2026 in the Czech Republic
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Events in the year 2026 in the Czech Republic.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – Tomio Okamura, President of the Chamber of Deputies, posts a New Year address on social media, in which he speaks out against providing further weapons to Ukraine and admitting the country to the European Union, as well as criticizing the Ukrainian leadership.[1] His speech is criticized by Ukraine's Ambassador to Prague Vasyl Zvarych and opposition parties, who call for Okamura's dismissal.[2]
- 15–18 January – 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship[3]
- 15 January – The Babiš government survives a mandatory confidence motion following a 108-91 in the Chamber of Deputies.[4]
- 17 January – Tomio Okamura, President of the Chamber of Deputies, orders the removal of the EU flag from his office, which was replaced by another Czech flag.[5]
- 19 January – Two people are killed while six others are injured during a mass shooting at municipal office in Chřibská. The perpetrator commits suicide afterwards.[6]
- 27 January – President Petr Pavel announces that he has received text messages from foreign minister Petr Macinka, which he perceives to be blackmail. He announces that he will consider criminal charges against him.[7]
February
[edit]- 1 February – Thousands of people attended a demonstration to support President Pavel in his dispute with Petr Macinka on Prague's Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square, organized by political organization Milion chvilek pro demokracii.[8]
- 2 February – Stanislav Přibyl succeeds Jan Graubner as Archbishop of Prague.[9]
- 4 February – The Babiš government survives a no-confidence motion in the Chamber of Deputies filed over the Pavel-Macinka dispute.[10]
March
[edit]- 5 March – The Chamber of Deputies votes 104-81 against a motion lifting parliamentary immunity for prime minister Babiš in a $2 million fraud case involving European Union subsidies.[11]
- 6 March – The Czech Republic boycotts the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy in protest over Russian athletes being allowed to compete under the Russian flag after the lifting of sanctions imposed over the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[12]
- 20 March – A suspected arson attack is carried out on a warehouse of the drone technology firm LPP Holding in Pardubice.[13]
- 21 March – Between 200,000 and 250,000 people attended a demonstration in Letná Park in Prague to warned of democratic backsliding and called to defend public service media, organized by political organization Milion chvilek pro demokracii.[14]
- 25–29 March – 2026 World Figure Skating Championships[15]
- 26 March – A firebombing is carried out on a Russian cultural center in Prague.[16]
Scheduled
[edit]- 3–20 December – 2026 European Women's Handball Championship in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.[17]
- TBA – 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sweden and Turkey.[18][19]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[20]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 8 May – Victory in Europe Day
- 5 July – St. Cyril and Methodius Day
- 6 July – Jan Hus
- 28 September – Czech Statehood Day
- 28 October – Independent Czechoslovak State Day
- 17 November – Freedom and Democracy Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 4 January
- Miloslav Masopust, 101, Czechoslovak Army general.[21]
- Miloslav Fiala, 97, Roman Catholic priest.[22]
- 8 January – Václav Cigler, 96, sculptor and visual artist.[23]
- 9 January – Jitka Gruntová, 80, politician.[24]
- 10 January
- Václav Klučka, 72, politician.[25]
- Ivan Štampach, 79, religionist and theologian.[26]
- 11 January – Miroslava Pešíková, 79, ballet dancer.[27]
- 21 January – Petr Krill, 84, politician.[28]
- 22 January – Květoslava Kořínková, 85, politician.[29]
- 23 January
- Alena Kučerová, 90, printmaker.[30]
- Ota Zaremba, 68, weightlifter.[31]
February
[edit]- 6 February – Jana Brejchová, 86, actress.[32]
- 17 February – Jim Čert, 69, singer and accordionist.[33]
- 20 February
- František Mašlaň, 93, ice hockey player.[34]
- František Mezihorák, 88, politician.[35]
- 23 February – Vladimír Liščák, 72, sinologist, researcher at the East Asia Department of the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.[36]
March
[edit]- 1 March – Lubomír Šik, 98, regional historian.[37]
- 9 March – Leoš Šimánek, 79, traveler.[38]
- 10 March – Zdeněk Hummel, 79, basketball player (USK Praha, Slovan Orbis Praha BK, Czechoslovakia national team) and coach.[39]
- 16 March – Vladimír Stránský, 78, ice hockey player.[40]
- 22 March – Božena Jirků, 78, journalist, editor and executive director of Charter 77 Foundation.[41]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lazarová, Daniela (1 January 2026). "Lower house speaker Okamura against further arms supplies to "sustain senseless war"". Radio Prague. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Okamura's New Year Speech Sparks Diplomatic Dispute Between Czech Republic and Ukraine". BRNO Daily. Czech News Agency. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Prague's UNYP Arena to host women's 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "New Czech government of populist leader Andrej Babiš wins a mandatory confidence vote". AP News. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ Horák, Viktor (17 January 2026). ""Relikt po Pekarové Adamové." Okamura odstranil vlajku EU ze své kanceláře". Echo24.cz (in Czech). Echo media. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ Fraňková, Ruth (2026-01-19). "Shooting at municipal office in North Bohemia leaves two dead, six injured". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ Vaughan, Hannah (2026-01-27). "Czech president considers criminal charges against foreign minister". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ Lazarová, Daniela (2026-02-01). "Thousands rally in support of President Pavel on Prague's main squares". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ Šindlerová, Denisa. "Novým pražským arcibiskupem byl jmenován Přibyl". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "The new Czech government of populist prime minister Babiš survives parliamentary no-confidence vote". AP News. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ JANICEK, KAREL (2026-03-05). "Czech lawmakers reject motion to lift immunity for populist leader Babiš over EU fraud case". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ^ CALANNI, ANTONIO; AZZONI, TALES (2026-03-07). "Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open amid Iran war and boycott". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Czech authorities probe suspected arson at a drone technology company". AP News. 2026-03-20. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
- ^ Pohanka, Vít (21 March 2026). "Calls to defend public media as Letná protest draws large crowds". Radio Prague. Czech Radio. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ Smirnova, Lena (20 March 2026). "2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Prague: Top skaters, competition schedule, how to watch live action as Malinin and Sakamoto star". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "Czech Police Investigating Firebomb Attack on Russian Culture Center in Prague". The Moscow Times. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Český volejbal se přihlásil o pořadatelství evropského šampionátu žen 2026". Český Volejbal (in Czech). Czech Volleyball Federation. 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Ανανέωσε με την Τσεχία ο Αθανασόπουλος". ERT Sports (in Greek). 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Czech Republic Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Soukup, Jaroslav (5 January 2026). "Zemřel válečný veterán Miloslav Masopust". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Horváth, Ivo (2026-01-04). "Zemřel kněz Miloslav Fiala". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Václav Cigler has died. The man who discovered optical glass for art". Muzeum umění Olomouc. 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Zemřela PaedDr. Jitka Gruntová". Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (in Czech). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Zemřel dlouholetý poslanec Václav Klučka". CNN Prima News (in Czech). Prima F. T. V. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Zemřel religionista Ivan Štampach. Spojoval křesťanství s otevřeností a dialogem". christnet.eu (in Czech). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Zemřela baletka Miroslava Pešíková. Držitelka Thálie zářila i po boku Harapese". CNN Prima News (in Czech). Prima F. T. V. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Zemřel Petr Krill, dlouholetý občanský demokrat, někdejší starosta Šumperka a poslanec Parlamentu – ODS". Civic Democratic Party (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Zemřela někdejší ministryně československých vlád a poslankyně Květa Kořínková". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Zemřela česká grafička a ilustrátorka Alena Kučerová. Bylo jí 90 let". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Czech News Agency. 2026-01-24. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Zemřel legendární olympijský vítěz ve vzpírání Ota Zaremba". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 2026-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Říkali ji česká Bardotka. Zemřela Jana Brejchová, bylo jí 86 let". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ "Zemřel undergroundový písničkář Jim Čert. Spolupracoval s StB, po letech se veřejně omluvil". Reflex.cz (in Czech). 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ^ "Zemřel František Mašlaň". HC Kometa Brno. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ Tauberová, Daniela (2026-02-21). "Odešla významná osobnost, politik a pedagog František Mezihorák". Olomoucký deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Ztráta pro českou vědu: Zemřel sinolog Liščák. Osudným se mu stal nešťastný pád, smutní kolega". CNN Prima NEWS (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ^ Havlíček, Václav (2026-03-05). "Kvůli původu byl utlačován, matku věznili. Zemřel kronikář Šik, vzor a persona Litovle". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ Cajthaml, Pavel (9 March 2026). "Zemřel cestovatel Leoš Šimánek. Dobrodruh z Podkrkonoší prožil život plný výprav". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Seidl, Jiří (2026-03-10). "Zemřel bývalý basketbalista Zdeněk Hummel. Pražák s moravským pasem". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Vítkovická rodina smutní: Ve věku 78 let zemřel Vladimír Stránský". HC Vítkovice Ridera (in Czech). 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ "Zemřela dlouholetá ředitelka Nadace Charty 77 Božena Jirků". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
