2025 in the Czech Republic

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Events in the year 2025 in the Czech Republic .

Incumbents

• President – Petr Pavel
• Prime Minister – Petr Fiala

Events

January

• 11 January – Seven people are killed in an explosion and subsequent fire at a restaurant in Most. ^{[1] [2]}

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

• 21 March – Representatives of SPD, Svobodní, Tricolour and PRO sign a memorandum about cooperation in the 2025 parliamentary election with SPD as leader. ^[7]

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]

September

• 1 September – Former prime minister and ANO leader Andrej Babiš is hospitalized after being attacked by a man with a walking stick at a rally in Dobra. ^[21]
• 8 September – The Security Information Service announces the dismantling of an espionage network operating across several European countries and run by the Belarusian KGB following a joint operation by the Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary, prompting the expulsion of a Belarusian diplomat in Prague. ^[22]

Scheduled

• 3–4 October – 2025 Czech parliamentary election
• 5–14 December – 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships ^{[23] [24]}

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Czech Republic

Source: ^[25]

• 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

• List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

January

• 5 January – František Šmahel, 90, historian. ^[26]
• 10 January – Milan Feranec, 60, politician, MP (since 2017). ^[27]
• 11 January – Mario Klemens, 88, conductor. ^[28]
• 16 January – František Makeš, 93, Czech-born Swedish artist. ^[29]
• 18 January – Eliška Wagnerová, 76, judge and politician. ^[30]
• 21 January – Petr Hannig, 79, musician and politician. ^[31]

February

• 4 February – Jiří Čtvrtečka, 82, Olympic canoeist. ^[32]
• 16 February – Vladimír Válek, 89, conductor. ^[33]
• 17 February – Petr Matoušek, 75, cyclist. ^[34]

April

• 2 April – Alois Švehlík, 85, actor and theater pedagogue. ^[35]
• 6 April – Anna Slováčková, 29, actress and singer. ^[36]

June

• 8 June – Vladimír Smutný, 82, cinematographer. ^[37]
• 30 June – Ctibor Turba, 80, actor of non-verbal theatre. ^[38]

July

• 3 July – Klára Kolouchová, 46, mountaineer. ^[39]
• 8 July – Karel Malík, 64, musician, composer, and poet. ^[40]

August

• 26 August – Karel Gult, 77, actor. ^[41]

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "Fire in a restaurant in northern Czech Republic kills 6 people". AP News. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
2. "Seventh victim of Most restaurant fire dies in hospital". Czech Radio. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. "Czech President Signs Law Limiting Russian Nationals From Gaining Citizenship". United24 . 6 February 2025.
4. "'We're Not Matryoshkas': Critics Round on Planned Restrictions to Russians' Path to Czech Citizenship". Balkan Insight . 21 November 2024.
5. "Teenager arrested in stabbing deaths of 2 women in Czech Republic". AP News. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
6. "Freight train derails in Czech Republic, causing major chemical fire". AP News. 28 February 2025.
7. Veselý, Marek (21 March 2025). "Široké spojení na palubě SPD. Okamura se dohodl se Svobodnými, Trikolorou i Rajchlem". Prima televize (in Czech). FTV Prima, spol. s. r. o. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
8. "Czech justice minister resigns over a donated bitcoin scandal". AP News. Associated Press. 31 May 2025.
9. "Czech president appoints a new justice minister amid a bitcoin scandal". AP News. Associated Press. 10 June 2025.
10. "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 champions to be crowned at iconic Peace and Friendship Stadium". FIBA. 11 December 2023.
11. Gialleli, Sofia (11 December 2023). "Η πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης 2025 θα στεφθεί στο ΣΕΦ (pics)". basket.gr (in Greek).
12. "Czech coalition government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal". AP News. Associated Press. 19 June 2025.
13. "Czech court cancels for second time ruling that acquits former Prime Minister Babiš of fraud charges". AP News. Associated Press. 23 June 2025.
14. "Czech authorities detain 5 teens over online radicalization by IS and charge 2 with terror plot". AP News. Associated Press. 26 June 2025.
15. "Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport". AP News. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
16. "The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns". AP News. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
17. Doubravová, Barbora (2025-07-17). "Stačilo! schválilo dohodu se SOCDEM". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
18. "Czech President Petr Pavel signs law criminalising communist propaganda". 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
19. "Czech president signs law criminalising communist propaganda". 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
20. "China cuts ties with Czech President Petr Pavel over his meeting with the Dalai Lama". AP News. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
21. "Former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis attacked at a rally ahead of October elections". AP News. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
22. "Romania, Czechia, and Hungary disband Belarusian espionage network in Europe". The Kyiv Independent. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
23. "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". IFF Main Site. 24 May 2023.
24. "Tisková zpráva – Mistrovství světa žen ve florbale 2025 se uskuteční za podpory Moravskoslezského kraje i města Ostrava". Moravskoslezský kraj (Press release) (in Czech). 12 December 2023.
25. "Czech Republic Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
26. Karlík, Tomáš. "Zemřel historik Šmahel, znalec Lucemburků, husitství či reformace". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
27. "Zemřel poslanec Milan Feranec". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech News Agency . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
28. "Renowned conductor Mario Klemens passes away at 88". Czech Radio. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
29. "Zemřel František Makeš. Restauroval slavné obrazy, odhalil falzifikát Rembrandta". Mladá fronta Dnes . Mafra. Czech News Agency. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
30. Lankašová, Markéta (19 January 2025). "Ve věku 76 let zemřela bývalá ústavní soudkyně a senátorka Eliška Wagnerová". Mladá fronta Dnes . Mafra. Czech News Agency . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
31. Špulák, Jaroslav (21 January 2025). "Zemřel Petr Hannig". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
32. Zemřel trojnásobný medailista z MS v rychlostní kanoistice Čtvrtečka (in Czech)
33. Fraňková, Ruth (16 February 2025). "Conductor Vladimír Válek dies at 89". Czech Radio . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
34. Zemřel Petr Matoušek (in Czech)
35. Fraňková, Ruth (2 April 2025). "Actor and dubbing artist Alois Švehlík died, aged 85". Czech Radio . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
36. "Zemřela Anna Julie Slováčková. Vedla dlouhý boj s rakovinou". Mladá fronta Dnes . Mafra. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
37. Lazarová, Daniela (8 June 2025). "Renowned Czech cameraman Vladimír Smutný dies at 82". Czech Radio . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
38. "Zemřel herec Ctibor Turba. V cizině proslavil českou pantomimu". iDNES.cz . Mafra. Czech News Agency. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
39. Egyed, Martin (4 July 2025). "Horolezkyně Klára Kolouchová se zřítila při zdolávání Nanga Parbat. Na místo dopadu míří policie". Echo24 (in Czech). Echo media. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
40. Špulák, Jaroslav (9 July 2025). "Zemřel zpěvák a básník Karel Malík". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
41. Prima, F. T. V. "Zemřel Karel Gult. Zahrál si v Saxaně nebo Amadeovi". CNN Prima NEWS (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-08-30.

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