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12/07/2025
Jiří Přívratský has won the three-position rifle World Cup Final in Doha for the first time in his career. Ranked second in the world, the 24-year-old Czech improved on his runner-up finish at last year’s final in Delhi, adding Sunday’s victory to his previous eleven wins in regular World Cup events.
21-year-old Barbora Dubská finished fourth in the same discipline.
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12/07/2025
Monday will be mostly cloudy to overcast. In the morning, there will be light rain in most areas of the country, which will gradually ease from the west throughout the day. Overnight lows will range from 1 to 5°C, and daytime highs will reach 8 to 13°C.
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12/07/2025
On Saturday, Czech scouts brought the Peace Light of Bethlehem to the country. The light was first transported by plane from Bethlehem to Austria, from where it was then distributed in Linz to volunteers from all over Europe. Czech scouts brought two lit lanterns by train and one lantern by car to Brno. In the coming week, the Peace Light will be further distributed throughout the Czech Republic.
Czech scouts have been participating in the initiative that spreads a message of Christmas peace since December 1989.
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12/07/2025
There are still doubts surrounding the conflict-of-interest solution presented by incoming prime minister Andrej Babiš (ANO), the Czech branch of Transparency International (TI) warned this week. The organisation said Babiš should clarify, among other things, whether the trust structure he has announced will be set up in the Czech Republic or abroad, and what legal form it will take. TI also cautioned that the arrangement could affect the Czech Republic’s ability to draw EU funds.
Babiš said in a video posted on social media on Thursday evening that he had decided to give up ownership of Agrofert. According to him, the company’s shares will be managed by an independent trustee through a trust structure, overseen by an independent protector. He said his children would inherit Agrofert only after his death.
TI highlighted that publishing more information about the proposed solution would help avoid speculation about the trust’s legal basis. The public should also be told whether the structure will cover all Babiš-owned companies, who the impartial trustees will be, and whether the arrangement is truly irreversible, the organisation added.
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12/07/2025
The incoming government coalition of ANO, SPD and the Motorists has agreed to cut the number of subcommittees in the lower house of parliament, according to the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and SPD leader Tomio Okamura, who announced the decision on Saturday evening on social media. The move is expected to save ten million crowns in functional allowances, he wrote.
Okamura pointed out that during the previous four-year term, the Chamber had 63 subcommittees, some of which met only three times. He did not say which ten subcommittees would be dropped to achieve the savings.
Okamura also noted that he is seeking savings by limiting MPs’ foreign travel. The new coalition has additionally put forward a proposal to freeze politicians’ salaries for five years, though it is unlikely to be passed before the end of the year.
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12/06/2025
Prague’s Pankrác metro station on Line C will reopen to passengers on December 19, the Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) announced on Friday. According to Prague’s 1st Deputy Mayor for Transport, Zdeněk Hřib (Pirate Party), the station will reopen 17 days earlier than originally planned.
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12/06/2025
On Sunday, skies will be predominantly cloudy, with occasional clear spells. Patches of fog, particularly in Moravia, may persist throughout the day. Isolated rain showers may occur. Overnight temperatures are expected to range from +4 to –1 °C, with daytime highs between 5 and 9 °C.
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12/06/2025
Speed skater Metoděj Jílek won the 10km race in Heerenveen in the Netherlands, claiming his first ever World Cup victory. The 19-year-old Czech clocked 12:29.63 — a personal best and the fourth-fastest time in history over the distance. Only the reigning world champion and world-record holder Davide Ghiotto of Italy (twice), and Poland’s Vladimir Semirunnij, have been quicker.
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12/06/2025
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said aid he was optimistic about the future of Czech–Slovak relations, expecting intergovernmental talks to resume once ANO leader Andrej Babiš becomes Czech prime minister. He made the remarks on Slovakia’s public broadcaster STVR.
Relations between Prague and Bratislava were strained by last year’s decision of outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s (Civic Democrats) government to suspend intergovernmental consultations, citing divergent views on key foreign-policy issues. The Slovak government of Robert Fico (SMER) had, for instance, halted military aid to Ukraine from state reserves.
Pellegrini welcomed the recent visit to Bratislava by a delegation led by the new Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura (SPD), and noted that he does not plan to meet representatives of the future Czech opposition during their announced trip.
The Czech president is due to appoint Babiš as prime minister on Tuesday.
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12/06/2025
A report on the situation of national minorities in Czechia in 2023–2024 says minority communities have had to contend with disinformation and hate speech over the past two years. Several minority organisations struggled financially, their membership declined, and fewer people spoke minority languages. In some communities, relations were tense and distrustful, especially among Russian and Belarusian minorities, partly due to political differences and fears for relatives in the home country. The report will be discussed by the government on Wednesday.
The Czech government Council for National Minorities includes representatives of 15 minorities. In the latest census, around 450,800 people identified as members of a minority.
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