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Sat, 04 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Martin Klíma: 1989 student leader who found global games success
Martin Klíma was a student leader of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, helping organise the gathering in November 1989 that sparked the fall of communism, where he delivered a key speech.

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:03:00 +0200
77th Prague Spring Music Festival closes with Antonín Dvořák's Sixth Symphony in D major
77th Prague Spring Music Festival closes with Antonín Dvořák's Sixth Symphony in D major

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:02:00 +0200
Finance ministry proposing 295 billion crown deficit in 2023
Finance ministry proposing 295 billion crown deficit in 2023

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:01:00 +0200
Andrej Babiš currently strongest candidate in 2023 presidential race
Andrej Babiš currently strongest candidate in 2023 presidential race

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:05:00 +0200
Tombstone fragments from Prague pedestrian zone to be used in new Jewish monument
  Prague Jewish Community has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance a monument made of fragments of Jewish tombstones removed from the city’s pavements. The tombstones from derelict Jewish cemeteries were used under Communism to repair pede...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:17:00 +0200
EC orders investigation into Czech state aid for digital terrestrial television operators
EC orders investigation into Czech state aid for digital terrestrial television operators

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:07:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:02:00 +0200
Meteorologists issue storm warning for Friday night
Meteorologists issue storm warning for Friday night

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:01:00 +0200
Clothing brands leaving the Czech market
Clothing brands leaving the Czech market

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0200
Brno building tent city for Romany refugees
Brno building tent city for Romany refugees

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:59:00 +0200
Czech and Polish cabinets discuss aid to Ukraine, energy security in Prague
Czech and Polish cabinets discuss aid to Ukraine, energy security in Prague

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:19:00 +0200
Řehka to become army chief after last formal hurdle cleared
Řehka to become army chief after last formal hurdle cleared

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200
100 days since start of Russian invasion: how much has Czechia helped Ukraine?
June 3 marks 100 days since Russia unleashed a war in Ukraine. We look back at what the Czech Republic has done to help the war-torn country.     

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:47:00 +0200
Czechs beat Swiss in Nations League campaign opener
Czechs beat Swiss in Nations League campaign opener

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:35:00 +0200
Joint Czech-Polish government meetings for Prague
Joint Czech-Polish government meetings for Prague

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:57:00 +0200
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Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:54:00 +0200
MPs pass bill to ensure traders store minimum level of gas
MPs pass bill to ensure traders store minimum level of gas

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:07:00 +0200
Newts! New audio drama inspired by Karel Čapek’s famous science fiction
Karel Čapek’s War with the Newts, a darkly humorous dystopia about a super-breed of amphibians trying to conquer the world, was published more than 80 years ago. This week, a new ‘surf-rock audio drama’, inspired by Čapek’s pioneering scie...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:05:00 +0200
Prague’s Švanda Theatre to present play written by robot on a US tour
Earlier this week, part of Prague’s Švanda Theatre ensemble embarked on a two-week tour of the Unites States. In addition to two productions representing contemporary Czech drama, the Smíchov theatre group will also present a brand new theatrica...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:48:00 +0200
Vaclík to win 50th cap in Switzerland game
Vaclík to win 50th cap in Switzerland game

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:47:00 +0200
Regional governors up in arms over Prague’s decision to close its centre for refugees
The decision of Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib to close the capital’s centre for Ukrainian refugees in mid-June, due to overload, has elicited sharp criticism from regional governors. Many have pointed out that the closure of the country’s busiest r...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:34:00 +0200
Lipavský backs Sweden and Finland’s efforts to join in Nato in Stockholm
Lipavský backs Sweden and Finland’s efforts to join in Nato in Stockholm

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:45:00 +0200
Prague hit by massive electricity blackout
Prague hit by massive electricity blackout

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:16:00 +0200
Government approves CZK 5000 one-off payment for children under 18
Government approves CZK 5000 one-off payment for children under 18

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:41:00 +0200
Two dead in Alzheimer's Centre blaze
Two dead in Alzheimer's Centre blaze

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:25:00 +0200
Sixth case of monkeypox in the Czech Republic confirmed
Sixth case of monkeypox in the Czech Republic confirmed

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:42:00 +0200
Students from Kyiv Circus Academy in Prague - Cirk la Putyka
An estimated 350,000 people have fled Ukraine for the Czech Republic over the past three months. Among the many refugees are also some twenty students from Kyiv’s Municipal Academy of Performing and Circus Arts. They arrived just days after Russia...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:57:00 +0200
Exhibition seeks to make Bohemia’s “locked up” crown jewels more accessible
Fans of history and jewellery may appreciate the exhibition “Czech crown jewels that you can reach” (České Korunovační klenoty na dosah), which is opening at Sychrov Castle in Northern Bohemia this Wednesday. The traveling exhibition feature...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:24:00 +0200
Prague to close its refugee centre in Vysočany on 15 June
Prague to close its refugee centre in Vysočany on 15 June

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:57:00 +0200
Czech Centres preparing “whole culture season” for EU presidency
The Czech Republic’s six-month presidency of the EU gets underway in exactly one month’s time. In parallel the country’s international network of Czech Centres will be running a whole host of events in the second half of 2022, with the motto V...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:41:00 +0200
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Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:11:00 +0200
Prime Minister Petr Fiala to meet Pope Francis in Vatican next week
Prime Minister Petr Fiala to meet Pope Francis in Vatican next week

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:08:00 +0200
Prague Castle: From spiritual site to royal residence
Prague Castle is not only the face of today’s picturesque Czech capital, but also an important archaeological site whose origins stretch back into prehistory. The castle hill and its surroundings still have much to unveil, archaeologists say. In f...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:04:00 +0200
Refugees can continue to use Prague public transport for free until 12 June
Refugees can continue to use Prague public transport for free until 12 June

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:30:00 +0200
Forbes: most influential Czech woman is EC Vice-President Věra Jourová
Forbes: most influential Czech woman is EC Vice-President Věra Jourová

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:12:00 +0200
Was the reconstruction of Prague’s famous astronomical clock botched?
The Ministry of Culture is looking into a complaint regarding the 2018 reconstruction of Prague’s famous astronomical clock. Specifically the complaint targets the copy of the original calendar on the Old Town Clock by Josef Mánes. According to M...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:40:00 +0200
Economist Danuše Nerudová announces candidacy for Czech president
Economist Danuše Nerudová announces candidacy for Czech president

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:21:00 +0200
Lower House approves stricter measures for refugees
Lower House approves stricter measures for refugees

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:29:00 +0200
Karlovy Vary festival to honour late artistic director Eva Zaoralová
Karlovy Vary festival to honour late artistic director Eva Zaoralová

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:29:00 +0200
Five years on from Czech smoking ban: what are the effects?
The Czech Republic was the last EU country to bring in a comprehensive smoking ban. A ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars, cafes, pubs, and bus stops came into effect in the Czech Republic on May 31 2017 – happily coinciding ...

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:28:00 +0200
Record amount of forest trees planted in Czechia last year
Record amount of forest trees planted in Czechia last year

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:10:00 +0200
Czechia given temporary exemption on pipeline oil deliveries as EU agrees on new sanctions
After hours of struggling to resolve their differences, EU leaders on Monday agreed to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports to member states in a deal that will cut off a huge source of financing for Russia’s war machine. The Czech Re...

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:46:00 +0200
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Tue, 31 May 2022 12:45:00 +0200
Monthly siren test to go off on Wednesday after three-month break
Monthly siren test to go off on Wednesday after three-month break

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:45:00 +0200
Czech household debts fall in April, first drop since 2016
Czech household debts fall in April, first drop since 2016

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:44:00 +0200
Russian ambassador summoned over use of real estate
Russian ambassador summoned over use of real estate

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:35:00 +0200
Young Ukrainian circus artists find refuge in Prague
An estimated 350,000 people have fled Ukraine for the Czech Republic over the past three months. Among the many refugees are also some twenty students from Kyiv’s Municipal Academy of Performing and Circus Arts. They arrived just days after Russia...

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:30:00 +0200
Czech 1968 drama The Word among films competing at 56th Karlovy Vary
With just over a month until the 56th edition of the region’s biggest cinema event, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has just announced its main programme. Two Czechs works – Borders of Love and The Word – will be in the running fo...

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Czech PM praises EU agreement on Russian oil embargo
Czech PM praises EU agreement on Russian oil embargo

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:51:00 +0200
Statisticians: Czech economy grew by 4.8 percent in first quarter of 2022
Statisticians: Czech economy grew by 4.8 percent in first quarter of 2022

Mon, 30 May 2022 15:43:00 +0200
Regulator proposes changes on Czech mobile phone market
Regulator proposes changes on Czech mobile phone market

Mon, 30 May 2022 14:20:00 +0200
Cyber watchdog issues warning against selected smart electricity metres
Cyber watchdog issues warning against selected smart electricity metres

Mon, 30 May 2022 14:08:00 +0200
VZP: Refugee influx could raise healthcare expenses by CZK 6.9 billion
VZP: Refugee influx could raise healthcare expenses by CZK 6.9 billion

Mon, 30 May 2022 13:21:00 +0200
Study: Number of regular drinkers declined in Czech Republic
Study: Number of regular drinkers declined in Czech Republic

Mon, 30 May 2022 13:18:00 +0200
Highest ever price tag for painting sold at Czech auction
Bohumil Kubišta’s painting Old Prague Motif was sold on Sunday at auction for CZK 123.6 million, the most a painting has ever sold for at a Czech art auction. It was also almost five times the starting price of CZK 25 million, which itself would ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 13:15:00 +0200
Czechs take “bronze that feels like gold” in ice hockey
The Czech Republic came third at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Finland on Sunday. A storming comeback win over the United States gave the Czechs their first medal at a major tournament in 10 long years – bronze that players say feels like g...

Mon, 30 May 2022 12:21:00 +0200
Poland could construct second FSRU amid Czech and Slovak interest
Poland could construct second FSRU amid Czech and Slovak interest

Mon, 30 May 2022 12:01:00 +0200
Second tent town for Ukrainian refugees being constructed in Prague
Second tent town for Ukrainian refugees being constructed in Prague

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:48:00 +0200
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Mon, 30 May 2022 11:29:00 +0200
Brno scientists digitize Dyje river for better environmental protection and water management
A team of scientists from the Global Change Research Institute in Brno has created a digital map of the Dyje river basin. With the help of the digitized model they can simulate changes to the basin triggered by Nature and human activity, helping to ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:24:00 +0200
Prague hosted NATO intelligence chiefs meeting
Prague hosted NATO intelligence chiefs meeting

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:15:00 +0200
Support for Ukraine’s EU membership bid
The EU and Ukrainian flags appeared side by side on Prague’s Legion Bridge at the weekend in a show of support for Ukraine’s EU membership bid.  

Mon, 30 May 2022 08:53:00 +0200
Couple suspected of espionage over link to Russian agents
Couple suspected of espionage over link to Russian agents

Mon, 30 May 2022 08:24:00 +0200
Poet, artist and translator Bohuslav Reynek born 130 years ago
This outstanding Czech artist, associated with his native Vysočina and France, did not receive full recognition until after the fall of Communism. Until then, he worked in relative obscurity, with his poems being published mainly abroad and via sam...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:09:00 +0200
Czech footballers assemble before four Nations League games
Czech footballers assemble before four Nations League games

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:17:00 +0200
Kubišta’s Old Prague Motif sets Czech auction record with CZK 123 million sale
Kubišta’s Old Prague Motif sets Czech auction record with CZK 123 million sale

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:10:00 +0200
Czechs beat US in bronze game at hockey worlds
Czechs beat US in bronze game at hockey worlds

Sun, 29 May 2022 11:35:00 +0200
Group weighing changes in Czech lower house meeting next week
Group weighing changes in Czech lower house meeting next week

Sun, 29 May 2022 11:24:00 +0200
Ex-MP facing rape charge reportedly attempts suicide
Ex-MP facing rape charge reportedly attempts suicide

Sun, 29 May 2022 09:57:00 +0200
Khamoro festival of Romany culture starts in Prague
Khamoro festival of Romany culture starts in Prague

Sun, 29 May 2022 09:51:00 +0200
Number of Ukrainians with temporary protection status nears 360,000
Number of Ukrainians with temporary protection status nears 360,000

Sun, 29 May 2022 09:35:00 +0200
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Sun, 29 May 2022 09:19:00 +0200
Czechs to face US in third place game at hockey worlds
Czechs to face US in third place game at hockey worlds

Sun, 29 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Leoš Janáček International Music Festival gets underway this Sunday
The annual Leoš Janáček International Music Festival will traditionally launch by a performance of the composer’s Sinfonietta. Meanwhile, Richard Strauss’ famous Oboe Concerto will be performed by the Czech Republic’s “oboe ambassador” ...

Sat, 28 May 2022 15:09:00 +0200
Jan Kubiš Day held at Panenské Břežany
Jan Kubiš Day held at Panenské Břežany

Sat, 28 May 2022 13:23:00 +0200
Minister: Govt planning discount to help Czechs cope with energy prices
Minister: Govt planning discount to help Czechs cope with energy prices

Sat, 28 May 2022 11:55:00 +0200
Okamura party MEP plans presidential run
Okamura party MEP plans presidential run

Sat, 28 May 2022 11:45:00 +0200
Nine-hundred more Ukrainians receive temporary protection
Nine-hundred more Ukrainians receive temporary protection

Sat, 28 May 2022 09:53:00 +0200
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Sat, 28 May 2022 09:51:00 +0200
Exhibition highlights lives of prisoners forced to mine uranium
Exhibition highlights lives of prisoners forced to mine uranium

Sat, 28 May 2022 09:50:00 +0200
Parody award goes to presidential candidate for Covid disinformation
Parody award goes to presidential candidate for Covid disinformation

Fri, 27 May 2022 15:48:00 +0200
Czech ice hockey team to face Canada in semi-finals
Czech ice hockey team to face Canada in semi-finals

Fri, 27 May 2022 14:22:00 +0200
Muchová loses third round of French Open after ankle injury
Muchová loses third round of French Open after ankle injury

Fri, 27 May 2022 13:47:00 +0200
ČEZ to raise gas prices by 80% from July
ČEZ to raise gas prices by 80% from July

Fri, 27 May 2022 13:42:00 +0200
How Sokol movement helped Operation Anthropoid succeed
One of the key factors in the successful assassination of senior Nazi Reinhard Heydrich 80 years ago was the support that members of the Sokol patriotic gymnastics movement provided to the Czechoslovak soldiers. Many of them would later pay for it w...

Fri, 27 May 2022 13:13:00 +0200
“It is something special” – New Radio Orchestra chief returns to where it all began
The Prague Radio Symphony orchestra will enter its 96th season under new chief conductor and music director Petr Popelka. The 36-year-old musician, regarded as one of the most talented contemporary conductors, presented the programme of the upcoming...

Fri, 27 May 2022 12:41:00 +0200
Coronavirus numbers in Czechia continue to fall
Coronavirus numbers in Czechia continue to fall

Fri, 27 May 2022 12:18:00 +0200
Czech, Slovak and UK representatives commemorate Operation Anthropoid
Czech, Slovak and UK representatives commemorate Operation Anthropoid

Fri, 27 May 2022 11:41:00 +0200
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Fri, 27 May 2022 10:12:00 +0200
Prague revokes Soviet Marshal Konev’s honorary citizenship
Prague revokes Soviet Marshal Konev’s honorary citizenship

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Czech Republic marks 80th anniversary of Heydrich assassination
Czech Republic marks 80th anniversary of Heydrich assassination

Thu, 26 May 2022 19:27:00 +0200
Czechs beat Germany to reach World Championships semi-final in ice hockey
Czechs beat Germany to reach World Championships semi-final in ice hockey

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:31:00 +0200
Three new cases of monkeypox detected in Czechia
Three new cases of monkeypox detected in Czechia

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:58:00 +0200
Slew of events marking Anthropoid anniversary Friday
A whole slew of events will be held in Prague on Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the assassination of the Nazi governor of Bohemia and Moravia in 1942. The Slovak president and UK foreign secretary are among the dignitaries taking part.

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:32:00 +0200
Striker Patrik Schick to stay in Leverkusen until 2027
Striker Patrik Schick to stay in Leverkusen until 2027

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:23:00 +0200
Anthropoid: Czechoslovakia’s greatest resistance story
Operation Anthropoid was the only successful government-organized assassination of a top-ranking Nazi official. On the occasion of its 80th anniversary, we look back at how it unfolded, and hear voices from a cast of colourful characters, including ...

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:05:00 +0200
Former Charles University rector wants to run for president
Former Charles University rector wants to run for president

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:45:00 +0200
Plíšková out of French Open after shock defeat in second round
Plíšková out of French Open after shock defeat in second round

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:42:00 +0200
Zlín comes alive with films for youth and children
The Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth got underway in the South Moravian town on Thursday. The oldest and largest film festival of its kind in the world, which is now in its 62nd year, will feature nearly 280 films from 49 cou...

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:18:00 +0200
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Thu, 26 May 2022 12:12:00 +0200
Prague City Hall to dim streetlights in some areas within cost-cutting measures
With inflation at over 14 percent and cost-cutting the order of the day, Prague City Hall has announced plans to reduce electricity costs by dimming streetlights in some parts of the capital and switching off the special lighting of monuments severa...

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:10:00 +0200
FM: Czechia supports Moldova’s entry into EU
FM: Czechia supports Moldova’s entry into EU

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:38:00 +0200
Zelensky expected to address Czech Parliament on June 15
Zelensky expected to address Czech Parliament on June 15

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:25:00 +0200
Swiss President Cassis visits Czechia to discuss bilateral and EU relations
Swiss President Cassis visits Czechia to discuss bilateral and EU relations

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:17:00 +0200
Future central bank governor says interests rates should remain above normal
Future central bank governor says interests rates should remain above normal

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



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