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05/31/2026
The speaker of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, said before departing from Prague for Taiwan on Sunday that his visit would be principled, pragmatic and would enhance Czechia’s standing.
The trip has gone ahead despite the government of Andrej Babiš refused to allow Mr. Vystrčil to travel by state plane. The Senate chief is being accompanied by a delegation of around 50 people, including business people and representatives of universities.
Mr. Babiš’s government has a policy of cultivating positive relations with China.
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05/31/2026
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says Czechia is unlikely to reach spending of 2 percent of GDP on defence, which is has committed to as a NATO member, but that his support for US Donald Trump could prove beneficial. In an interview published by the Financial Times on Sunday, Mr. Babiš said that being one of the last leaders in the region to openly back Mr. Trump could prove an advantage, adding that he was a “Trumpist”.
The Czech government was criticised over the fact that the 2026 state budget includes defence spending below 2 percent of GDP, including by the US ambassador to Prague and the Czech president.
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05/31/2026
Last year, the majority of tourists visiting Prague came from the Czech Republic, according to data from Prague City Tourism published by the Czech News Agency on Sunday. For the fourth consecutive year, Prague has been the most popular destination for Czechs to spend their domestic holidays.
Germans were the second-most frequent visitors to Prague, followed by Americans. There was a significant increase in the number of tourists from Israel, China and Turkey, Prague City Tourism, a municipal body, said.
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05/31/2026
Some 62 percent of Czechs believe that the Trump administration in the United States is weakening the defence capabilities of NATO, suggests a survey conducted last month for the STEM agency.
While ANO leader and PM Andrej Babiš has repeatedly signalled his admiration for Donald Trump, 63 percent of his party’s supporters feel the latter is undermining NATO, the poll indicates. This view is shared by 61 supporters of Freedom and Direct Democracy and 68 percent of Motorists voters.
Among the opposition parties in the lower house, around three-quarters of supporters say Trump is making NATO weaker.
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05/31/2026
Monday is expected to be mainly overcast and wet in Czechia, with an average high temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. More cloudy skies are due throughout the week.
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05/30/2026
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says there will be no changes in his cabinet in the very near future. Speaking on Saturday, he said he would assess the performance of ministers at the end of June.
There has been speculation about a possible reshuffle and the PM ignored a short-list for new head of the Czech Army drawn up by Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna, a nominee from the Freedom and Direct Democracy party.
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05/30/2026
The Czech cabinet will no longer consider a draft new media bill put forward by the minister of culture, Oto Klempíř, in view of the fact that it had received 400 remarks in a review process, news site Denik N quoted Prime Minister Andrej Babiš as saying on Saturday.
Mr. Babiš said that instead changes would be made to the existing media law to allow for a new system of funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio.
The three-party coalition government aims to do away with the current licence fee funding model for the public broadcasters, saying they should come directly under the state budget. This move will lead to smaller budgets for the two stations, while critics say it may also lead to political interference.
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05/30/2026
The recently stolen skull of St. Zdislava was returned to the to the basilica in Jablonné v Podještědí, north Bohemia, during the annual Zdislava Pilgrimage on Saturday.
A restorer who worked to repair damage to the relic after its theft presented it to Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl, the head of Czech Roman Catholic Church, during a service. The skull was placed on the main altar, ahead of being removed again in the evening and placed in a secure location.
The skull was stolen on May 12. The thief, who has confessed, told police he had objected to the public display of human remains.
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05/30/2026
Czech writer Dora Kaprálová has won the European Union Prize for Literature for her novel The Maribor Hypnosis. The winner was announced at the Warsaw International Book Fair on Friday. Kaprálová’s novel was chosen from among 14 nominated works.
The Maribor Hypnosis previously won in the main category of Magnesia Litera, a leading Czech domestic literary award.
Kaprálová was born in Brno and now lives in Berlin.
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05/30/2026
Czech specialists working in the fields of addiction and social inclusion are set to go on a symbolic two-hour strike on Monday in protest at a shake-up under which some responsibilities are being transferred from the Office of the Government to individual ministries.
Union officials at the Agency for Social Inclusion will put forward their demands on Monday afternoon, according to a statement.
The government decided last week to transfer the human rights and drug policy agenda, under which addiction issues fall, to four different ministries starting in July. Drug policy will newly fall under the authority of the Ministry of Health.
Experts working in the field fear that the change will jeopardize the availability, quality and continuity of care for their clients.
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