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05/09/2026
Sunday will be clear to partly cloudy, with highs ranging from 19 to 24 degrees Celsius. Temperatures in the mountains at around 1,000 metres will reach about 10 degrees Celsius.
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05/09/2026
Hundreds of people gathered in Prague’s Old Town Square on Saturday for a Victory Day festival organised by the initiative No to Bases and the group Magistra Vitae. According to the news website Seznam Zprávy, the group is linked to communist politician Josef Skála and other left-wing activists. Opponents of Russia also gathered nearby. Police monitored the event, but no major incidents were reported.
Organisers say the festival commemorates more than just the Soviet army. Alongside a Soviet tank, the square also features a Jeep with an American flag. The stage is decorated with portraits of former Czechoslovak president Ludvík Svoboda, Soviet marshal Ivan Konev and communist journalist Julius Fučík.
Some participants arrived in military uniforms, while others wore St. George ribbons, now also seen as a symbol of support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Opponents of the event carried Ukrainian flags.
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05/09/2026
Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerová said on Saturday that she wants to negotiate changes to the country’s fiscal and structural plan with the European Commission. The plan, approved by the previous government, sets limits on state spending growth until 2028.
Speaking on a television debate programme, Schillerová said the current plan would force the government to reduce the budget deficit too quickly. While last year’s deficit reached nearly CZK 291 billion, the plan would require it to fall to around CZK 150 billion next year.
Schillerová said she wants to discuss possible changes with European Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is also expected to meet him in early June. If no agreement is reached in time, the government wants to use exemptions allowing higher spending on defence and strategic infrastructure projects.
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05/09/2026
The weather in Czechia is expected to turn significantly colder next week. A cold front moving across the country on Monday is forecast to bring rain, showers and occasional thunderstorms. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, temperatures will remain below 20 degrees Celsius for most of the week.
While temperatures could still reach 24 degrees on Sunday, much cooler weather is expected in the days that follow. Meteorologists say the rainfall should help ease the current dry conditions affecting soil and vegetation.
Light snowfall may also appear in the mountains on Tuesday, while ground frost cannot be ruled out on Wednesday morning. Forecasters say the situation may still change in the coming days.
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05/09/2026
Reigning Olympic champion Martin Fuksa won the opening Canoe Sprint World Cup race in Szeged, Hungary, sharing first place with Russia’s Zakhar Petrov in the men’s C1 1000m final.
The 33-year-old Czech was in excellent form in Hungary. After winning both his heat and semifinal, he launched his attack in the final 250 metres of the race. A dramatic finish followed, with the photo finish ultimately confirming the two paddlers had recorded identical times.
It was Fuksa’s 19th career World Cup victory.
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05/09/2026
Basketball players Eliška Hamzová and Emma Čechová have become the first Czech women in 16 years to earn places in the WNBA, the top women’s basketball league in the United States. Both secured one-year contracts during training camp with the Minnesota Lynx.
The new WNBA season got underway on Friday, with Minnesota set to open its campaign against Atlanta overnight on Saturday. The last Czech player to appear in the league was Jana Veselá, who won the WNBA title with Seattle in 2010.
Twenty-four-year-old Hamzová is also following in the footsteps of her mother Romana, who played for Orlando in the league in 2000.
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05/09/2026
Recently appointed children’s ombudsman Martin Beneš is looking for members for his advisory team, with applications open to young people aged 12 to 18, the Czech News Agency reports.
The group will have around 30 members and meet four times a year. Its role will be to bring children’s and young people’s views into discussions on issues that affect them. Applications are open until May 18th, with the first meeting planned for June 22nd.
Topics are expected to include online safety, mobile phone bans in schools and juvenile criminal responsibility. Beneš said the initiative is intended to give children and young people a greater voice in public life and allow them to express their views on issues that concern them.
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05/09/2026
People earning the average wage in Czechia lose around CZK 17,000 a month in net income after retiring, according to an analysis by the investment platform Portu obtained by the Czech News Agency. While the average net monthly salary last year was CZK 38,680 (about 1,550 euros), the average old-age pension stood at CZK 21,175 (roughly 850 euros).
A survey carried out for Portu found that 72 percent of Czechs consider a pension of at least CZK 25,000 a month (around 1,000 euros) necessary to maintain a decent standard of living. The analysis warns that many people will not reach that level without additional savings.
The analysis also found that 27.5 percent of Czechs continue working during the first six months after retirement. The European Union average is 13 percent. According to Portu, many retirees stay economically active to make up for the drop in income after leaving the workforce.
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05/08/2026
Air traffic in Prague was disrupted on Friday after an unauthorised drone entered the no-fly zone around Václav Havel Airport. One flight had to be diverted to Vienna, while several others were delayed. Police said they detained one person and seized the drone.
European airports regularly face problems involving drones in restricted airspace. Earlier this year, Berlin airport temporarily suspended operations because of a reported flying object, while airports in Eindhoven, Brussels, Munich and Gothenburg have faced similar incidents in recent months.
Prague airport also dealt with a drone-related security scare last October after an anonymous threat, although no drones were ultimately detected and operations were not affected.
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05/08/2026
Saturday will be cloudy to partly cloudy with only occasional showers, mainly in the mountains. Highs will range from 15 to 20 degrees Celsius, reaching 23 degrees in the south. Around 11 degrees are expected in the mountains.
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