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06/05/2026
The European Union should admit Montenegro and Albania by 2028, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said on Friday ahead of a summit of EU and Western Balkan leaders in the Montenegrin coastal city of Tivat.
Babiš said the accession process for Western Balkan countries has taken far too long. The region includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia.
While the EU accelerated enlargement efforts after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some Balkan leaders remain frustrated by the slow pace of negotiations and fear Ukraine could be prioritised in the accession process.
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06/05/2026
Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil says his five-day visit to Taiwan brought concrete benefits, including a larger joint investment fund and plans for more direct flights between Prague and Taipei.
Speaking to reporters on his return, he highlighted five new cooperation agreements involving businesses, Charles University and Taiwanese universities. Vystrčil rejected claims that the visit could harm Czech trade ties with China.
The government declined to provide an official aircraft, saying the visit could be seen as endorsing Taiwan and damage business interests in China. Vystrčil instead travelled on a commercial flight with a 40-member delegation.
China condemned the visit as interference in its internal affairs.
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06/05/2026
The Czech government will decide on June 22 who will represent the country at July’s NATO summit, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Friday.
President Petr Pavel, who has attended every NATO summit since taking office, insists on being part of the delegation. Babiš argues that defence spending should be presented by the government and has previously said the president should not attend. Pavel is due to join a cabinet meeting on June 8 to discuss coordination at major international summits.
Pavel says both he and the prime minister could attend, each focusing on different aspects of the summit. He is reportedly prepared to file a constitutional complaint if he is excluded.
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06/05/2026
The Czech national football team completed its World Cup preparations with a 3–1 victory over Guatemala in New Jersey on Thursday. Patrik Schick opened the scoring in the 11th minute before William Fajardo equalised before halftime. The Czechs secured the win after the break through goals from Tomáš Chorý and Denis Višinský. The result followed a 2–1 win over Kosovo and extended Czechia’s unbeaten run under coach Miroslav Koubek. The team will now move to Dallas ahead of next week’s World Cup opener against South Korea.
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06/04/2026
Dagmar Havlová has withdrawn from a cooperation agreement linked to the Václav Havel Library project, following the earlier departures of major donors Zdeněk Bakala and Karel Komárek. Havlová said her decision was prompted by recent developments at the library, including the suspension of director Tomáš Sedláček by the board of trustees. Most board members subsequently resigned, leaving only one member on both the supervisory and trustees’ boards. Havlová co-founded the library in 2004 after Václav Havel left office. Funding for the institution remains secured for this year.
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06/04/2026
Lieutenant General Miroslav Hlaváč, who is set to become Czechia’s next chief of the general staff, presented his priorities to President Petr Pavel during a meeting at Prague Castle on Thursday and said he had received the president’s support. His priorities include completing the army’s heavy brigade, launching the construction of a medium brigade and strengthening integrated air and anti-drone defences. Hlaváč said he and Pavel broadly agreed on the army’s future direction. He is expected to replace General Karel Řehka on July 1.
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06/04/2026
All European Union member states, including Czechia, have given the green light to opening the first cluster of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday. The move clears the way for formal talks on issues related to the rule of law and democratic standards. Ukraine officially launched EU accession negotiations in June 2024. Progress had previously been blocked by Hungary, whose opposition eased after a recent agreement with Kyiv on Hungarian minority rights. The decision marks another step forward in Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union.
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06/04/2026
The Czech Chamber of Deputies has nominated former president Miloš Zeman for the country’s highest state honour, the Order of the White Lion. Other nominees approved by lawmakers include writer Milan Kundera, former foreign minister Jaroslav Šedivý, filmmaker Karel Zeman and horse racing pioneer Marie Immaculata Brandisová. The lower house submitted 131 names to President Petr Pavel, who will make the final decision on this year’s state awards.
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06/04/2026
Czech tennis rising star Jakub Menšík will play the biggest match of his career on Friday when he takes on world number three Alexander Zverev for a place in the Roland Garros final. The 20-year-old, the youngest Czech Grand Slam semifinalist of the Open Era, faces the German on Court Philippe-Chatrier from 2:30 p.m. Menšík reached the last four after defeating Brazil’s João Fonseca and has yet to drop a set in Paris. Zverev, a two-time ATP Finals champion, is also chasing his first Grand Slam title.
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06/04/2026
Fuel prices in Czechia have fallen significantly over the past week. According to CCS data, a litre of Natural 95 petrol now costs an average of CZK 41.23, down CZK 1.77 from a week ago. Diesel fell by CZK 2.02 to an average of CZK 38.38 per litre. Despite the decline, fuel remains considerably more expensive than a year ago. Petrol is about CZK 7.60 per litre higher, while diesel costs roughly CZK 6.30 more than at the same time last year. Fuel prices surged after fighting erupted in the Middle East in late February.
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