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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:40:00 +0100
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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:39:00 +0100
Thousands left without power after strong winds
Thousands left without power after strong winds

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:38:00 +0100
MPs approve outline budget for 2022
MPs approve outline budget for 2022

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:38:00 +0100
Lowest weekday Covid tally in five weeks seen Friday
Lowest weekday Covid tally in five weeks seen Friday

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:37:00 +0100
Prague calls on Moscow to stop escalating situation in Donbas
Prague calls on Moscow to stop escalating situation in Donbas

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:30:00 +0100
Comic book about co-founder of Czechoslovakia wins Muriel Award
The Czech Republic’s annual Muriel Award for the best comic book of the year was given to Štefánik, a graphic novel about one of the founders of Czechoslovakia. The novel, a joint endeavour by writer Michal Baláže, Gabriela Kyselová and illus...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:19:00 +0100
Rural Czechs unhappy with invasion of developer projects as Prague expands
The inhabitants of Dobříš, close to Prague, are calling for a referendum to block developers from building largescale housing on the outskirts of the district. The situation is similar in many of the towns and villages in close proximity to Pragu...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:02:00 +0100
Czech automotive industry needs to take advantage of electromobility trend, says economist
The effects of the global coronavirus pandemic and the associated chip shortage resulted in a substantial fall in Czech automobile production in 2021 and freshly released data for January showed the worst year-on-year production fall in more than 10...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:27:00 +0100
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:21:00 +0100
Czech hockey coach prepared to resign over team’s failure in Beijing
Czech hockey coach prepared to resign over team’s failure in Beijing

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:11:00 +0100
Czech film director Miloš Forman would have turned 90 on Friday
Czech film director Miloš Forman would have turned 90 on Friday

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:07:00 +0100
Bishop František Václav Lobkowicz dies at 74
Bishop František Václav Lobkowicz dies at 74

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:05:00 +0100
Chamber of Deputies approves amendment to Pandemic Law
Chamber of Deputies approves amendment to Pandemic Law

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:46:00 +0100
Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová misses out on medal in Olympic mass-start race
Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová misses out on medal in Olympic mass-start race

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:45:00 +0100
Thousands of homes remain without power after gale-force winds
Thousands of homes remain without power after gale-force winds

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:23:00 +0100
Czech PM holds talks with EC head Ursula von der Leyen
Czech PM holds talks with EC head Ursula von der Leyen

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:10:00 +0100
“He was the best at mixing tragedy and comedy” – Miloš Forman remembered
The great Czech film director Miloš Forman would have been 90 on February 18. After creating some of the best films of the Czechoslovak New Wave, Forman enjoyed a second career in Hollywood, winning two Oscars. We speak to some people who knew him....

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0100
Open House Praha offering tours in English to help people discover the city’s architectural gems
The concept of Open House, founded by Victoria Thornton in London in 1992, was intended to help citizens start perceiving their surroundings in terms of design and architecture. Thanks to the festival’s success, it expanded to 50 cities all over t...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:51:00 +0100
Covid-19 cases down for ninth day in row
Covid-19 cases down for ninth day in row

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:49:00 +0100
Czech Centre New York pays homage to Miloš Forman
Czech Centre New York pays homage to Miloš Forman

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:29:00 +0100
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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:27:00 +0100
Ledecká narrowly misses out on medal in Olympic combined Alpine event
Ledecká narrowly misses out on medal in Olympic combined Alpine event

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:27:00 +0100
Strong winds complicating traffic around Czechia
Strong winds complicating traffic around Czechia

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:47:00 +0100
Czech mint produces a series of unique gold investment coins
With soaring inflation people are being advised to invest their money in various commodities. The Czech Mint in Jablonec nad Nisou has just given a select few the chance to invest a whopping 14 million crowns in the biggest gold coin ever minted on ...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:41:00 +0100
Zeman says putsch attempt made against him during hospitalisation
Zeman says putsch attempt made against him during hospitalisation

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:31:00 +0100
Pandemic Law vote to take place Friday afternoon
Pandemic Law vote to take place Friday afternoon

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:46:00 +0100
Pensions to go up in June in response to high inflation
Pensions to go up in June in response to high inflation

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:07:00 +0100
PM cancels Paris trip after filibustering blocks vote
PM cancels Paris trip after filibustering blocks vote

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:54:00 +0100
Average mortgage rate in Czech Republic jumps to 3.4 percent
Average mortgage rate in Czech Republic jumps to 3.4 percent

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:47:00 +0100
New project by Czech zoologists seeks to help diversify zebra populations
The Research Institute for Gene Pool Conservation at the Dvůr Králové Zoo is hoping to reinvigorate the small gene pool of zebras in zoos by collecting semen from animals in the wild. The project is currently being tested and, if successful, coul...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:11:00 +0100
Interest in mortgages has plummeted, but property prices still soaring
In January, banks and building societies in the Czech Republic granted mortgages in a total volume of around CZK 32.6 billion, a drop by more than a quarter on December, the news site Aktualne.cz reported, citing data by the Czech Banking Associatio...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:03:00 +0100
Czech archaeologists unearth largest mummification deposit ever found in Egypt
Czech archaeologists have made another major discovery in Egypt. During excavations in Abusir, south of Cairo, they unearthed a cache of embalming materials, consisting of 370 large vessels and a number of smaller artefacts used in the mummification...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:42:00 +0100
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Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:41:00 +0100
Kulhánek becomes Czech permanent representative to UN
Kulhánek becomes Czech permanent representative to UN

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:40:00 +0100
Anti-Covid measures group posts MPs home addresses online
Anti-Covid measures group posts MPs home addresses online

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:40:00 +0100
Zeman to attend lower house budget debate Friday
Zeman to attend lower house budget debate Friday

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
People in Czechia no longer required to show Covid certificates
People in Czechia no longer required to show Covid certificates

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

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
Covid 19: incidence number drops below 2,000
Covid 19: incidence number drops below 2,000

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 12:13:00 +0100
Czech snowboarder Vendula Hopjáková sustains injury in Olympic race
Czech snowboarder Vendula Hopjáková sustains injury in Olympic race



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