By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - When Lukas Klima and his Czech Republic team erupted in celebration after beating Germany on Tuesday, you could be forgiven for thinking they had just clinched Olympic gold.

Demonstrators across the Czech Republic have backed President Petr Pavel in a dispute with the foreign minister over a Cabinet appointment.

The Czech Republic is set to end hard coal mining after 250 years. Operations at the country’s last deep coal mine, the ČSM mine in the Karviná region, will cease at the end of January, with the final cart of coal expected to be brought to the surface on Saturday,

The foreign ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic have pledged to deepen cooperation on defence, infrastructure and energy security, following talks in Warsaw on Monday.

The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel.

The men's national field hockey team finishes the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament with a 4-3 win over the Czech Republic after overtime. The Swiss thus finish the preliminary round in the top half of the rankings in 5th or 6th place.

The Czech Republic’s Lower House is reviewing a resolution to ratify the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Kenya, signed on September 23, 2025. As confirmed by Bloomberg Tax, on February 11, 2026,

Most citizens in the Czech Republic support the ongoing artillery initiative supplying ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to a Kantar CZ survey cited by Ceskenoviny. Read also: UK artillery shell plant for Ukraine delayed for months: What went wrong Public support and backers' profile The January 2026 poll shows that 62% of Czechs