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An appeals court has overturned a three-year suspended sentence given to publisher Emerich Drtina for selling mugs, T-shirts and other items featuring Nazi figures. The Prague Municipal Court ruled the case does not constitute a criminal offence and referred it to a local authority for possible misdemeanour proceedings. Drtina had been convicted last year of promoting a movement aimed at suppressing human rights. Prosecutors said his company, Naše vojsko, sold thousands of items depicting figures such as Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. The court had argued the products targeted neo-Nazi sympathisers, while Drtina maintained they were intended for collectors and denied any wrongdoing.

President Petr Pavel has informed Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO Party) that he intends to lead the Czech delegation to the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara in July, citing his constitutional role as head of state. Babiš had previously said he and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists) should represent the country. Pavel said his participation would ensure continuity in foreign and security policy and invited Babiš to attend alongside him. Macinka criticized the move, arguing that only officials with real political power should represent Czechia abroad. The dispute comes amid broader tensions over foreign policy roles, with NATO defence spending and alliance commitments expected to dominate the summit agenda.

Czech industrial production continued to grow in February, but the pace slowed for the third month in a row. Output was up 1.3 percent year on year, following a revised 2.7 percent increase in January, according to figures released by the Czech Statistical Office on Wednesday. Compared with January, industrial production also rose by 1.3 percent, while the value of new orders increased by 1.6 percent from a year earlier. Growth was driven mainly by metalworking and the automotive industry. By contrast, electricity and gas production pulled the overall result down, mainly because of planned outages at some power plants.

The ANO Party would clearly win April elections with 32.7 percent support, according to an NMS poll. It is followed by the Civic Democratic Party (13.9%) and Mayors and Independents (13.7%). The Pirates and Freedom and Direct Democracy Parties would also enter parliament. However, the Motorists Party would fall below the 5% threshold neede for entering the Lower House of Czech Parliament. Support for Motorists has fluctuated sharply in recent months, reflecting what analysts describe as the typical volatility of small protest parties.