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09/09/2026
Czech tennis player Linda Nosková has been knocked out of the US Open after losing to world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7.
The 21-year-old Nosková fought the four-time Grand Slam champion for two hours and 22 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium. She led 4-2 in the final set but could not close out the match, losing the deciding super tie-break 7-10.
"I could have made different decisions at key moments. At the same time, Aryna played the best tennis she could at those points and made things very difficult for me," Nosková told reporters later.
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09/08/2026
The opposition Christian Democrats say they wish to convene the Czech lower house for a vote of no-confidence in the government of ANO, Freedom and Direct Democracy and the Motorists.
The party’s leader, Jan Grolich, said on Tuesday that the coalition’s planned budget deficit for next year contravened its own policy statement. Mr. Grolich said the government should amend its budget plans and seek a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies.
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09/08/2026
The European Commission has confirmed that it has suspended the payment of a portion of subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to companies within the Agrofert holding group created by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
In February, Mr. Babiš placed his shares in Agrofert in a trust fund, saying he was thus giving up all control of the company for good.
However, a spokesperson for the Commission said on Tuesday that it had concluded, following a thorough assessment, that the Czech prime minister was in a potential conflict of interest and that the trust fund did not adequately address the situation.
For his part, Mr. Babiš said that he had no interest in the European Commission’s moves and was taking no action in connection with them.
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09/08/2026
Around 1,000 tonnes of contaminated soil and 200 barrels of hazardous chemicals have been discovered in the Šumava National Park, the minister of the environment, Igor Červený, said at a news conference on Tuesday. The chemicals include mercury and arsenic.
Mr. Červený told reporters that the police had secured the territory in question, a one-time military zone in the Klatovy area. A clean-up operation is set to run from autumn of this year until 2028.
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09/08/2026
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 24 degrees. The following days will also be cloudy, with lower temperatures.
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09/08/2026
Unemployment in Czechia stood at 5 percent in August, the same as the previous month, according to data released on Tuesday by the national labour authority. Almost 375,000 people were out of work at the end of last month, while there were just under 100,000 vacancies.
In August 2025 the jobless rate was 4.5 percent, according to Office of Labour data.
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09/08/2026
Health Minister Adam Vojtěch (ANO) wants to enable people to get flu shots at pharmacies. While some cabinet members oppose the move, it has won support from a number of medical and professional organizations.
Vaccinologists, doctors, oncologists and obesity specialists say pharmacy staff would first need proper training, after which vaccinations could begin immediately. Czech Medical Chamber President Milan Kubek disagrees, warning that allowing flu vaccinations in pharmacies could undermine public confidence in the procedure.
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09/08/2026
The government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is considering cuts to state subsidies for private and church schools as a way of saving billions of crowns in the Education Ministry’s budget.
Babiš has questioned why the state should subsidise schools that also charge parents high tuition fees. Finance Minister Alena Schillerová said current annual spending is around 21 billion crowns and acknowledged that it could be reduced.
Private and church schools are legally entitled to state funding. Their basic subsidy is 60 percent of the amount received by public schools, but in practice it can reach 100 percent for primary schools and 90 percent for secondary schools.
The Czech Republic has 354 private and 49 church primary schools, and 325 private and 46 church secondary schools. Many provide capacity in fields not sufficiently covered by public schools.
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09/08/2026
MP Filip Turek claims that one of the toxic substances reported to be leaking into the soil in Šumava National Park is mustard gas, a dangerous chemical warfare agent.
Environment Minister Igor Červený told journalists on Monday that highly toxic substances, remnants from the activities of the former Czechoslovak army, are leaking into the soil in Šumava National Park, contaminating the surrounding area.
Červený also accused the former Environment Ministry officials of having known about the presence of the toxic substances for three years without taking action. His predecessor, Petr Hladík of the Christian Democrats, rejected the claim.
Turek confirmed Czech Radio’s information that the substances are leaking into the soil in the Dobrá Voda area near Prášily in the Klatovy region. The site was formerly a military area, which was closed in December 1991.
Further details are to be released at a press conference on Tuesday.
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09/07/2026
The European Commission has temporarily suspended payments of subsidies to companies belonging to the Agrofert holding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development for the second quarter of this year. The Commission said the move was linked to its ongoing review of a possible conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO), who transferred his Agrofert shares to the RSVP Trust foundation in February.
The European Commission can suspend the payment deadline for up to six months. The period can be extended by a further three months if agreed with the Czech Republic.
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