Prime Minister Andrej Babis' new right-wing populist government wants to bring the Czech public broadcaster under its control. One of its reforms is to abolish licensing fees.

When Lukas Klima and his Czech Republic team erupted in celebration after beating Germany on Tuesday, you could be forgiven for thinking they had just clinched Olympic gold.

The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel.

Demonstrators across the Czech Republic have backed President Petr Pavel in a dispute with the foreign minister over a Cabinet appointment

Hillary Clinton and Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka clashed at the Munich Security Conference over "woke" politics and gender identity. Macinka criticized gender and climate activism, while Clinton defended women's rights and questioned his stance.

Following global initiatives regarding social media ban, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis also informed on Sunday February 8, 2026 that he was in favor of banning the use of social media

The men's national field hockey team finishes the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament with a 4-3 win over the Czech Republic after overtime. The Swiss thus finish the preliminary round in the top half of the rankings in 5th or 6th place.

Czechia lost 5-0 to Canada in their first game of the Olympics. Although Martin Necas joked that Czechia let Canada win that game, they know they'll need to play close to perfect to avoid it happening again.