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09/06/2026
A special exhibition has opened at the Ghetto Museum in Terezín, showcasing a selection of award-winning artworks submitted by primary and secondary school students to the Terezín Memorial's art competition over the past 30 years.
Almost 12,500 works have been entered in the competition during that time. The exhibition's educator, Silvie Holubová, says the competition aims to remind people of what happened during the Second World War, which is important as discrimination against different groups of people continues to recur.
The selection of award-winning works will be on display in the cinema foyer at the Ghetto Museum until the end of October.
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09/06/2026
Czech defence companies are increasingly benefiting from the arms boom, Czech Television reported. Last year, the Defence Ministry signed contracts with arms manufacturers worth 122 billion crowns. In the first eight months of this year, contracts worth around 33 billion crowns were signed, with the vast majority going to domestic companies.
The Defence Ministry is also set to have a record budget next year, which should continue to significantly benefit Czech defence firms. Its budget stands at 155 billion crowns this year, while the Finance Ministry's draft budget allocates 191 billion for next year.
The rapid expansion of production and Czech arms exports has continued since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Last year, Czech exports of weapons, ammunition, machinery and other technologies exceeded 115 billion crowns, setting an export record for the fourth consecutive year.
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09/05/2026
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has praised the fact that the annual congress of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft was held in Czechia for the first time this year. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Federation of Expellees, he described the gathering in Brno as incredible and said it had left a deep impression on him.
Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer also praised the level of reconciliation between Czechs and Germans that made it possible to hold the congress in Czechia. Steffen Hörtler, deputy chairman of the Federation of Expellees, called the Brno gathering historic.
Sudeten Germans were invited to Brno in May by Meeting Brno, the initiative behind the festival of the same name. The congress was organized by the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft, which represents the interests of Germans expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War Two and their descendants.
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09/05/2026
Sunday should be clear to partly cloudy and mostly dry with daytime highs between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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09/05/2026
Czech paracyclist Patrik Jahoda has become world champion in the handbike time trial in Huntsville, United States. The 33-year-old improved on the bronze he won at last year’s championships in the H1 category to claim his first world title.
Jahoda won the 14.6-kilometre race in extreme heat, finishing 14.64 seconds ahead of home rider Barry Wilcox.
“I have dreamed of this moment for 16 years, ever since I started riding a handbike. It is the best day of my life,” the new world champion said.
Pavlína Vejvodová took silver in the T1 tricycle category.
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09/05/2026
More than 800 iconic motorcycles took to the streets of Prague on Saturday within the traditional Prague Harley Days ride. The parade was led by President Petr Pavel, who rode through the capital on his Harley-Davidson.
President Pavel is a passionate motorcycle rider and motorsport enthusiast.
The Prague Harley Days is one of Europe’s largest celebrations of the iconic American motorcycle brand. The event is being held over two days this year, with the programme getting under way on Friday.
The festival also features a Harley-Davidson motorcycle exhibition and a custom-bike competition. One of this year’s attractions is a jump performed on a 200-kilogram Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight as part of an FMX show. The stunt will be performed by French rider Julien Mannon.
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09/05/2026
Sixty-two percent of Czechs consider the proposed state budget deficit of 389 billion crowns unacceptable, according to the outcome of a flash poll by the Median agency. Twenty-two percent find it acceptable, while the rest are undecided, Median says.
The two junior parties in the ruling coalition, the Motorists and Freedom and Direct Democracy, are also pushing for a reduction of the deficit. The Motorists' party has proposed changes that would cut the deficit by 20 billion crowns. Freedom and Direct Democracy leader Tomio Okamura is proposing abolishing humanitarian benefits for Ukrainian refugees which he said would save 12 billion crowns.
Coalition talks on possible cuts will continue on Monday.
Finance Minister Alena Schillerová (ANO) is open to negotiations but says there is room for cuts amounting to only a few billion crowns at most.
The government must submit the budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies by the end of September. Finance Minister Schillerová wants to conclude the government-level debate by September 21.
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09/05/2026
A 22-year-old Czech woman died after falling in rocky terrain near Grosser Bösenstein mountain in Austria. She was hiking with her father, the Kleine Zeitung daily reported.
The woman slipped and fell from a height of around 150 metres while on a trail between Grosser Bösenstein and Sonntagskarspitz in eastern Styria. Her body was recovered by a police helicopter crew. Her father was taken into the care of a crisis intervention team, the report said.
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09/05/2026
A female bear with two cubs has been spotted near Vizovice in the Zlín region. The town has warned people to be cautious in the countryside and keep dogs on a leash.
Police say the bears were seen on Friday at dusk near a children’s playground in Lhotsko, about three kilometres from Vizovice.
Bears are mainly found in Czechia’s Beskydy mountains, where they migrate from Slovakia. Sightings elsewhere are rare.
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09/05/2026
The net minimum monthly wage in Czechia was not enough last year to cover basic living expenses and rent. Depending on where people lived, it would have had to be 7 to 24 percent higher – an increase of around 1,250 to 4,280 crowns.
The finding stems from an analysis by the Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs (RILSA). The institute first assessed the situation two years ago and says affordability has improved to some extent since then.
The gross minimum wage last year stood at 20,800 crowns, equivalent to 42.2 percent of the average gross wage. The net minimum wage was 17,837 crowns.
The government is due to decide on Monday how much the minimum wage will increase over the next two years.
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