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05/31/2026
If it turns out that subsidies paid to the Agrofert holding company were disbursed illegally, they must be recovered, says Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc. He made the comment on CNN Prima News on Sunday.
The Czech Ministry of Agriculture continues to pay out subsidies to Agrofert. However, an unnamed EU official told the Czech News Agency that due to uncertainties surrounding Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s conflict of interest, the suspension of subsidy payments also applies to agricultural funds.
Last week, the European Commission sent a letter to Czech authorities requesting information on measures taken to prevent Mr. Babiš’s conflict of interest. In February, the prime minister placed his shares in Agrofert, which he founded and ran for years, in a trust, saying that the conflict of interest had been resolved.
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05/31/2026
If a decision is made to sell the Czech state-owned company Explosia, it would be best to do so this year or in 2027, says Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček.
Speaking on a Sunday online show hosted by journalist Václav Moravec, Mr. Havlíček said there were currently six potential buyers interested in acquiring the manufacturer of explosives and propellants, which is based in Pardubice.
Mr. Havlíček said if the sale went ahead the ideal scenario would be for the state to retain a stake in Explosia, whose best-known product is Semtex, and thus retain influence over the company’s future operations.
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05/31/2026
The speaker of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, said before departing from Prague for Taiwan on Sunday that his visit would be principled, pragmatic and would enhance Czechia’s standing.
The trip has gone ahead despite the government of Andrej Babiš refused to allow Mr. Vystrčil to travel by state plane. The Senate chief is being accompanied by a delegation of around 50 people, including business people and representatives of universities.
Mr. Babiš’s government has a policy of cultivating positive relations with China.
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05/31/2026
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says Czechia is unlikely to reach spending of 2 percent of GDP on defence, which is has committed to as a NATO member, but that his support for US Donald Trump could prove beneficial. In an interview published by the Financial Times on Sunday, Mr. Babiš said that being one of the last leaders in the region to openly back Mr. Trump could prove an advantage, adding that he was a “Trumpist”.
The Czech government was criticised over the fact that the 2026 state budget includes defence spending below 2 percent of GDP, including by the US ambassador to Prague and the Czech president.
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05/31/2026
Last year, the majority of tourists visiting Prague came from the Czech Republic, according to data from Prague City Tourism published by the Czech News Agency on Sunday. For the fourth consecutive year, Prague has been the most popular destination for Czechs to spend their domestic holidays.
Germans were the second-most frequent visitors to Prague, followed by Americans. There was a significant increase in the number of tourists from Israel, China and Turkey, Prague City Tourism, a municipal body, said.
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05/31/2026
Some 62 percent of Czechs believe that the Trump administration in the United States is weakening the defence capabilities of NATO, suggests a survey conducted last month for the STEM agency.
While ANO leader and PM Andrej Babiš has repeatedly signalled his admiration for Donald Trump, 63 percent of his party’s supporters feel the latter is undermining NATO, the poll indicates. This view is shared by 61 supporters of Freedom and Direct Democracy and 68 percent of Motorists voters.
Among the opposition parties in the lower house, around three-quarters of supporters say Trump is making NATO weaker.
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05/31/2026
Monday is expected to be mainly overcast and wet in Czechia, with an average high temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. More cloudy skies are due throughout the week.
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05/30/2026
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says there will be no changes in his cabinet in the very near future. Speaking on Saturday, he said he would assess the performance of ministers at the end of June.
There has been speculation about a possible reshuffle and the PM ignored a short-list for new head of the Czech Army drawn up by Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna, a nominee from the Freedom and Direct Democracy party.
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05/30/2026
The Czech cabinet will no longer consider a draft new media bill put forward by the minister of culture, Oto Klempíř, in view of the fact that it had received 400 remarks in a review process, news site Denik N quoted Prime Minister Andrej Babiš as saying on Saturday.
Mr. Babiš said that instead changes would be made to the existing media law to allow for a new system of funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio.
The three-party coalition government aims to do away with the current licence fee funding model for the public broadcasters, saying they should come directly under the state budget. This move will lead to smaller budgets for the two stations, while critics say it may also lead to political interference.
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05/30/2026
The recently stolen skull of St. Zdislava was returned to the to the basilica in Jablonné v Podještědí, north Bohemia, during the annual Zdislava Pilgrimage on Saturday.
A restorer who worked to repair damage to the relic after its theft presented it to Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl, the head of Czech Roman Catholic Church, during a service. The skull was placed on the main altar, ahead of being removed again in the evening and placed in a secure location.
The skull was stolen on May 12. The thief, who has confessed, told police he had objected to the public display of human remains.
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