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01/14/2026
Child and adolescent psychiatry in Czechia is under severe strain, the Psychiatric Society of the Czech Medical Association warned on Wednesday. Patients are increasingly seeking help for everyday emotional difficulties, not only for diagnosable mental illnesses. However, rates of self-harm and suicide also continue to rise.
Data from the National Portal of Psychiatric Care show a 70% increase in children receiving psychiatric support since 2020. Michal Horáček, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said the only adequate response is to build resilience across all age groups. Experts say traditional social bonds have shifted, with digital technology taking centre stage, while structured training in psychosocial resilience remains largely absent.
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01/14/2026
The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), owned by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad and primarily focused on the arms industry, plans to go public on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the coming weeks. The company intends to issue shares worth €750 million (around CZK 18 billion) to fund further development.
CSG’s main shareholder, CSG FIN, will also sell part of its stake in the company. Last year, CSG saw sales rise by 82.4% year-on-year, reaching €4.49 billion in the first three quarters.
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01/14/2026
Thursday will be mostly cloudy, with light rain is expected in parts of the country. Daytime highs will reach around 3 - 5 °C.
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01/14/2026
The theatre essay ‘Eight Short Compositions from the Lives of Ukrainians for a Western Audience,’ directed by Jana Svobodová, will be presented at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2026 in Vancouver. Czechia is among 17 countries whose work will be showcased.
The production was developed in collaboration between Archa – Centre for Documentary Theatre and Lviv’s Jam Factory Art Center as part of the international Artists in War project, and premiered in March 2023 at Prague’s Archa Theatre.
The female performers, who bring to life the texts of Ukrainian writer Anastasiia Kosodii, will appear in Vancouver on January 22 and 23.
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01/14/2026
Rents in Czechia are expected to increase by 6–9% this year, according to the Association of Rental Housing. At the same time, experts at the Czech Chamber of Commerce predict nominal wage growth of 5–6% (2.7–4% in real terms). This means rent increases are likely to outpace wage growth.
Rising property prices may also push more people into the rental market, with 30,000–40,000 additional tenants expected in 2026. Homeownership in general, however, remains relatively high: Eurostat data show 74.7% of Czechs lived in their own homes in 2024, compared with an EU average of 68.4%.
The gap between rents in Prague, Brno, and other regions is also expected to widen, with Brno gradually catching up to the capital.
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01/14/2026
Agriculture Minister Martin Šebestyán has dismissed Dalibor Šafařík from his post as CEO of the state-run forest management company Lesy ČR, the Agriculture Ministry told the Czech News Agency. Lesy ČR manages almost half of Czechia’s forests.
Šebestyán said the dismissal was due to Lesy ČR’s role, under Šafařík’s leadership, in driving timber prices higher. “Lesy ČR has a major influence on the entire forestry sector in the Czech Republic. Under the current CEO, this has unfortunately resulted in timber prices rising to levels far above those in neighbouring countries,” he said.
The ministry will announce a selection procedure for a new director on Wednesday, with the result expected in about a month.
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01/14/2026
Roads across the Czech Republic remain passable but drivers are advised to exercise caution. Main roads are mostly wet, while snow remains on side roads, particularly in mountainous areas. However, freezing rain forecast for Wednesday afternoon in the eastern half of the country could lead to more hazardous conditions. Black ice may also form especially in parts of the Pardubice and Olomouc regions, according to an updated warning from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ).
On Tuesday, an above-average number of traffic accidents was recorded across Czechia as icy conditions affected much of the country. Police logged 339 accidents, the Czech News Agency reported.
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01/14/2026
A 13-year-old boy died on Tuesday while skiing in the Austrian resort of Bad Gastein near Salzburg after being caught in an avalanche. Austrian media have reported that he was a Czech national, which was confirmed by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
The boy was skiing off-piste when the avalanche struck. According to the Austrian Press Agency APA, rescue teams managed to free him but were unable to revive him despite 45 minutes of resuscitation efforts.
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01/14/2026
Aiming to bring the “diversity and richness” of contemporary Scandinavian cinema to Czech audiences, the SCANDI Film Festival opens on Wednesday evening with The Last Viking (Anders Thomas Jensen, 2025) at Prague’s Lucerna cinema. The festival runs until January 21 in 43 cinemas across Czechia and showcases films from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland.
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01/14/2026
The Ď Award for moral role model and exemplary personality was presented on Tuesday to influencer Janek Rubeš. The public may know him from investigative videos and reports in which he exposes scammers and tourist traps in Prague and other cities. At St Nicholas Church, crystal Ď Awards (a thank-you to patrons and benefactors) were presented for the twenty-fifth time to people who have long supported children’s homes, hospices, zoos, and cultural institutions. The Ď Awards were presented in 13 categories.
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