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01/14/2026
Czech biathletes Jessica Jislová, Lucie Charvátová, Tereza Voborníková and Tereza Vinklárková finished fifth in the women’s World Cup relay in Ruhpolding, Germany, largely thanks to excellent shooting.
Competing without their leading athlete, Markéta Davidová, the Czech team delivered clean performances across the first three legs, recording the best shooting result of the race. However, a slower final leg ultimately cost them a higher placing. Norway won the relay by less than a second ahead of Italy, with Sweden taking third place.
The Ruhpolding World Cup continues on Thursday with the men’s relay.
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01/14/2026
President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) are both trusted by a small majority of the public, according to a STEM poll conducted at the start of the year for CNN Prima News. Pavel is trusted by 57% of respondents, while Babiš follows closely at 55%.
Almost two in five respondents said they trust Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil (ODS) and Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD), both at 39%. Okamura, however, also has the highest proportion of opponents among the country’s leading politicians.
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01/14/2026
This week, Prague’s Náměstí Míru (Peace Square) has been transformed into a 19th-century film set for Netflix’s upcoming series The Age of Innocence, adapted from the Edith Wharton’s novel. Wedding scenes are being filmed outside the Basilica of St Ludmila, with flower-adorned carriages and dozens of extras in period costumes, including many Czechs. Filming in Prague began last autumn and will continue until March, after which the production moves to Spain. Netflix has not yet announced a release date.
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01/14/2026
Former member of parliament Dominik Feri (TOP09) has been charged with an additional rape, prosecutors confirmed to the news site iRozhlas on Tuesday. The case involves a 17-year-old girl who said she consented to sex but alleged that Feri had removed the condom. The charges were brought in March following a Constitutional Court ruling, but the case had previously been dropped. It is now being reopened.
Feri is currently serving a three-year sentence for raping two other girls, including one minor, as well as for an attempted rape. He has denied any wrongdoing
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01/14/2026
Child and adolescent psychiatry in Czechia is under severe strain, the Psychiatric Society of the Czech Medical Association warned on Wednesday. Patients are increasingly seeking help for everyday emotional difficulties, not only for diagnosable mental illnesses. However, rates of self-harm and suicide also continue to rise.
Data from the National Portal of Psychiatric Care show a 70% increase in children receiving psychiatric support since 2020. Michal Horáček, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said the only adequate response is to build resilience across all age groups. Experts say traditional social bonds have shifted, with digital technology taking centre stage, while structured training in psychosocial resilience remains largely absent.
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01/14/2026
The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), owned by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad and primarily focused on the arms industry, plans to go public on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the coming weeks. The company intends to issue shares worth €750 million (around CZK 18 billion) to fund further development.
CSG’s main shareholder, CSG FIN, will also sell part of its stake in the company. Last year, CSG saw sales rise by 82.4% year-on-year, reaching €4.49 billion in the first three quarters.
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01/14/2026
Thursday will be mostly cloudy, with light rain is expected in parts of the country. Daytime highs will reach around 3 - 5 °C.
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01/14/2026
The theatre essay ‘Eight Short Compositions from the Lives of Ukrainians for a Western Audience,’ directed by Jana Svobodová, will be presented at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2026 in Vancouver. Czechia is among 17 countries whose work will be showcased.
The production was developed in collaboration between Archa – Centre for Documentary Theatre and Lviv’s Jam Factory Art Center as part of the international Artists in War project, and premiered in March 2023 at Prague’s Archa Theatre.
The female performers, who bring to life the texts of Ukrainian writer Anastasiia Kosodii, will appear in Vancouver on January 22 and 23.
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01/14/2026
Rents in Czechia are expected to increase by 6–9% this year, according to the Association of Rental Housing. At the same time, experts at the Czech Chamber of Commerce predict nominal wage growth of 5–6% (2.7–4% in real terms). This means rent increases are likely to outpace wage growth.
Rising property prices may also push more people into the rental market, with 30,000–40,000 additional tenants expected in 2026. Homeownership in general, however, remains relatively high: Eurostat data show 74.7% of Czechs lived in their own homes in 2024, compared with an EU average of 68.4%.
The gap between rents in Prague, Brno, and other regions is also expected to widen, with Brno gradually catching up to the capital.
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01/14/2026
Agriculture Minister Martin Šebestyán has dismissed Dalibor Šafařík from his post as CEO of the state-run forest management company Lesy ČR, the Agriculture Ministry told the Czech News Agency. Lesy ČR manages almost half of Czechia’s forests.
Šebestyán said the dismissal was due to Lesy ČR’s role, under Šafařík’s leadership, in driving timber prices higher. “Lesy ČR has a major influence on the entire forestry sector in the Czech Republic. Under the current CEO, this has unfortunately resulted in timber prices rising to levels far above those in neighbouring countries,” he said.
The ministry will announce a selection procedure for a new director on Wednesday, with the result expected in about a month.
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