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Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says there will be no changes in his cabinet in the very near future. Speaking on Saturday, he said he would assess the performance of ministers at the end of June.

There has been speculation about a possible reshuffle and the PM ignored a short-list for new head of the Czech Army drawn up by Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna, a nominee from the Freedom and Direct Democracy party.

The recently stolen skull of St. Zdislava was returned to the to the basilica in Jablonné v Podještědí, north Bohemia, during the annual Zdislava Pilgrimage on Saturday.

A restorer who worked to repair damage to the relic after its theft presented it to Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl, the head of Czech Roman Catholic Church, during a service. The skull was placed on the main altar, ahead of being removed again in the evening and placed in a secure location.

The skull was stolen on May 12. The thief, who has confessed, told police he had objected to the public display of human remains.

Czech specialists working in the fields of addiction and social inclusion are set to go on a symbolic two-hour strike on Monday in protest at a shake-up under which some responsibilities are being transferred from the Office of the Government to individual ministries.

Union officials at the Agency for Social Inclusion will put forward their demands on Monday afternoon, according to a statement.

The government decided last week to transfer the human rights and drug policy agenda, under which addiction issues fall, to four different ministries starting in July. Drug policy will newly fall under the authority of the Ministry of Health.

Experts working in the field fear that the change will jeopardize the availability, quality and continuity of care for their clients.

It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Sunday, with an average high temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. More cloudy weather and some rain are expected on the following days.