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03/25/2026
Czech top flight football club Karviná has denied being involved in a largescale match-fixing affair that has seen dozens of people detained. A statement on its website says that any guilt is borne by individuals, not the club itself.
The Czech football association’s Ethics Committee says that Karviná, via chairman Jan Wolf, influenced two matches in 2024, when the club was in danger of relegation, by bribing referees and an opposition player who subsequently signed for the North Moravian side.
The head of the Czech Football Association said on Tuesday that a total of 47 people were facing disciplinary proceedings on suspicion of match-fixing and bribery. The scandal is reported to concern the four highest divisions in the domestic game.
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03/25/2026
A woman detained in Slovakia on suspicion of involvement in arson in the Czech Republic is an American citizen. A court in Bratislava remanded the woman in custody on Monday, days after a fire was started at an arms factory run by LPP Holding in the Czech city of Pardubice.
Earlier a court in Pardubice had placed two suspects in custody on terrorism charges: a foreign man and a Czech woman. The former shouted “Free Palestine” while being led into court.
The alleged group behind the attack sent an email to a Czech media outlet saying that “the Earthquake Faction” had started Friday's blaze at what they called a “production centre for Israeli weapons”, due to the operator’s “role in the Israeli genocide in Gaza”.
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03/25/2026
The Czech Centres network is set to close three of its 26 branches, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, confirming a report by news outlet Seznam Zprávy. The Czech Centres in Stockholm, Milan and Tbilisi will shut their doors for good this summer.
The move is due to a reassessment of priorities by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which runs the international cultural relations network, and a linked cut in spending. Seznam Zprávy said the reduction in the Czech Centres’ budget was the sharpest in many years.
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03/25/2026
Renovation work on the National Theatre’s New Stage building, which began on Wednesday, disproves claims that the government is skimping on the arts, the minister of culture, Oto Klempíř, told reporters.
The Ministry of Culture’s budget for 2026 is CZK 17.6 billion, CZK 1 billion less than last year, and cuts to the performing arts and other areas have sparked criticism and protests.
The CZK 1.8 billion overhaul of the ice cube-like structure and an administrative building is expected to take two years.
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03/25/2026
The Republic of Ireland’s footballers have arrived in Prague ahead of a World Cup playoffs semi-final clash with Czechia on Thursday evening. Unusually the Irish squad arrived two days ahead of the game. The Czech team, meanwhile, trained behind closed doors at the Fortuna Arena, where the match will be held.
The winners will face either Denmark or North Macedonia next Tuesday for a place at the World Cup in North America this summer.
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03/25/2026
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. Clear skies are expected at the weekend.
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03/25/2026
A district court in Pardubice has placed two suspects in custody over a terrorist attack and participation in a terrorist group linked to Friday’s deliberate arson of a hall at the LPP Holding arms factory. The judge cited risks of flight, collusion and reoffending, police said on X.
According to reports, the suspects are a man and a woman. Judge Karel Gobernac said the man, a foreign national, is charged with terrorism, while the woman is Czech. Neither admitted guilt and both largely refused to testify. They face up to 20 years in prison or an exceptional sentence.
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03/25/2026
Public broadcasters Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo) would lose about a third of their income if part of TV and radio licence fees is abolished as planned by the governing coalition. That would mean a loss of over two billion crowns for ČT and up to 800 million crowns for ČRo, both institutions told CTK.
If approved, the proposal would cost them more than they gained from last year’s fee increase. ČT director Hynek Chudárek warned the broadcaster could face collapse, while ČRo director René Zavoral said it would be an extraordinary blow to its finances.
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura (SPD) announced a bill to abolish fees for seniors over 75, companies, young people under 26, and people with disabilities, effective from mid-year.
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03/25/2026
Police in the Czech Republic will introduce security measures in connection with Friday’s fire in Pardubice and the situation in the Middle East ahead of Easter and other holidays. The measures will cover the protection of cultural, sports and social events, transport hubs and the international airport, and will also include road checks and search operations. Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar (ANO) said this in the Chamber of Deputies.
According to him, patrols in ballistic protection and armed with automatic weapons will also be deployed in places with large crowds.
Easter Monday falls on April 6 this year, with Good Friday on April 3. Two additional public holidays will occur in May, on Friday May 1 and May 8.
The Czech Republic is currently at the second level of a four-level terrorism threat scale, indicating a moderate level of risk.
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03/24/2026
The proposal to exempt people over 75 and companies from Czech TV (ČT) and Radio (ČRo) fees is not yet ready, and coalition MPs will not present it today. Vice-Chairman Patrik Nacher (ANO) emphasized that any revenue shortfall will not exceed the funding increase from the last amendment.
The fee exemptions, expected to take effect mid-year, were initially announced by Chamber Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD). From next year, the coalition plans to fully reform the ČT and ČRo funding system and eliminate fees entirely.
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