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06/08/2026
The Czech government plans to run a higher state budget deficit next year, than the 310 billion crowns currently projected for 2026, Finance Minister Alena Schillerová told Czech Television.
According to Schillerová, the deficit should then gradually decline in subsequent years by around half a percentage point of GDP annually.
The Finance Ministry also expects defence spending to reach two percent of GDP next year. The Czech Republic is currently negotiating changes to its fiscal-structural plan with the European Commission.
The existing framework, agreed under the previous government of Petr Fiala, envisages reducing the public finance deficit to 0.9 percent of GDP by 2027 and 0.5 percent the following year. Schillerová described those targets as unrealistic.
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06/08/2026
The coalition government of ANO, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Motorists plans to tighten eligibility requirements for welfare payments to Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection.
The changes form part of a broader legislative package described by the cabinet as a security amendment. While most of the bill is expected to take effect at the beginning of next year, the new benefit rules would not come into force until January 1, 2028.
The Interior Ministry says the delay is necessary to allow time for electronic systems and labour offices to adapt. Under the proposal, authorities would gain greater oversight of whether recipients are genuinely entitled to humanitarian assistance.
Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar said the measures would help combat so-called “benefit tourism” more effectively.
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06/08/2026
President Petr Pavel is attending Monday's cabinet meeting amid an ongoing dispute with the government over who should represent Czechia at next month's NATO summit in Ankara. The government was originally expected to decide on the composition of the delegation today, but Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has postponed the decision by two weeks.
Pavel maintains that he should lead the Czech delegation, while the government plans to send the prime minister along with the defence and foreign ministers. The issue is expected to remain unresolved until the cabinet revisits it later this month.
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06/08/2026
Tennis player Jakub Menšík has climbed to a career-high 17th place in the world rankings after reaching the semi-finals of the French Open. Meanwhile, Kateřina Siniaková reinforced her status as the world number one in doubles by claiming her 11th Grand Slam women's doubles title on the Paris clay.
The 20-year-old Menšík moved up ten places following the best Grand Slam result of his career and is now the Czech Republic's second-highest-ranked men's player. Jiří Lehečka remains the country's top-ranked player in 12th place. Karolína Muchová is the highest-ranked Czech woman in 10th place, followed by Linda Nosková in 13th.
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06/07/2026
Monday will be mostly sunny, with clear to partly cloudy skies. Cloud cover will increase later in the day in Bohemia. Temperatures will range from 23 to 28 degrees Celsius.
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06/07/2026
Czechia has won an international arbitration case brought by the French advertising company JCDecaux and will not have to pay damages of around CZK 550 million, the Finance Ministry announced on Sunday.
The dispute concerned the termination of a contract for advertising space in the Prague metro between Prague's public transport company and JCDecaux's subsidiary Rencar. The arbitration tribunal ruled that the actions of the transport company could not be attributed to the Czech state under international law.
The tribunal also awarded Czechia about CZK 33 million in legal costs. The dispute stems from the transport company's decision to terminate the contract with Rencar in 2016.
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06/07/2026
Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková won the women's doubles title at Roland Garros on Sunday, claiming her fourth doubles crown in Paris and her eleventh Grand Slam women's doubles title overall. Together with American partner Taylor Townsend, she defeated Serbia's Aleksandra Krunić and Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina 6-2, 7-5 in the final.
The top-seeded pair lived up to their billing and secured their third title together, winning the match in one hour and 32 minutes. The victory gave Siniaková her twelfth Grand Slam title overall, including one mixed doubles triumph.
The Czech world number one in doubles returned to the top of the Roland Garros podium two years after her previous Paris title. She won the tournament in 2024 alongside Coco Gauff and previously lifted the trophy twice with fellow Czech Barbora Krejčíková. With eleven Grand Slam women's doubles titles, Siniaková is now just one behind Czech record-holder Jana Novotná.
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06/07/2026
Czech canoeist Jakub Krejčí capped a successful weekend at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague-Troja by winning the kayak cross event on Sunday. After triumphing in the traditional slalom on Friday, he secured his second victory of the weekend by finishing ahead of fellow Czech Vít Přindiš in the final. Another Czech, Matyáš Novák, was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Earlier in the day, Kateřina Beková posted the fastest time in the women's kayak cross time trial, finishing seven hundredths of a second ahead of Germany's Ricarda Funk. France's Marjorie Delassus placed third.
Beková later reached the quarter-finals of the kayak cross knockout competition, where she was joined by fellow Czech Tereza Kneblová. Olga Samková was eliminated in the round of 16. The women's title went to France's Camille Prigent.
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06/07/2026
Dog owners in Czechia will be required to register their pets in a new Central Dog Register from July 1, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons and the Agriculture Ministry. Dogs must be entered into the database by their next rabies vaccination at the latest, with fines of up to 300,000 crowns for non-compliance.
The register will contain basic information about each dog, including identification and vaccination records, as well as contact details for owners. The aim is to help trace lost animals, make it easier to identify their owners and curb illegal pet trading.
The requirement will apply to all dogs. With more than 2.2 million dogs in Czechia, veterinarians expect the database to be filled gradually over the coming years.
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06/07/2026
Sales of new electric cars in Czechia rose by 17 percent year-on-year to 6,479 vehicles in the first five months of the year. Their share of the new car market increased to 6.3 percent.
Registrations of hybrid cars also grew, rising by 15 percent to nearly 30,000 vehicles. Hybrids now account for almost a third of all new cars sold.
Overall new car sales were up three percent, reaching more than 103,000 vehicles by the end of May.
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