Poslední generace v. City of Prague

In May 2025, the NGO Poslední generace (Last Generation), the Czech branch of the international climate movement, filed a lawsuit before the Prague Municipal Court against the City of Prague. The organization seeks protection against what it characterizes as the city’s unlawful inaction in the field of strategic and spatial planning for sustainable development. According to the claim, Prague has failed to update its strategic plan with concrete action plans to meet the objectives of the Czech Republic’s Strategic Framework 2030, the Regional Development Strategy, and the EU Climate Law (Regulation (EU) 2021/1119). The plaintiffs further argue that the city has not ensured the incorporation of such measures into binding spatial planning documentation, nor adopted the necessary organizational reforms to allow proper oversight and implementation of sustainability goals. They maintain that this inaction violates their right to a favorable environment and to private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The lawsuit therefore requests that the court order the City of Prague to align its strategic and spatial planning documents with national and EU climate obligations, including revising urban development principles and integrating sustainability objectives into binding plans.