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Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:51:00 +0100
Covid cases dropping, interest in inoculation likewise
Covid cases dropping, interest in inoculation likewise

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:50:00 +0100
Opposition party obstructing new debate on Pandemic Law
Opposition party obstructing new debate on Pandemic Law

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:15:00 +0100
Lower house debating Pandemic Law following veto from Senate
Lower house debating Pandemic Law following veto from Senate

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:48:00 +0100
Special banknote printed to celebrate hockey legend Jaromír Jágr’s 50th birthday
Perhaps the most famous Czech ice hockey player ever, Jaromír Jágr, is celebrating his 50th birthday this Tuesday. To mark the occasion, coin maker České dukáty and the State Printing Works of Securities (STC) are printing a total of 10,000 spe...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:10:00 +0100
Czech hockey legend Jaromír Jágr turns 50
Czech hockey legend Jaromír Jágr turns 50

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:54:00 +0100
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Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:53:00 +0100
Meteorologists predict long bout of above-average temperatures
Meteorologists predict long bout of above-average temperatures

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:51:00 +0100
Govt to cut StB pensions – but calls made to aid victims more
The Czech government plans to cut the old-age pensions of senior communist-era secret police officers. While the idea is welcomed by some, calls have also been made to do more for the victims of the former regime, many of whom are on very low pensio...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:49:00 +0100
Anti-drug coordinator: Pandemic increasing additions of all kinds
Anti-drug coordinator: Pandemic increasing additions of all kinds

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:47:00 +0100
Vaccination certificate expires for tens of thousands without booster shot
Vaccination certificate expires for tens of thousands without booster shot

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:44:00 +0100
MP Farský vacates seat in lower house
MP Farský vacates seat in lower house

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:42:00 +0100
Babiš asks MPs not to strip him of his immunity
Babiš asks MPs not to strip him of his immunity

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:58:00 +0100
First part of US military convoy to pass through Czechia on Tuesday
First part of US military convoy to pass through Czechia on Tuesday

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:50:00 +0100
Monday saw coronavirus cases continue to fall
Monday saw coronavirus cases continue to fall

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:34:00 +0100
Czech hockey legend Jaromír Jágr’s face to be depicted on special banknote
Czech hockey legend Jaromír Jágr’s face to be depicted on special banknote

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:20:00 +0100
Czechia ready to take in refugees in case of Ukraine-Russia conflict
Czechia ready to take in refugees in case of Ukraine-Russia conflict

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:31:00 +0100
Czech embassy and consulate in Ukraine to continue to operate
Czech embassy and consulate in Ukraine to continue to operate

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:47:00 +0100
Economist warns of social impact as inflation nears 10 percent
Further confirmation that prices in the Czech Republic are rocketing came with the news on Monday that inflation reached 9.9 percent in January, following the sharpest month-on-month jump ever seen in the country. I discussed the inflation situation...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:42:00 +0100
Health insurers warn they will raise rates if state does not increase contributions next year
Health insurers warn they will raise rates if state does not increase contributions next year

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:31:00 +0100
TSK to spend CZK 2.1 billion on Prague infrastructure this year
TSK to spend CZK 2.1 billion on Prague infrastructure this year

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:21:00 +0100
Czech Foreign ministry advises Czechs to leave Ukraine if possible
In view of the escalating threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has withdrawn its diplomats’ families from the country. While the embassy in Kyiv continues to operate for the time being, the ministry has al...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:14:00 +0100
PPF Group buys 100 percent stake in RTL Hrvatska TV station
PPF Group buys 100 percent stake in RTL Hrvatska TV station

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0100
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Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:45:00 +0100
Old-style skiers enjoy their own Jizerská 50
The biggest Czech cross-country skiing event, Jizerská 50, took place on Sunday. But there is more to the event than the main race – there are also shorter courses, including one for historical skiers.  

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:43:00 +0100
Regional governor criticizes previous government’s Turow mine deal
Regional governor criticizes previous government’s Turow mine deal

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:26:00 +0100
Statisticians: Inflation in Czechia exceeded eurozone average in January
Statisticians: Inflation in Czechia exceeded eurozone average in January

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:07:00 +0100
Czech Airlines to continue flying to Kyiv for time being
Czech Airlines to continue flying to Kyiv for time being

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:17:00 +0100
Ivo Kahánek: Pianists are like goalkeepers in football
Ivo Kahánek is one of the most successful Czech pianists of his generation, performing with top domestic orchestras and regularly appearing at some of the world’s top classical venues. Last year the 42-year-old won acclaim for the mammoth Dvořá...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:03:00 +0100
Czech Interior Ministry launches audit at Prague Castle over shredded intelligence report
Czech Interior Ministry launches audit at Prague Castle over shredded intelligence report

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Covid: Sunday sees lowest increase in cases in five weeks
Covid: Sunday sees lowest increase in cases in five weeks

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:32:00 +0100
Epidemiologist: face mask requirement could be gradually lifted as of mid-March
Epidemiologist: face mask requirement could be gradually lifted as of mid-March

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:16:00 +0100
Czech President Miloš Zeman congratulates his German counterpart on re-election
Czech President Miloš Zeman congratulates his German counterpart on re-election

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:09:00 +0100
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Sun, 13 Feb 2022 13:14:00 +0100
FM: Czech Embassy in Kyiv and the Consulate in Lvov will continue to operate
FM: Czech Embassy in Kyiv and the Consulate in Lvov will continue to operate

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:49:00 +0100
Ninth annual Cirkopolis festival kicks off in Prague
Ninth annual Cirkopolis festival kicks off in Prague

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:36:00 +0100
Norway’s Andreas Nygaard wins Jizerská padesátka
Norway’s Andreas Nygaard wins Jizerská padesátka

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:24:00 +0100
Covid cases dropping for five days in succession
Covid cases dropping for five days in succession

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Face of Czech country music Ivan Mládek still cracking jokes at 80
Banjo playing Ivan Mládek is likely to be the first image that comes into a Czech’s mind when talking about funny songs to play by the camp fire. Mládek has been writing, singing and performing songs for close to six decades now and is one of t...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Radio Prague International gets a new jingle
On the occasion of World Radio Day, Radio Prague International is updating its signature jingle.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Czechia celebrates 30 years on the Internet
Czechoslovakia was officially connected to the Internet on February 13, 1992 at an event hosted by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague-Dejvice. The first ever connection had a speed of 19.2 kilobits per ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:29:00 +0100
Czechs defeat Russia in men’s Olympic hockey tournament
Czechs defeat Russia in men’s Olympic hockey tournament

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:18:00 +0100
Czech Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Ukraine and Belarus
Czech Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Ukraine and Belarus

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:29:00 +0100
US military convoy to pass through Czechia on Tuesday
US military convoy to pass through Czechia on Tuesday

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 14:44:00 +0100
Quarantine after risk contact scrapped as of February 19
Quarantine after risk contact scrapped as of February 19

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:26:00 +0100
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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:20:00 +0100
Record number of tourists visited Giant Mountains summits last year
Record number of tourists visited Giant Mountains summits last year

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:44:00 +0100
Digitally restored version of Jiří Menzel’s Larks on Strings to premier in Berlin
Digitally restored version of Jiří Menzel’s Larks on Strings to premier in Berlin

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:29:00 +0100
Andrej Babiš re-elected chairman of ANO Party 
Andrej Babiš re-elected chairman of ANO Party 

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:07:00 +0100
Covid epidemic continues to slow down in Czechia
Covid epidemic continues to slow down in Czechia

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Prague composer Ian Mikyska on pushing the boundaries of contemporary classical music
Prague is known as one of the culture capitals of Central Europe and Czechs have a long tradition of musical education. One of the people that prove this heritage is still alive and well is Ian Mikyska, an up-and-coming composer who is pushing the b...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:11:00 +0100
Ruling coalition prepares to override Senate’s veto of Pandemic Law
Ruling coalition prepares to override Senate’s veto of Pandemic Law

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:55:00 +0100
124 hour brainstorm-painting experiment supports Liberec’s bid for European City of Culture
A team of three artists from Liberec have painted a unique picture with which they hope to support the North Bohemian city’s efforts to be selected as the European City of Culture in 2028. The 3x2.2m art piece was the result of a non-stop 124 hour...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:02:00 +0100
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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:01:00 +0100
January 2022 was unseasonably warm in Czech Republic
January 2022 was unseasonably warm in Czech Republic

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:59:00 +0100
European Data Portal: Czech Republic has ninth most advanced economy in EU
European Data Portal: Czech Republic has ninth most advanced economy in EU

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:57:00 +0100
Martina Sáblíková secures second Olympic medal for Czech Republic
Martina Sáblíková has secured another medal for the Czech Republic at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. On Thursday, the Czech speed skating sensation won the bronze in the women’s 5,000 meter race. It is already the seventh Olympic medal for S...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:56:00 +0100
Covid numbers continue to drop
Covid numbers continue to drop

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:55:00 +0100
Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation’s property claims rejected by Czech court
Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation’s property claims rejected by Czech court

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:29:00 +0100
Czech retailers struggling with shortage of cross country skis
While the skiing season in the Czech Republic is in full swing, sporting gear retailers across the country are struggling with a shortage of cross country skis and boots. In the face of a huge demand, orders have been delayed by several months, Czec...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:42:00 +0100
Ester Ledecka fifth in super G
Ester Ledecka fifth in super G

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:41:00 +0100
PM says Senate’s rejection of Pandemic Law “important feedback“
PM says Senate’s rejection of Pandemic Law “important feedback“

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:39:00 +0100
Senate rejects proposed amendment to Pandemic Law
Senate rejects proposed amendment to Pandemic Law

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:35:00 +0100
Speed-skater Martina Sáblíková wins bronze in Beijing
Speed-skater Martina Sáblíková wins bronze in Beijing

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:49:00 +0100
Fiala government approves budget deficit cut
The Czech government has approved a draft state budget for 2022 that envisages a considerably lower deficit than that proposed by their predecessors.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:12:00 +0100
February marks 100 years since invention of polarography
This February marks one hundred years since the invention of polarography, a pioneering method analysing substances in solutions, developed by Czech chemist Jaroslav Heyrovský. More than thirty years after his discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Pr...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:12:00 +0100
Vaccine certificates no longer needed to enter pubs, wider service sector reopens to all
From this Thursday, people in the Czech Republic no longer have to provide a vaccine certificate or a certificate of having recovered from Covid-19 in order to enter restaurants, hotels, mass events or various types of services. The measure was canc...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:16:00 +0100
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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:13:00 +0100
EC forecast for Czechia: economic growth to reach 4.4 percent
EC forecast for Czechia: economic growth to reach 4.4 percent

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:53:00 +0100
Steep rise in number of children suffering from anxiety and depression
Steep rise in number of children suffering from anxiety and depression

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:52:00 +0100
Covid cases dropping, but number of hospitalized rising
Covid cases dropping, but number of hospitalized rising

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:50:00 +0100
Senate debating Pandemic Law
Senate debating Pandemic Law

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:07:00 +0100
Caritas Czech Republic helping thousands to gain access to cancer prevention in Georgia
Caritas Czech Republic, the biggest non-governmental provider of social and health services in the country, also has humanitarian aid projects in many countries of the world. With help from the Czech Development Agency, it built and equipped the fir...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:16:00 +0100
Government increases budget for Czechia's EU presidency in 2022
Government increases budget for Czechia's EU presidency in 2022

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:16:00 +0100
People in Czechia no longer required to show Covid certificates
People in Czechia no longer required to show Covid certificates

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 21:35:00 +0100
Czech ice hockey team loses to Denmark in first Olympic match
Czech ice hockey team loses to Denmark in first Olympic match

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:03:00 +0100
PM Fiala: Most anti-Covid measures to end starting March 1
PM Fiala: Most anti-Covid measures to end starting March 1

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:20:00 +0100
Government re-appoints Michal Koudelka head of counterintelligence service
Government re-appoints Michal Koudelka head of counterintelligence service

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:19:00 +0100
Number of seated spectators at mass events to remain limited to 1,000
Number of seated spectators at mass events to remain limited to 1,000

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:18:00 +0100
Government approves 2022 draft state budget
Government approves 2022 draft state budget

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:20:00 +0100
Moser master glass blower finds no followers for his unique artwork
Artists have handed down the secrets of their work to younger generations for centuries. Sadly, this is not always the case and the unique artwork leaves the scene with its maker. Glass master Zdeněk Drobný, who single-handedly created unique pear...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:17:00 +0100
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Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:14:00 +0100
2021 tourism numbers down by half compared to pre-Covid period
2021 tourism numbers down by half compared to pre-Covid period

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:14:00 +0100
Covid 19: incidence number drops below 2,000
Covid 19: incidence number drops below 2,000

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:13:00 +0100
Czech snowboarder Vendula Hopjáková sustains injury in Olympic race
Czech snowboarder Vendula Hopjáková sustains injury in Olympic race

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:17:00 +0100
1990 winner (from 1969) Larks on a String returns to Berlin
Jiří Menzel’s classic film Larks on a String, about victims of communism forced to work in a huge scrapyard, was completed in 1969. However it was then put on a blacklist by the regime, where it remained until 1990 – when it won the Golden Bea...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:42:00 +0100
Válek confirms state will scrap rise in health insurance payments
Válek confirms state will scrap rise in health insurance payments

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:32:00 +0100
Satoranský again switches NBA clubs
Satoranský again switches NBA clubs

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:20:00 +0100
Police investigate interior minister over actions while town mayor
Police investigate interior minister over actions while town mayor

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:03:00 +0100
Snowboard sensation Ester Ledecká wins first Czech gold medal at Beijing Winter Olympics
Ester Ledecká won the Czech Republic’s first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday after dominating the Women's snowboard parallel giant slalom. It is the third Olympic gold medal overall for the 26-year-old, who also won...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:31:00 +0100
Women’s ice hockey team to face US in knockout stages in Beijing
Women’s ice hockey team to face US in knockout stages in Beijing

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:07:00 +0100
Dropping of Covid cert requirement postponed by day
Dropping of Covid cert requirement postponed by day

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:25:00 +0100
Lipavský: Joint visit expression of support for Ukraine’s independence
Lipavský: Joint visit expression of support for Ukraine’s independence

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:05:00 +0100
Over 35,000 new Covid case registered Monday
Over 35,000 new Covid case registered Monday

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:04:00 +0100
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Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:04:00 +0100
Czech unemployment rises slightly to 3.6 percent
Czech unemployment rises slightly to 3.6 percent

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0100
Czech composer scores third victory in UK Songwriting Contest
Czech composer Tomáš Kympl has marked his third victory in the UK Songwriting Contest. In 2021 he won the Electronic and Dance Music category with his composition Wifi, which is part of his album Kernel Panic, released last June.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:36:00 +0100
Over 7,000 register for Jizerska 50 race
Over 7,000 register for Jizerska 50 race

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:34:00 +0100
Ester Ledecka wins in Beijing for first Czech gold
Ester Ledecka wins in Beijing for first Czech gold

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:56:00 +0100
Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová misses out on medal in Bejing
Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová misses out on medal in Bejing

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:27:00 +0100
Alcoholism increasingly affecting women in Czechia
The number of Czech women who are alcoholics is growing. According to research conducted by the Addictology Clinic of the General University Hospital in Prague, Czech women drink on average six litres of pure alcohol a year. The ratio of female drin...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:14:00 +0100
Colorful ice falls in Wallachia
Colorful ice falls can be seen every year at Pulčín, close to the Wallachian village of Francova Lhota, during the period when frosts and thaws alternate. Icicles appear in fissures or overhangs and are usually at their best at the turn of Februar...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:32:00 +0100
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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:29:00 +0100
High wind and snow warning extended over Monday
High wind and snow warning extended over Monday

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:28:00 +0100
Pensions to rise in June due to inflation
Pensions to rise in June due to inflation

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:26:00 +0100
“Dry February” campaign underway
“Dry February” campaign underway

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:24:00 +0100
Government ministers visiting villages devastated by 2021 tornado
Government ministers visiting villages devastated by 2021 tornado

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:22:00 +0100
Czech foreign minister visits Ukraine in show of solidarity
Czech foreign minister visits Ukraine in show of solidarity

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:41:00 +0100
The Czechoslovak WWII vet (98) implicated in the murder of Jews
Michal Krecul, today aged 98, was a Gulag survivor, decorated Czechoslovak WWII soldier and later political prisoner who left for the West in 1968. A new study by a Czech historian finds that he also went unpunished for his part in the killing of 10...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:53:00 +0100
Czech minister visits Ukraine to support Kyiv gov
The Czech minister of foreign affairs has started a two-day visit to Ukraine intended to show support for the Kyiv government in the face of strong Russian pressure. Jan Lipavský and his Slovak and Austrian counterparts are also travelling to the D...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:10:00 +0100
e15: Czech banks substantially increased their earnings in 2021
e15: Czech banks substantially increased their earnings in 2021

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:49:00 +0100
Sunday’s coronavirus cases lowest in three weeks
Sunday’s coronavirus cases lowest in three weeks

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:19:00 +0100
Ukraine’s foreign minister accuses Czech president of seeking to damage relations between the two countries
Ukraine’s foreign minister accuses Czech president of seeking to damage relations between the two countries

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:03:00 +0100
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Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:59:00 +0100
Prague Castle sues psychiatrist over her speculation on president’s health
Prague Castle sues psychiatrist over her speculation on president’s health

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:40:00 +0100
Czech President condemns symbolic use of gallows, says he would sign pandemic law amendment
Czech President condemns symbolic use of gallows, says he would sign pandemic law amendment

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:03:00 +0100
Occupation wins Czech Film Critics award for best film of 2021
Occupation wins Czech Film Critics award for best film of 2021

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:48:00 +0100
Saturday sees coronavirus cases hit new weekend record
Saturday sees coronavirus cases hit new weekend record

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
1912: Prague’s Hlávka Bridge opens
Hlávka Bridge, the first concrete bridge across the Vltava in Prague, was opened 110 years ago.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Vítězslav Novák’s “Toman and the Wood Nymph“
Music lovers asked to name the greatest Czech composers will likely answer - Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Suk, Martinů ,but the chances are, they may not think of Vítězslav Novák. A pupil of Dvořák's, he was one of the most distinguished comp...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:06:00 +0100
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