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The Czech governing coalition wants to abolish the statute of limitations for murder, allowing suspects to be prosecuted regardless of how much time has passed since the crime.

Current legislation prevents police from prosecuting murders committed more than 30 years ago. A similar proposal has also been submitted in the Senate.

Supporters of the change argue that advances in forensic science, particularly DNA analysis and comparison, have made it possible to solve decades-old cases. Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc said the amendment would likely affect only a small number of cases.

Firefighters have brought a major blaze at a factory complex in the city of Zlín under control after containing the fire overnight.

The alert level has been lowered to third on a four point scale, but extinguishing work is expected to continue throughout Friday. Firefighters will again be assisted by a helicopter.

No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The blaze broke out on Thursday morning in a historic 11-storey building, believed to have started on the ninth floor in a warehouse used by Czech footwear company Vasky. Parts of the building collapsed during the fire, leaving roughly one-third of the structure standing.

This year's fruit harvest in the Czech Republic is expected to drop by 53 percent compared with last year due to severe spring frosts, falling from 146,243 tonnes in 2025 to 68,445 tonnes. Compared with the average of the past five years, the harvest is forecast to be 44 percent lower, according to an estimate carried out by the Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture as of 15 June. The Czech Fruit Growers' Union estimates growers' revenue losses will exceed CZK 1 billion.

In the long term, this is expected to be the second-lowest fruit harvest in the modern history of Czech fruit growing. The lowest harvest of the past century came in 2024, when spring frosts reduced production to 48,058 tonnes.

The NATO summit in Ankara fulfilled its main purpose by reaffirming the unity of the allies, their commitment to collective defence, and continued support for Ukraine. They also highlighted the ongoing strengthening of European defence capabilities as an important outcome of the meeting.

According to Vlastislav Bříza from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University, one of the summit’s most significant results was the unanimous reaffirmation of the commitment to collective defence under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Pavel Havlíček from the Association for International Affairs said the summit was a positive outcome both for the Czech Republic and for the alliance as a whole, as it did not bring any major disruption despite some of Trump’s statements.