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05/10/2026
Around 42 percent of children in Czechia aged between six months and five years spend more than an hour a day on mobile phones or tablets during weekdays, while 18 percent spend more than two hours a day, according to a STEM survey published on Sunday. The poll was conducted among more than 1,000 parents.
Among children under 11 months old, nearly half of parents said their children do not watch screens at all. However, a third spend at least half an hour a day in front of screens. The survey also found that children with older siblings tend to use mobile devices more often.
According to data from the O2 Foundation, children and teenagers spend around four hours online each day, mostly on social media. The telecom operator O2 has now launched a campaign focused on children’s online safety, offering parents advice and educational materials through its app.
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05/10/2026
A 28-year-old Czech woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by lightning while hiking in the Austrian Alps. She was airlifted to hospital, police in the province of Styria said on Sunday.
The woman had set out on Saturday with her partner for Mount Admonter Kalbling and was continuing towards the Kreuzkogel peak when they were caught in a sudden storm. Lightning struck nearby, and the blast threw the woman to the ground, briefly knocking her unconscious.
Her partner called mountain rescue services. Because of the bad weather, some rescuers reached the area by helicopter while others arrived on foot. Both hikers were later flown to hospital in Rottenmann, where they remain under treatment.
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05/09/2026
Czechs remain divided over defence spending, although more people support maintaining or increasing military expenditure than cutting it, suggests a survey published on Saturday by the STEM agency.
Seventeen percent of respondents said defence spending should be reduced, while 24 percent support keeping it at the current level of two percent of GDP. Another 27 percent would like spending to rise to the NATO average of 2.8 percent of GDP, while 17 percent favour even higher investment in defence.
According to STEM, views on defence spending are closely linked to political opinions and perceptions of security threats. Fifty-seven percent of respondents said they believe Czechia’s security is under threat in the current international situation, while support for NATO membership stands at 82 percent.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said earlier this week that Czechia is unlikely to meet this year’s NATO target of spending two percent of GDP on defence. After talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, however, he said the government remained committed to increasing defence spending in the future.
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05/09/2026
Sunday will be clear to partly cloudy, with highs ranging from 19 to 24 degrees Celsius. Temperatures in the mountains at around 1,000 metres will reach about 10 degrees Celsius.
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05/09/2026
Hundreds of people gathered in Prague’s Old Town Square on Saturday for a Victory Day festival organised by the initiative No to Bases and the group Magistra Vitae. According to the news website Seznam Zprávy, the group is linked to communist politician Josef Skála and other left-wing activists. Opponents of Russia also gathered nearby. Police monitored the event, but no major incidents were reported.
Organisers say the festival commemorates more than just the Soviet army. Alongside a Soviet tank, the square also features a Jeep with an American flag. The stage is decorated with portraits of former Czechoslovak president Ludvík Svoboda, Soviet marshal Ivan Konev and communist journalist Julius Fučík.
Some participants arrived in military uniforms, while others wore St. George ribbons, now also seen as a symbol of support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Opponents of the event carried Ukrainian flags.
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05/09/2026
Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerová said on Saturday that she wants to negotiate changes to the country’s fiscal and structural plan with the European Commission. The plan, approved by the previous government, sets limits on state spending growth until 2028.
Speaking on a television debate programme, Schillerová said the current plan would force the government to reduce the budget deficit too quickly. While last year’s deficit reached nearly CZK 291 billion, the plan would require it to fall to around CZK 150 billion next year.
Schillerová said she wants to discuss possible changes with European Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is also expected to meet him in early June. If no agreement is reached in time, the government wants to use exemptions allowing higher spending on defence and strategic infrastructure projects.
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05/09/2026
The weather in Czechia is expected to turn significantly colder next week. A cold front moving across the country on Monday is forecast to bring rain, showers and occasional thunderstorms. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, temperatures will remain below 20 degrees Celsius for most of the week.
While temperatures could still reach 24 degrees on Sunday, much cooler weather is expected in the days that follow. Meteorologists say the rainfall should help ease the current dry conditions affecting soil and vegetation.
Light snowfall may also appear in the mountains on Tuesday, while ground frost cannot be ruled out on Wednesday morning. Forecasters say the situation may still change in the coming days.
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05/09/2026
Reigning Olympic champion Martin Fuksa won the opening Canoe Sprint World Cup race in Szeged, Hungary, sharing first place with Russia’s Zakhar Petrov in the men’s C1 1000m final.
The 33-year-old Czech was in excellent form in Hungary. After winning both his heat and semifinal, he launched his attack in the final 250 metres of the race. A dramatic finish followed, with the photo finish ultimately confirming the two paddlers had recorded identical times.
It was Fuksa’s 19th career World Cup victory.
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05/09/2026
Basketball players Eliška Hamzová and Emma Čechová have become the first Czech women in 16 years to earn places in the WNBA, the top women’s basketball league in the United States. Both secured one-year contracts during training camp with the Minnesota Lynx.
The new WNBA season got underway on Friday, with Minnesota set to open its campaign against Atlanta overnight on Saturday. The last Czech player to appear in the league was Jana Veselá, who won the WNBA title with Seattle in 2010.
Twenty-four-year-old Hamzová is also following in the footsteps of her mother Romana, who played for Orlando in the league in 2000.
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05/09/2026
Recently appointed children’s ombudsman Martin Beneš is looking for members for his advisory team, with applications open to young people aged 12 to 18, the Czech News Agency reports.
The group will have around 30 members and meet four times a year. Its role will be to bring children’s and young people’s views into discussions on issues that affect them. Applications are open until May 18th, with the first meeting planned for June 22nd.
Topics are expected to include online safety, mobile phone bans in schools and juvenile criminal responsibility. Beneš said the initiative is intended to give children and young people a greater voice in public life and allow them to express their views on issues that concern them.
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