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New year brings minimum wage and pension increase
The minimum wage increased to CZK 17,300 as of January 1, 2023. The salaries of policemen, firefighters and soldiers were raised by 10%, and the salaries of top…
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Senate President recalls founding of independent Czech state in New Year's speech
In a speech broadcast live on Czech television and radio, Senate President Miloš Vystrčil gave his New Year's Day address to the nation on Sunday afternoon. He began by…
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Highest January temperature on record in Czechia
The record for the highest-ever January temperature in Czechia was broken on New Year's Day. A balmy 19.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Javorník in the Olomouc region in…
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NYE celebrated across Czechia with increase in number of fires
New Year's Eve, or "Silvester" as it is known in Czech, was celebrated across the country on Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the reports…
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Czech EU presidency ends
With the end of 2022, the six-month Czech presidency of the EU Council has also ended, with Sweden taking the reins as of January 1. The Czech News Agency reports that …
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New Year's Eve celebrated with fireworks in Prague city centre despite ban
The ban on fireworks in the centre of Prague that has been in effect since 2020 did not stop people from using them in large quantities as the clock struck midnight on…
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Record broken for highest New Year's Eve temperature in Czechia
A new record has been set in Czechia for the highest New Year's Eve temperature to date. The record-breaking 18.2 degrees Celsius was measured in Dobřichovice near Prague…
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Culling of chickens infected with bird flu in largest outbreak so far begins Tuesday
Laying hens infected with bird flu at a chicken farm in the Plzeň Region will begin to be culled on Tuesday, the Czech News Agency reports. The outbreak of bird flu at the…
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Weather forecast
The first day of the new year is predicted to be overcast but without rain. Daytime temperatures should range between 8 and 13 degrees Celsius.
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Sparta loses 2:3 to HC Ambri-Piotta in Spengler Cup final
Sparta Prague lost 2:3 to Swiss team HC Ambri-Piotta in the 94th Spengler Cup international ice hockey tournament final in Davos, Switzerland on New Year's Eve. With both…
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Fewer deaths on roads in 2022 compared to last year
There have been 467 people killed in traffic accidents in Czechia so far in 2022, three less than last year. According to preliminary police data, that could make it the…
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Reduced opening hours for shops over New Year period
Shops in Czechia will have reduced opening hours on New Year's Eve, with most closing in the early evening around 5 or 6 p.m., warns the president of the Trade and Tourism…
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Czech PM and Prague Archbishop pay respects to former Pope Benedict XVI
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has paid his condolences to former Pope Benedict XVI on Twitter, calling him one of the leading intellectual personalities of our time. He…
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Survey: more Slovaks than Czechs see dissolution of Czechoslovakia as positive
The majority of Slovaks think that dividing Czechoslovakia into two states was the right thing to do, while less than half of Czechs feel the same way, according to a…
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Weather forecast
The coming weekend should be partly cloudy and unseasonably warm with day temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius.
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PM asks president to name Petr Hladík environment minister
Prime Minister Petr Fiala has asked President Miloš Zeman to name Petr Hladík minister of the environment. Mr. Hladík’s appointment was postponed over his involvement in a…
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New Year’s Day to bring spring weather
Temperatures on the last day of the year and on New Year's Day will climb to 15 degrees Celsius, according to the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute. It will be slightly…
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