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2025 in the Czech Republic
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Events in the year 2025 in the Czech Republic.
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Events
January
February
- 6 February – President Petr Pavel signs a bill that prohibits Russian nationals from obtaining Czech citizenship,[3] even if they have lived in the Czech Republic for a long time, which critics say is discriminatory and contrary to European values.[4]
- 20 February – Two people are killed in a knife attack at a shopping center in Hradec Králové. A 16-year old suspect is arrested.[5]
- 28 February – A freight train carrying benzene derails and catches fire in Hustopeče nad Bečvou. No injuries are reported.[6]
March
May
- 30 May – Pavel Blažek resigns as justice minister amid criticism over the ministry receiving a bitcoin donation that it later sold for 1 billion koruna ($45 million).[8]
June
- 10 June – Eva Decroix is appointed as justice minister.[9]
- 18–29 June – EuroBasket Women 2025 in the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy[10][11]
- 19 June – The government survives a no-confidence vote triggered by the 2025 Czech government Bitcoin scandal.[12]
- 23 June – The High Court of Prague overturns the 2024 acquittal of former prime minister Andrej Babiš for fraud over a $2 million case involving a European Union subsidy and orders a second retrial in the Prague Municipal Court.[13]
- 25 June – Authorities announce the arrest of five people on suspicion of promoting hatred against minorities after being radicalized by Islamic State, including two who are charged with plotting an arson attack on a synagogue in Brno.[14]
July
- 4 July – The Liberec, Ústí nad Labem, Hradec Králové and Central Bohemian Regions and parts of Prague experience a major blackout.[15]
- 9 July – The government bans the usage of the Chinese AI application DeepSeek in its functions, citing cybersecurity concerns.[16]
- 17 July – Stačilo! and SOCDEM agree on cooperation for the 2025 parliamentary election.[17]
- 18 July – President Petr Pavel signs a bill that bans communist propaganda.[18][19]
August
- 12 August – China severs official relations with President Pavel in response to him meeting with the Dalai Lama.[20]
Scheduled
- 3–4 October – 2025 Czech parliamentary election
- 5–14 December – 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships[21][22]
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Holidays
Source:[23]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 8 May – Liberation 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 – Second Day of Christmas
Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
- 5 January – František Šmahel, 90, historian.[24]
- 10 January – Milan Feranec, 60, politician, MP (since 2017).[25]
- 11 January – Mario Klemens, 88, conductor.[26]
- 16 January – František Makeš, 93, Czech-born Swedish artist.[27]
- 18 January – Eliška Wagnerová, 76, judge and politician.[28]
- 21 January – Petr Hannig, 79, musician and politician.[29]
February
- 4 February – Jiří Čtvrtečka, 82, Olympic canoeist.[30]
- 16 February – Vladimír Válek, 89, conductor.[31]
- 17 February – Petr Matoušek, 75, cyclist.[32]
April
- 2 April – Alois Švehlík, 85, actor and theater pedagogue.[33]
- 6 April – Anna Slováčková, 29, actress and singer.[34]
June
- 8 June – Vladimír Smutný, 82, cinematographer.[35]
- 30 June – Ctibor Turba, 80, actor of non-verbal theatre.[36]
July
- 3 July – Klára Kolouchová, 46, mountaineer.[37]
- 8 July – Karel Malík, 64, musician, composer, and poet.[38]
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References
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