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08/19/2026
The Czech Senate has rejected the coalition government’s proposal to abolish the president’s power to appoint and dismiss heads of permanent missions to international organisations. During a session on Wednesday, members of the upper house described such a measure as an unconstitutional change to the powers of the head of state.
If the government succeeds in passing the proposal in the Chamber of Deputies despite a Senate veto, its opponents will ask the Constitutional Court to repeal the amendment; it is part of legislation related to a controversial civil service law, which the Senate also rejected.
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08/19/2026
A new hospital will be built on the grounds of Prague’s Vinohrady University Hospital, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Health Minister Adam Vojtěch told journalists on Wednesday. The two were speaking at the launch of construction work on a new A&E building at another healthcare facility in the capital, Thomayer University Hospital.
Last month the government tasked the ministers of health and defence with preparing, by the end of August, the transfer of the site in Vinohrady to the Ministry of Defence. Building a new Prague hospital as a military hospital could make it possible to include the costs incurred in NATO-required defence spending.
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08/19/2026
The Supreme Court has ruled that Prague’s Vinohrady Hospital was not responsible for the fact a patient shot and killed another patient in 2019. An appeal against the same verdict by the latter patient’s son was rejected, officials said on Wednesday.
The court found that the hospital was not liable in the matter and that there was no causal link between the actions of its staff and the patient’s death.
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08/19/2026
2026 has seen a record period of insufficient soil moisture in the Czech Republic, according to the InterSucho website, which is run by researchers from the CzechGlobe Global Change Research Institute, which is part of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
There has been insufficient soil moisture in 30 percent of the country since the beginning of the year. This particularly concerns southern and central Moravia as well as the leeward side of the Ore Mountains, areas where prolonged soil-moisture deficit has been a long-term problem.
Some places in Czechia have seen zero rain in the last month.
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08/19/2026
The Czech minister of the interior, Lubomír Metnar, says more police and fire officers will be hired next year. He made the comment after talks with the minister of finance, Alena Schillerová, about the Ministry of the Interior’s planned budget for 2027.
Mr. Metnar said he would discuss IT projects, cybersecurity and investments again on Thursday. He reiterated that his priority is to obtain sufficient funds to ensure the security of the state. The finance minister is holding a round of talks with colleagues over their ministries' budgets.
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08/19/2026
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. More cloudy weather is expected on the following days.
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08/19/2026
The documentary If Pigeons Turned to Gold by director Pepa Lubojacki has been selected as the country's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Film. The decision was announced by the Czech Film and Television Academy on Wednesday.
If Pigeons Turned to Gold, which focuses on the filmmaker’s own family, previously won the Best Documentary prize at this year's Berlin IFF.
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08/19/2026
An exhibition of the Czech crown jewels will open to the public a day later than originally planned, on Saturday, September 19, the Office of the President announced on its website.
The change is due to a protocol event taking place at Prague Castle on Friday.
The crown jewels will be displayed free of charge in Vladislav Hall until Monday, September 28.
President Petr Pavel decided two years ago that the jewels should be put on public display at Prague Castle every year.
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08/19/2026
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a sanctuary near the village of Chleby in the Nymburk region, which they claim served as a ritual site linked to the movements of the Sun and Moon more than 6,500 years ago.
Researchers have now determined that it is one of the oldest finds in Central Europe, around 1,000 years older than Britain’s Stonehenge.
The circular enclosure features a pit more than 2.5 metres deep and has 12 irregularly spaced entrances.
Among the relics discovered are bull skulls and horns which are believed to have been used in rituals.
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08/18/2026
A government-proposed amendment to the law that would remove the president’s power to appoint and dismiss heads of permanent missions to international organisations is unconstitutional, according to the Senate’s Constitutional Committee.
The committee issued its opinion on Tuesday on a broader accompanying amendment to a coalition-backed bill on state employees. Seven of the eight senators present supported the opinion.
The Senate is likely to reject both bills at its upcoming session. The Chamber of Deputies would then reconsider them and would probably override the expected Senate vetoes with its coalition majority.
President Petr Pavel said in March that he saw no reason to change the current practice for appointing and dismissing heads of permanent missions.
The dispute could ultimately be referred to the Constitutional Court.
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