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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:23:00 +0200
Press: Together group drop idea of fielding presidential candidate
Press: Together group drop idea of fielding presidential candidate

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:05:00 +0200
Plzeň play first Champions League group game at Barcelona
Plzeň play first Champions League group game at Barcelona

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:35:00 +0200
Fiala: National energy plan will supplement or replace EU solution
Fiala: National energy plan will supplement or replace EU solution

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:09:00 +0200
Analysts: Slow in industrial output growth sign of looming recession
Analysts: Slow in industrial output growth sign of looming recession

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:53:00 +0200
EU energy ministers to consider two Czech proposals at Prague meeting
EU energy ministers to consider two Czech proposals at Prague meeting

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:50:00 +0200
Sunflowers of Hope project seeks to create “library of emotional messages” for Ukraine
Sunflowers of Hope is the name of a new project launched in cooperation with Prague City Hall and the city’s Ukrainian Embassy. Using Ukraine’s national flower as a symbol, it seeks to combine financial donations with messages of emotional suppo...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:56:00 +0200
Petr Jákl: Jan Žižka movie is “Braveheart about a Czech hero”
This week sees the long anticipated premiere of the most expensive Czech film in history. Medieval, or Jan Žižka as the film is being marketed in Czechia, cost around 450 million crowns and stars actors such as Michael Caine, Ben Foster and Til Sc...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:55:00 +0200
Ex-NATO official Pavel launches campaign for presidency
Ex-NATO official Pavel launches campaign for presidency

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:50:00 +0200
Archaeologists in Prague uncover ancient Neolithic structure
 Archaeologists in Prague are currently uncovering a monumental building from the Stone Age. The so-called roundel, built around 7,000 years ago, is located in the district of Vinoř on the outskirts of the city. Experts are hoping that the researc...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:58:00 +0200
Prague’s Clam-Gallas Palace reopens after major renovation
Prague’s Clam-Gallas Palace reopens after major renovation

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:00 +0200
Plíšková reaches quarter-finals at US Open but Kvitová exits
Plíšková reaches quarter-finals at US Open but Kvitová exits

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:08:00 +0200
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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:05:00 +0200
Prague EU health ministers meeting starts Tuesday evening
Prague EU health ministers meeting starts Tuesday evening

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:38:00 +0200
Fiala reiterates assertion Prague protest organised by pro-Russian elements
Fiala reiterates assertion Prague protest organised by pro-Russian elements

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:46:00 +0200
Czech leaders welcome election of Truss as new UK PM
Czech leaders welcome election of Truss as new UK PM

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:01:00 +0200
Union leaders call demonstration in Prague for October 8
Union leaders call demonstration in Prague for October 8

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:53:00 +0200
Ex-minister gets apology and compensation for wrongful prosecution
Ex-minister gets apology and compensation for wrongful prosecution

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Union leaders meet in Prague to demand action on poverty
Union leaders meet in Prague to demand action on poverty

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:23:00 +0200
“People are afraid of the future”: Expert on anti-govt. protest in Prague
Saturday saw tens of thousands of people demonstrating on Prague’s Wenceslas Square against what they see as government mishandling of the energy crisis. Among the attendees were also members of hard left and hard right parties, many of them carry...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:20:00 +0200
Memorial to Czech RAF pilot Josef František unveiled in Britain
A memorial dedicated to Czech RAF pilot Josef František, who died on October 8, 1940, while returning from a patrol flight, was unveiled in Surrey in South East England on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0200
Czech women’s ice hockey team claim their first major success
The Czech women’s ice hockey team beat Switzerland 4-2 in the bronze medal match at the World Championships in Denmark on Sunday, winning their first medal from a major tournament. The Czechs dominated from the start and claimed the biggest succes...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:59:00 +0200
Real wages in Czechia fall 9.8 percent in second quarter
Real wages in Czechia fall 9.8 percent in second quarter

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:44:00 +0200
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Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:44:00 +0200
Czech women third at hockey worlds in historic success
Czech women third at hockey worlds in historic success

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:42:00 +0200
Big budget Jan Žižka gets Prague world premiere
Big budget Jan Žižka gets Prague world premiere

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0200
Tatras out in force for Beskids rally
Over 130 classic Tatra cars took part in the 53rd International Tatra Vintage Rally in Czechia’s Beskid Mountains at the weekend. The model pictured is a Tatra 603-3.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:37:00 +0200
Average wage up to CZK 40,086 but down in real terms
Average wage up to CZK 40,086 but down in real terms

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:21:00 +0200
Tennis: Krejčíková and Siniaková advance to US open quarterfinals
Tennis: Krejčíková and Siniaková advance to US open quarterfinals

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:10:00 +0200
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Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:08:00 +0200
Czech women’s ice hockey team takes World Championships bronze
Czech women’s ice hockey team takes World Championships bronze

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:41:00 +0200
Some 500 Ukrainians attend "March of Gratitude" through central Prague
Some 500 Ukrainians attend "March of Gratitude" through central Prague

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:50:00 +0200
Czech mountaineer dies in Italian Alps
Czech mountaineer dies in Italian Alps

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:39:00 +0200
Industry and Trade Ministry approves loan for energy companies EPH and Sev.en Energy
Industry and Trade Ministry approves loan for energy companies EPH and Sev.en Energy

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:13:00 +0200
Number of Covid cases down after six days of slight increase
Number of Covid cases down after six days of slight increase

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:50:00 +0200
Tennis: Kvitová and Plíšková through to US Open fourth round
Tennis: Kvitová and Plíšková through to US Open fourth round

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 03:28:00 +0200
In memoriam: Hana Zagorová, one of Czechia’s most popular singers
Hana Zagorová, one of the country’s most popular singers and a nine-time winner of the Golden Nightingale award died last week at the age of 75. In today’s edition of Sunday Music show we mark her long and successful career, during which she re...

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +0200
10 years since the methanol scandal which took the lives of fifty people
This tragic event went down in the history of Czech criminology as the case with the largest ever number of defendants – the police charged 61 people in the scandal.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 17:20:00 +0200
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Sat, 03 Sep 2022 17:16:00 +0200
Seventeen people injured after carousel collapses at funfair in Havířov
Seventeen people injured after carousel collapses at funfair in Havířov

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:52:00 +0200
Czech women’s ice hockey team suffers 1-10 defeat to US
Czech women’s ice hockey team suffers 1-10 defeat to US

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 15:12:00 +0200
Czech kayaker Jiří Prskavec claims third overall World Cup title
Czech kayaker Jiří Prskavec claims third overall World Cup title

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:48:00 +0200
Future UK Prime Minister invited to attend informal EU summit in Prague in October
Future UK Prime Minister invited to attend informal EU summit in Prague in October

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:41:00 +0200
Hundreds of Harley-Davidsons ride through Prague
Hundreds of Harley-Davidsons ride through Prague

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:40:00 +0200
Some 70,000 people protest in Prague against Czech government
Some 70,000 people protest in Prague against Czech government

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:51:00 +0200
Fiala: Opposition behaviour in debate will help govt. parties in elections
Fiala: Opposition behaviour in debate will help govt. parties in elections

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Czech Philharmonic to perform Concert for Europe on Vltava
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra will mark the Czech Presidency of the EU Council with a special concert on a floating stage on the Vltava River on Friday evening. The event will present some of the most iconic pieces of Czech classical music, but i...

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:34:00 +0200
Olomouc university sets up own brewery – for experiments and “teambuilding”
Olomouc’s Palacký University is building a micro-brewery for its students. The new facility will be used to teach various aspects of beer, ranging from its earliest known recipes to its effects on the human body. A special course will be set up f...

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:32:00 +0200
Towns body says energy prices could lead to services reduction
Towns body says energy prices could lead to services reduction

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0200
First female firefighter joins Prague’s emergency team
The emergency corps of Czechia’s Fire and Rescue Service has a new team member and for the first time ever – it’s a woman. 23-year-old Michaela Žďárská will be serving in the Prague unit responsible for the Holešovice district.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:23:00 +0200
EU ministers to meet Covid vaccine producers in Prague
EU ministers to meet Covid vaccine producers in Prague

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:15:00 +0200
Czech government survives no-confidence vote
Czech government survives no-confidence vote

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:31:00 +0200
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Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:30:00 +0200
Czech duo knock Williams sisters out in first round of US Open
Czech duo knock Williams sisters out in first round of US Open

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:29:00 +0200
Czech writers plan readings for Rushdie
Czech writers plan readings for Rushdie

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Trash of the future: how digital waste management is helping Czechs to recycle more
Czechia is not one of the countries that ranks very highly compared to fellow EU member states such as Germany, Austria and Belgium when it comes to recycling. With ambitious EU recycling targets set for the next decade, Czechia still has a long way...

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:43:00 +0200
Czech women’s ice hockey team advances into World Championship semifinals  
Czech women’s ice hockey team advances into World Championship semifinals  

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:32:00 +0200
Fiala government confidence vote goes into second day
Fiala government confidence vote goes into second day

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0200
Prague City Hall to look into possibility of constructing new metro line
Prague could have a fifth, circular metro line in the future, which would offer connections to many of the city’s important districts, the Czech News Agency reports. On Wednesday, City Hall approved the commissioning of a study that will look into...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:42:00 +0200
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Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:41:00 +0200
US Secretary of Defence to visit Prague next week
US Secretary of Defence to visit Prague next week

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0200
Works by Velčovský and Anadol to be highlights of 2022 Signal
Prague’s Signal festival of light art will celebrate 10 years of existence from October 13 to 16, again drawing tens of thousands of people to the city’s streets. Among the highlights this year will be a work referencing Ukraine by top Czech des...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0200
Forum 2000 award presented to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Forum 2000 award presented to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:45:00 +0200
Czechs building Neolithic boat replica to test out ancient trade routes
A team of experts from the Centre of Experimental Archaeology in North Bohemia is constructing a copy of a real Neolithic boat. The vessel will then be used to test out a hypothetical sea trading route from that era between Greece and modern day Tur...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:45:00 +0200
Czechia and Poland join to protect Slovak airspace
Czechia and Poland join to protect Slovak airspace

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:24:00 +0200
Summer of 2022 fifth hottest in Prague’s history
Summer of 2022 fifth hottest in Prague’s history

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:23:00 +0200
Slight week-on-week increase in Covid cases recorded in Czechia
Slight week-on-week increase in Covid cases recorded in Czechia

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:23:00 +0200
Number of road fatalities over summer holidays lowest in Czechia’s history
Number of road fatalities over summer holidays lowest in Czechia’s history

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:22:00 +0200
Czechia’s state budget deficit to reach CZK 270 billion in 2023
Czechia’s state budget deficit to reach CZK 270 billion in 2023

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:21:00 +0200
School year in Czechia begins
School year in Czechia begins

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:26:00 +0200
Entry to Bohemian Switzerland to remain restricted until end of September
Entry to Bohemian Switzerland to remain restricted until end of September

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 01:44:00 +0200
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:28:00 +0200
Seven new cases of monkeypox recorded in past week
Seven new cases of monkeypox recorded in past week

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:54:00 +0200
Fiala: Russia’s attack on Ukraine was turning point like 9/11
Fiala: Russia’s attack on Ukraine was turning point like 9/11

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:04:00 +0200
EU foreign ministers agree to suspend Russian tourist visa agreement
EU foreign ministers agree to suspend Russian tourist visa agreement

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:24:00 +0200
Černochová: Czech army will probably not continue EU training mission in Mali
Černochová: Czech army will probably not continue EU training mission in Mali

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:04:00 +0200
Historian: Gorbachev was of “fundamental importance to the development of Czechoslovakia”
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91. He played a key role in the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Iron Curtain. In Czechia, Gorbachev’s legacy lies mainly in the hope for a better future that hi...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:32:00 +0200
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Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:22:00 +0200
President Zeman ratifies accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO
President Zeman ratifies accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:12:00 +0200
Hundreds arrive for public farewell to Hana Zagorová
Hundreds arrive for public farewell to Hana Zagorová

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0200
Concert in Paris to mark Czech EU presidency
A host of events are taking place in the coming weeks to mark the Czech presidency of the EU council, both in Czechia and abroad. One of them is an open-air concert hosted by the Czech Centre Paris, due to take place in mid-September, featuring popu...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:57:00 +0200
Forum 2000 kicks off in Prague
Forum 2000 kicks off in Prague

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:45:00 +0200
EU foreign ministers debate visa ban for Russian tourists
EU foreign ministers debate visa ban for Russian tourists

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:51:00 +0200
Media: US Defence Secretary Austin to visit Prague to discuss F-35s sale
Media: US Defence Secretary Austin to visit Prague to discuss F-35s sale

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:50:00 +0200
Czech Food Classics: Pork crackling spread
Pork crackling spread, or škvarková pomazánka, is a side dish you are sure to find in nearly every Czech pub. The spread, made of ground pork cracklings, lard and finely chopped onion, is usually served on a slice of bread. While not exactly a he...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:40:00 +0200
Czech politicians react to death of Mikhail Gorbachev
Czech politicians react to death of Mikhail Gorbachev

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0200
86th birthday of Radio Prague International
86th birthday of Radio Prague International

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:24:00 +0200
Tibetan Sikyong meets with Czech senators in Prague
Tibetan Sikyong meets with Czech senators in Prague

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:09:00 +0200
Service held in honour of deceased singer Hana Zagorová
Service held in honour of deceased singer Hana Zagorová

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:34:00 +0200
Lipavský assures Kuleba Czechia will support Ukraine
Lipavský assures Kuleba Czechia will support Ukraine

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:30:00 +0200
Czech football legend Pavel Nedvěd turns 50
Retired football legend Pavel Nedvěd, regarded as one of the most successful players to emerge from Czechia, celebrates his 50th birthday this Tuesday. 

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:25:00 +0200
Bohemian Switzerland national park to rise from ashes, says expert
Czech scientists are currently carrying out research on the site of the devastating fire in the Bohemian Switzerland national park that ravaged over 1,000 hectares of forestland last month. They are collecting and analysing the ashes, as well as stu...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:13:00 +0200
Worms, crickets and grasshoppers – Czech Railways offer new snack selection
Most Westerners are grossed out by the idea of eating insects. But Czech start-up Grig, which produces and sells insect food products, wants to convince consumers otherwise – and they are having some remarkable success, including having their prod...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:36:00 +0200
Former City Hall councillor, accused of corruption, to be released on bail
Former City Hall councillor, accused of corruption, to be released on bail

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:05:00 +0200
Chief of Czech general staff visits Ukraine
Chief of Czech general staff visits Ukraine

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:31:00 +0200
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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:27:00 +0200
Czechia’s economy grew by 3.7 percent in Q2
Czechia’s economy grew by 3.7 percent in Q2

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:11:00 +0200
Fiala: Czech school system ready to take in Ukrainian children
Fiala: Czech school system ready to take in Ukrainian children

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:10:00 +0200
EU defence ministers agree on need to organise training mission for Ukrainian soldiers
EU defence ministers agree on need to organise training mission for Ukrainian soldiers

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:09:00 +0200
Lipavský: EU foreign ministers will look for visa ban compromise
Lipavský: EU foreign ministers will look for visa ban compromise

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:19:00 +0200
Europe-wide solution to energy prices needed, agree Fiala and Scholz
Europe-wide solution to energy prices needed, agree Fiala and Scholz

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:15:00 +0200
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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:07:00 +0200
Giant bell rings out in tribute to thousands stolen by Nazis
A huge bell, weighing exactly 9801 kg and 258cm in diameter, was unveiled in Prague on Sunday evening. It is a tribute to the exactly 9,801 bells that were stolen by the Nazis during WWII and melted down to be made into weapons.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:54:00 +0200
Síkela: EU must separate gas and electricity prices to keep latter down
Síkela: EU must separate gas and electricity prices to keep latter down

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:39:00 +0200
Czech scientists’ “knight in iron armour” wins Nature science journal award
A video created by a team of scientists from the BIOCEV centre on the outskirts of Prague has won the “Science in Shorts” competition, organised by the prestigious scientific journal Nature. The minute-long video, which explores the role of iron...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:25:00 +0200
New European political group to hold first meeting in Prague, says Macron
New European political group to hold first meeting in Prague, says Macron

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:56:00 +0200
Brno seeking European Capital of Culture status
Brno seeking European Capital of Culture status

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:55:00 +0200
Scholz in Prague: EU should take in several states including Ukraine
Scholz in Prague: EU should take in several states including Ukraine

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:49:00 +0200
New streets in Prague to honour famous women, including Madeleine Albright
Several streets in Prague’s new district of Smíchov City, which is currently under construction, are to be named after women who contributed to freedom, democracy and the fight against totalitarianism.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:48:00 +0200
Colourful fountain unveiled in Žďár nad Sázavou
Two works of art have just been unveiled as part of the event Tribute to the Baroque Period (Pocta baroku), marking 300 years of the consecration of the pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk on the mountain Zelená hora by Žďár nad Sázavou in...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:52:00 +0200
The Jewish Czechoslovak athlete who competed in “Nazi Olympics”
Jewish athlete Kurt Epstein played on the Czechoslovak water polo team and represented the country at two Olympic Games, including the 1936 “Nazi Olympics” in Berlin. Epstein is the subject of a new exhibition set to open at the Terezín Ghetto ...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:34:00 +0200
Supreme Audit Office: Czechia’s debt rose fastest in EU in 2021
Supreme Audit Office: Czechia’s debt rose fastest in EU in 2021

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:21:00 +0200
Bell #9801, commemorating World War II, unveiled in Prague
Bell #9801, commemorating World War II, unveiled in Prague

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:33:00 +0200
Ample Strike military exercise to take place in Czechia on Monday
Ample Strike military exercise to take place in Czechia on Monday

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:24:00 +0200
Canoeist Gabriela Satková wins water slalom World Championships race
Canoeist Gabriela Satková wins water slalom World Championships race

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:03:00 +0200
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Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:59:00 +0200
Labour Ministry prepared to launch short-time work scheme if energy prices remain unchecked
Labour Ministry prepared to launch short-time work scheme if energy prices remain unchecked

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:42:00 +0200
Czechia and Poland to help patrol Slovakia’s airspace
Czechia and Poland to help patrol Slovakia’s airspace

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:34:00 +0200
Trap shooter Jiří Lipták wins European Championships
Trap shooter Jiří Lipták wins European Championships

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Ambassador: Czechia could help rebuild Dnipro
Ambassador: Czechia could help rebuild Dnipro

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:27:00 +0200
30 years since Les Misérables revolutionised Czech musical scene
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...



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