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The European Commission has suspended part of the subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) earmarked for companies within the Agrofert holding. This was announced on Tuesday by European Commission spokespe

The Czech Christian Democratic Party (KDU-ČSL) intends to force a no-confidence vote against Andrej Babiš's government. The trigger was the draft 2027 state budget, which projects a deficit of 389 billion crowns — a figure the party has cal

German police have detained 48-year-old Daniel W., suspected of orchestrating a series of attacks on electrical substations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony and Brandenburg. The man was spotted and stopped during a vehicle check near the W

Gas prices in Europe are climbing, and storage facilities in many EU countries are far less full than usual ahead of the heating season. This was explained in an interview by Martin Zaklasník, former CEO of the Czech branch of energy compan

The Czech Army's new Chief of the General Staff, Miroslav Hlaváč, will not be traveling to Ukraine after all — a trip that would have been his first since taking office. He had planned to attend the international YES conference in Kyiv, but

Czech Environment Minister Petr Hladík (Červený) told a press conference that a genuine environmental disaster has occurred on the site of a former military training ground near the Šumava village of Prášily. According to him, the area is c

During a Czech league match against Brno's Zbrojovka, Slavia Prague forward Tomáš Horký clipped the head of opposing goalkeeper Ondřej Gerdina with his foot. The incident occurred in the 60th minute; neither the referee on the pitch nor the

Despite an active ban and the risk of fines, people in Prague continue to light bonfires and grill barbecues in parks and along riverbanks. Residents are venting on social media about the noise, blaring music, and litter left behind after p

According to an August poll of eight hundred supporters of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ANO movement, 46% of respondents believe Petr Turek should step down from all his political posts following the car accident he was involved in. Twenty

60-year-old Hungarian archer Monus from the city of Hajdúnánás in eastern Hungary has set a new world record in long-distance archery. His arrow flew 1,063.59 metres — the competition took place on the dried-up bed of Smith Creek Lake in th

By the end of this decade, Czechia's state guarantees for buying back electricity — which currently cost the budget tens of billions of crowns every year — will expire. The main beneficiaries of this support remain solar power plants built

A scandal has erupted in Paris over the Eiffel Tower: management closed the famous landmark on Monday after staff protested being forced to hide from a 100-strong Hindu delegation over the weekend.According to SETE, the company that operate