• Czech Monty Python fans meet to celebrate International Silly Walk Day
    01/07/2026

    Fans of the British comedy troup Monty Python celebrated International Silly Walks Day on Wednesday. The event celebrates the famous British 1970 sketch 'Ministry of Funny Walks' from the BBC series Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The fans meet up every year for a march - a tradition that originated in Brno in 2012 and gradually spread across the Czech Rrpublic and to other countries.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • Babiš awaits foreign approvals to resolve his conflict of interest
    01/07/2026

    Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is waiting for approval from abroad in order to place his shares in the Agrofert holding into a trust fund. Babiš told reporters on Wednesday that he informed the Ministry of Justice about this on Monday. The deadline for resolving his conflict of interest  is Thursday.

    Shortly before Christmas, Babiš announced that he would transfer his Agrofert holding to the RSVP trust fund by January 8, 2026. The fund was established for this purpose by the Czech consulting firm Roklen.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • Okamura’s New Year speech sparks surge in donations for aid to Ukraine
    01/07/2026

    The controversial New Year’s speech by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura (SPD), has sparked a wave of donations to collections supporting Ukraine, organised by the initiative A Gift for Putin. This was confirmed by representative of the initiative, Martin Ondráček.

    According to Ondráček, on New Year’s Day, when Okamura’s speech was released, the collections received 780,000 CZK (32,200 EUR) – compared with 162,000 CZK (6,690 EUR) on the same day the previous year.

    In his address Okamura criticised the provision of weapons to Ukraine and the leadership of the Ukrainian state.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • Inflation in Czechia held at 2.1% in December as service costs continued to grow
    01/07/2026

    Consumer prices in Czechia rose by 2.1% in December, the same as in November. This is according to a preliminary estimate released on Wednesday by the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ). The inflation rate was slightly above that of the eurozone, which stood at 2%, according to Eurostat data.

    Analysts say that steady prices for energy and food have helped keep overall inflation under control. However, they are concerned about the rise in service costs. While prices for goods in Czechia increased by 0.4% year-on-year, with the pace of growth easing slightly in December, service prices rose by 4.8%. As in previous months, the only category to see a fall in prices was energy, including fuel, which fell by an estimated 4.2%.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • The Czech National Bank holds record amount of gold in reserves
    01/07/2026

    The Czech National Bank (ČNB) purchased 20.4 tonnes of gold last year, a figure similar to that of 2024. By the end of the year, its reserves reached a record 71.6 tonnes, according to data released by the Bank on Wednesday. At the end of 2025, the value of the gold reserves stood at $10.1 billion and gold accounted for 5.76% of the total value of Czechia‘s foreign exchange reserves.

    Not all of the gold in the ČNB’s reserves is physically stored in its own vaults. Most of it is held abroad, primarily in the vaults of the Bank of England. The central bank plans to increase its gold holdings to 100 tonnes by 2028.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • Weather forecast

    01/07/2026

    Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with occasional light snow in parts of the country. Daytime highs will range from -5 °C to -1 °C.

  • Prokop finishes second on stage three of the Dakar Rally
    01/07/2026

    Czech Ford driver Martin Prokop finished the third stage of the Dakar Rally in second place - his best result so far. In the overall standings, he is also in second place, just 26 seconds behind US-American Mitch Guthrie.

    In the truck category, Czech defending champion Martin Macík is currently second in the overall standings.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • New passenger car sales rose in Czechia
    01/07/2026

    In 2025, sales of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic rose by 7.4% year on year, the Czech Car Importers Association announced. Of the 248,719 sold vehicles, Škoda Auto remained the market leader with 83,890 cars sold, followed by Hyundai in second place and Toyota in third. Volkswagen and Dacia ranked next.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • Visitor numbers increased at Czech heritage sites
    01/07/2026

    Visitor numbers at heritage sites managed by the Czech National Heritage Institute (NPÚ) rose year-on-year last year. Castles, châteaux and other properties under the institute’s administration attracted 4.3 million visitors, up 6% compared with the previous year, the Czech News Agency reported.

    Visitor numbers peaked during the summer holidays. The most popular sites were the châteaux at Lednice, Český Krumlov and Hluboká nad Vltavou, as well as Karlštejn and Bouzov castles.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

  • Pastrňák becomes second-highest-scoring Czech player in NHL history
    01/07/2026

    David Pastrňák has become the second-highest-scoring Czech player in NHL history after Tuesday’s game in Seattle. The Boston Bruins forward scored twice and, although it was not enough to prevent a 7–4 defeat, it lifted his career tally to 410 goals. Pastrňák thereby moved past Patrik Eliáš, who ended his NHL career with 408 goals.

    Pastrňák now trails only Czech hockey legend Jaromír Jágr, who scored 766 goals and sits fourth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. However, the 29-year-old Havířov native may yet overtake Jágr, too.
    Author: Hannah Vaughan

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