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05/15/2026
Police have detained a 35-year-old man on suspicion of stealing the skull of Saint Zdislava from the basilica in Jablonné v Podještědí in northern Bohemia. Investigators say the suspect encased the relic in concrete and planned to privately lay it to rest in a river.
According to police, the man said he opposed the public display of the relic in the church and did not steal it for financial gain. Officers detained him on Thursday and specialists are now trying to remove the skull from the concrete.
The relic, described by police as being of incalculable historical value, was stolen from the basilica on Tuesday evening. The suspect has also been charged with disorderly conduct and damaging property, and faces up to eight years in prison if convicted.
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05/14/2026
The lower house of the Czech Parliament has voiced opposition to a planned gathering of the Sudeten German association on Czech soil. The resolution, initiated by the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party, calls on the organisers of the event, which is scheduled for the end of next week, not to hold the meeting in Brno.
The chamber also condemned any manifestations of historical revisionism, the relativisation of Nazi crimes, and attempts to challenge the post-war legal and property settlement in the Czech Republic.
Opposition deputies boycotted Thursday’s session of the chamber in protest.
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05/14/2026
The Czech government is once again offering retail bond sales to households, as it seeks to raise money for growing expenditures. The offer involves a minimum investment of CZK 1,000 and a maximum of CZK 3 million, the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic said.
The first subscription period will run from May 14 to June 28, while payment for the bonds must be completed by July 7. The issue will be launched on July 15, with the state offering three types of bonds.
The new bonds are intended to broaden the investor base and reduce the state’s dependence on banks.
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05/14/2026
The Czech Republic should finally acknowledge that the expulsion of the Sudeten Germans at the end of WWII and the suffering linked to it was an injustice, German MP Martina Kempf said in a statement for the Czech News Agency on Thursday. At the same time, she said fears voiced by some Czech politicians that Sudeten Germans are seeking to alter property relations in the Czech Republic were unfounded. Kempf is a member of the German-Czech parliamentary group.
In a sharp response to her comments, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said the AfD lawmaker should not speak about matters which, in his view, she does not understand.
“If she wants to comment, her ‘memory’ should not begin in 1945, but in 1938,” Macinka added, referring to the year Nazi Germany annexed the Czech borderlands following the Munich Agreement.
The expulsion of Sudeten Germans is back in the headlines in connection with the planned Sudeten German congress which is to take place on Czech soil for the first time ever next week.
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05/14/2026
Austrian police are searching for a fugitive driver of a car with Czech licence plates who seriously injured a traffic police officer during a routine road check, before fleeing the scene and leaving behind his female passenger and a cache of drugs.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in the village of Krumpendorf near Klagenfurt, close to the tri-border area of Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
A police officer on a motorcycle attempted to stop the driver for a routine check. According to reports, the man ignored the officer’s instructions, accelerated, and struck the motorcycle from behind, causing the officer to fall.
The injured policeman was taken to hospital with serious injuries, local outlet 5minuten reported.
Police also said the suspect is believed not to hold a valid driving licence.
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05/14/2026
Friday should be overcast and rainy around the country with day temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees Celsius.
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05/14/2026
Deputy Ombudsman and Children’s Ombudsman Vít Alexander Schorm has proposed easing prison regulations in the Czech Republic to improve inmates’ contact with their children, ensure better access to hygiene and reduce the maximum time spent in solitary confinement from 20 days to 14.
Schorm said the changes would make the prison system fairer, safer and more practical.
The Czech Republic currently has around 19,000 prisoners, including convicted inmates serving sentences and detainees awaiting trial.
The proposals were submitted by the Ombudsman’s Office for inclusion in a planned Prison Development Strategy through 2035.
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05/14/2026
A Prague municipal court has sentenced eight people over the smuggling of 32 kilograms of cocaine from Germany into the Czech Republic.
The group, made up of seven foreign nationals and one Czech citizen, received prison terms ranging from four to eight years, while some defendants were given suspended sentences. Five have appealed.
The organised gang transported the drug between August 2024 and February 2025 on regular bus routes between Berlin and Prague.
The suspects included Ukrainians, Russians, a Kazakh national and one Czech. The case was uncovered in February 2025 by the National Drug Headquarters working with German police.
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05/14/2026
The Czech military is expected to take over Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport, the country’s third-largest airport, from the Moravian-Silesian regional authority. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced the plan after Monday’s cabinet meeting.
The Defence Ministry, regional authorities and airport management declined to comment, but all confirmed talks on a transfer are under way.
The airport’s strategic value lies in its 3.5-kilometre runway, 63 metres wide, capable of handling large aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Antonov An-124.
The runway has deteriorated in recent years, and the region has been seeking funds for modernisation.
Mošnov operated as a military airport from its opening in 1959 until 1993. Last year it handled more than half a million passengers for the first time and transported 19,463 tons of cargo.
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05/14/2026
SK Slavia Prague secured another Czech top-flight title after beating FK Jablonec 5-1 at home in the third round of the championship play-offs.
The match was played in an empty Eden Stadium following fan violence during Saturday’s derby against AC Sparta Prague. As disciplinary punishment Slavia must play its next four home league fixtures behind closed doors.
The club was also handed the maximum fine of 10 million crowns. Slavia estimated its total losses, including the four fan-free matches, at 50 million crowns.
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