Lukáš Prchal

Lukáš Prchal is a reporter of Deník N, sister publication of EUobserver, based in Prague. He received the 2018 Czech Journalism Award for best online journalism for work on a special project about disinformation. A year earlier, he was awarded the “Journalistic Quail” by the Czech Literary Fund, a prize for the best journalists under the age of 33. He primarily focuses on topics such as security, diplomacy, and politics.

Czech Republic’s Babiš U-turns on ‘not a single crown’ for Ukraine weapons on eve of Nato Ankara summit
7 July 2026 by Lukáš Prchal and Markéta Boubínová1 Comment
The same Czech government that vowed “not a single crown” for Ukrainian weapons is now moving budget lines into the US-led Nato Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List fund, as leaders head into a high-stakes Ankara summit.
In theory it’s from China, in reality it’s from Moscow – how sanctioned Russian timber keeps flowing into Czech Republic
6 July 2026 by Lukáš Prchal and Michal Tomeš
By quietly rerouting sanctioned timber through China, Kazakhstan and EU neighbours, Russian suppliers are testing whether Europe’s fractured enforcement can uphold its own wartime embargoes.
Czech OnlyFans ‘agency’ scandal exposes dark side of Europe’s influencer economy
13 June 2026 by Lukáš Prchal and Karolína Blažková
What began as a lucrative OnlyFans “agency” promoted by one of the Czech Republic’s biggest influencers is now at the centre of a human‑trafficking case that could send him and his associates to prison for up to 12 years and shake the country’s online creator economy.
- Czech Republic
- Investigation
[Interview] ‘Disgusting and incomprehensible’: intelligence expert slams Hungary’s secret ties with Russia as crossing all lines
3 April 2026 by Lukáš Prchal
A former Czech intelligence chief slams Hungary after leaked recordings reveal Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó receiving instructions from the Kremlin. “This behaviour is disgusting and incomprehensible,” Jan Paďourek said. As Budapest shares sensitive EU secrets with Moscow, Nato allies are now cutting ties and bypassing Hungary to protect Western security.
- Espionage
- Hungary