• PM Magyar dismisses Orbán as potential UN chief
    10/29/2026

    Speaking at a press briefing in Prague, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said he did not consider his predecessor Viktor Orbán a suitable leader for the United Nations, adding that Orbán could only be a good choice if the aim were to destroy the organisation.

    Magyar was responding to a report by The Wall Street Journal that US President Donald Trump’s administration supports Orbán as a candidate to become the next UN secretary-general. According to the newspaper, Washington approached Orbán with the idea and encouraged him to run for the post.

    Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš did not comment on the matter.

    The current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is due to leave office on December 31.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • PM Babiš hails Czech-Hungarian ties, says V4 cooperation is gaining momentum
    10/29/2026

    Central European countries are much stronger when they speak with one voice, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said after the first joint meeting of the Czech and Hungarian governments in Prague on Thursday. He welcomed the revival of cooperation within the Visegrad Group (V4), comprising Czechia, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary.

    Babiš described Thursday’s talks, held at Kramář Villa and the Straka Academy in Prague, as a milestone in bilateral relations. Eight Hungarian ministers accompanied Magyar to the meeting.

    According to the Czech prime minister, the two sides discussed trade and European Union affairs as well as security cooperation and activities within NATO.

    Czechia and Hungary will seek EU funding for the development of high-speed rail lines in negotiations on the bloc’s next seven-year budget framework. The two countries’ transport ministers signed a memorandum of cooperation during the meeting, which also addresses high-speed rail projects.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Foreign nationals now make up a quarter of Prague’s population
    10/29/2026

    The number of foreign nationals living in Prague is growing every year, according to data from the Czech Statistics Office. While the number of Czech citizens residing in the capital has stagnated or declined slightly over the long term, the number of international residents has increased almost sixfold over the past 20 years. They now account for a quarter of Prague’s 1.4 million inhabitants.

    Without them, the capital would have been losing population over the long term, with negative consequences for the city’s economy, according to an analysis by the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR).
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    10/29/2026

    Friday should be partly cloudy to overcast and mostly dry with daytime highs between 8 and 13 degrees Celsius.

  • Temelín nuclear power plant to replace transformers in multi-million investment
    10/29/2026

    The Temelín nuclear power plant is preparing to replace its tap-changing transformers, which supply electricity for the plant’s own operations. The new equipment is being manufactured and is due to replace the existing transformers over the next two years.

    The investment, worth hundreds of millions of crowns, will improve the reliability of power supplies to the plant’s technological systems and represents another step towards extending its long-term operation, plant spokesman Marek Sviták told journalists.

    Temelín’s operating life is expected to be extended to 80 years, until 2080 and 2082 for its two units, respectively.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Siniaková withdraws from Guangzhou tournament before second-round match
    10/29/2026

    Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková has withdrawn from the Guangzhou tournament ahead of her second-round match.

    The world’s top-ranked doubles player, who won her first singles title in three years in Osaka on Sunday,  appeared tired in her opening match in Guangzhou on Wednesday after travelling from Japan, but still defeated Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee, the tournament’s third seed, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

    During the match, she requested medical attention several times for problems with her shoulder and neck.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Czechia ranks 13th in European digital dependence study
    10/29/2026

    Europe's dependence on foreign digital technologies has increased in recent years, while China and the United States have significantly reduced their reliance on foreign technology, according to an analysis by the Centre for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the University of Bonn.

    The analysis found that the average digital dependence of European countries rose by 0.5 percentage points between 2010 and 2023, reaching 0.69.

    The Czech Republic ranked 13th among the countries studied, with a score of 0.62, ahead of countries such as Estonia, Germany and Singapore.

    Of the 16 European countries included in the analysis, Ireland ranked highest, coming second overall behind the United States, with a score of 0.40.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Two people charged over benzene train accident in Hustopeče nad Bečvou
    10/29/2026

    Police have charged two people over last year's train accident involving toxic benzene in Hustopeče nad Bečvou in the Přerov region, a police spokeswoman said. They are being prosecuted for negligent endangerment of the public and environmental damage for which they could face up to eight years in prison.

    The police have not released further details about the suspects. According to information obtained by the Czech News Agency, both are train drivers.

    The overall damage caused by the accident has so far been estimated at around 400 million crowns,

    The police have filed the charges 20 months after the accident, following an extensive investigation.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Škoda Auto increases operating profit in first three quarters
    10/29/2026

    Czech carmaker Škoda Auto increased its operating profit by 7.4 percent year-on-year to EUR 1.92 billion (CZK 46.8 billion) in the first three quarters of 2026, its parent group Volkswagen said in an interim report published on Thursday. Škoda Auto’s sales increased by 3.5 percent to EUR 23.13 billion in the same period.

    Škoda Auto operates three production plants in Czechia and also has production facilities in China, India, Slovakia and other states.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czech, Hungarian governments hold first joint meeting in Prague
    10/29/2026

    The Czech and Hungarian governments are holding their first joint session at Prague’s Kramář Villa. Prime Ministers Andrej Babiš and Péter Magyar are holding one-on-one talks on the side-lines of the intergovernmental consultations, while other ministers attending the meeting are also holding talks with their counterparts.

    According to the Office of the Government, the talks are focussing mainly on competitiveness, energy security, migration, the EU budget and the bloc’s enlargement.

    The Czech government also holds joint meetings with the Slovak, Polish and Israeli cabinets.

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