Czech news in brief for May 6: Wednesday's top afternoon headlines

President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva will visit Estonia at the end of May for a state visit, the presidential office announced. During the two-day trip, Pavel will meet with his counterpart Alar Karis and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, give they keynote address to a bilateral Czech-Estonian business forum, attend a cybersecurity conference and visit the country's largest university in the city of Tartu.

There were nearly 400 accidents involving cyclists in Prague last year, according to an analysis by the AutoMat association based on police statistics, 69 more than the previous year and an all-time record. More than half of them resulted in injuries, and four people died from a cycling or scooter accident in 2025. Experts have blamed the lack of dedicated bicycle lanes for the high accident rate.

Like every year on May 6, Pilsen held a commemorative event at the 'Thank you, America' monument on the anniversary of the city's liberation by US troops in 1945. The commemorations were attended this year by two American veterans aged 100 and 101 and US ambassador to the Czech Republic Nicholas Merrick, who paid tribute to the commitment and sacrifice of US troops more than 80 years ago.

The most common security passwords in the Czech Republic are "Heslo1234" ("Password1234"), "admin" and "123456", according to a report by telephone operator O2 published ahead of World Password Day tomorrow. Highlighting how weak passwords are as common for younger, more tech-savvy generations as they are among older people, O2 warns that they're "an open door" for hackers who can crack them in just a few seconds.

The annual inflation rate in Czechia increased to 2.5 percent in April, according to data from the Czech statistical office, up from 1.9 percent in March. Higher fuel prices caused by the war in Iran and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz are largely to blame for the acceleration, and experts expect consumer prices to keep rising as long as the situation in the Middle East remains blocked.