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The Czech government is set to discuss a proposal to abolish television and radio licence fees and replace them with direct state funding for public broadcasters. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) said ministers are also expected to decide how much funding Czech Television and Czech Radio would receive under the new system, with annual inflation adjustments built in. The cabinet will also consider legislation allowing the Supreme Audit Office to examine the finances of the two public broadcasters. The plan has drawn criticism from the opposition, media experts and employees of Czech Television and Czech Radio, who remain on strike alert.

At least three Czech citizens were killed and another remains missing after a catamaran collided with a sailing yacht off the Croatian city of Split, Czech officials said. The yacht, carrying eight Czech nationals under the French flag, sank after the collision with a passenger catamaran carrying 125 people. Four Czech survivors were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Czech consul in Zagreb. The accident occurred in the strait between the islands of Brač and Šolta. Croatian authorities have launched a search for the missing person and are investigating the cause of the collision, which remains unclear.

Government and opposition politicians clashed over a proposed amendment to Czechia’s conflict-of-interest law during a Sunday debate on Czech Television. Finance Minister Alena Schillerová (ANO) rejected claims that the bill was drafted to benefit Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, arguing it merely aligns Czech legislation with rules elsewhere in the European Union and noting that Babiš transferred Agrofert, the conglomerate he founded, into trust funds. Opposition leaders countered that the amendment could shield Agrofert from repaying billions of crowns in subsidies that courts ruled were awarded unlawfully between 2017 and 2021. They also vowed to challenge the law before the Constitutional Court if it is passed.

The ANO movement would win a Czech parliamentary election with 31.5 percent of the vote, according to a new Kantar CZ poll conducted for Czech Television. Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Mayors and Independents (STAN) are tied for second place with 15.5 percent each, while the Pirates would receive 9.5 percent and SPD 6.5 percent. The Motorists would narrowly clear the five-percent threshold needed to enter parliament, while the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL), TOP 09 and Naše Česko would remain below it. Analyst Nikola Stárková said ODS and STAN have been closely matched for months, with support becoming more evenly distributed following the end of the Spolu coalition.