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01/07/2026
The Czech National Bank (ČNB) purchased 20.4 tonnes of gold last year, a figure similar to that of 2024. By the end of the year, its reserves reached a record 71.6 tonnes, according to data released by the Bank on Wednesday. At the end of 2025, the value of the gold reserves stood at $10.1 billion and gold accounted for 5.76% of the total value of Czechia‘s foreign exchange reserves.
Not all of the gold in the ČNB’s reserves is physically stored in its own vaults. Most of it is held abroad, primarily in the vaults of the Bank of England. The central bank plans to increase its gold holdings to 100 tonnes by 2028.
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01/07/2026
Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with occasional light snow in parts of the country. Daytime highs will range from -5 °C to -1 °C.
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01/07/2026
Czech Ford driver Martin Prokop finished the third stage of the Dakar Rally in second place - his best result so far. In the overall standings, he is also in second place, just 26 seconds behind US-American Mitch Guthrie.
In the truck category, Czech defending champion Martin Macík is currently second in the overall standings.
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01/07/2026
In 2025, sales of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic rose by 7.4% year on year, the Czech Car Importers Association announced. Of the 248,719 sold vehicles, Škoda Auto remained the market leader with 83,890 cars sold, followed by Hyundai in second place and Toyota in third. Volkswagen and Dacia ranked next.
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01/07/2026
Visitor numbers at heritage sites managed by the Czech National Heritage Institute (NPÚ) rose year-on-year last year. Castles, châteaux and other properties under the institute’s administration attracted 4.3 million visitors, up 6% compared with the previous year, the Czech News Agency reported.
Visitor numbers peaked during the summer holidays. The most popular sites were the châteaux at Lednice, Český Krumlov and Hluboká nad Vltavou, as well as Karlštejn and Bouzov castles.
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01/07/2026
David Pastrňák has become the second-highest-scoring Czech player in NHL history after Tuesday’s game in Seattle. The Boston Bruins forward scored twice and, although it was not enough to prevent a 7–4 defeat, it lifted his career tally to 410 goals. Pastrňák thereby moved past Patrik Eliáš, who ended his NHL career with 408 goals.
Pastrňák now trails only Czech hockey legend Jaromír Jágr, who scored 766 goals and sits fourth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. However, the 29-year-old Havířov native may yet overtake Jágr, too.
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01/07/2026
President Petr Pavel hosted Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at a New Year’s lunch at the Prague Castle. While the event is usually a social occasion, this time the two leaders - without their spouses - focused primarily on political matters. Babiš told journalists shortly after the meeting that he had submitted the nomination of Motorists Party MP Filip Turek for environment minister, but President Pavel had refused to appoint him. He also said that he is not considering a jurisdictional challenge against the president over Turek’s non-appointment.
The two politicians also briefly discussed the strongly anti-Ukraine New Year’s speech by Parliamentary Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD). According to Babiš, the head of state could address the matter with Okamura at the meeting of constitutional officials on January 26. He added that he and the president mainly discussed foreign policy matters.
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01/07/2026
Czechia will not cancel its ammunition initiative for Ukraine and will continue to coordinate the project, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said after talks among leaders of the so-called 'coalition of the willing' in Paris on Tuesday.
Babiš said the decision was taken in agreement with coalition partners and stressed that the initiative will continue only if it is financed by other countries, with no money coming from Czech taxpayers.
The initiative was first proposed by former Czech prime minister Petr Fiala in 2023, with the first deliveries reaching Ukraine in the summer of 2024. Under the scheme, Czechia helps arrange supplies of large-calibre ammunition for Ukraine, drawing on the expertise of Czech companies.
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01/06/2026
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka says he will visit Ukraine in the near future. He made the announcement on Tuesday after a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha.
The two ministers discussed future cooperation and public attitudes toward Ukrainians in the Czech Republic, agreeing that improving those relations is a shared responsibility. Macinka said the talks would continue during his upcoming visit to Kyiv.
The call followed recent diplomatic tensions linked to comments made by Czech parliamentary speaker Tomio Okamura. Macinka said the matter had been clarified and is now considered closed, with further communication to continue through standard diplomatic channels.
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01/06/2026
The Czech state budget ended last year with a deficit of CZK 290.7 billion, well above the planned 241 billion, Finance Minister Alena Schillerová said on Tuesday.
The shortfall was the fourth-largest since the country’s founding, though still lower than deficits recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the deficit totalled CZK 271.4 billion.
Schillerová said the higher deficit was mainly due to increased spending on renewable energy, lower-than-expected revenue from emission permits, and higher costs in regional education.
The deficit deepened sharply in December, rising by CZK 58.3 billion, an unusually large year-end increase.
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