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05/20/2026
Five EU member states, including Czechia, have called on the European Commission to reconsider its current approach to integrating the Western Balkans into the EU and to offer these countries membership prospects and related benefits in “stages”.
The proposal suggests so-called sectoral integration as a way to keep candidate countries outside the Russian sphere of influence. Under the plan, Western Balkan states could gain access to selected EU programmes even before full membership.
The document mentions areas such as transport, energy and the electricity market, the digital single market, competitiveness policy, critical raw materials policy, and student mobility.
The Western Balkans region includes Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia.
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05/20/2026
The Sudeten German Homeland Association no longer sees the Beneš decrees as an issue, Rudolf Fischer, head of the association’s Berlin branch, told ČTK.
Fischer said he was surprised by the debate in Czechia surrounding the upcoming gathering of Sudeten Germans in Brno. However, he believes the debate will not damage Czech relations with Germany or Austria, since neither side can afford such damage economically.
The gathering begins on Friday and will be held in Czechia for the first time. Last week, the governing parties ANO, SPD and Motorists approved a resolution calling for it not to take place.
The term “Beneš decrees” refers to the legal framework of post-war Czechoslovakia governing the expulsion of Germans after WWII. They were formally ratified in 1946.
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05/20/2026
Thursday is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy, with clear or almost clear skies in the morning. Scattered showers may occur during the day, while precipitation is expected to ease and clouds gradually decrease in the evening. Daytime highs should range between 18°C and 23°C.
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05/20/2026
The Czech Banking Association has lowered its forecast for the growth of the Czech economy this year. According to the latest prediction by its economic panel, GDP is expected to grow by two percent, compared to the 2.6 percent growth forecast in February.
For 2027, the association expects a return to stronger economic growth of 2.4 percent. Average inflation is also expected to accelerate this year to 2.5 percent, whereas the February forecast predicted inflation at 1.7 percent.
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05/20/2026
National anti-drug coordinator Pavel Bém does not consider the planned transfer of anti-drug policy from the Government Office to the Health Ministry a good idea. He says it could lead to an epidemic of new synthetic drugs, a fentanyl crisis, rising illness and deaths.
“The healthcare sector cannot manage the security agenda and law enforcement under the Interior Ministry, just as it cannot oversee the fiscal impacts of regulating or not regulating gambling, alcohol or tobacco, which fall under the responsibility of Finance Minister Alena Schillerová,” Bém said in a statement.
The Government Office has overseen anti-drug policy since the turn of 1993 and 1994, when responsibility was transferred from the Interior Ministry. Several attempts to relocate the agenda have appeared in the past, but the plans were abandoned after discussions with experts. Bém noted that this time the decision was made without prior consultation with specialists.
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05/20/2026
Beijing is willing to return Czech-Chinese relations to a path of healthy and stable development as soon as possible, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said today, according to Reuters.
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka announced plans to restore standard-level relations with China at the beginning of this year. In the past, Beijing frequently criticised Czechia over alleged violations of the One China principle, including visits by Czech politicians to Taiwan and President Petr Pavel’s meeting with the Dalai Lama during celebrations marking his 90th birthday last year.
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05/20/2026
Czech businessman Zdeněk Bakala will stop funding the Václav Havel Library from next year over disagreements with its director, economist Tomáš Sedláček, according to Seznam Zprávy.
The news outlet also reported that the library’s entire 17-member staff plans to leave by early September. Sedláček, who has led the institution since March 2025, declined to comment.
According to Seznam Zprávy, the departures stem from disputes involving both Sedláček and the library’s co-founder Dagmar Havlová.
The non-profit Václav Havel Library was founded in 2004. Its mission is to preserve Havel’s literary, theatrical, and political legacy, focusing on freedom and democracy.
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05/20/2026
Czech Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil will join Saturday’s Reconciliation March during the Meeting Brno festival, which will also host the congress of the Sudeten German Association (SdL).
Vystrčil said he wants to support the festival organizers, whose event has received patronage from both himself and President Petr Pavel, as well as broader efforts toward Czech-German reconciliation and dialogue.
He said his decision was also influenced by last week’s vote in the Czech lower house, where the governing coalition majority opposed holding the Sudeten German congress in Brno and called for the event to be cancelled.
Vystrčil said reconciliation would not be possible unless people on both sides of the border continued meeting and listening to one another.
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05/19/2026
Bavarian Premier Markus Söder said the upcoming Sudeten German Congress in Brno is intended as “an offer of reconciliation” with Czechs, adding that this year’s gathering carries special significance as it will be held in the Czech Republic for the first time.
Speaking after a Bavarian government meeting on Tuesday, Söder said that Czech-Sudeten German relations have improved so much in recent years that the Czech national anthem has been played at the congress and Czech politicians have addressed participants.
The Bavarian premier said he regretted the radical criticism the event has faced in the Czech Republic.
The Sudeten German Congress will take place in Brno from May 22 to 25 as part of the Meeting Brno festival, whose organizers invited the Sudeten German association to the city.
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05/19/2026
Wednesday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain showers around the country and day temperatures between 17 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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