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05/21/2026
Plans have been revealed for the overhaul of Miloš Forman Square in Prague’s Old Town. The small plaza named after the famous film director is set to get a pavilion, which will protect it from the noise of the adjacent Pařížská Street.
The project was presented on Thursday by Anders Lonka from the Danish architectural studio ADEPT, which won a competition for the commission.
The space was named after the Oscar-winning, Czech-born Forman about six months after his death in 2018 at the age of 86.
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05/21/2026
Czech national soccer team coach Miroslav Koubek has called up three newcomers for a 29-man training camp ahead of the World Cup in North America and a home friendly against Kosovo: forward Christophe Kabongo and midfielders Alexander Sojka and Hugo Sochůrek, who is 17.
The extended roster for the World Cup also includes forward Tomáš Chorý and defender David Douděra, whom Slavia Prague removed from their squad after they were sent off for misconduct in a recent game.
A final, 26-man squad will be announced at the end of this month. The Czechs are due to face co-hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea at the World Cup, their first in two decades.
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05/21/2026
President Petr Pavel says if a government decision on the composition of a Czech delegation for a NATO summit in July restricts the constitutional rights attached to his role, he will take the matter to Constitutional Court. He made the comments on Thursday.
Presidents have usually represented Czechia at NATO conferences in the past. However, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says he is not counting on Mr. Pavel being part of the country’s delegation at the summit in Turkey.
Mr. Pavel has been critical of the Babiš government’s plans for defence spending and the prime minister has said he himself would be better placed to explain Czechia’s position.
A decision on who will be included in the Czech delegation is set for June 8.
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05/21/2026
A representative of the Václav Havel Library says new donors have expressed interest in supporting the institution. David Dušek, who is the only remaining member of its board of directors, said it will continue operating next year. The rest of the board of directors stood down recently, two key donors have said they are cutting ties with the library and many staff members have given notice.
The director of the Václav Havel Library, economist Tomáš Sedláček, has been criticised by some of those departing over his stewardship of the non-profit, which was established in 2004.
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05/21/2026
Czech President Petr Pavel says NATO and the European Union are not competitors when it comes to European defence but should complement each other. He made the comment at the start of GLOBSEC Forum, a three-day international security conference that began in Prague on Thursday.
Mr. Pavel called for continued support for Ukraine, which he said was not only defending Europe in its efforts to repel the Russians but also changing the way Europe thinks about warfare.
The Czech head of state said technology would play a key role in future conflicts and that the EU and the United States should inspire one another in the field of AI, rather than cooperating.
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05/21/2026
It should be mainly sunny in Czechia on Friday, with an average high temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. Similar temperatures are expected on the following days.
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05/21/2026
The international security conference Globsec Forum will begin today in Prague, with President Petr Pavel opening the three-day programme. Organisers expect the participation of more than 2,000 guests from 86 countries, which is the highest number so far. Moldovan President Maia Sandu and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola will also speak at the event today. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is also expected to arrive in Czechia for the conference this week.
According to the organisers, the programme will focus on the global systemic transformation that is fundamentally changing the international order, technology, defence and energy. Among the topics of more than 50 panel discussions are European defence and Ukraine, as well as the Middle East region.
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05/21/2026
Petr Pavel said on Wednesday at the Fragile Security conference that Russia will remain the greatest security threat to Europe in the coming decades and that security cannot be postponed until tomorrow. He also stated that Europe had grown accustomed to comfort and security and had relied on the United States, which according to Pavel no longer wants to be the guarantor that solves everything for Europe.
Pavel recalled that 435 days have passed since Ukraine, which Russia attacked in February 2022, agreed to the American proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. “And Russia’s response? Excuses, lies and ultimatums,” he said. According to him, history is now returning, great powers are once again testing borders and pushing them where they encounter the least resistance.
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05/21/2026
The Czech national ice hockey team defeated Italy 3–1 in their fourth game at the World Championship in Fribourg, securing their third victory in Group B. The national team was still trailing early in the 46th minute, but forward Jakub Flek scored the winning goal at 51:05.
Coach Radim Rulík’s team will play its fifth match on Saturday at 16:20 against Slovakia, which has collected eight points from three games so far.
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05/20/2026
Losses to fruit production caused by spring frosts in the Czech Republic are expected to reach around CZK 1–1.5 billion, according to estimates by fruit growers. The harvest is projected to be 51% lower compared to the five-year average, Agriculture Minister Martin Šebestyán and the head of the Fruit Growers Union of the Czech Republic Martin Ludvík told journalists.
The minister has already asked the European Commission for support for domestic growers and is expected to discuss the situation in Brussels next week.
This year’s damage is likely the second-largest on record after 2024, when spring frosts reduced the fruit harvest by two-thirds, marking the lowest yield in 100 years. According to Ludvík, losses then reached about CZK 1.45 billion, while fruit prices have since increased by roughly 10%.
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