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07/14/2026
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has launched criminal proceedings over the payment of EU subsidies to the Agrofert holding company. The move follows a criminal complaint filed by the Pirate Party, which alleges a conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO).
According to the Seznam Zprávy news website, prosecutors are investigating politicians and public officials who approved the subsidy payments. They are also examining why the Czech Republic has not sought to recover subsidies previously paid to Agrofert.
Babiš transferred his Agrofert shares into the RSVP Trust in February and insists that this resolved any potential conflict of interest.
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07/14/2026
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says he wants the Czech Republic to join the newly launched initiative bringing together nine influential European countries and Ukraine to develop a joint ballistic missile defence system.
Babiš said he had discussed the idea with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to Czech Television, the prime minister expressed the view that the project should include the entire EU.
The agreement to jointly develop ballistic missile defence technology with Ukraine was reached in Paris on Monday by the so-called Coalition of the Willing, comprising nine European countries led by France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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07/14/2026
A Czech team of high school students has won the gold medal at the International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT), held in Zurich, Switzerland, from July 5 to 12.
The competition simulates real scientific research, with students spending a year solving 17 research problems, designing their own experiments, analysing data and developing theoretical models.
During the tournament, they present their findings and defend them in scientific debates before expert judges.
The Czech team outperformed competitors from 35 countries, achieving the country's best result since 1998.
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07/14/2026
Extreme soil drought, the highest level on the scale, now affects nearly half of the Czech Republic, according to the InterSucho drought monitoring project run by the CzechGlobe institute.
The most severe conditions are concentrated in Moravia. Around 40 percent of the country has less than 15 millimetres of available water in the top metre of soil, while a quarter of the territory has relative soil saturation below 10 percent, indicating the wilting point at which plants can no longer draw sufficient moisture.
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07/14/2026
A Czech firefighting team will leave for Greece on Tuesday for a month-long deployment to help tackle the country's wildfire risk.
The 22-member team will be stationed near the city of Patras on the Peloponnese, one of Greece's most wildfire-prone regions. They will bring ten vehicles, including three fire engines with water tankers, Fire Rescue Service spokeswoman Klára Ochmanová said.
The Czech Republic is already assisting firefighting efforts in southern France with two helicopters.
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07/14/2026
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka is on a two-day working visit to Israel, accompanied by a delegation of more than 30 representatives of Czech companies. Around a third of the firms in the business delegation are from the defence industry, while the minister has also highlighted the healthcare sector as a key area for expanding bilateral cooperation.
The delegation includes representatives of carmaker Škoda Auto, Czech firearms manufacturer Česká zbrojovka, part of the Colt CZ Group, defence companies STV Group and Excalibur Army of the CSG group, as well as 3D printer maker Prusa Research.
During the visit, Minister Macinka is scheduled to meet his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, hold talks with other Israeli officials, attend the Czech-Israeli Business Forum in Tel Aviv, and sign a joint declaration with the Israeli foreign minister.
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07/13/2026
Tuesday should be clear to partly cloudy with day temperatures ranging between 26 and 31 degrees Celsius. The afternoon hours are expected to bring heat storms around the country.
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07/13/2026
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) has issued a level-two warning for very severe thunderstorms expected to affect the entire country on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Forecasters say the storms could bring torrential rain of around 50 millimetres, hail up to 2 centimetres in diameter and wind gusts of up to 90 km/h.
Strong thunderstorms are also expected on Wednesday, particularly in eastern Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.
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07/13/2026
The Czech government has tasked the interior and defence ministries with preparing draft legislative changes within the next 12 months to enable a more effective response to future crises.
The decision follows a government review of crisis management, defence and related legislation. Defence Minister Jaromír Zůna (SPD) said the current legal framework largely dates back to the 1990s and no longer reflects today's security environment.
The planned overhaul is intended to incorporate lessons learned from recent crises, changes in the security landscape, evolving threats and new technologies.
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07/13/2026
Motorists party MP Filip Turek was involved in a traffic accident near Prague's I. P. Pavlova metro station shortly after noon, the Czech News Agency reported. According to initial reports, his car collided with an ambulance, which overturned onto tram tracks. The ambulance driver was injured.
The ambulance, operated by Prague's Motol and Homolka university hospitals, was transporting blood and other biological material.
Police are investigating the crash. A police spokeswoman said the ambulance appeared to have been travelling with its emergency lights activated when the collision occurred.
A source familiar with the investigation told Czech media that Turek appeared to have been driving the car and remained at the scene after the accident.
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