode, citing a violation of her right to judicial protection. Karl Des Fours Walderode filed for restitution of land and property in 1992 on the grounds that he had regained Czechoslovak citizenship, but died in 2000. At former hearings, the certificate stating that he had regained Czechoslovak citizenship in 1947 was not recognized.
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09/18/2025
The Czech Republic will not support the EU's proposal for a binding 2040 climate target that calls for a 90 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions compared with 1990 levels. Environment Minister Petr Hladík reaffirmed the Czech position ahead of EU talks in Brussels on Thursday. According to Hladík, Prague wants to know the concrete impacts of the proposed target on individual industrial sectors and is pushing for the set goal to be realistic.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Spolu) said earlier that Czechia would not support any EU climate goal that threatens competitiveness or secure energy supplies.
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09/18/2025
The Slovak ambassador to the Czech Republic, Martin Muránsky, on Thursday lodged a protest at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan’s participation in Tuesday’s anti-government demonstration in Bratislava. He argued that such actions do not contribute to constructive Slovak-Czech dialogue. The rally, called by opposition parties, was held in protest against Prime Minister Robert Fico’s new consolidation package. The ministry countered that Rakušan’s presence at the demonstration had been his own private initiative.
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09/18/2025
A spectacular flypast is planned above Prague’s Charles Bridge at 3pm on Thursday, featuring two Czech JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets and ten British BAE Hawk T1 aircraft from the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic team. The formation will approach the capital from the north, regroup into an arrow shape over Václav Havel Airport, and test smoke effects before circling the western edge of the city. From there, it will follow the Vltava River south to north, crossing the bridge in full display with coloured smoke. The aircraft will then head towards Kbely and continue to Ostrava’s Leoš Janáček Airport for the NATO and Czech Air Force Days. The schedule may change depending on weather and airspace conditions.
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09/18/2025
Czech speed skater Metoděj Jílek has surpassed the world record in the 3,000-meter event during a test race in Heerenveen. The 19-year-old completed the distance in 3:34.09, more than three seconds faster than the time set by Norway’s Eskil Ervik in November 2005. However, because Jílek achieved the record at a national event without international referees present, the result will not enter the official world record books. It will, however, be recognized as the track record.
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09/18/2025
The District Court in Semily has resumed hearings in the Walderode restitution dispute. The noble family has unsuccessfully sought the return of Hrubý Rohozec chateau and other properties, confiscated after World War II under the Beneš decrees, for over 30 years now. Late last year, the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic upheld a complaint by Johanna Kammerlander, widow of Karel des Fours Walderode, citing a violation of her right to judicial protection. Karl Des Fours Walderode filed for restitution of land and property in 1992 on the grounds that he had regained Czechoslovak citizenship, but died in 2000. At former hearings the certificate stating that he had regained Czechoslovak citizenship in 1947 was not recognized.
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