PM Babiš: Security Council to review ammunitions initiative on January 7

Babiš to meet Turek as president signals he will not appoint Motorists’ nominee

PM Babiš to place Agrofert holding in trust by January 8

The Christmas atmosphere awaited visitors to the Punkva Caves in the Moravian Karst. Guides and boatmen brought the tours to life with costumes of angels, devils, bats, Cinderella, and even Marfusha from the fairytale Morozko (Frosty). Special event...

Czech scientists have discovered an entirely new species of spider on Petřín Hill in central Prague. What makes this spider truly remarkable is that it reproduces exclusively through parthenogenesis—meaning it does not need males to reproduce. T...

President Pavel opposed to Turek’s nomination as cabinet minister

Each year, Czech scientists living and working abroad return home to their families for Christmas. For several years now, many combine this visit with the Czexpats in Science Christmas Conference. Held on Monday and, for the first time, conducted en...

Charitable organizations in Prague will offer festive meals to homeless people again this year. On December 24, Naděje will serve food at various locations, and on Christmas Day, the Prague Archdiocese will host 200 people, helping those in need ce...

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Defence Minister Zůna to speak on military matters, foreign policy to be communicated by PM

President Pavel says PM Babiš should decide whether he wants Turek in the cabinet

Amendment to Criminal Code to alter prison sentences

Cabinet debates state budget, austerity measures at ministries

Ledecká finishes ninth in Val d’Isère Super-G

Charities to provide Christmas meals for the homeless

Czech nuclear power plants generate record 31 TWh of electricity in 2025

President Pavel to meet Filip Turek over possible appointment as environment minister

Prague concert commemorates victims of Charles University shooting

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PM to address Foreign Ministry reorganisation at coalition meeting

Charles University rector: security will remain a permanent priority

Czech-backed ammunition initiative for Ukraine raises CZK 100 billion

Cable theft caused major train delays in Prague

Czechia marks two years since Charles University shooting

Earthquakes are typically associated with Japan or California, not central Europe. However, in December 1985, the western part of what was then Czechoslovakia was struck by the strongest earthquake of modern times, shaking buildings near the border ...

With Christmas just around the corner, it is the perfect time to enjoy some Christmas carols. This edition of the Sunday Music Show features classic carols with a rock twist, performed by the Czech rock band Olympik and special guests Marta Jandov�...

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Czech snowboarder Zuzana Maděrová wins silver in Davos World Cup slalom

Czech finance minister says higher budget deficit likely next year

Czech skeleton racer Anna Fernstädtová takes second in Sigulda World Cup

Historic trams to carry Bethlehem Light through Prague on Saturday

Russia to terminate military cooperation agreements with Czechia and other countries

Czech arms maker Česká zbrojovka wins pistol contract with German army

President Pavel criticizes Czech opt-out from EU loan guarantees

Zabystřan claims sensational World Cup super-G victory in Val Gardena

The film I’m Not Who I Want to Be by director Klára Tasovská, did not make the Oscar shortlist of fifteen international feature films. But Czech filmmakers succeeded this year in another category. The shortlist for Best Animated Short Film inclu...

Defense Ministry to continue strategic projects, including purchase of F-35 fighter jets

Czech central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

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Ledecká named Czech Athlete of the Year for third time

D1 motorway fully completed after 58 years

Senate speaker calls for trust in Advent address

EU to provide €90 billion loan to Ukraine, Czech Republic opts out of guarantees

France has handed over to Czechia three wooden statues stolen in the early 1990s. At the time, Czech churches were experiencing looting on a scale comparable to the Thirty Years’ War or the Hussite period. The statues were officially returned this...

Million Moments delivered signatures in support of President Pavel to Prague Castle

Pavel to welcome young football players who faced racist insults on train

Czechia to participate in protecting Slovak airspace

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Fewer medical emergency services available from January

Commemorating exactly fourteen years since the death of former president Václav Havel, candles and flowers are laid in remembrance – not only of a president, but also of an artist, playwright, dissident, and public figure. Havel has come to symbo...

Rakušan ready to visit coalition clubs before election of deputy speaker of Chamber of Deputies

The Constitutional Court has struck down legislation that allowed for a separate enrolment of children from Ukraine into Czech primary schools. In its ruling, the court criticised the discrimination of a particularly vulnerable group—namely refuge...

From January, prime minister and parliamentary leaders will earn over CZK 300,000 for first time

President Pavel will receive Turek at Prague Castle on Monday morning

Multiple vehicle accident closed D1 highway in Vysočina region, leaving six injured

Czechs mark 14 years since death of Václav Havel

Filip Turek seeking meeting with President Pavel on ministerial nomination

Presidents Pavel and Zelensky discuss continued support for Ukraine and progress in peace talks

European Parliament approves ban on Russian gas imports; ANO MEPs abstain

New data on alcohol addiction treatment reveal stark regional differences. Most Czechs undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction come from eastern, northern, and central Moravia. The districts of Vsetín, Zlín, Jeseník, Kroměříž, and Přerov ...

Constitutional Court strikes down separate school enrolment for Ukrainian children

Babiš: EU enlargement talks with Western Balkans taking too long

Czech PM: Czechia backs EU support for Ukraine, rejects extraordinary guarantees

The statue of 82 children in Lidice, which commemorates the destruction of the Central Bohemian village by the Nazis in 1942, is set to undergo a major restoration in the next five years. The Lidice Memorial has now presented what the renovation wil...

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Czech animated film shortlisted for Oscar

Court remands in custody man charged with attempted murder of 12-year-old

Babiš heads to Brussels for first EU summit as prime minister

Four Czechs killed in Ukraine, five missing, foreign ministry says

Trump congratulates Babiš on return as Czech prime minister

FM Macinka: Czechia ready to renew close cooperation with Slovakia

ANO MP Taťána Malá appointed Czech government human rights commissioner

Czech government rejects EU migration pact and ETS 2, appoints Kmoníček as national security advisor

Czech ambassador represents country at EU environment meeting in Brussels

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In 2025, Czechia ranked as the world’s sixth-best performing economy, according to The Economist. But did it really perform that well? In my interview with Vladimir Vano, Chief Economist at Wealth Effect Management, I asked him what factors contri...

The debate over mobile phones in Czech schools has moved from the margins to the mainstream. One of the voices shaping this discussion is lawyer Jan Vobořil, who supports the parental initiative "Cell-less Childhood" (Dětství bez mobilu) and argu...

National Technical Museum marks 130 years of Škoda Auto with new exhibition

Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend named WTA doubles team of the year

Prague Zoo welcomes only the second wombat joey born in Czechia

President Pavel calls for better access to universities for students from low-income families

Trading volume on Prague Stock Exchange hits highest level since 2012

Babiš's government is expected to reject emissions allowances and migration pact

Representation of Czechia at meeting of EU ministers by Slovak minister is unusual

President Pavel: Turek should face his controversies like a man and not make excuses like a boy

Students protest against appointment of Motorists’ representative to Ministry of Environment

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Zůna takes over as defense minister, also serving as deputy prime minister

A magical evening took place at the pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk on Zelená Hora in Žďár nad Sázavou. Dozens of worshippers honoured St. Lucy’s feast with songs and prayers, celebrating her name, which comes from the Latin word for...

Fragments of some of Brno’s best-known buildings are about to travel hundreds of kilometres to Britain. They’re headed for a Liverpool cemetery, where they will become part of a new memorial to Ernst Wiesner, a leading architect of interwar Brno...

Schillerová's first priority will be next year's budget, which she wants to have ready in January

PM Babiš: Government will do its utmost for prosperity of Czechia

President Petr Pavel has appointed a new Czech government. In his address, Pavel warned that the cabinet is taking office at a turbulent moment marked by international tensions and domestic expectations. He urged ministers to provide stability at ho...

PM Babiš: Government recognizes benefits of EU membership

Incoming FM Macinka backs moving Czech embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Pavel appoints Babiš government formed by ANO, SPD and Motorists' parties

NBA: Krejčí scores 19 as Atlanta edge Philadelphia

NHL: Dobeš stops 27 shots as Montreal beat Edmonton

President Pavel to appoint new Czech government

Missing boy from Zlín region likely abducted, police detain suspect

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Customs officers seize thousands of unlabelled cigarettes in Cheb region

Pavel and Babiš danced around conflict of interest, says prominent constitutional lawyer Kysela

Coalition plans tougher enforcement of child support payments

Rakušan: security at Jewish sites in Czechia strengthened since start of Advent

Czechs lose 0–5 to Sweden in Zurich, finish second at Swiss Games

Chamber: no sharp rise in prices in Czechia expected next year

Attack in Australia’s Sydney condemned by outgoing PM Fiala and successor Babiš

Outgoing PM Fiala publishes state of the nation report to ensure smooth transition

In this episode of the Sunday Music Show, we'll be presenting music from the rock group, Čechomor, A group of ex-rock musicians who’ve revitalized traditional Czech music. 

Thirty years ago, on 13 December 1995, Veletržní Palace reopened after a long reconstruction. The National Gallery thus gained a representative home for its collection of modern and contemporary art, spread across 13,500 square meters. The opening...

Šťastný says Turek recovering at home, may soon seek meeting with president

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Czechia and Switzerland to contest women’s world floorball final

New train timetables take effect since Sunday, adding services and changing departures

Konečná stays as Communist leader as Social Democrats end cooperation

Babiš says Czechia will not guarantee Ukraine financing

Czechs face Sweden in bid for Swiss Games title

Judge: most Czech murders stem from jealousy or split-second rage

Environment Minister cancels opinion on road through Bohemian Paradise