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A majority of Czech teachers now use artificial intelligence to prepare lessons, but many remain concerned about inaccuracies and the lack of clear rules governing its use in schools. A survey by Samsung and EDU-AI found that 62 percent of respondents use AI regularly or daily when creating teaching materials, tests and presentations. Teachers cited time savings as the main benefit, while concerns focused on AI “hallucinations”, reliability and fair assessment of student work. Respondents also stressed the need for clearer guidelines and greater emphasis on critical thinking and fact-checking as AI becomes more common in education.

Jakub Kulhánek, Czechia’s ambassador to the United Nations and a former foreign minister, is set to become the country’s next ambassador to the United States. US authorities have approved the nomination, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists)  told Czech Television. Kulhánek will replace current ambassador Miloslav Stašek in Washington. Macinka described him as an experienced diplomat moving from New York to the US capital. Kulhánek served as foreign minister in 2021 in the government of Andrej Babiš. He has also held senior positions at the Interior Ministry and represented Czechia at the UN.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Czech authorities violated journalist Saša Uhlová’s right to freedom of expression when police detained her during an environmental protest at the Vršany coal mine in 2020. The court said Czech judges failed to provide sufficient justification for the detention, which prevented Uhlová from carrying out her journalistic work and documenting police actions during the protest. Uhlová was detained for about two hours after refusing police orders to leave the restricted mining area near Most.

Industry Minister Karel Havlíček (ANO) said Hungary and Italy had joined Czech efforts to protect heavy industry from rising carbon emission costs under the EU ETS system. Speaking in Brussels, Havlíček said the wider coalition now included up to ten countries, with France and Spain also supporting parts of the Czech position. Prague wants energy-intensive industries such as steel, glass and chemicals to continue receiving free emission allowances. The European Commission is expected to present reforms of the EU emissions trading system in July. Czechia argues the current system risks damaging European industrial competitiveness.