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10/21/2026
Dozens of people watched as a nearly 70-metre-high mining tower was demolished at the former ČSA coal mine in Karviná on Wednesday morning. The demolition required 948 drilled holes and nearly 147 kilograms of explosives.
The tower stood above a shaft more than one kilometre deep, used to bring coal to the surface and ventilate the mine. More than 144 million tonnes of hard coal were extracted from the mine before it closed in 2021.
State-owned company Diamo is now responsible for dealing with the aftermath of mining at the site. Work to seal the shaft began in November 2025.
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10/21/2026
The Czech army has recruited nearly 3,700 soldiers this year, Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna said on Wednesday. He added that he hoped to maintain a similar pace next year.
The army aims to reach 30,000 professional soldiers and 10,000 active reservists by 2035. A new strategy, being prepared for 2040, is expected to set higher targets.
Zůna said modernisation requires enough trained personnel as well as new equipment. He also stressed the need for closer cooperation between the military, Czech defence companies and researchers to bring new technologies into service more quickly.
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10/21/2026
The future of defence will depend on how quickly countries can adopt new technologies, President Petr Pavel said at the opening of the Future Forces Forum in Prague on Wednesday. He stressed the need for closer cooperation between governments and the defence industry, as well as greater public preparedness for security threats.
According to Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlíček, the defence industry is becoming a new pillar of the Czech economy, alongside traditional sectors such as car manufacturing and energy. He called for investment in energy security, cyber protection and artificial intelligence, as well as closer cooperation between large companies, smaller businesses and research institutions.
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10/21/2026
The Czech MEP Kateřina Konečná has joined the Patriots for Europe group at the European Parliament, she announced on social media on Wednesday. The former leader of the Czech Communist Party had previously not been a member of any group.
Patriots for Europe is the third-largest group at the European Parliament. It also includes Czech parties ANO and the Motorists, France’s National Rally, Hungary’s Fidesz and other right-wing, nationalist and Eurosceptic parties.
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10/21/2026
Slavia Prague drew 2:2 away with Turkey’s Fenerbache in the group stage of football’s Champions League on Tuesday evening. With the score at 2:1 to the hosts the Czech side found the net in the 90th minute to earn their first point after three group games.
Slavia have now played 22 Champions League games without a win since 2007. Their next game in the competition is at home to Arsenal in a fortnight’s time.
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10/20/2026
Czechia’s National Security Council took note of a new strategy for the country’s army at a meeting on Tuesday. The cabinet will discuss it next week, Miroslav Hlaváč, chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, told reporters after the roughly three-hour session.
The document, set to be in place until 2040, outlines the priorities for building the armed forces, their future structure and the development of capabilities necessary for the defence of the Czech Republic and the fulfilment of alliance commitments. It will replace a strategy put in place by the previous government.
The National Security Council meeting was also attended by President Petr Pavel.
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10/20/2026
Moscow’s ambassador to Prague has said she would like to bring military experts to the Czech Republic to explain Russia’s actions in its war on Ukraine, Novinky.cz reported on Tuesday. Anna Ponomaryova made the comment last week at a meeting at the Prague headquarters of the Communist Party, the news site said.
She was responding to a question from a Czech supporter of Russia, who asked why Moscow had only recently begun bombing Kyiv’s major bridges across the Dnipro River, Novinky.cz wrote.
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10/20/2026
A broad coalition not including government leaders ANO has been agreed in Brno following recent municipal elections. Jakub Hruška of winners the Christian Democrats will lead a city government that also includes the Mayors, an alliance of the Civic Democrats, TOP 09 and independents and three other parties. A coalition agreement is due to be signed on Friday.
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10/20/2026
Awards were presented at the gala opening of the annual Prix Bohemia festival of radio in Olomouc on Monday evening. Actress Magdaléna Borová received a Radio Thálie prize for her performance in an audio adaptation of Scenes from a Marriage. Actor and director Miroslav Krobot was presented with the Hana Maciuchová Prize, and Lada Klokočníková and Eva Ješutová were inducted into the Czech Radio Hall of Fame.
Prix Bohemia, which is organised by Czech Radio, runs until Thursday.
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10/20/2026
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 17 degrees Celsius. On Thursday temperatures will fall to around 9 degrees Celsius.
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