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The ANO Party would win parliamentary elections with 34.9% of the vote, according to a STEM poll for CNN Prima News. The Spolu coalition would take 18.2%, followed by STAN with 11.1%. SPD (8.5%), Pirates (6.7%), and the Stačilo! group (5%) would also enter the Chamber of Deputies. Motoristé fell below the 5% threshold with 3.9%, and smaller parties, including SOCDEM, Přísaha, and Zelení, remained below 2%. ANO would secure 89 seats, with current governing coalitions falling short of a majority. The survey, conducted January 3–21 with 2,573 respondents, predicts 60.5% voter turnout.
The Czech proposal to limit the movement of Russian diplomats within the Schengen area is gaining traction and could be included in the EU’s 16th sanctions package against Russia, according to Jitka Látal Znamenáčková, Czechia’s Permanent Representative to the EU's Political and Security Committee (COPS). The plan would restrict Russian diplomats to their host country and mandate the use of biometric passports.
Czechia has secured backing from over ten EU member states, with more expected to join. The upcoming sanctions package, aimed at the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will also target firms aiding Russia’s military and measures against Moscow’s shadow fleet used to circumvent sanctions.
The Czech government does not support extending emissions trading to household heating, as proposed by the EU from 2027, Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný (Christian Democrats) stated on CNN Prima News. He emphasized that households would not bear the cost of such measures, opposing the new ETS II system, which also includes emissions pricing for road transport fuels. Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO Party) recently called for the Green Deal to be scrapped, while Výborný argued for a balanced approach to ensure European competitiveness. Babiš and his party blamed the current government for high energy prices, which Výborný countered as being near the EU average. The debate highlighted differing strategies for addressing energy costs and the Green Deal.
Half of the 1,900 Czech companies required to collect data on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts by January 1, 2025, have yet to address this obligation, according to sustainability reporting firm Green0meter. The data collection is crucial to comply with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), mandating companies to disclose non-financial information starting in 2026. Green0meter founder Karel Kotoun warns that preparing a sustainability report can take up to six months, and non-compliance could lead to fines of up to 3% of a company’s assets. The rules will initially apply to larger companies, with smaller firms following in 2027.
Jiří Mádl's film Waves (Vlny) has been awarded the Satellite Award for best foreign-language film, triumphing over six other nominees. The winners are chosen by film journalists from around the world, under the International Press Academy. The academy selects nominees from domestic and international submissions across 35 categories—23 for film and 12 for television—based on early screenings at global film festivals. This year marked the 29th edition of the prestigious awards. Inspired by the true story of international journalists at Czechoslovak Radio in the 1960s, Waves explores their dedication to delivering independent news. The film was also shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature but did not make the final five nominees.
Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková secured her third Australian Open doubles title and 10th Grand Slam victory. Partnering with American Taylor Townsend, the top-seeded duo defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6:2, 6:7, 6:3 in a two-hour-and-29-minute final. This marks Siniaková and Townsend’s second Grand Slam title together, following their Wimbledon victory last year. The pair earned a prize of 810,000 Australian dollars (approximately 12.2 million CZK). With this win, Siniaková surpasses Helena Suková in the Czech historical rankings and trails only Jana Novotná, who holds 12 doubles Grand Slam titles.
Cloudy to overcast conditions are expected, with isolated fog in some places and occasional drizzle early on. Rain will develop in western regions by the morning, spreading to other parts of Bohemia in the afternoon and evening. Highs will range from 4°C to 9°C.
For today's Sunday Music Show, we will be playing you some music by the Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová to mark the occassion of her birth 100 years ago on January 24, 1915.
The Club for Old Prague, founded on 28 January 1900, is one of the most important institutions dedicated to the protection of historical and cultural heritage in Prague. At a time of intense redevelopment, when many historic buildings were threatened with demolition, it became a strong voice against the destruction of the city's architectural treasures.
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