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01/21/2026
The Senate is due to discuss the selection of candidates for the post of Ombudsman on Wednesday. From six nominees – including Deputy Ombudsman Vít Alexandr Schorm and former government human rights commissioner Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková – senators are to propose two candidates to the Chamber of Deputies.
Senators are also expected to approve a position on the Czech Republic’s continued participation in the Coalition of the Willing, which ensures ammunition supplies for Ukraine. According to the Senate's foreign affairs committee, the upper house should state that Russia, due to its aggression, poses the most significant threat to Czech and European security. The government should therefore continue steps to increase citizens’ security, strengthen the Czech Republic’s defence capabilities against the Russian threat, and support Ukraine’s defence capacity.
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01/21/2026
The European police agency Europol announced on Wednesday that it had dismantled a gang trafficking synthetic drugs in several European countries. The agency described the year-long operation as the largest of its kind. Police officers from the Czech Republic, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain took part in the operation, according to AFP. European authorities shut down 24 chemical laboratories and seized approximately 1,000 tons of chemicals used to produce drugs such as MDMA, amphetamines and methamphetamine. Police arrested 85 people, including two Polish nationals suspected of leading the criminal organisation.
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01/21/2026
The issue of the Beneš Decrees clearly belongs to the past, even though differing views on them may persist, the co-chairs of the Czech-German Discussion Forum, Rudolf Jindrák and Jörg Nürnberger, said in a joint statement on Wednesday, marking the anniversary of the signing of the Czech-German Declaration in 1997.
According to the co-chairs, Czechs and Germans have become good neighbours and active partners in NATO and the European Union, also thanks to the declaration. History, they said, cannot be erased, but it can serve as a warning for the future.
Today marks 29 years since the then Czech prime minister Václav Klaus and German chancellor Helmut Kohl signed the Czech-German Declaration, which became the foundation of Czech-German reconciliation. The declaration led to the creation of the Czech-German Discussion Forum and the Czech-German Future Fund, which among other things finances joint Czech-German projects.
Under the Beneš Decrees close to 3 million Germans and tens of thousands of Hungarians were stripped of their citizenship, property and expelled from Czechoslovakia after the war. In the Czech-German Declaration, both countries apologised to each other for past injustices and pledged to respect the legal order of the other state.
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01/21/2026
Kateřina Siniaková and her American partner Taylor Townsend took the first step toward defending their Australian Open title. The top-seeded pair defeated Anna Sisková and Belgium’s Magali Kempen in the opening round of the women’s doubles in Melbourne, winning 6–3, 6–4.
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01/21/2026
Václav Havel Airport Prague saw more than 17.75 million passengers in 2025, an increase of 8.5 per cent compared with 2024 and almost reaching numbers seen in the pre-Covid years, the airport operator Letiště Praha said in a press release on Wednesday.
The year-on-year growth of 8.5 per cent was well above the European average. According to Airports Council International, passenger traffic across Europe grew by an average of 4.5 per cent.
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01/21/2026
The top prize at the Czech Press Photo 2025 has been awarded to photographer Lukáš Kaboň of the daily newspaper Deník. His winning image captures miners at work in the ČSM-Sever mine in Stonava, in the Karviná region, which is set to close soon, bringing the era of black coal mining in the Czech Republic to an end.
The organisers of Czech Press Photo announced the winners of the 31st edition of the competition on Tuesday evening at the National Museum, with awards presented across nine categories. A record number of nearly 300 photographers entered this year’s competition. The lifetime achievement award was presented to Ostrava-based documentary photographer Viktor Kolář.
The Czech Press Photo 2025 exhibition will be on display at the National Museum from May 11 to November 30.
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01/20/2026
The Czech Republic moved up one place to 43rd in FIFA’s January world rankings. European champions Spain remain top of the table, ahead of world champions Argentina in second place and France in third.
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01/20/2026
Dozens of fraudulent Czech e-shops have appeared online, offering post-holiday discounts, according to cybersecurity firm Check Point. The sites lure shoppers with images of stylish clothing and accessories, but goods often never arrive after payment. Rather than isolated cases, investigators say this is a coordinated, large-scale campaign using numerous near-identical websites aggressively promoted on social media.
The shops follow similar naming patterns, often combining Czech names with city names such as Prague or Brno. Content is generated using AI to appear credible and visually appealing. Experts warn the sites may soon pivot to Valentine’s Day-themed offers. The pages typically lack verifiable contact details, but the scams are still difficult to detect even for experienced users.
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01/20/2026
According to the Russian state news agency TASS, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov named the Czech Republic among the European countries where “healthy forces” oriented towards their own national interests rather than imperial ambitions have awakened. According to Lavrov, these “healthy forces” have awakened “not only in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, but also in Germany and France.”
At the same time, the head of Russian diplomacy said at a press conference, according to the Interfax agency, that Moscow is determined to find a diplomatic solution to the war it has been waging against Ukraine for a fourth year, and accused Europe of obstructing initiatives. Kyiv, by contrast, has repeatedly accused Moscow in the recent past of undermining peace talks.
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01/20/2026
The demolition of five houses in the former mining settlement of Bedřiška in Ostrava was carried out in breach of legal regulations and based on insufficient documentation, the city authority has ruled. The decision followed a complaint from Eva Lehotská, spokesperson for the settlement’s residents. The city has annulled the original demolition approval, but the houses were already torn down by the end of last year.
Lehotská said residents are still seeking to buy or obtain building rights for the remaining houses in an effort to preserve the settlement. Activists had previously tried to halt the demolition, even sitting on the roof of one of the houses for several weeks.
“We submitted the complaint because it was clear from the start that the owner’s actions, and those of the local authority and building office, were not lawful. The city’s decision confirmed our concerns, noting multiple breaches of construction and administrative regulations,” Lehotská added.
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