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05/01/2026
Plzeň in western Bohemia on Friday opens its traditional Freedom Festival, commemorating the end of the Second World War and the liberation of the city by American troops.
The city has organised the event since 1990, and for three decades American and Belgian veterans who helped liberate Plzeň in May 1945 have attended the celebrations as honoured guests.
This year, 81 years after the war’s end, two veterans are expected to attend: 100-year-old Joseph Thurmond and 101-year-old Gideon Kantor.
As in previous years, the festival will feature military history camps, jazz and swing concerts, country music and tribute bands performing songs by American groups.
The program also includes commemorative ceremonies at war memorials, a gathering of American car enthusiasts, and a mass for war veterans.
The week-long event will culminate with the festival’s main attraction, the Convoy of Liberty.
This year’s parade will include around 300 pieces of historic military equipment, led by a battle formation recreating the arrival of the 16th Armored Division led by General Patton.
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05/01/2026
Political rallies, festivals and gatherings took place around the country within the annual May Day celebrations.
Around 500 people joined a parade through central Prague within the Prague Majáles student festival, which was held for the twentieth time this year. The event traditionally culminates with the election of the Majáles king and queen.
More than 1,000 people joined an anti-fascist rally in the city centre, which passed without serious incidents.
In Czechia the holiday is also marked as a celebration of love and the welcoming of spring.
In the western city of Plzen, May Day marked the start of the annual Freedom Festival commemorating the end of the Second World War and the liberation of the city by American troops.
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04/30/2026
Opposition parties are calling for the resignation of Regional Development Minister Zuzana Mrázová (ANO) over alleged incompetence and abuse of position. The Civic Democratic Party, the Pirate Party, the Mayors and Independent and TOP 09 criticize mistakes in the preparation of the new Building Act as well as the minister’s long-term use of a municipally-owned apartment in Bílina where she paid regulated rent during her years as mayor. The minister is refusing to step down saying she has not breached any rules.
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04/30/2026
Overnight frosts that hit the Czech Republic have caused damage worth hundreds of millions of crowns to fruit growers, according to the Fruit Growers Union. The hardest-hit areas were in Bohemia, particularly its central and northern regions.
All types of fruit crops have been affected. A more precise assessment of the damage will be possible in the coming weeks, once flowering and pollination are complete, according to Martin Ludvík, head of the Union.
Despite the losses, this year’s damage is not expected to reach the level seen in 2024, when April frosts led to the worst harvest in a century, with total damage estimated at around 1.3 billion crowns.
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04/30/2026
Friday should be bright and clear with day temperatures between 17 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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04/30/2026
The Czech Republic has fallen behind in rail, road and data connections with neighbouring countries and should accelerate infrastructure development, President Petr Pavel said at the conclusion of the Three Seas Initiative summit in Croatia. He warned that weak connectivity is already affecting the economy, noting that goods are increasingly transported around, rather than through, the country. The president said that improved links would deliver immediate benefits for economic growth and tourism.
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04/30/2026
The European Commission has decided to refer the Czech Republic and Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to comply with rules governing the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).
According to the Commission, the Czech Republic received a formal notice in 2020 and a follow-up warning in November 2023 over the incorrect implementation of several provisions and has failed to rectify the failings.
The European Arrest Warrant, in force since 1 January 2004, is a simplified cross-border judicial procedure that allows for the transfer of suspects or convicted individuals between EU member states, replacing earlier, more time-consuming extradition processes.
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04/30/2026
The Czech under-18 ice hockey team defeated Finland 2–1 in the World Championship quarter-finals, reaching the medal stage for the first time in four years.
The game in Bratislava was decided late in the second period by defenceman Tadeáš Cífka, who scored his first goal of the season. Goaltender Martin Psohlavec played a key role with 35 saves.
The Czech team will next face Sweden in Friday’s semi-final in Trenčín. They previously beat the silver medal holders 2–1 in the group stage.
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04/30/2026
Press freedom worldwide has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years, according to the latest report by the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Media conditions are described as “difficult” or “very serious” in most of the 180 countries surveyed, largely due to the spread of restrictive legislation.
The Czech Republic slipped one place year-on-year to 11th. The bottom of the ranking is once again occupied by Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, North Korea and Eritrea. At the top, where media enjoy the greatest freedom are Norway, The Netherlands, Estonia, Denmark and Sweden.
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04/30/2026
People around Czechia will light bonfires on Thursday to mark Walpurgis Night, which is known in Czech as Pálení čarodějnic, or Witch Burning. The tradition is tied to the eve of May 1. It is referred to in ancient Czech documents and is believed to have Germanic roots.
Czechoslovakia’s Communist regime tried to rename the event, which can mainly be seen in the Czech countryside, as “bonfires of peace”.
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