Binoche, Wright and Bacon to present their films in Karlovy Vary on Friday

Government seeking to abolish statute of limitations for murder

Czech Republic climbs Russia's list of 'hostile' governments

Fire at Zlín factory contained, firefighters continue operations

Violent crime committed by children is on the rise in Czechia, with a growing number of attacks carried out simply for the thrill of it. The trend is prompting renewed debate over whether the age of criminal responsibility should be lowered.

Czech women conquer Wimbledon: For the first time in history, the tournament will feature an all-Czech final

Fruit harvest in Czech Republic expected to fall by 53% after spring frosts

Fire destroys 75,000 pairs of shoes worth more than CZK 150 million at Vasky warehouse

Analysts assess NATO summit as a success for alliance unity and Ukraine

Opposition parties accuse government of chaos and attacks on institutions

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Visitors to this year's Colours of Ostrava festival , due to open next week, will be able to explore a brand-new venue. Alongside the more laid-back Steel Stage, organizers are also introducing a new fan zone called Steel Town.

Unemployment holds steady at 4.8 percent as job vacancies increase

Highest alert declared as shoe warehouse fire breaks out in Zlín

Concrete NATO commitments will ease Trump's frustration, Pavel says

The oldest known beech tree in Czechia has been identified in the Beskydy Mountains near the country's border with Slovakia. Researchers have determined the tree to be 492 years old, meaning it must have taken root in the early 16th century. 

Pavel: Ukraine has two-month window to revive peace talks

Juliette Binoche at Karlovy Vary ahead of festival honour

"When you meet someone new in the Czech Republic, you first have to overcome a certain reserve, but after that everything comes easily," says Yalin, a Turkish expert on companies' cross-border expansion.

PM Babiš: Czechia will not join NATO's €70bn Ukraine aid pledge

Nosková joins Muchová in Wimbledon semifinals

Karlovy Vary celebrates landmark(s) in style.

Water rescuers respond to surge in incidents

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Monaco bombing investigation reveals Czech link

Babiš holds talks with European leaders on NATO summit sidelines

More boats, but no rise in accidents on Czech waterways

Electricity consumption in Czechia continues to rise despite higher prices

The Prague Archbishopric has abandoned plans to sell the historic Jindřišská Tower in the heart of Prague after spending several years searching for a buyer. It will now negotiate exclusively with the city of Prague, although it has not said whet...

Karolína Muchová reaches first Wimbledon semifinal

The Czech government plans to redirect existing funding towards NATO's PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) initiative, which finances US-made weapons for Ukraine. According to security analyst and former senior military officer František M...

Czechia will miss NATO's 2% defence spending target this year, Babiš says

Babiš sits with Zelenskyy at NATO summit opening dinner

Swiss actress and screenwriter Anna Schinz presented A Happy Family this weekend at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where the drama directed by her partner Jan-Eric Mack had its world premiere. The first Swiss film ever selected for ...

Babiš and Pavel travel separately to NATO leaders' dinner as Czech delegations remain apart throughout the day

Czech involvement in the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List seen as a positive signal, says President Pavel

More than 1,000 secondary school students begin month-long voluntary military training

People surrender nearly 6,000 firearms and 64 kilograms of explosives during this year's weapons amnesty

Between now and July 12 visitors to the Festival of Planets, underway on Brno's Kraví hora, can admire ten-metre-high  models of celestial bodies, enjoy projections in the digital planetarium, and watch some of the best sci-fi films at the open-ai...

President Pavel calls for higher defence investment in Ankara

The row over who should represent the Czech Republic at the NATO summit in Ankara is over. Both the prime minister and president are attending the high-profile event. Attention has now turned to what is expected to be the main issue facing the Czech...

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May retail sales result shows Czechs' confidence in the economy, analysts say

Pavel to attend NATO summit leaders' dinner at Erdoğan's invitation

Researchers in Brno have developed a portable device that does more than identify illegal drugs. It can also trace their origin and connect samples to previous cases, offering investigators valuable new intelligence. The technology has already attra...

Government to increase defence spending by CZK 36 billion next year to reach 2% of GDP

The Chamber of Deputies to vote again on controversial public finance bill

Bethlehem Chapel marks Jan Hus anniversary

Czechs commemorate Jan Hus with services and ceremonies

Muchová reaches Wimbledon quarter-finals after Czech derby win

Harvey Keitel and Robert Richardson honoured at Karlovy Vary festival

Czech rescue team returns from Venezuela earthquake mission

Czech government and president to travel separately to NATO summit

On Monday the Czech Republic is commemorating a national holiday: the anniversary of the burning at the stake of Master Jan Hus. The story of this medieval priest has long transcended the borders of the Czech lands. Hus has become an inspiration for...

Europe must take greater responsibility for its defence, says Pavel ahead of NATO summit

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR) is at home not only in Studio 1, but also on the most prestigious Czech concert stages: in the Rudolfinum, the Municipal House, and the Bethlehem Chapel. At the same time, it performs just as naturally on ...

In July 1926, Prague's Strahov witnessed an event that would leave a lasting mark on Czech and European sporting culture. The 8th Sokol Slet—the first major gathering held at the newly completed stadium—launched a century-long tradition of mass ...

Lower house speaker Okamura to visit China in the second half of July

Culture Minister Klempíř arrives in Karlovy Vary after skipping festival opening

In Karlovy Vary, moderator Řezníček discussed the role and importance of public-service media

Churches and Prison Service sign new agreement on spiritual care in prisons

Velehrad opens annual Days of Goodwill with rare St. Luke relic

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Survey: 80% of Czechs have concerns about their holidays, down from 84% last year

Hurvínek celebrated 100th anniversary in the US and Japan

Survey: Czechs are not concerned about blackouts, preparedness remains unchanged

Labour Ministry: One in five people retired from unemployment before the COVID-19 pandemic

Czechoslovak film to be featured in restored films section at Venice Film Festival

Office of the President confirms Pavel will fly to Ankara summit on government aircraft on Tuesday

Sales of new passenger cars in first half of the year rose by nearly 6% to 129,810 vehicles

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Almost two daily doses of medicine per person in Czechia last year

Karlovy Vary Film Festival opens today with Dustin Hoffman honoured

  Neil Bermel is Professor of Czech Language and Linguistics at the University of Sheffield, where he has been teaching for nearly three decades. He was among the scholars who gathered in Prague for the Seventh World Congress of Bohemian Studies an...

Czech billionaires eye stake in Italian tyre maker Pirelli

Czech cereal harvest forecast to fall by nearly 16 percent

More than six centuries after Jan Hus was burned at the stake in Constance, historians are taking a fresh look at one of Czech history's defining figures. Medievalist Eva Doležalová of the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences expl...

Rising temperatures and declining oxygen levels are causing more frequent fish die-offs in Czech rivers, prompting new efforts to monitor and protect freshwater ecosystems. Scientists and water authorities are deploying advanced technologies to trac...

Lehečka and Bouzková reach third round at Wimbledon

Dustin Hoffman arrives in Karlovy Vary to receive Crystal Globe award

Government approves Czech position for NATO summit

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Fire service remains Czechia's most trusted institution, government ranks last

Scabies cases in Czechia up 40 percent in first half of the year

Electric car sales hit record high in Czechia in June

Pavel tells Babiš to back claims over NATO summit row or retract them

An exhibition now on display at Prague's Holešovice Market Hall explores what it means to grow up between two cultures. Little Hanoi: Next Generation combines large-scale portraits with personal stories to introduce the children of Vietnamese immig...

Military police clear Czech soldiers over Ukraine drone deliveries

Czech Security Council resumes debate on new military strategy

Storm dumps 100 mm of rain in two hours in eastern Czechia

Security Council to resume debate on army strategy

Over the past weekend, Czechia experienced an extreme heatwave that broke all previous records, with the highest temperature ever measured on its territory reaching 41.9°C. But was this just an isolated weather event, or a glimpse of what summers i...

The jubilee 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival gets under way in the West Bohemian spa town on Friday. 2026 also marks 80 years since the event’s foundation, an anniversary that the organisers say places Karlovy Vary in a...

Many people have been suffering from the heat here in the Czech Republic, with all-time record temperatures registered on consecutive days at the end of last week. One group particularly at risk in such extreme weather are the homeless community.  ...

Foreign minister says president will receive NATO summit mandate

More than 600,000 people in Czechia expected to be living with cancer by 2030

Czech music rights group plans lawsuit against AI company Suno

Prague boosts police patrols in busy tourist areas for summer

MPs back bill curbing president’s role in diplomatic appointments

President says government denied him NATO summit mandate and cut delegation

Throughout July, the Author's Reading Month (Měsíc autorského čtení, MAČ) will bring together Czech and international writers in a literary format unlike any other in Europe. This year’s guest of honour is Greenland, whose little-known lit...

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Storms leave thousands without power as lightning injures six at Czech summer camp

Building connections and making new friends can enrich both your personal life and your career. In Brno, Hungarian entrepreneur Ágnes Boháčová Szabó has made it her mission to help people do just that

Culture minister says he assured president public media reforms pose no threat

Court upholds Czech tax revenue allocation formula for regions

New registration system for dog owners starts in Czechia

Six taken to hospital after lightning hits tree in South Moravia

Prague Zoo has welcomed a new Cape fur seal pup, the great-grandson of the legendary Gaston, whose dramatic escape during the devastating floods of 2002 made headlines around the world. I discussed the latest arrival and Gaston's lasting legacy with...

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Coalition party want Zelensky stripped of high Czech honour

Women get reduced jail terms for killing of cult leader

Lieutenant General Miroslav Hlaváč has officially become the new Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces. Defence reporter Kateřina Gruntová of Seznam Zprávy says his appointment promises continuity in military priorities while ope...

Experts quit human rights councils over reorganisation

Scholars from 25 countries have gathered in Prague for the 7th World Czech Studies Congress, held this year under the theme Literature and Languages in Dialogue. I spoke with Dalibor Dobiáš, a researcher at the Institute of Czech Literature at the...

Miroslav Hlaváč symbolically takes over as head of Czech Army

Poll: ANO on 35.5 percent support, Motorists below threshold

Macinka sorry for “unintended promotion” of festival where he was booed

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Koubek steps down as Czech football coach