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Thu, 26 May 2022 06:18:00 +0200
Defense Ministry to build new logistics base at Ostrava Mošnov Airport
Defense Ministry to build new logistics base at Ostrava Mošnov Airport

Thu, 26 May 2022 06:17:00 +0200
Government approves increase in pensions to cover inflation
Government approves increase in pensions to cover inflation

Wed, 25 May 2022 13:52:00 +0200
1960s “documentary style” take on Anthropoid set to screen in new digitised version
The Assasination (Atentát) is a unique 1964 depiction of the killing of acting Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak parachutists during World War II. It has been newly digitised by the Czech National Film Archive (NFA) and is being scr...

Wed, 25 May 2022 13:34:00 +0200
NGO boss: Only Roma refugees are subjected to long procedures
The authorities are now creating a second tent city in Prague, in the Malešice district. It will handle some of the hundreds of Ukrainian refugees of Roma origin – many also citizens of Hungary – who have been sleeping at the Main Train Station...

Wed, 25 May 2022 13:25:00 +0200
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Wed, 25 May 2022 12:14:00 +0200
Trade union leaders threatening to strike if no deal on higher wages in public sector
Trade union leaders threatening to strike if no deal on higher wages in public sector

Wed, 25 May 2022 12:12:00 +0200
State Health Institute reports another suspected case of monkeypox
State Health Institute reports another suspected case of monkeypox

Wed, 25 May 2022 12:10:00 +0200
Beer prices expected to rise sharply
Beer prices expected to rise sharply

Wed, 25 May 2022 12:08:00 +0200
Jaromír Jágr uninjured after car crash in Prague
Jaromír Jágr uninjured after car crash in Prague

Wed, 25 May 2022 11:11:00 +0200
The Přemyslid dynasty and the forming of the Czech state
The Czech state began to form around the 9th century AD. This process was crucially influenced by the Přemyslids, Bohemia’s ruling dynasty which had control over Czech territory for more than 400 years. But what do we actually know about this per...

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:23:00 +0200
Half of Zeman’s economic advisors quit
Half of Zeman’s economic advisors quit

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:13:00 +0200
Czechs to face Germany at hockey worlds after Finland defeat
Czechs to face Germany at hockey worlds after Finland defeat

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:32:00 +0200
Zeman turns down 11 requests from Czechs wishing to fight for Ukraine
Zeman turns down 11 requests from Czechs wishing to fight for Ukraine

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:17:00 +0200
Prague gets second tent town in Malešice district
Prague gets second tent town in Malešice district

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:07:00 +0200
Prague mayor calls for limiting of refugee benefits if capacity full
Prague mayor calls for limiting of refugee benefits if capacity full

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:51:00 +0200
First case of monkeypox detected in Czech Republic
First case of monkeypox detected in Czech Republic

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Ostrava’s plan for tallest building encounters geological stumbling block
The Czech Republic is no Chicago or New York, that’s for sure – its tallest building, the N Tower (formerly known as the AZ Tower) in Brno only reaches a less-than-impressive 111 metres. But the eastern city of Ostrava is set to become the new r...

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:13:00 +0200
Real estate used by Russian Embassy reviewed amid concerns over illegal practices
Thanks to contracts signed under the communist regime, the Russian Embassy received a vast amount of real estate in Prague, Karlovy Vary and other Czech cities free of charge to be used for diplomatic purposes. With just six Russian diplomats left i...

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:05:00 +0200
Block on Czech disinformation sites to be lifted Wednesday
Block on Czech disinformation sites to be lifted Wednesday

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:30:00 +0200
Milan Reindl: the only Czech designer for LEGO
Milan Reindl, a former English teacher from a small town of Sušice, is the only Czech working as a model designer at the Danish toy giant LEGO. He only fell for the LEGO bricks in his mid-twenties and just a few years later, he landed a dream job i...

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:29:00 +0200
Massive glass stained windows of Prague’s Industrial Palace undergoing major renovation
Thirteen years after being destroyed by fire, the Industrial Palace at Prague’s Exhibition Grounds is now undergoing an extensive reconstruction. As part of the works, which started about two months ago, restorers have now began to repair the mass...

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:07:00 +0200
Zeman office could face fine over shredding of classified documents
Zeman office could face fine over shredding of classified documents

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:50:00 +0200
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Tue, 24 May 2022 11:49:00 +0200
Czech apartment prices rise by one-fifth y-o-y in first quarter
Czech apartment prices rise by one-fifth y-o-y in first quarter

Tue, 24 May 2022 08:56:00 +0200
Olga Havel prize awarded to Dita Horochovská for project which brings smart home technology to disabled persons
Olga Havel prize awarded to Dita Horochovská for project which brings smart home technology to disabled persons

Tue, 24 May 2022 08:55:00 +0200
Dlouhý quits team of president Zeman’s ecomnomic advisors
Dlouhý quits team of president Zeman’s ecomnomic advisors

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:05:00 +0200
Czech hockey team secures spot in quarter-finals of 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship
Czech hockey team secures spot in quarter-finals of 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship

Mon, 23 May 2022 13:51:00 +0200
Most Ukrainian children not enrolled at schools but September intake due
The majority of Ukrainian refugee children who have arrived in the country in recent months have not yet entered the Czech education system, officials said on Monday. However, a major intake is likely to occur after the summer holidays, says the edu...

Mon, 23 May 2022 13:51:00 +0200
Events marking 80th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid to commence this week
The successful assassination of high-ranking Nazi Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak soldiers in Prague, code-named Operation Anthropoid, is one of Czechia’s proudest historical moments. This May 27 will be the 80th anniversary of the event, which ...

Mon, 23 May 2022 13:36:00 +0200
Foreign minister sets up working group to look into the use of real estate owned by Russian Embassy
Foreign minister sets up working group to look into the use of real estate owned by Russian Embassy

Mon, 23 May 2022 13:14:00 +0200
Expert: PM’s goal of 2 percent defence spending by 2024 “not realistic”
Prime Minister Petr Fiala says that the Czech Republic now aims to spend 2 percent of its GDP on defence by 2024, one year earlier than pledged in the government’s manifesto. The statement was made ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid in June. I asked...

Mon, 23 May 2022 12:56:00 +0200
Waiting time for surgical operations doubles as a result of pandemic pile-up
Waiting time for surgical operations doubles as a result of pandemic pile-up

Mon, 23 May 2022 12:43:00 +0200
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Mon, 23 May 2022 12:26:00 +0200
Jiří Václav Hampl, co-author of the Lidice children’s memorial, dies at 92
Jiří Václav Hampl, co-author of the Lidice children’s memorial, dies at 92

Mon, 23 May 2022 11:32:00 +0200
Meteorologists issue torrential rain warning
Meteorologists issue torrential rain warning

Mon, 23 May 2022 11:27:00 +0200
Website of Road and Rail Directorate partially restored after massive cyberattack
Website of Road and Rail Directorate partially restored after massive cyberattack

Mon, 23 May 2022 11:01:00 +0200
Ukrainians thank Czechs for their support in the war against Russia
Hundreds of Ukrainians dressed in national costumes marched through Prague at the weekend to express their gratitude for the country’s support in the war against Russia.  

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:49:00 +0200
No monkeypox cases in the Czech Republic to date
No monkeypox cases in the Czech Republic to date

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:45:00 +0200
Central bank governor indicates new interest rate hike likely in June
Central bank governor indicates new interest rate hike likely in June

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:34:00 +0200
Czechia’s current emergency food reserves would last for 1.3 days
Czechia’s current emergency food reserves would last for 1.3 days

Sun, 22 May 2022 14:54:00 +0200
Martin Fuksa wins gold in 1,000m at Canoe Sprint World Championships
Martin Fuksa wins gold in 1,000m at Canoe Sprint World Championships

Sun, 22 May 2022 10:32:00 +0200
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Sun, 22 May 2022 10:29:00 +0200
Nearly 350,780 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas
Nearly 350,780 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas

Sun, 22 May 2022 10:21:00 +0200
Electricity supplies fully restored after Friday night’s windstorm
Electricity supplies fully restored after Friday night’s windstorm

Sun, 22 May 2022 08:50:00 +0200
ZUŠ Open festival to showcase best of Czech primary art schools
ZUŠ Open festival to showcase best of Czech primary art schools

Sun, 22 May 2022 08:35:00 +0200
Czech Republic beat Norway 4:1 at World Ice Hockey Championships
Czech Republic beat Norway 4:1 at World Ice Hockey Championships

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Smetana’s My Country, traditional curtain-raiser of Prague Spring
The Prague Spring International Music Festival is now in full swing in the capital, delivering dozens of concerts and set to conclude on June 3. For decades the country’s top classical music event has opened with Bedřich Smetana’s Má vlast, or...

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Leksell Gamma Knife introduced 30 years ago after mass national fundraiser
The first unique Leksell Gamma Knife to be introduced in the Czech Republic was bought by the Charter 77 foundation 30 years ago.

Sat, 21 May 2022 14:59:00 +0200
PM Fiala: Czechia aims to reach two-percent defence spending target by 2024
PM Fiala: Czechia aims to reach two-percent defence spending target by 2024

Sat, 21 May 2022 14:22:00 +0200
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Sat, 21 May 2022 13:55:00 +0200
Over 17,000 take part in 55th Prague Prčice march
Over 17,000 take part in 55th Prague Prčice march

Sat, 21 May 2022 12:58:00 +0200
Martin Fuksa wins gold in 500m at Canoe Sprint World Championships
Martin Fuksa wins gold in 500m at Canoe Sprint World Championships

Sat, 21 May 2022 12:35:00 +0200
Legendary Czech basketball player Jiří Zídek dies aged 78
Legendary Czech basketball player Jiří Zídek dies aged 78

Sat, 21 May 2022 10:42:00 +0200
Some 100 buildings open to public for Open House Prague
Some 100 buildings open to public for Open House Prague

Sat, 21 May 2022 10:13:00 +0200
Windstorm sweeps across Czechia
Windstorm sweeps across Czechia

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:08:00 +0200
Cyber Agency says attack on Czech state’s Road and Motorway Directorate encoded data
Cyber Agency says attack on Czech state’s Road and Motorway Directorate encoded data

Fri, 20 May 2022 14:55:00 +0200
Czech and Slovak presidents to attend Anthropoid commemoration next Friday
Czech and Slovak presidents to attend Anthropoid commemoration next Friday

Fri, 20 May 2022 13:52:00 +0200
German Defence Ministry provides further details on tank donation to Czechia
German Defence Ministry provides further details on tank donation to Czechia

Fri, 20 May 2022 13:44:00 +0200
Second Effective Altruism conference held in Prague
Except for a niche interest group, most people have not heard of the Effective Altruism (EA) movement, which developed in the late 2000s at Oxford University and got its name in 2011. But it is gaining increasing visibility, and not only in the Engl...

Fri, 20 May 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Summer could see Prague host music event in support of Ukraine’s European aspirations
Summer could see Prague host music event in support of Ukraine’s European aspirations

Fri, 20 May 2022 13:19:00 +0200
111 Places in Ostrava You Shouldn’t Miss – unusual guide to North Moravian capital
For many years, Ostrava has been associated with coal mining and steel production and was not exactly regarded as a tourist destination. But over the past three decades, the city has undergone a huge transformation, turning its industrial past to it...

Fri, 20 May 2022 13:04:00 +0200
New Prague museum transports visitors back to 1970s and ‘80s Czechoslovakia
A new museum opened this week in Prague’s Kotva department store, depicting the way of life in 1970s and ‘80s Czechoslovakia. Called Retro Museum Prague, it takes the visitors through a typical communist-style apartment but also explores the des...

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:55:00 +0200
Film festival pays tribute to director Miloš Forman in his home town
Film festival pays tribute to director Miloš Forman in his home town

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:43:00 +0200
Weather - Meteorologists issue storm warning
Weather - Meteorologists issue storm warning

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:22:00 +0200
PM: State considering dividing up energy giant ČEZ
PM: State considering dividing up energy giant ČEZ

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:01:00 +0200
Czech household deposits fell by CZK 26 billion in March
Czech household deposits fell by CZK 26 billion in March

Fri, 20 May 2022 09:40:00 +0200
Czechia to receive CZK 680 million from EU to help with Ukrainian refugees
Czechia to receive CZK 680 million from EU to help with Ukrainian refugees

Fri, 20 May 2022 08:57:00 +0200
State of Emergency extended until end of June
State of Emergency extended until end of June

Thu, 19 May 2022 14:15:00 +0200
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Thu, 19 May 2022 14:14:00 +0200
Education Ministry pledges CZK 1.8 billion to help 400 disadvantaged schools
Education Ministry pledges CZK 1.8 billion to help 400 disadvantaged schools

Thu, 19 May 2022 14:06:00 +0200
Thirty years later, was voucher privatisation a good decision?
This week marks exactly 30 years since the beginning of the first round of voucher privatisations in post-communist Czechoslovakia. The government scheme made it possible for any Czech adult citizen to buy a “voucher book” that contained shares ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:30:00 +0200
European Commission files lawsuit against Czechia
European Commission files lawsuit against Czechia

Thu, 19 May 2022 12:36:00 +0200
Change in approach aims to deter Roma refugees
The Czech government is planning to make changes to legislation covering Ukrainian refugees. This includes a refusal to protect people with EU citizenship, a status shared by many refugees of Roma origin.

Thu, 19 May 2022 11:57:00 +0200
Working group to prevent filibustering planned
Working group to prevent filibustering planned

Thu, 19 May 2022 11:30:00 +0200
Finance minister orders review of predecessor’s VAT waiver
Finance minister orders review of predecessor’s VAT waiver

Thu, 19 May 2022 09:53:00 +0200
Hrabal event at writer’s cottage to take place for 23rd time
Hrabal event at writer’s cottage to take place for 23rd time

Thu, 19 May 2022 09:43:00 +0200
Slovácko beat Sparta in Czech cup for first ever trophy
Slovácko beat Sparta in Czech cup for first ever trophy

Wed, 18 May 2022 17:23:00 +0200
Germany to donate tanks to CR, significant purchase also being discussed
Germany to donate tanks to CR, significant purchase also being discussed

Wed, 18 May 2022 13:52:00 +0200
Czech-African Health Forum biggest event of its kind in decades
A two-day Czech-African Health Forum began at Prague’s Černín Palace on Wednesday, bringing together representatives of 10 African countries and seven health ministers. Pandemic management, strengthening the healthcare sector, and Czech business...

Wed, 18 May 2022 13:49:00 +0200
Jury head on why planned Philharmonic building is ideal for Prague
Prague looks set to get a futuristic new building, designed by internationally renowned Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Representatives of City Hall and the city’s Institute for Planning and Development announced the winner of the interna...

Wed, 18 May 2022 12:53:00 +0200
Czech inflation third highest in EU
Czech inflation third highest in EU

Wed, 18 May 2022 12:37:00 +0200
Prague to host 2023 Radiodays Europe conference
Prague to host 2023 Radiodays Europe conference

Wed, 18 May 2022 11:54:00 +0200
Lipavský hails joint Finland and Sweden NATO application
Lipavský hails joint Finland and Sweden NATO application

Wed, 18 May 2022 11:45:00 +0200
Archeologists focus on burial rites to understand early Bronze Age Bohemia
One of the most important ways in which archaeologists are able to learn about pre-historic cultures and civilisations is by studying the way that they buried their dead. In recent decades this practice has been further improved through the adoption...

Wed, 18 May 2022 11:08:00 +0200
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Wed, 18 May 2022 11:07:00 +0200
MPs to discuss “refugees’” state of emergency Thursday
MPs to discuss “refugees’” state of emergency Thursday

Wed, 18 May 2022 08:38:00 +0200
Šimon Pánek to be awarded Arnošt Lustig prize
Šimon Pánek to be awarded Arnošt Lustig prize

Wed, 18 May 2022 08:29:00 +0200
Danish studio wins competition to design Prague’s new philharmonic hall
Danish studio wins competition to design Prague’s new philharmonic hall

Tue, 17 May 2022 15:20:00 +0200
Over 50,000 refugees from Ukraine have already found work in Czechia
Over 50,000 refugees from Ukraine have already found work in Czechia

Tue, 17 May 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Eurostat: Czechs spend more on premium healthcare
Eurostat: Czechs spend more on premium healthcare

Tue, 17 May 2022 13:42:00 +0200
Prague exhibition showcases work of Chinese dissident artist
The new exhibition MADe IN CHINA at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague focuses on the work of Chinese dissident artist Badiucao. The show has also made international news, after the city’s Chinese Embassy tried to have it cancelled. I d...

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:49:00 +0200
“Turning point was when he started doing comedies”: Josef Abrhám recalled
Josef Abrhám, one of the most popular of Czech stage and screen actors, has died at the age of 82. Abrhám starred in a number of the best-loved movies in Czech cinema and was married for many decades to actress Libuše Šafránková, who also had ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:23:00 +0200
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Tue, 17 May 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnová announces end of career
Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnová announces end of career

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Czech PM: Austrian Chancellor to support expansion of TAL pipeline
Czech PM: Austrian Chancellor to support expansion of TAL pipeline

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:15:00 +0200
The Czech Tiger King
The US Netflix documentary series Tiger King was released in March 2020 just as most of us were entering Covid lockdown for the first time, and it kept many people happily glued to their TV screens in those first uncertain weeks. The show, with its ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:15:00 +0200
Czech Foreign Minister slams Hungary’s refusal to back Russian energy ban
Czech Foreign Minister slams Hungary’s refusal to back Russian energy ban

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:09:00 +0200
Famous Czech actor Josef Abrhám dies aged 82
Famous Czech actor Josef Abrhám dies aged 82

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:38:00 +0200
Czechia to host Qatari Emir on official visit this autumn
Czechia to host Qatari Emir on official visit this autumn

Tue, 17 May 2022 09:27:00 +0200
Body of Czech man found shot and buried near Kyiv
Body of Czech man found shot and buried near Kyiv

Mon, 16 May 2022 16:36:00 +0200
Justice Minister: Czechia wants to coordinate international war crimes investigation
Justice Minister: Czechia wants to coordinate international war crimes investigation

Mon, 16 May 2022 15:59:00 +0200
Defence Ministry honours 39 individuals for fighting Communist dictatorship
Defence Ministry honours 39 individuals for fighting Communist dictatorship

Mon, 16 May 2022 14:07:00 +0200
Minister unveils state plan for gas reserve purchases
Minister unveils state plan for gas reserve purchases

Mon, 16 May 2022 13:49:00 +0200
Open House Prague festival pays tribute to Slovene architect Jože Plečnik
Open House Prague festival pays tribute to Slovene architect Jože Plečnik

Mon, 16 May 2022 13:46:00 +0200
Expert: New head of Czech Catholic Church “transitional”
After a four-year search for a new Prague archbishop, the Vatican announced that the post would be filled by Jan Graubner, the current archbishop of Olomouc. But given the fact that Mr Graubner turns 75 next year, the age at which church dignitaries...

Mon, 16 May 2022 13:18:00 +0200
Rising interest rates deterring Czechs from taking mortgages
The Czech Republic’s banks and building societies provided new mortgage loans to the tune of CZK 17.5 billion in April, which was a fall of 40 percent on the previous month and of 60 percent on April 2021.

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:41:00 +0200
Police raid state’s nuclear waste storage agency
Police raid state’s nuclear waste storage agency

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:16:00 +0200
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Mon, 16 May 2022 12:06:00 +0200
Ondříček filming story of “king of Šumava” Hasil for series
Film director David Ondříček is currently shooting a TV series about the fascinating Czech Cold War figure Josef Hasil. His exploits smuggling defectors to the West led to the nickname “king of Šumava”.

Mon, 16 May 2022 11:50:00 +0200
Prague Spring legend Marta Kubišová set to become honorary Prague citizen
Prague Spring legend Marta Kubišová set to become honorary Prague citizen

Mon, 16 May 2022 11:26:00 +0200
European Commission lowers growth forecast for Czech economy
European Commission lowers growth forecast for Czech economy

Mon, 16 May 2022 11:08:00 +0200
Rammstein play Prague
German metal band Rammstein have begun a European tour with two shows at Prague’s Letňany, one on Sunday, the other planned for Monday.

Mon, 16 May 2022 10:54:00 +0200
Agricultural producer prices see sharpest rise in 30 years
Agricultural producer prices see sharpest rise in 30 years

Mon, 16 May 2022 10:30:00 +0200
Dana Huňátová: Albright was first person I saw who lived for work
When Dana Huňátová joined Czechoslovakia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in late 1989 she literally came across a red telephone to Moscow. As head of office of new minister Jiří Dienstbier she was closely involved in the deep overhaul of the mi...

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:03:00 +0200
Czechs lose to Sweden in their second Group B game in Tampere
Czechs lose to Sweden in their second Group B game in Tampere

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:02:00 +0200
Reconstruction of Barrandov Bridge starts on Monday
Reconstruction of Barrandov Bridge starts on Monday

Sun, 15 May 2022 15:57:00 +0200
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Sun, 15 May 2022 15:51:00 +0200
Interior minister: Czechia currently hosting around 200,000 refugees
Interior minister: Czechia currently hosting around 200,000 refugees

Sun, 15 May 2022 12:08:00 +0200
Kolín marks 150 years since first concert of most famous Czech brass band
František Kmoch, conductor and famous composer of brass music, composed over 230 marching and dance pieces, which are still played at village balls and events today.

Sun, 15 May 2022 09:17:00 +0200
Rammstein to perform in Prague tonight
Rammstein to perform in Prague tonight



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