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05/24/2026
Saharan dust is expected to drift over Czechia again on Sunday, potentially taking the edge off temperatures forecast to approach 30 degrees Celsius. Meteorologists say the dust will remain high in the atmosphere, mainly around two kilometres above ground, and is unlikely to affect air quality at street level. The fine dust, carried north from storms over the Sahara, has reached Czechia several times already this year. Forecasters say its presence, along with high cloud cover, could slightly reduce afternoon temperatures compared with current model predictions.
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05/24/2026
Housing costs in Czechia have risen far faster than wages over the past 15 years, making home ownership less affordable, according to a new analysis based on Eurostat data. Property prices rose by 158 percent between 2010 and 2025, compared with a 106 percent increase in average wages. That rise in housing costs is nearly three times the EU average. Rents also climbed sharply, up 69 percent over the same period. Analysts point to limited housing supply, strong demand, demographic pessures and investor interest as key drivers behind the long-term affordability crisis.
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05/24/2026
The annual Sudeten German congress continues in Brno on Sunday, with Bavarian Premier Markus Söder (CSU) set to address the main gathering before meeting Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague later in the day. The event, being held in Czechia for the first time, has drawn both supporters and protesters. Former Czech dissident and writer Milan Uhde is to receive a top Sudeten German award. The gathering has included commemorative events linked to wartime suffering, including a reconciliation march recalling the 1945 expulsion of Brno’s German-speaking population.
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05/23/2026
Czechia beat Slovakia 3–2 in a closely fought game at the ice hockey world championship in Switzerland. David Voženílek gave the Czechs an early lead, but Slovakia turned the game around in the second period through Michal Hrivík and Martin Chromiak. The Czechs responded in time, with Martin Kaut levelling before veteran captain Roman Červenka scored the winner midway through the third period.
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05/23/2026
Sunday should be mostly sunny across Czechia, with cloud cover gradually increasing from the northwest as the day goes on. Isolated showers may develop in the afternoon, mainly in northeastern Bohemia and northern Moravia. Skies should clear again by evening, especially in Bohemia. Daytime highs are expected to reach between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.
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05/23/2026
Czechia has recorded its first tropical day of 2026, with temperatures reaching 30.1 degrees Celsius at the weather station in Doksany, north of Prague. Meteorologists said temperatures could still rise slightly further before the day ends. Last year’s first tropical day came earlier, in early May, while in 2024 it arrived as early as 7 April. Forecasters noted that Doksany is a somewhat unusual measurement site, known for temperature fluctuations linked to local conditions, but other parts of the country, including the Plzeň region, also saw temperatures approaching 30 degrees.
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05/23/2026
Czech government envoy for NATO commitments Jakub Landovský says it would be politically difficult for Czechia to face its allies as the only NATO member proposing defence spending below 2 percent of GDP this year. Speaking on TV Nova, he said Prague must avoid being seen as a free rider at a time when alliance unity is under pressure. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has already indicated Czechia may miss the target again this year, despite NATO’s long-standing benchmark. Landovský also dismissed speculation that he could replace Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna (SPD).
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05/23/2026
Czech President Petr Pavel says NATO should respond more forcefully to repeated Russian provocations near alliance territory, warning that Moscow may push further if it meets no serious resistance. In an interview with The Guardian, the former NATO general said the alliance should “show its teeth” and consider both military and non-military responses, including shooting down aircraft that violate allied airspace or imposing asymmetric measures such as cyber or financial pressure. Pavel also urged stronger Western resolve in supporting Ukraine, arguing that Russia responds to strength rather than diplomacy alone.
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05/23/2026
Around 2,000 people gathered in Pohořelice on Saturday to take part in the March of Reconciliation to Brno, commemorating the forced expulsion of ethnic Germans from the city in 1945. This year’s event is closely linked to the Sudeten German congress, which is being held in Brno for the first time in its 76-year history at the invitation of the organisers of the Meeting Brno festival. Germany’s interior minister praised efforts at Czech-German reconciliation. The original expulsion, shortly after World War II, forced some 19,500 Germans out of Brno; about 1,700 are believed to have died, though some Sudeten German historians give higher figures. More than 320,000 people in wartime Czechoslovakia died during the Nazi occupation.
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05/23/2026
Czechia’s direct state budget spending linked to the war in Ukraine fell last year to 15.1 billion crowns, down by 2.1 billion crowns year-on-year, according to the government’s final state budget account. The largest single item was humanitarian assistance, at 8.8 billion crowns. However, the government says the full fiscal impact is harder to measure, as tax data does not identify refugees individually. The number of Ukrainian workers in Czechia rose by 39,000 to 325,000 last year. Previous estimates suggested Ukrainian refugees paid 23.2 billion crowns in taxes and social contributions in the first three quarters of 2024 alone.
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