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03/14/2026
When providing consumer loans, a maximum annual percentage rate of charge will likely be introduced. This is proposed in a draft amendment to the Consumer Credit Act that the government will discuss on Monday. The proposal has been criticized by the Association of Non-Bank Loan Providers (APNÚ). According to the association, some applicants – especially those with low incomes – would lose access to legal loans and could turn to the black market.
The proposal sets a maximum cost for loans with a maturity of less than 12 months and an amount of up to 20,000 crowns. The cap includes a fixed fee of 2,000 crowns as the cost of providing the loan. An additional amount would be added based on the loan size, the loan period, and the maximum possible interest rate. This interest rate would be derived from the Czech National Bank’s base rate.
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03/14/2026
The cannabinoid HHC will most likely soon be classified as a banned substance in the Czech Republic, making its possession a criminal offense. The government is expected to decide on the issue on Monday. It also plans to place three synthetic THC derivatives and plants of the genus mitragyna, from which kratom alternatives are derived, on a list of substances under review. If they are later confirmed to pose low risk, they could potentially be sold to adults under strict rules in the future.
The proposal stems from a draft regulation on the list of addictive substances. Both the government’s drug policy department and the Czech Chamber of Commerce oppose the HHC ban.
“The only consequence of reclassifying HHC would be an unjustified overreach of the law in the form of criminalizing users who cause minimal social harm and who possess small amounts of the substance for personal use,” the department said.
According to the Chamber of Commerce, the ban would also bring no benefit in protecting the public and would instead limit research into possible therapeutic effects.
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03/13/2026
Coalition party Freedom and Direct Democracy have proposed that postal voting in Czech elections be scrapped, Czech Television reported on Friday. The other two parties in the government, ANO and the Motorists, say they are open to a debate on the matter.
Opposition legislators have criticised the move against postal ballots, which were enshrined in law in the previous electoral period and have been used only one time.
Interest in voting by mail was lower than originally expected in elections in October, while the system was rarely the reason for complaints lodged against their conduct, an official told Czech TV.
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03/13/2026
The average price of diesel in Czechia has passed CZK 41 for the first time in roughly 3.5 years, the Czech News Agency reported on Friday. The average price was CZK 41.28, 39 halers higher than on the previous day.
Prices have been rising since a US-Israeli attack on Iran at the end of last month sparked conflict in the Middle East.
Analysts say the lifting of US sanctions on Russian oil may help the market calm. However, they do not expect a turnaround.
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03/13/2026
Former Prague mayor Pavel Bém may run for the post again in elections this autumn, as a candidate of the ruling ANO party, the news website Aktualne.cz reported on Friday. Mr. Bém was recently appointed national coordinator for drug policy by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
The 62-year-old served as mayor of the Czech capital between 2002 and 2010, as a representative of the Civic Democrats.
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03/13/2026
Sigma Olomouc drew 0:0 at home with Mainz in the first leg of the round of 16 in European football’s Conference League on Thursday evening. The Czech side will travel to Germany for the second leg next week.
It was Olomouc’s sixth undefeated game in a row. However, it was also the 11th time in succession that a Czech team had failed to beat a Bundesliga club in a cup competition.
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03/13/2026
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Saturday, with an average high temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. The following days are also expected to be cloudy.
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03/13/2026
The Czech government plans to digitise all state services within one year, in order to comply with a law on the right to digital services, a deputy minister of the interior, Lukáš Klučka, said on Friday at a conference entitled Digital Czechia 2026.
Mr. Klučka said that this plan, as well as digitising Czech healthcare, were the cabinet’s priorities in this area.
A Government Council for the Information Society has been established and will next week address 22 strategic projects and programs.
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03/13/2026
Czech MP Jan Bartošek (KDU-ČSL) says the Czech Republic should ban Chinese-made cars from entering strategic and military facilities for security reasons. He plans to raise the issue with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš as head of the State Security Council and wants the parliamentary security committee to discuss it.
The move follows a decision by Orlen Unipetrol to block Chinese-made vehicles from entering its sites in Litvínov, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Pardubice and Neratovice. The company cited concerns that modern cars contain advanced data-collection systems that could pose risks in critical infrastructure.
Bartošek warned that vehicles equipped with technologies such as LiDAR could map strategic locations and might be misused for espionage, noting that Chinese companies are required by law to cooperate with state intelligence services.
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03/13/2026
Planned mandatory registration of non-governmental organizations with foreign ties would apply to those attempting to influence politics, according to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO). It would not apply to organizations such as beekeepers’ associations, Babiš stated. He again rejected claims by critics that the planned coalition proposal was inspired by Russia’s law on foreign agents.
“This is not any law about foreign agents, but about making funding transparent,” Babiš said. According to him, the aim of the planned amendment is for NGOs with a political agenda to regularly report their financing — that is, who funds them and for what purposes the money is used. According to the prime minister, it is not acceptable for NGOs funded from abroad to engage in political struggle in the Czech Republic.
A working version from the end of February proposes fines of up to 15 million crowns or up to ten percent of income or turnover for failure to comply with the obligation. Babiš said these sanctions are not final.
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