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]
- 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.[5]
- 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.[6]
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.[7]
- 2 February – Stanislav Přibyl succeeds Jan Graubner as Archbishop of Prague.[8]
- 4 February – The Babiš government survives a no-confidence motion in the Chamber of Deputies filed over the Pavel-Macinka dispute.[9]
Scheduled
[edit]- 3–20 December – 2026 European Women's Handball Championship in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.[10]
- TBA – 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sweden and Turkey.[11][12]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[13]
- 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.[14]
- Miloslav Fiala, 97, Roman Catholic priest.[15]
- 8 January – Václav Cigler, 96, sculptor and visual artist.[16]
- 9 January – Jitka Gruntová, 80, politician.[17]
- 10 January
- Václav Klučka, 72, politician.[18]
- Ivan Štampach, 79, religionist and theologian.[19]
- 11 January – Miroslava Pešíková, 79, ballet dancer.[20]
- 21 January – Petr Krill, 84, politician.[21]
- 22 January – Květoslava Kořínková, 85, politician.[22]
- 23 January
- Alena Kučerová, 90, printmaker.[23]
- Ota Zaremba, 68, weightlifter.[24]
February
[edit]- 6 February – Jana Brejchová, 86, actress.[25]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
