Supreme Audit Office: Czechia’s debt rose fastest in EU in 2021

Bell #9801, commemorating World War II, unveiled in Prague

Ample Strike military exercise to take place in Czechia on Monday

Canoeist Gabriela Satková wins water slalom World Championships race

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Labour Ministry prepared to launch short-time work scheme if energy prices remain unchecked

Czechia and Poland to help patrol Slovakia’s airspace

Trap shooter Jiří Lipták wins European Championships

Ambassador: Czechia could help rebuild Dnipro

This year marks exactly three decades since the first premiere of the famous musical Les Misérables (in Czech Bídníci) took place at Prague’s Vinohrady Theatre. The success of the show would lead to musicals becoming a mainstay on the Czech cul...

Mafia was created in the studios of the Brno-based company formerly known as Illusion Softworks by video game developer Daniel Vávra. It quickly gained a lot of die-hard fans thanks to its strong plot, cinematic elements and sophisticated gameplay....

Kayaker Fišerová wins bronze at World Championships

Government to face no confidence vote next week

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Fire at Prague’s General Military Hospital

Parliament approves Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO

Fiala: We must go in the direction of setting maximum prices for energy

Memorial to Czechia’s three resistance movements opens in Lošany

Statistics in recent years have shown that there is a growing number of Indians, both students and professionals that are moving to and living in Czechia. Why is that? And what are Czech-Indian relations like in general? To find out more, I spoke to...

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Poultry farmers having trouble renewing energy contracts

26 August is International Dog Day – and in celebration of this momentous event, our reporter and resident dog lover Anna Fodor decided to venture out around the city to talk to foreigners who have dogs about what it’s like living with a canine ...

More hiking trails in Bohemian Switzerland to open in September

Singer Hana Zagorová dies at age of 75

This week marks exactly half a year since refugees started pouring into the EU after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Czechia has so far provided refuge to more than 400,000 Ukrainians, mainly women and children. How are they doing now and have they ...

Viktoria Plzeň got some of world football’s biggest names in Thursday’s draw for the group stage of the Champions League: Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan. But do the Czech side have any chance of not coming last in Group C? And how muc...

Prague Municipal Court declares Sberbank CZ bankrupt

Association of Regions calls on Czech government to regulate energy prices

Slavia beats Raków to reach Europa Conference League group stage

Universities considering long distance learning due to energy costs

Czech philosopher, translator Jiří Pechar dies aged 93

Slavia to face Raków in second-leg of Europa Conference League qualifier

Czechia’s Expo 2025 exhibit to focus on robotics, AI and computer games

Czechia and Ukraine preparing education cooperation agreement

Government passes energy savings tariff

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Fiala: Czechia should focus on food security rather than self sufficiency

Czech medical students are under excessive amounts of stress – leading to the majority suffering from mental and physical health problems themselves. That’s according to a survey by a group of recent medical graduates.

The dramatic story of the Mašín brothers’ armed anti-Communist resistance group is currently being made into a film. Written by top Czech screenwriter Marek Epstein, it is being directed by a distant relative of the Mašíns, Czech Television re...

Survey: More than three-quarters of Czech children use school eateries

Defence Ministry to spend CZK 1.9 billion on Tartra Trucks

The government has just approved measures aimed at easing the pressure that skyrocketing energy costs are putting on many Czechs. Under the scheme, households will receive an average of CZK 15,000, with almost a third of that sum coming this year.

Hundreds gather in Prague to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day

Coronavirus: Pandemic still in decline in Czechia

Lipavský summons Russian ambassador after accusatory comments at UN

Finance Ministry: Cutting gas imports from Russia would hit Czech economy next winter

Although decidedly not a dish for vegetarians, roast pork knee (or pork knuckle) is one of the most popular items on Czech pub menus. The combination of well-cooked, not-quite-lean meat and a golden-baked, crispy exterior make this hearty dish a pop...

Wednesday marks exactly six months since Russia launched its war on Ukraine. Czechia has taken in more Ukrainian refugees per capita than any other state and provided massive assistance to Kyiv. But how did the relatively new Czech government respon...

Government to discuss downsizing civil service

Síkela proposes extraordinary EU energy council meeting

Giant 9.8 ton bell arrives in Prague

Ministry proposes giving households CZK 2,000 energy savings tariff this winter

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Defence Minister: Czechia has provided Ukraine with CZK 3.8 billion in military aid

Prague to host EU defence ministers' meeting

Ambassador: Czechia interested in securing EU candidacy status for Georgia

A new advertisement released by Czech Railways this week has been a hit on Czech social media. Unusually for a mainstream ad in this country, it depicts a lesbian couple – and could be seen as a dig at authoritarian Hungary.

Russia accuses Czech minister of backing terror over Dugina comment

Viktoria Plzeň qualify for Champions League for fourth time

Zeman: By invading Ukraine Russia gained nothing and lost everything

A ban on single-use plastics was approved by the Czech Senate earlier this month and should come into effect in the autumn. The new legislation includes a direct ban on certain products, including plastic cutlery, straws, and food and drink containe...

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PM: Nearly 25km of new motorway to open in Czechia in 2022

Record 22 states to take part in NATO Days show

Over 100,000 Ukrainians on special visas working in Czechia

Prague’s Rohan Island is set to get a major makeover in the form of new residential flats, administrative buildings and a hi-tech new school, iDnes.cz reports. Prague City Hall hopes that revamping the island will bring thousands of new residents ...

A new memorial to Czechs who took part in three resistance periods in the 20th century is set to open this Friday. The monument stands at the home of Josef Mašín, whose family were active in all three.  

Czech education minister discusses cooperation on Ukraine visit

Which Czech parties are skilled at using social media and why do some politicians get it so wrong? Where should we draw the line over what we share on the internet? And why did some Czech influencers begin spreading disinformation on Instagram? Thes...

Officials: Rise in migrants entering Czechia from Slovakia

Actress Dagmar Havlová leaves Prague theatre after over four decades

Border control reintroduction exercise held on Slovak border

The Czech Center New York (CC NY), in cooperation with the Czech National Film Archive (NFA) in Prague, has prepared three feature-length, digitized, animated puppet films by Jiří Trnka for its traditional Summer Films on the Roof of the Bohemian ...

The 20th edition of the open air electronic dance festival Mácháč took place on a sandy beach on the shores of Lake Mácha in northern Bohemia over the weekend.

Minister says Czechs wish to be leader in Ukraine’s post-war renewal

Czechia should actively pursue a realist, value-driven diplomacy abroad, while at the same time seeking out new energy sources, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told diplomats at an annual gathering of the country’s ambassadors in Prague. The meeting is ...

When an amendment to the law regarding foreigners’ health insurance in the Czech Republic was passed last year, then-opposition MP Zbyněk Stanjura criticised it. Now, however, as the current finance minister he is having to defend it – and to n...

Professional body hits back at minister over rejection of judge

Four Czechs arrested in Albania now released

PM asks ambassadors to seek opportunities in energy sector

German leader Scholz to visit Prague next Monday

Vadlejch takes silver in javelin for three Czech medals in Munich

Kvitová misses out on 30th career title in Cincinnati

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Numerous events held in Czechia commemorating Soviet-led invasion

Czechia to continue aid to Ukraine, says PM

Fiala at 1968 ceremony: Will to help Ukraine must continue

Half of Czech regions to raise public transport fares

Events mark 54th anniversary of Soviet-led invasion

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Czechia lose to Sweden in bronze medal game at junior hockey worlds

Kvitová reaches 40th final in Cincinnati

Špotáková takes javelin bronze at European Athletics Championships

František Fajtl, a Czech fighter pilot and RAF squadron and wing commander later jailed by the Communists, was born 110 years ago, on 20 August 1912.

Mirai, led by Mirai Navratil, have become one of Czechia’s biggest pop bands in recent years.

Official: Zeman plans Slovakia trip, would like to visit China

Online grocer Rohlik planning to let customers pay in installments

2,105 new Covid cases recorded in Czechia Friday

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Kvitová into last four in Cincinnati

Czechia lose to Canada in ice hockey worlds semi-finals

Thousands gather in Prague for international museums conference

The Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was one of the most important and traumatic events in modern Czech history. The launch of the intervention was delayed several times, but it ultimately took place on the night of August 20–21, ...

Mount Říp, the hill which is closely tied to the Czech founding myth, may have actually been an important burial site for prehistoric peoples, as archaeological excavations in recent years have uncovered several burial mounds.

Ministry revises GDP growth predictions, predicts 16 percent inflation in 2022

Those wanting to get an idea of how Czechs from different socio-economic backgrounds live can currently do so at a unique new exhibition in Prague’s Karlín neighbourhood. Inspired by a sociological study commissioned by Czech Radio, the exhibitio...

Czech school meals to rise by up to 10 percent from September

Zeman released from hospital after one-day stay

Slavia lose to Polish side in first leg of Conference League qualifier

Registered Covid infections increase for first time since last month

Palát named ice hockey player of season for first time

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Czechs to get eight helicopters for free from US

Miloslav Stašek to become Czech ambassador to US next month

Fiala explains Mlejnek role, stands by Rakušan

Covid-19 can leave side-effects that persist long after people have recovered from the initial symptoms of the virus. Scientists at the Czech National Institute of Mental Health are currently conducting an extensive research project investigating on...

More than a hundred thousand trees stand in the streets of Prague, working as natural air-conditioning during heatwaves, but many of them have been withering as a result of climate change and unsuitable conditions. Experts are working on new guideli...

Spokesperson: Zeman stay in Prague hospital planned

Babiš wants minister’s head over spy chief’s links to businessman

According to a Median survey commissioned by internet security firm ESET and the Czech Police, every seventh Czech minor over the age of 12 has sent someone a photograph or video of their intimate parts. However, often this material can be misused, ...