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Zdena Mašínová, the daughter of Second World War resistance hero General Josef Mašín and sister of anti-communist resistance fighters Josef and Ctirad Mašín, has died at the age of 92. Because of her brothers’ escape from communist Czechoslovakia to the West in the early 1950s, she faced years of persecution under the communist regime. In later life, she helped establish the Memorial of the Three Resistances at the family’s former estate in Lošany, which had been confiscated by the communists. In 2023, President Petr Pavel awarded her the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk for her contribution to democracy and human rights.

Czechia had the seventh-lowest inflation rate in Europe in May, according to an analysis by investment company Portu. Consumer prices rose by 2.1% year on year, improving the country's ranking from tenth place in April. Inflation was higher in all neighbouring countries, reaching 2.6% in Germany, 3.1% in Poland, 3.7% in Austria and 3.9% in Slovakia. Romania recorded Europe's highest inflation at 10.7%, while Switzerland and Liechtenstein had the lowest at 0.6%. Inflation in the eurozone rose to 3.2% in May.

Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna (Freedom and Direct Democracy Party) is seeking to increase Czech defence spending to 2% of GDP next year, equivalent to CZK 190 billion. According to Czech Television, the proposal would raise the ministry's budget by CZK 35 billion compared with this year. The Defence Ministry is currently operating with CZK 154.8 billion, or just under 1.8% of GDP. NATO members have pledged to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence, while last year's alliance summit also endorsed a long-term goal of increasing overall defence and security spending to 5% of GDP within ten years.

Czech speed skater Metoděj Jílek has received the Jiří Guth-Jarkovský Award for the country's most outstanding athletic performance of 2025. The 20-year-old, who won Olympic gold and silver at the Milan Winter Games in February, was chosen by fellow athletes and members of the Czech Olympic Committee. Jílek also claimed silver in the 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Hamar, won his first World Cup races and secured the overall World Cup long-distance title. He is only the second speed skater to receive the award, following three-time Olympic champion Martina Sáblíková.