2025 in the Czech Republic
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Events in the year 2025 in the Czech Republic.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 11 January – Seven people are killed in an explosion and subsequent fire at a restaurant in Most.[1][2]
February
[edit]- 20 February – Two people are killed in a knife attack at a shopping center in Hradec Králové. A 16-year old suspect is arrested.[3]
- 28 February – A freight train carrying benzene derails and catches fire in Hustopeče nad Bečvou. No injuries are reported.[4]
March
[edit]- 21 March – Representatives of SPD, Svobodní, Tricolour and PRO sign a memorandum about cooperation in the 2025 parliamentary election with SPD as leader.[5]
May
[edit]- 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).[6]
June
[edit]- 10 June – Eva Decroix is appointed as justice minister.[7]
- 18–29 June – EuroBasket Women 2025 in the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy[8][9]
- 19 June – The government survives a no-confidence vote triggered by the 2025 Czech government Bitcoin scandal.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
Scheduled
[edit]- 3–4 October – 2025 Czech parliamentary election
- 5–14 December – 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships[13][14]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[15]
- 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
[edit]Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 5 January – František Šmahel, 90, historian.[16]
- 10 January – Milan Feranec, 60, politician, MP (since 2017).[17]
- 11 January – Mario Klemens, 88, conductor.[18]
- 16 January – František Makeš, 93, Czech-born Swedish artist.[19]
- 18 January – Eliška Wagnerová, 76, judge and politician.[20]
- 21 January – Petr Hannig, 79, musician and politician.[21]
February
[edit]- 4 February – Jiří Čtvrtečka, 82, Olympic canoeist.[22]
- 16 February – Vladimír Válek, 89, conductor.[23]
- 17 February – Petr Matoušek, 75, cyclist.[24]
April
[edit]- 2 April – Alois Švehlík, 85, Czech actor and theater pedagogue.[25]
- 6 April – Anna Slováčková, 29, actress and singer.[26]
June
[edit]- 8 June – Vladimír Smutný, 82, Czech cinematographer.[27]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fire in a restaurant in northern Czech Republic kills 6 people". AP News. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Seventh victim of Most restaurant fire dies in hospital". Czech Radio. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Teenager arrested in stabbing deaths of 2 women in Czech Republic". AP News. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Freight train derails in Czech Republic, causing major chemical fire". AP News. 28 February 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Czech justice minister resigns over a donated bitcoin scandal". AP News. Associated Press. 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Czech president appoints a new justice minister amid a bitcoin scandal". AP News. Associated Press. 10 June 2025.
- ^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 champions to be crowned at iconic Peace and Friendship Stadium". FIBA. 11 December 2023.
- ^ Gialleli, Sofia (11 December 2023). "Η πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης 2025 θα στεφθεί στο ΣΕΦ (pics)". basket.gr (in Greek).
- ^ "Czech coalition government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal". AP News. Associated Press. 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Czech court cancels for second time ruling that acquits former Prime Minister Babiš of fraud charges". AP News. Associated Press. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Czech authorities detain 5 teens over online radicalization by IS and charge 2 with terror plot". AP News. Associated Press. 26 June 2025.
- ^ "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". IFF Main Site. 24 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Czech Republic Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Karlík, Tomáš. "Zemřel historik Šmahel, znalec Lucemburků, husitství či reformace". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Zemřel poslanec Milan Feranec". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Renowned conductor Mario Klemens passes away at 88". Czech Radio. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Zemřel František Makeš. Restauroval slavné obrazy, odhalil falzifikát Rembrandta". Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. Czech News Agency. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Špulák, Jaroslav (21 January 2025). "Zemřel Petr Hannig". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Zemřel trojnásobný medailista z MS v rychlostní kanoistice Čtvrtečka (in Czech)
- ^ Fraňková, Ruth (16 February 2025). "Conductor Vladimír Válek dies at 89". Czech Radio. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Zemřel Petr Matoušek (in Czech)
- ^ Fraňková, Ruth (2 April 2025). "Actor and dubbing artist Alois Švehlík died, aged 85". Czech Radio. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Zemřela Anna Julie Slováčková. Vedla dlouhý boj s rakovinou". Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Lazarová, Daniela (8 June 2025). "Renowned Czech cameraman Vladimír Smutný dies at 82". Czech Radio. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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