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10/22/2026
The Chamber of Deputies will continue its debate on the 2027 state budget on Thursday. The budget is being discussed in its first reading, during which MPs are expected to approve its basic parameters. Once approved, the overall revenue, expenditure and deficit figures can no longer be changed, although MPs will be able to propose reallocations within the budget during the second reading.
The opposition is protesting against the proposed deficit of CZK 386 billion, the second-highest in the country’s history. However the governing coalition has enough votes to push the draft budget through. It will then go to the president for approval.
President Petr Pavel said earlier that he was not considering vetoing the budget. He described the proposal as poor and potentially risky in the long term, but said it was an instrument of government policy and that it was up to the cabinet to defend it.
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10/22/2026
Czech President Petr Pavel, who is on a two-day visit to Germany, is due to discuss European security and support for Ukraine at the Berlin Global Dialogue conference on Thursday. The discussion will focus on how European countries can share responsibility for defence, maintain support for Ukraine and strengthen cooperation within NATO and the European Union.
President Petr Pavel, earlier told journalists that he disagrees with the view that stopping aid to Ukraine would reduce tensions. He warned that such a move would instead encourage Russia. Germany is one of Ukraine’s largest providers of military assistance.
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10/21/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz received Czech President Petr Pavel in Berlin on Wednesday for talks on bilateral relations, foreign policy and security. The two leaders met privately at the Chancellery.
Pavel is in the German capital on a two-day working visit. On Wednesday evening, he took part in a round-table discussion hosted by the German Council on Foreign Relations, which brings together experts, academics and journalists.
On Thursday, Pavel is due to speak at the Berlin Global Dialogue conference, which focuses on the links between politics, business and geopolitics. He last visited Berlin in July last year, when he met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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10/21/2026
Czech tennis player Karolína Muchová has qualified for the WTA Finals, joining compatriot Linda Nosková in the season-ending tournament. Muchová secured her place after Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk retired from her match against Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in Ningbo on Wednesday.
The tournament will take place in Indian Wells from November 8 to 15. It will be Muchová’s second qualification, after she missed the event in 2023 due to a wrist injury. Czech doubles specialist Kateřina Siniaková has also qualified for the doubles competition.
Muchová, currently ranked seventh in the world, has won two titles this season, in Doha and Bad Homburg, and reached the Wimbledon final.
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10/21/2026
President Petr Pavel met European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius at Prague Castle on Wednesday to discuss European security and closer defence cooperation with Ukraine. Pavel stressed Czechia’s interest in contributing more actively to joint European defence efforts, drawing on the strength of its domestic industry.
They also discussed Europe’s preparedness for security threats and closer cooperation between the European Union and NATO to meet their commitments.
Kubilius is responsible for the EU’s defence policy, including plans to strengthen Europe’s defence capabilities by 2030 and deepen links between the European and Ukrainian defence industries.
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10/21/2026
Thursday will be mostly overcast and rainy, with temperatures reaching 8 to 13 degrees Celsius. Rain will gradually ease from the west during the day.
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10/21/2026
Central European countries should work more closely together in the European Union to strengthen their influence, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said after meeting his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana on Wednesday.
Macinka said Czechia and Slovenia shared similar views on European issues. Closer regional cooperation will be a priority during Czechia’s presidency of the Visegrad Group, which begins in July next year.
Macinka visited Slovenia with a Czech business delegation and highlighted opportunities to expand trade between the two countries, particularly in energy, defence and transport.
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10/21/2026
Czech basketball star Tomáš Satoranský will end his international career on November 29, when the national team faces Belgium in a European Championship pre-qualification match in Prague. The Czech Basketball Federation announced the news on its Instagram account on Wednesday,
The 34-year-old point guard invited fans to attend his farewell game at the Královka arena. One of only five Czech players to have played in the NBA, Satoranský helped Czechia finish sixth at the 2019 World Cup in China and reach the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the national team’s only Olympic appearance as an independent country. He currently plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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10/21/2026
Dozens of people watched as a nearly 70-metre-high mining tower was demolished at the former ČSA coal mine in Karviná on Wednesday morning. The demolition required 948 drilled holes and nearly 147 kilograms of explosives.
The tower stood above a shaft more than one kilometre deep, used to bring coal to the surface and ventilate the mine. More than 144 million tonnes of hard coal were extracted from the mine before it closed in 2021.
State-owned company Diamo is now responsible for dealing with the aftermath of mining at the site. Work to seal the shaft began in November 2025.
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10/21/2026
The Czech army has recruited nearly 3,700 soldiers this year, Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna said on Wednesday. He added that he hoped to maintain a similar pace next year.
The army aims to reach 30,000 professional soldiers and 10,000 active reservists by 2035. A new strategy, being prepared for 2040, is expected to set higher targets.
Zůna said modernisation requires enough trained personnel as well as new equipment. He also stressed the need for closer cooperation between the military, Czech defence companies and researchers to bring new technologies into service more quickly.
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