Original Lidice buildings being recreated in digital model

Prague calls on EU court to fine Poland for ignoring ruling on Turow mine

Pirates to take legal action against Babiš over migrants comment

While the number of foreigners in Czech Republic continues to rise, their children are still facing difficulties in learning the country’s language. A large portion of children whose native tongue is not Czech do not manage to get beyond a high sc...

Defence minister thanks NATO allies for support in Russia spat

Fast-track process declared for lower house over bill on quarantine voting

Six-metre python found in Czech river

Central bank board: Rising Czech property prices surprising

188 new Covid cases registered, 20 in Prague

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Czech scientists are working on the development of small joint replacements using 3D printing. The tiny implants made of titanium powder could help patients suffering from arthritis in the joints of their fingers and toes, where conventional treatme...

Prague museum gets WWII Hawker Hurricane plane

Czech government sends Poland draft agreement on Turow mine

Masks no longer required in classroom in any Czech regions

Czechs beat Scotland 2:0 at Euros with brace from Schick

Barbora Krejčíková left an indelible mark on tennis history this weekend, becoming the first player to sweep the French Open women’s singles-doubles titles since 2000, and the first Czech woman to win at Roland-Garros since 1981. The feat is al...

Ombudsman: Poor water legislation made Bečva pollution disaster worse

Czechs working from home are experiencing more stress than other employees, suggests a survey by Grafton Recruitment agency. People mostly complain about missing out on social interactions with colleagues and about the blurred boundaries between the...

Babiš: Up to 5,000 at outdoor arts events from next month

Dr Jirina Stone, a Czech émigré who became an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford was a secret informer for the Czechoslovak communist intelligence service, according to a story recently published in the Daily Mail by its investigations tea...

Krejčíková climbs to career-best 15 in singles ranking

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First quarter sees highest number of deaths since foundation of state

Belveder Chateau, in Lednice-Valtice, South Moravia, built in 1805 according to the design of Josef Hardtmuth, has reopened to the public after undergoing extensive renovation.

Pavel Strnad is one of the Czech Republic’s top film producers. The company Strnad co-founded in the mid-1990s, Negativ Film, has been behind many of the most important Czech titles since then, with works including Year of the Devil, Alois Nebel, ...

Czech politicians congratulate newly-formed Israeli government

Covid-19: number of new cases lowest in nearly a year

Foreign film and TV productions return to Czechia after Covid-19 pause

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Covid-19: GPs could start vaccinating children in September

Krejčíková first woman to win French Open singles and doubles since 2000

Lukáš Rohan wins first his Canoe World Cup event

Number of new Covid-19 cases lowest since early July

US military convoy to pass through Czechia

Bedřich Smetana wrote Libuše, one of his most famous opera’s, as a ceremonial work, intended only for special occasions.

Czechs love mushroom picking. Perhaps nowhere in the world do people devote so much time to this activity, combing the country’s coniferous forests to fill their baskets with a wide variety of mushrooms, which are either consumed or dried for the ...

Tennis: Barbora Krejčíková claims maiden Grand Slam title at French Open

Government to earmark CZK one billion for humanitarian and development aid

Prskavec takes gold at Canoe World Cup event in Prague

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Commemorative event marks 79th anniversary of Lidice tragedy years

Over two million Czech residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19

EU Public Prosecutor’s Office takes over Czech PM’s conflict of interest case

Zdena Koubková won two medals for Czechoslovakia at the Women’s World Games in 1934. Two years later, at the age of 22, she underwent gender reassignment surgery and became Zdeněk Koubek – who saw his former self’s sporting achievements eras...

Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to issue proceedings against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš for breaches of EU law concerning long-standing allegations of his conflict of interest. The vote could spur the European C...

The Kovařovic Villa in Prague, one of the finest examples of Czech Cubist architecture, is up for sale.

From Friday, people without public health insurance, including foreigners residing long-term in the Czech Republic, are able to register for a coronavirus vaccine. The reservation system also offers vaccination centres with foreign language speaking...

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Covid epidemic slowing despite easing of restrictions

Time Out: Křižíkova street in Prague eleventh coolest in the world

Facebook blocks Czech MPs account for repeatedly violating rules

Foreign nationals without insurance registering for Covid vaccine

Despite more than three decades since the fall of communism, historians are still discovering new information about communist Czechoslovakia and its role in the Cold War. Some of the most interesting discoveries have been made in the realm of intell...

Tennis: Barbora Krejčíková advances to Roland Garros finals

Prague Proms festival to open with music of Star Wars composer John Williams

Czech, Austrian presidents meet in Vienna, discuss Russian row, energy, transport

Czech tennis player Barbora Krejčíková has made headlines around the world after a fantastic run at the French Open so far. The 25-year-old reached her first Grand Slam semi-final after beating 17-year-old American Cori Gauff in Paris on Wednesda...

Czech archaeologists find prehistoric settlement, sacrificial site in Rychnov

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The continent’s biggest sporting event, the European Football Championships, kicks off on Friday night. Among the 24 nations taking part in the delayed Euro 2020 will of course be the Czech Republic. But what are the Czechs’ chances at the tourn...

SZÚ: Regular alcohol consumption wider spread in Czechia in 2020

Nearly all Czech universities drop in annual QS ranking

Czechoslovak RAF veteran General Emil Boček, received a belated 98th birthday treat on Wednesday, taking to the skies in a De Havilland Tiger Moth –a plane he first piloted when he joined the RAF. The 15-minute flight was a tribute from the Czech...

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Foreigners without Czech insurance can register for Covid jab from Friday

Climate activists occupy Czech open-cast coal mine excavators

At sixteen Jiří Kadlec had an avid interest in military history which led him to join a historic fencing club. After the fall of communism he was torn between joining the army and using his extensive knowledge to make copies of historical weapons....

Health Ministry: Under-60s won’t get AstraZeneca, Johnson&Johnson vaccines

Actress Libuše Šafránková, known for her iconic portrayal of Cinderella, dies aged 68

Barbora Krejčíková advances into Roland Garros semi-final

An engrossing new Czech documentary entitled 13 MINUTES tells the stories of several drivers who caused fatal accidents. The film, which is available from Thursday, may serve as a stark warning to other motorists – but it also explores issues of h...

Czech glass is known throughout the world for its craftsmanship and artistic qualities. The history of the glassmaking industry dates all the way back to the Middle Ages, when the first glassworks were built in the deep Bohemian forests. Today, ther...

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The British capital is currently hosting the third edition of the London Biennale, the first international art event following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the country. The Czech Republic is represented by visual artist Petr Stanický, who...

European Commission takes Czechia and Poland to court for not letting foreigners run in elections

Czechs returning from US have trouble getting their vaccine certificates recognised

Year-on-year inflation likely peaked at 3.2 percent in May due to the low base effect from last year, according to a poll of analysts conducted by ČTK. It should remain near the Czech National Bank target of 3 percent, they said.

Tsikhanouskaya: Set up international tribunal to prosecute members of Lukashenko regime

Court rules closure of swimming pools, sports facilities and fitness centres was illegal

Czech Jewish Federation notes rise in anti-Semitism online

Czech doctors see spike in stomach, gall bladder and liver problems

Large cinemas and multiplexes to open across Czech Republic on Thursday

Covid-19: new infections at lowest level since August 2020

Football: Czechs beat Albania in pre-European Championship test match

European Parliament votes to condemn Czech PM’s conflict of interest

Book of the Year Award goes to Martin Hilský’s Shakespeare's England - Portrait of an Age

Holders of a vaccine, test or coronavirus recovery certificate be able to travel to the Czech Republic without the need to quarantine or get themselves tested from June 21, Health Minister Adam Vojtěch announced on Monday. From July 1 the country w...

The Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who ran for president in contested elections last year, is currently in the Czech Republic. The politician and human rights activist is meeting some of the country’s top officials – as w...

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The European Medicines Agency last month approved the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for children aged 12 and over, and other brands are undergoing testing.  Health Minister Adam Vojtěch has said the government plans to begin ...

Poland wants agreement on Turow mine

President Zeman expresses support for Belarusian opposition, praises Tsikhanouskaya’s courage

Foreigners without public health insurance will be able to register for vaccine within days

Health Ministry capping price of antigen and PCR tests for self-payers

TOP 09 chief: Feri can return to party if he clears name

Spring 2021 coolest in decades in Czech Republic

Face masks no longer required in classrooms in most of Czech Republic

Government approves outline state budget deficit of CZK 390 bn for 2022

Dutch authorities have unearthed the remains of an RAF bomber whose Czech crew were shot down by a German fighter as they were returning from a bombing raid in June 1941. The remains are currently being analysed.

Czech tourists detained over false Covid test documents

First Czech PPP road building project begins

Krejčíková makes Grand Slam last eight for first time

 The replica of a rare sixteenth century wooden church in the Silesian village of Guty has been completed and is now open to the public, nearly four years after the original was burned down by three arsonists. The new version was made to be indisti...

A bill on providing compensation for people who were forcibly or otherwise illegally sterilised in the past was approved by the lower house of Parliament last Friday, June 4th. With this approval in the lower house, the bill is now set to go to the ...

Tsikhanouskaya calls on Prague to be consistent in approach to Lukashenko regime

Auditors: Ministry failing to evaluate benefits of migration policy spending

Jobless rate falls, minister says government right to end pay support

Most Czechs not planning holiday; many taking vacation to stay in CR

On Sunday June 13 it will be exactly 75 years since the British Council first opened in Prague, with a ceremony attended by President Beneš and other dignitaries. The Communists forced the UK education and cultural outreach institution out of Czech...

Government to discuss further easing of restrictions

Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Prague for talks with top officials

Recovery of downed RAF bomber with Czechoslovak crew underway in The Netherlands

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Light drones to fight invasive plants in Czechia

Protesters on Wenceslas Square slam face masks, Covid passes and vaccines

140 Czech tourists detained at Prague airport over Covid tests

Government to start debating 2022 state budget

Replica of historic wooden church opens to public

Health Ministry not planning to shorten intervals between vaccines for the time being

In today’s edition of Sunday Music Show, we’ll be profiling folk singer, composer and banjo player Robert Křesťan, who was inducted into the Anděl Awards Hall of Fame. In the course of a career spanning more than three decades Křesťan has p...