• Pavel met with volunteers helping families of fallen soldiers
    11/12/2025

    According to President Petr Pavel, war fatigue often leads some people to start considering ending aid to Ukraine. He is therefore glad that there are still many people who recognize the horrors of war and the need to persevere in supporting the attacked country. Pavel said this today at Prague Castle during a meeting with volunteers and organizers of the “Stays for Ukraine” project, which helps widows and orphans of fallen soldiers.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Babiš: Pavel wants me to explain how I am handling the conflict of interest to the public
    11/12/2025

    After meeting Czech President Petr Pavel on Wednesday, ANO movement leader and probable future prime minister Andrej Babiš told reporters that he will explain his actions regarding the conflict-of-interest law, due to his ownership of the Agrofert holding, to the president. According to Babiš, however, the head of state mainly wants him to explain his actions to the public, about which the ANO leader said little following Wednesday’s meeting with Pavel at Prague Castle.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Radim Fiala (SPD) will head Chamber of Deputies’ Economic Committee; Hřib was unsuccessful
    11/12/2025

    After Wednesday, the head of the parliamentary Economic Committee will be Radim Fiala, deputy chairman of the SPD movement and head of its parliamentary group. He was elected chairman on Wednesday by the committee members. Fiala has previously served as both deputy chairman and chairman of this committee. In the previous term, the committee was chaired by Ivan Adamec from the ODS party. The chairpersons of the committees still need to be confirmed in their positions by the full Chamber of Deputies.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Weather forecast
    11/12/2025

    On Thursday, expect slightly cloudy skies. Temperatures highs will range from 5 to 10 °C.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • In Valdíkov, culling of 20,000 ducks has begun due to bird flu
    11/12/2025

    The culling of poultry at a large-scale farm in Valdíkov in the Třebíč region, where avian influenza has been confirmed, began Wednesday roughly two hours before noon. Veterinarians said that, together with firefighters, they will cull 18,000 week-old ducklings and 2,500 fattened ducks at the AGRO-V company’s farm. However, according to a representative of the farm, many of the slaughter-ready ducks have already died.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Babiš arrives at Castle to discuss government program and potential conflicts of interest with Pavel
    11/12/2025

    The chairman of the ANO movement and probable future prime minister, Andrej Babiš, arrived at Prague Castle shortly before 1 p.m. today, where he will be received by President Petr Pavel. They will discuss the draft government policy statement for the cabinet that ANO is forming together with the SPD movement and the Motorists. The emerging coalition sent the draft to the president’s data mailbox at the end of October.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Some ministers expressed support for sending budget to Chamber
    11/12/2025

    Some ministers, ahead of Wednesday's cabinet meeting, expressed support for the outgoing government to once again submit next year’s state budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies. According to them, the proposal should remain unchanged from the end of September, when the cabinet, before the elections, sent a budget with a planned deficit of 286 billion crowns. Upon arriving at the cabinet meeting, ministers also rejected criticism from the emerging government coalition of ANO, SPD, and Motorists Themselves, which claims there is a lack of funds in the budget. The ministers consider the proposal to be realistic.
    Author: Jakub Ferenčík

  • Northern lights visible over Czechia, may appear again tonight
    11/12/2025

    A strong display of the northern lights was visible over parts of Czechia early this morning, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) reported, sharing photos taken in the Krkonoše Mountains. Meteorologists say another aurora may appear tonight, though weather conditions are expected to be less favorable. The phenomenon, caused by charged particles from solar eruptions interacting with Earth’s atmosphere, is rare in Central Europe. According to ČHMÚ, a powerful geomagnetic storm is under way and could intensify, but visibility will depend on cloud cover and fog, with the best chances in higher altitudes and mountain areas.
    Author: Vít Pohanka

  • Pastrňák scores 400th NHL goal, adds three points as Boston beats Toronto
    11/12/2025

    David Pastrňák reached a major milestone in the NHL, scoring his 400th career goal and adding another tally and an assist in Boston’s 5–3 victory over Toronto. The 29-year-old forward became only the third Czech player to surpass the 400-goal mark in the league, after Jaromír Jágr (766) and Patrik Eliáš (408). Pastrňák assisted on Pavel Zacha’s opening goal, then scored twice—first on a breakaway early in the second period and later on a power play to seal the win. He was named the game’s first star as the Bruins celebrated their seventh consecutive victory.
    Author: Vít Pohanka

  • Pavel to meet Babiš to discuss new government’s program and conflict of interest
    11/12/2025

    President Petr Pavel will meet ANO party leader and likely future prime minister Andrej Babiš at Prague Castle on Wednesday to discuss the program of the emerging coalition government of ANO, the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, and the Motorists. Pavel also plans to ask Babiš about his steps to resolve a potential conflict of interest related to his ownership of the Agrofert holding. The president has emphasized that the new government must uphold Czechia’s commitments to the EU and NATO, respect international law, and protect democratic institutions, media independence, and human rights.
    Author: Vít Pohanka

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