2021 in the Czech Republic explained

Events in the year 2021 in the Czech Republic.

Incumbents

• President – Miloš Zeman
• Prime Minister – Andrej Babiš then Petr Fiala

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic

• 4 April  - 2021 Světec train crash
• 24 June  - A rare tornado sweeps through several villages, killing six people and leaving more than 150 others injured.^[1]
• 21 July  - After a vote in the Chamber of Deputies, and the Czech Senate with Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), ANO 2011 and Freedom and Direct Democracy voting Yes. The Czech Republic enshrines Right to keep and bear arms in the Constitution.^[2]
• 4 August  - Milavče train collision

Scheduled events

• 8 and 9 October – Scheduled date for the 2021 Czech legislative election.^[3]
• The 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship is set to be held in the Czech Republic and three other countries (Poland, Estonia and Finland).^[4]

Deaths

• 2 January – Marek Pivovar, writer and theatre director (born 1964).^[5]
• 8 January – Květa Eretová, chess player (born 1926).^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: 'Apocalyptic' scenes after Czech Republic tornado. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-06-26.
2. Web site: Czech Republic enshrines self-defence in Constitution | Visegrád Post . 23 July 2021 .
3. Web site: 28 December 2020. Prezident Zeman vyhlásil termín sněmovních voleb. Budou druhý týden v říjnu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228160044/https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/volby-poslanecka-snemovna-parlament-cr-prezident-milos-zeman.A201228_140128_domaci_rapc . 2020-12-28 . 3 January 2021. iDNES. Czech.
4. Web site: CEV EuroVolley 2021 . eurovolley.cev.eu . 8 January 2021.
5. Web site: Zemřel divadelní dramaturg Marek Pivovar, spolupracoval i s rozhlasem . ostrava.rozhlas.cz . 3 January 2021 . cs . 8 January 2021.
6. Web site: Zemřela Květa Eretová . chess.cz . cs . 16 January 2021.