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03/09/2026
Unemployment in the Czech Republic increased by 0.1 percentage point month-on-month to 5.2 percent in February, reflecting a regular seasonal rise ahead of the spring months, according to data released by the Czech Labour Office.
A total of 381,705 people were seeking work through labour offices, about 3,160 more than in January. At the same time, the number of available jobs increased by roughly 3,270 to 89,705.
Regionally, the highest unemployment rate in February was recorded in the Ústí nad Labem Region at 7.6 percent and in the Moravian-Silesian Region at 7 percent. The lowest rate was in Prague, where unemployment stood at 3.9 percent.
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03/09/2026
The Czech government has repatriated more than 1,500 citizens stranded in the Middle East due to the ongoing armed conflict, the Foreign Ministry announced on X on Monday. Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said on Sunday that only small groups of Czech nationals remain in areas affected by the conflict. Another government repatriation flight will depart this evening, this time heading to the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.
The largest number of travelers returning to the Czech Republic was transported by the airline Smartwings. Through scheduled flights, charter services for travel agencies, and four flights chartered by the government, the airline brought around 4,000 passengers back to Prague, company spokesperson Vladimíra Dufková told the Czech News Agency.
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03/09/2026
Czechia will in future need to bring in up to 100,000 workers from other states annually, the president of Czech Confederation of Industry, Jan Rafaj, said in an interview with news outlet Novinky.cz on Monday. Mr. Rafaj said that at present the country “only” requires tens of thousands a year.
The industry chief said that the country had rather neglected the labour shortage issue due to the large number of Ukrainian refugees who came to Czechia and found work. He said if the problem was not addressed the state would be paralysed.
Mr. Rafaj said his organisation was in talks with the government about managed migration from countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and post-Soviet states.
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03/09/2026
Czech and Ukrainian police last autumn dismantled an organised group that defrauded Czechs through fake investment schemes. Investigators have since uncovered over 460 victims, with documented damages now reaching 158 million crowns, Czech Radio reported.
The operation, code-named Octopus, involved police from several countries. During raids in Kyiv, officers detained 17 people, found 33 million crowns in various currencies during house searches and seized a large amount of electronic equipment. They also obtained personal data belonging to victims.
The group, based in Kyiv, used two main methods: fake websites resembling legitimate investment platforms, and paid advertisements combined with fabricated reviews promising high returns.
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03/09/2026
Government representatives, trade unions and employers are set to discuss a proposal to cap the retirement age at 65, overturning a move by the previous administration, and allow earlier pensions for more people in hazardous occupations.
The three parties of the ruling coalition (ANO, SPD and the Motorists’ party) promised to dismantle cost-cutting measures to the system introduced by the previous government. The proposals include setting the retirement age at 65, restoring pension indexation to half of real wage growth instead of one third, increasing pensions for people who continue working after retirement, and raising pensions according to age.
According to Labour Minister Jan Juchelka the law could take effect next year, with some measures introduced gradually.
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03/09/2026
President Pavel said on Sunday that he would seriously consider running for a second presidential term if he has sufficient public support and remains in good health.
In an interview with Czech Television marking three years in office, he stopped short of confirming his candidacy. Pavel said one factor in his decision was his expectation that other strong candidates from across the political spectrum would emerge during his first term. “No such candidate has appeared so far, so I have no choice but to seriously consider it,” he said. The next presidential election in the Czech Republic will take place in 2028.
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03/09/2026
Tuesday should be mainly overcast in Czechia, with an average high temperature of 14 degrees Celsius.
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03/09/2026
Slavia Prague came from behind to beat Sparta Prague 3:1 at home in Czech football’s top flight on Sunday evening. The outcome of the Prague derby leaves Slavia 10 points clear at the top of the league table with 25 rounds played.
Slavia, who are defending champions, are the only unbeaten team in the division this season and need only five points from their remaining five games to secure top spot ahead of the playoffs.
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03/09/2026
The Czech president, Petr Pavel, says the country risks losing credibility among allies due to a reduction in spending on defence. Speaking to Czech Television on the eve of the third anniversary of his inauguration, the head of state said it was not possible to enjoy security at the expense of others.
The recently appointed Czech government is planning to cut defence spending this year to the equivalent of 1.8 percent of gross domestic product. It says there are no funds to increase outlay on defence as it must fulfil other budgetary priorities.
Last week the US ambassador to Prague, Nicholas Merrick, said the amount Czechia planned to spend on defence would leave it far below its commitments from a NATO summit in the Hague last year (5 percent of GDP), and even below a pledge from another meeting in Cardiff in 2014 (2 percent).
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03/08/2026
Repatriation flights have brought around 1,400 people back to Czechia from the Middle East since conflict erupted in the region, the minister of foreign affairs, Petr Macinka, said on CNN Prime News on Sunday. He said nearly 200 people had returned from Dubai on Saturday night.
Mr. Macinka said around 180 Czechs were currently stranded in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and about 140 in Qatar. As of Sunday, approximately 3,750 Czech citizens in the Middle East are listed in the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ voluntary registration system, though their number is constantly falling.
In addition to repatriation flights, Czechs are returning to the country on partially restored commercial flights, the minister told journalists.
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