• Government rules out fuel price regulation for now

    09/07/2026

    The government currently has no plans to reintroduce fuel price regulation, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) said after Monday's cabinet meeting. The prime minister said high fuel prices are not being driven by domestic retailers, whose margins remain low, but by refineries, which he says have insufficient capacity and are significantly increasing their margins.

    Babiš said the Finance Ministry’s monitoring shows retailers’ margins are no more than three crowns per litre. He expects the issue to be addressed at the European Union level.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    09/07/2026

    Tuesday should be mostly bright and sunny around the country and unseasonably warm with daytime highs between 27 and 32 degrees Celsius.

  • Toxic substances leaking into soil in Šumava National Park
    09/07/2026

    Toxic substances are leaking into the soil in Šumava National Park, contaminating the surrounding area, Environment Minister Igor Červený (Motorists) said at a press conference following Monday’s cabinet session. He said the substances are remnants of the activities of the former Czechoslovak army in the Šumava region.

    Further details will be disclosed at a press conference at the Defence Ministry on Tuesday, where a timetable for resolving the issue will be presented, Červený added.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Minimum monthly wage to rise by 2,500 crowns
    09/07/2026

    The Czech minimum monthly wage is set to rise by 2,500 crowns to 24,900 crowns from January. That would put it at 44.6 percent of the average wage. The government approved a regulation setting the formula for calculating the minimum wage at its session on Monday.

    By 2028, the minimum wage is expected to reach 45.8 percent of average earnings. Based on current estimates, that would mean a further increase of 2,000 crowns to 26,900 crowns.

  • Police investigating football hooliganism on fan train
    09/07/2026

    Police are investigating damage caused by some Zbrojovka Brno fans on a special train returning from their club’s 4-0 defeat by Slavia Prague. According to Czech Railways spokesman Petr Šťáhlavský, six of the nine carriages were damaged.

    Windows were smashed, doors forced open and ceilings damaged, with rubbish also left throughout the train. The total cost of the damage has yet to be assessed.

    Fans travelling on the same train said on social media that a group in the last carriage even held a barbecue.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Government to debate capping profit margins on fuel amid rising prices
    09/07/2026

    The Czech government will discuss rising fuel prices again on Monday, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said in an Instagram video. He said refineries appear to be making excessive profits and has not ruled out renewed price-margin caps.

    According to the prime minister, the government will not propose cutting excise duties on petrol or diesel.

    Fuel prices have risen over the past two weeks. A litre of the most popular Natural 95 petrol now costs an average 42.34 crowns, while diesel is selling for 45.89 crowns, according to CCS data.

    Compared with a year ago, petrol is about eight crowns more expensive per litre and diesel around 13 crowns more expensive.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Czech industrial output up 3.1 percent in July
    09/07/2026

    Czech industrial production rose 3.1 percent year-on-year in July, driven mainly by car manufacturing and electricity generation. Growth nevertheless slowed from a revised 3.8 percent in June, while output fell 1.1 percent month on month.

    The Czech Statistics Office says industry has now grown year-on-year for 18 consecutive months, with most sectors recording higher output.

  • Brown coal mining rises despite planned phase-out
    09/07/2026

    Brown coal mining in the Czech Republic rose nearly four percent year on year in the first half of this year, to 13.04 million tonnes, despite plans for a gradual phase-out. Hard coal mining, meanwhile, has ended, with the last mine in the Karviná region closing in early February.

    According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, around 95 percent of brown coal was used for industrial purposes, with the rest going mainly to households and smaller heating plants. Experts attribute the increase to higher gas and electricity prices following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Babiš open to cutting proposed budget deficit
    09/07/2026

    Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says he is prepared to partially meet the demands of his coalition partners, the Motorists’ party and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) , to reduce next year's proposed state budget deficit of 389 billion crowns.

    However, he said individual ministries would have to propose savings. Coalition leaders are due to discuss the matter in the coming days.

    Finance Minister Alena Schillerová said she was also open to suggestions but added that she only sees room for savings in the order of several billion crowns rather than tens of billions.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Nosková reaches US Open quarter-finals for the first time
    09/06/2026

    Linda Nosková has reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career. The Wimbledon champion and sixth seed defeated Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, closing out the match on her sixth match point.

    The 21-year-old Czech will face world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus for a place in the semi-finals.

    Nosková defeated Kostyuk for the second time in her career, following her victory over the Ukrainian in this year’s Wimbledon semi-finals. She beat the 24-year-old, seeded five places below her, after just under two and a half hours of play.

    The Czech has now won 11 consecutive Grand Slam matches.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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