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08/12/2026
The number of self-employed people in the Czech Republic who earn their income through independent economic activity rose by 23,000 to 1.202 million in the first half of this year. Last year, the number of self-employed people, including private doctors, artists, and farmers, increased by 25,000. According to the administration’s data, the largest number of self-employed people is registered in Prague, with 229,000.
Although the number of self-employed people is at a record high, representatives of the business community and some experts have previously said that the current increase does not actually reflect greater entrepreneurial activity. To a large extent, they say, it is a result of the so-called false self-employment, in which people work as freelancers under a trade licence even though they could instead be employed by the company they work for.
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08/12/2026
Czechia has recorded its lowest average rainfall for the period from January 1 to August 10 since measurements began in 1961, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ).
The country is currently facing an average rainfall deficit of around 146 litres of water per square metre compared with the long-term norm.
The rainfall deficit follows a dry 2025, which ended as the sixth-driest year in Czechia since 1961.
The situation is not expected to improve in the coming days, with sunny and dry weather forecast and temperatures rising above 30 degrees Celsius.
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08/12/2026
Czechia will witness a rare celestial spectacle on Wednesday, August 12, when the Moon will cover more than 86 percent of the Sun's disc in some parts of the country.
The eclipse will be visible as a total eclipse from Greenland, Iceland and parts of Spain. According to the Czech Astronomical Society, the event will begin in Central Europe at around 7:19 p.m. CEST, with the maximum phase in Czechia occurring at around 8:11 p.m. The exact timing will vary slightly depending on location.
In Prague, the eclipse will begin at 7:19 p.m., reach its maximum at around 8:12 p.m., and the Sun will set at 8:27 p.m.
The eclipse will be followed overnight by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Observers could see between 50 and 80 meteors per hour.
Observatories across Czechia are preparing public viewing events for both phenomena.
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08/11/2026
The Regional Court in Hradec Králové has rehabilitated Václav Trtík, a parishioner in Číhošť and an eyewitness to the so-called Číhošť miracle in December 1949. Trtík was imprisoned in 1950 in connection with the persecution of priest Josef Toufar, who was tortured and killed by the communist State Security service (StB). The court ruled on Tuesday that Trtík had been unlawfully detained.
Trtík, who died in 2007, was rehabilitated at the request of his daughter, Marie Vavřičková. Toufar was judicially rehabilitated in October 2024.
Priest Josef Toufar is one of the best-known victims of the communist campaign against the Catholic Church after the communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in February 1948. He came under investigation by the StB after a cross on the main altar of his church in Číhošť, in the Havlíčkův Brod region, allegedly moved during mass in December 1949.
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08/11/2026
Wednesday should be clear and sunny with daytime highs between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius.
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08/11/2026
People can take part in a public stress test of the eDoklady digital ID app on Thursday at 1 p.m. The Interior Ministry and the Digital and Information Agency (DIA) want to gather data under conditions that most closely simulate the simultaneous load the system could face during elections, their representatives said at a press conference on Tuesday.
The test is being held ahead of this autumn’s municipal elections. Last year, the eDoklady system collapsed under heavy demand during the parliamentary elections.
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08/11/2026
Consumer prices in Czechia rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in July, accelerating from 1.5 percent in June. Month-on-month, prices increased by 0.6 percent, according to data from the Czech Statistics Office (CSU).
Fuel prices pushed inflation higher, while food prices had the opposite effect.
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08/11/2026
Prague firefighters tackled a vegetation fire in Letná Park on Monday evening. The blaze affected an area measuring roughly six by 50 metres.
Firefighters brought the fire under control shortly before 9 p.m. and later doused the affected area with water as a precaution.
Due to the hot and dry conditions most of the Czech Republic remains at increased risk of wildfires. There is a ban on lighting fires in Prague.
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08/11/2026
Prague is preparing a major reconstruction of the historic Karlín Barracks. City councillors have approved a tender for the preparation of project documentation, at an estimated cost of around CZK 120 million.
Once renovated, the complex is expected to host shops, offices and spaces for culture and the arts. The total cost of the reconstruction is estimated at around CZK 2 billion, with completion expected within six years.
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08/11/2026
Drought conditions in the Czech Republic are becoming increasingly critical. Data from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute show that almost all monitored rivers and streams have below-average flows, with most recording exceptionally low levels. In many cases, flows are the lowest ever recorded. Some of the smallest streams have dried up completely.
The flow of the Elbe is among the lowest in the history of measurements. The Vltava is in a somewhat better situation in some places thanks to reservoirs, but in České Budějovice it has also reached its lowest recorded flow.
The falling water level at the Orlík Reservoir has even exposed the remains of a former hydroelectric plant in Doubrava in the České Budějovice area, built in 1929. It was demolished and submerged in the 1960s when the Orlík Reservoir was created.
Water levels are also falling in wells. The forecast suggests that the situation is unlikely to improve in the coming days.
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