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Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:44:00 +0200
Mayors and Independents electing new leadership
Mayors and Independents electing new leadership

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:35:00 +0200
Annual pilgrimage to commemorate victims of 1945 Brno death march
Annual pilgrimage to commemorate victims of 1945 Brno death march

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:25:00 +0200
Rise in Covid cases continues
Rise in Covid cases continues

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:18:00 +0200
German Foreign Minister to meet Lipavský in Prague and visit Lidice
German Foreign Minister to meet Lipavský in Prague and visit Lidice

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:58:00 +0200
Clean-up operation of dead fish in Dyje river begins
Clean-up operation of dead fish in Dyje river begins

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:59:00 +0200
Children’s summer camp leaders receive suspended sentences for bodily harm due to negligence
Children’s summer camp leaders receive suspended sentences for bodily harm due to negligence

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:12:00 +0200
Storm warnings issued for all regions of Czechia
Storm warnings issued for all regions of Czechia

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:59:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:51:00 +0200
Penta Investments to buy former post office near Masaryk station for CZK 220 million
Penta Investments to buy former post office near Masaryk station for CZK 220 million

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Pig farm demolition on Lety concentration camp site finally launched
The demolition work at a former pig farm at Lety in South Bohemia that was the site of a concentration camp for Romanies during the Second World War was officially launched on Friday. A new memorial to the Holocaust of Romanies and Sinti in the Czec...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:39:00 +0200
Demolition of pig farm on site of Roma concentration camp begins after years of delays
Demolition of pig farm on site of Roma concentration camp begins after years of delays

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:32:00 +0200
Government’s plan to purchase F-35s “best decision that could have been made”, says expert
The Czech government announced this week that it will be entering negotiations with the United States about the possible purchase of F35 fighter jets. The Ministry of Defence says that it is hoping to secure two squadrons – around 24 aircraft – ...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:49:00 +0200
Building housing Goethe Institute in Prague damaged
Building housing Goethe Institute in Prague damaged

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:21:00 +0200
Covid summer wave continues to rise
Covid summer wave continues to rise

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:06:00 +0200
Two more cases of monkeypox recorded this week
Two more cases of monkeypox recorded this week

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:49:00 +0200
Siniaková loses to Pera in German Open quarterfinals
Siniaková loses to Pera in German Open quarterfinals

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:43:00 +0200
Prague hosting Russian opposition conference
Prague hosting Russian opposition conference

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:33:00 +0200
Hall of Fame to Petra Kvitová opens in her home town
Hall of Fame to Petra Kvitová opens in her home town

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:28:00 +0200
European Commission ends conflict of interest proceedings against Czechia
European Commission ends conflict of interest proceedings against Czechia

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:19:00 +0200
Over 350,000 Ukrainians have benefited from People in Need support since Russian invasion
Over 350,000 Ukrainians have benefited from People in Need support since Russian invasion

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:23:00 +0200
Czechia very popular as study destination among foreigners, study finds
Czechia is a popular destination for foreign students, according to a university-wide survey conducted by the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research. Many of those who choose to study at Czech universities also end up finding...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:04:00 +0200
Supreme Court rules in favour of 21 year sentence for Czech separatist fighter
Supreme Court rules in favour of 21 year sentence for Czech separatist fighter

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:49:00 +0200
Financial Office: Russian assets worth CZK 10 billion frozen since Ukraine invasion
Financial Office: Russian assets worth CZK 10 billion frozen since Ukraine invasion

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:56:00 +0200
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:54:00 +0200
Prague Castle official forced to pay fine after mishandling secret document
Prague Castle official forced to pay fine after mishandling secret document

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:43:00 +0200
Havel, Ukraine, and sustainability – Paris street art exhibition highlights Czech EU Presidency
A new street art exhibition has appeared on a wall outside the Czech embassy in Paris, celebrating the accession of the Czech Republic to the presidency of the EU Council.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:40:00 +0200
German Open quarterfinals: Siniaková set to play Pera, Krejčíková out
German Open quarterfinals: Siniaková set to play Pera, Krejčíková out

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:19:00 +0200
Tons of fish found dead in Dyje river
Tons of fish found dead in Dyje river

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:18:00 +0200
Police catch two men accused of blackmailing businessman
Police catch two men accused of blackmailing businessman

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:42:00 +0200
Young Czechs may be allowed to start driving at 17, but are they in a hurry to get behind the wheel?
Under a proposed amendment to the Road Traffic Act young people in Czechia would be allowed to start driving at the age of 17 under the supervision of a parent or another experienced driver with a clean slate. While teenagers living in the country c...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:35:00 +0200
Extreme heat warning extended until Friday
Extreme heat warning extended until Friday

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:23:00 +0200
EU Ministers for Research and Innovation due to meet in Prague
EU Ministers for Research and Innovation due to meet in Prague

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:28:00 +0200
Covid numbers on increase in Czechia
Covid numbers on increase in Czechia

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:05:00 +0200
Czech archaeologists discover tomb of ancient Egyptian dignitary
In spring of this year, Czech archaeologists unearthed an incredible find – the previously undiscovered tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary in Abusir, Egypt. The discovery, announced on Friday on the Czech Institute of Egyptology’s Facebook pa...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:54:00 +0200
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Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:46:00 +0200
Czech MPs approve ban on single-use plastic
Czech MPs approve ban on single-use plastic

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:55:00 +0200
Brno celebrates bicentenary of Mendel’s birth in grand style
The Moravian metropolis of Brno is paying tribute to its most famous citizen – the Augustinian monk, mathematician and biologist, widely known as “the father of genetics” – Johann Gregor Mendel, born 200 years ago. The city is celebrating t...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:24:00 +0200
Czech Air Force to guard Lithuanian air space until end of September
Czech Air Force to guard Lithuanian air space until end of September

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:24:00 +0200
Czech Defence Ministry to negotiate purchase of US F-35 fighter jets
Czech Defence Ministry to negotiate purchase of US F-35 fighter jets

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:31:00 +0200
Over 9,000 people apply for compensations over Vrbětice blasts
Over 9,000 people apply for compensations over Vrbětice blasts

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:30:00 +0200
China condemns Taiwanese Parliament delegation visit to Czechia
China condemns Taiwanese Parliament delegation visit to Czechia

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:11:00 +0200
The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog’s name doesn’t lie – it is indeed part dog, part wolf! Created for the Czechoslovak border guard in the late 1950s, the breed’s creator, Karel Hartl, wanted to improve the stamina and strength of working dogs by c...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:18:00 +0200
Extreme heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday
Extreme heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:17:00 +0200
Czech foreign minister in Kyiv for talks
Czech foreign minister in Kyiv for talks

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:09:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:53:00 +0200
Images from space reveal hot spots in Prague
The European Space Agency has released images capturing the recent temperature extremes in a number of European cities, including Prague. The photos, taken from the International Space Station, has revealed heat islands in the densely populated area...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:23:00 +0200
Czech scientists developing space “microscope” that could help map out Solar System
Scientists at the Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry are developing a next generation measuring device that could help in future attempts to mine asteroids in space. Called HANKA, the machine should be able to determine the compositions of a...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:11:00 +0200
“Sounds of Žofín” festival of brass band music opens in Prague
“Sounds of Žofín” festival of brass band music opens in Prague

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:10:00 +0200
Unions pushing for wage hikes in public sector
Unions pushing for wage hikes in public sector

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:08:00 +0200
Fines for traffic offenses expected to rise steeply
Fines for traffic offenses expected to rise steeply

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:00 +0200
Covid numbers growing steeply
Covid numbers growing steeply

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:30:00 +0200
Interest in booster shots against Covid highest in Prague
Interest in booster shots against Covid highest in Prague

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:29:00 +0200
First case of BA.2.76 sub-variant of Covid-19 detected in Czechia
First case of BA.2.76 sub-variant of Covid-19 detected in Czechia

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:53:00 +0200
Twenty One Pilots wow fans at Colours of Ostrava with nod to Czech folk song
Czechia’s largest and most popular music festival, Colours of Ostrava, closed its gates this weekend after four days of concerts and events held in the industrial complex of Dolní Vítkovice. Attendees were treated to headline acts such as The Ki...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:36:00 +0200
Loket castle hosts motocross Grand Prix
A series of World Championship races in motocross took place in the Loket serpentine near the town of Sokolov in Western Bohemia last week. Several of the best motocross riders in Czechia and the wider world took part in the Grand Prix competition k...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:56:00 +0200
Czech climbers set out to conquer Masherbrum
A trio of Czech mountaineers is setting out to conquer Masherbrum, the 22nd highest peak in the world and the ninth highest in Pakistan. Radoslav Groh, Marek Holeček and Tomáš Petreček are going to climb the western side of the mountain, which h...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:56:00 +0200
Taiwanese Parliament delegation in Czechia
Taiwanese Parliament delegation in Czechia

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:32:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:23:00 +0200
Meteorologists issue extreme heatwave warning
Meteorologists issue extreme heatwave warning

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:21:00 +0200
Poděbrady mayor leaving party ranks amid scandal
Poděbrady mayor leaving party ranks amid scandal

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Minister Lipavsky: EU needs to redefine relations with Russia
Minister Lipavsky: EU needs to redefine relations with Russia

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:31:00 +0200
Supreme Audit Office finds serious shortcomings National Gallery’s financial management
Supreme Audit Office finds serious shortcomings National Gallery’s financial management

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:28:00 +0200
"Everyone" to blame for botched copy of Manes calendar on Old Town Clock
"Everyone" to blame for botched copy of Manes calendar on Old Town Clock

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:27:00 +0200
Vaccination centres now offering Covid booster shots
Vaccination centres now offering Covid booster shots

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:41:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:40:00 +0200
Heatwave warning
Heatwave warning

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:39:00 +0200
Czech trio will attempt to conquer Masherbrum
Czech trio will attempt to conquer Masherbrum

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:26:00 +0200
Czech tourist dies in Austria
Czech tourist dies in Austria

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:24:00 +0200
Bust of martyred priest Josef Toufar unveiled in his home town
Bust of martyred priest Josef Toufar unveiled in his home town

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:21:00 +0200
Brno opens week of celebrations marking 200th birth anniversary of Johann Gregor Mendel
Brno opens week of celebrations marking 200th birth anniversary of Johann Gregor Mendel

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:18:00 +0200
Covid cases rising, booster shots to be available as of Monday
Covid cases rising, booster shots to be available as of Monday

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 05:54:00 +0200
Guarneri Trio Prague finishes its 35th season
The Guarneri Trio Prague is one of the world’s most renowned piano trios. Founded by Ivan Klanský on piano, Čeněk Pavlík on violin, and Marek Jerie on the cello, the Trio has had the same line-up since 1986, and has just finished its 35th seas...

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 03:46:00 +0200
July 1992: Slovak declaration kickstarts breakup of Czechoslovakia
Thirty years ago Slovakia made clear that it wanted to embark on the path of independence for the second time in history.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:40:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:39:00 +0200
Thermal photos from space station pinpoint hot spots in Prague
Thermal photos from space station pinpoint hot spots in Prague

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:38:00 +0200
Mayors and Independents cutting ties with controversial mayor
Mayors and Independents cutting ties with controversial mayor

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:36:00 +0200
Finance minister rules out hike in income tax
Finance minister rules out hike in income tax

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:29:00 +0200
Czech archaeologists discover tomb of ancient Egyptian dignitary in Abusir
Czech archaeologists discover tomb of ancient Egyptian dignitary in Abusir

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:27:00 +0200
Covid numbers rising steeply, but no restrictions planned
Covid numbers rising steeply, but no restrictions planned

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:26:00 +0200
Opposition says government’s aid package “too little, too late”
Opposition says government’s aid package “too little, too late”

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Jindřichův Hradec
The largest tourist attraction of the South Bohemian city of Jindřichův Hradec is its historical centre which is cornered on one side by the Nežárka River and on the other by the Vajgar artificial lake.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:58:00 +0200
Alfons Mucha’s personal and philosophical sides on show at special new Prague exhibit
A new exhibition about one of the most famous Czech painters, Alfons Mucha, opens this Friday in Prague’s Waldstein Riding School. Titled “Mucha: The Family Collection”, the exhibit offers a closer look at the development of Mucha as an artist...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:20:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:10:00 +0200
Interest rate on new mortgages reaches five percent
Interest rate on new mortgages reaches five percent

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:09:00 +0200
War veteran Josef Kaufman dies at 95
War veteran Josef Kaufman dies at 95

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:08:00 +0200
Social Affairs Ministry wants more financial support for disabled people
Social Affairs Ministry wants more financial support for disabled people

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:07:00 +0200
New elite police unit established to fight terrorism and cybercrime
New elite police unit established to fight terrorism and cybercrime

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:23:00 +0200
Czechia boasts the biggest organic lavender field in Europe
Lavender fields are generally considered to be the hallmark of Provence. But you do not need to travel to southern France to delight in the wondrous sight and heady scent of endless rows of purple lavender bushes. Chodouň in Central Bohemia is a la...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:21:00 +0200
Close to half a million Czechs hooked on mobile phones, social networks, and online gaming
The National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addictions monitors the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and gambling.  This year, for the first time, it also mapped addictions to digital technologies and has concluded that close to half a milli...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:40:00 +0200
Booster shots against Covid will be available from next week
Booster shots against Covid will be available from next week

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:26:00 +0200
Ivana Trump dies at her New York home aged 73
Ivana Trump dies at her New York home aged 73

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:12:00 +0200
Bavaria to increase daily capacity of TAL pipeline that supplies Czechia with oil
Bavaria to increase daily capacity of TAL pipeline that supplies Czechia with oil

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:23:00 +0200
New exhibition highlights greenwashing in Czech design
On the occasion of the Czech EU Presidency, the European network of Czech Centres has prepared a wide range of events. Most of them will take place abroad, but the new project Laboratory of the Future is also intended for a Czech audience. From 11 t...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:51:00 +0200
ÚZIS: Summer coronavirus wave expected to culminate soon
ÚZIS: Summer coronavirus wave expected to culminate soon

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:14:00 +0200
Police chief: Cases of cybercrime on the rise
Police chief: Cases of cybercrime on the rise

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:47:00 +0200
EU environment ministers meeting in Prague
EU environment ministers meeting in Prague

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:27:00 +0200
Outgoing Ukrainian Ambassador praises solidarity of Czechs with his home country
Outgoing Ukrainian Ambassador praises solidarity of Czechs with his home country

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:51:00 +0200
More than half of Ukrainian refugee children in Czechia registered in country’s schools
More than half of Ukrainian refugee children in Czechia registered in country’s schools

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:47:00 +0200
Czechia preparing its own version of US Magnitsky Act
Czechia may soon have its own version of the 2012 US Magnitsky Act which would allow the country to impose national sanctions for serious violations of international law on individuals and legal entities who are not on the EU sanctions list. The sta...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:39:00 +0200
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Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:37:00 +0200
European Commission forecast raises Czech economic growth prediction
European Commission forecast raises Czech economic growth prediction

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:57:00 +0200
Experts report record Covid load in Prague wastewater
Experts report record Covid load in Prague wastewater

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:52:00 +0200
Czech PM: seventh package of sanctions against Russia will not curb gas imports
Czech PM: seventh package of sanctions against Russia will not curb gas imports

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:30:00 +0200
Court: Babiš must apologise for claiming opposition protestors were paid
Court: Babiš must apologise for claiming opposition protestors were paid

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:15:00 +0200
Czechia's reforms praised in new EU Rule of law report, but criticism also present
Czechia's reforms praised in new EU Rule of law report, but criticism also present

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:01:00 +0200
Síkela: EU solidarity key in facing down possible Russian gas cut-off
Síkela: EU solidarity key in facing down possible Russian gas cut-off

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:33:00 +0200
Alex Král signs one year contract with Schalke 04
Alex Král signs one year contract with Schalke 04

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:16:00 +0200
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Weather

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:35:00 +0200
Chamber of Deputies approves lowering film incentives
Chamber of Deputies approves lowering film incentives

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:08:00 +0200
Czechia’s industrial production grew at third highest rate in EU during May
Czechia’s industrial production grew at third highest rate in EU during May

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:56:00 +0200
Czechia could send ecology experts to Ukraine after war to help rebuild environment
Czechia could send ecology experts to Ukraine after war to help rebuild environment

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:53:00 +0200
Ghosts of parishioners help bring abandoned church back to life
The church of Sv. Jiří in the village of Lukova is a place steeped in mystery. Consecrated in 1352 the church served many generations of believers until the mid-20th century when, due to a freak accident, it gained a reputation for being haunted a...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:32:00 +0200
“It will be the best edition”: Colours returns after three years
After a lengthy Covid-imposed break, one of Czechia’s biggest music festivals, Colours of Ostrava, is back. The first edition since 2019 kicked off on Wednesday and as well as big international acts such as The Killers will again feature the popul...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:23:00 +0200
Colours of Ostrava music festival returns after two-year absence
Colours of Ostrava music festival returns after two-year absence

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0200
The Cesky terrier
The Cesky terrier, sometimes known as the Czech terrier or Bohemian terrier, is a small, agile dog, weighing in at no more than 10 kg. Even though it was created by inbreeding three related individuals, nowadays it is a very healthy and robust breed...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:55:00 +0200
Czech inflation reaches 17.2 percent
Czech inflation reaches 17.2 percent

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:08:00 +0200
Officials in Prague: EU will use existing courts for Ukraine war crimes cases
Officials in Prague: EU will use existing courts for Ukraine war crimes cases

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:27:00 +0200
Demolition of pig farm at site of Lety concentration camp to start soon
Demolition of pig farm at site of Lety concentration camp to start soon

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:34:00 +0200
Devil’s Arse
The “Devil’s Arse” (Ďáblova prdel) is a famous rock formation in the area of “Czech Canada”, a national park that is filled with granite rocks.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:11:00 +0200
“It would be a rough winter”: Minister on what Russian gas halt would mean for Czechia
The halt of Russian gas supplies to Europe via the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1, allegedly for technical maintenance reasons, has raised questions about how EU member states would survive the winter without Russian fuels. According to Industry ...



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