Another 50,000 vaccines arrive in Czechia amid surge in hepatitis A cases

Lower house speaker orders audit of Czech MPs’ past foreign trips

Czech Republic pushing for reversal of 2035 combustion-engine car ban

President Petr Pavel has announced that he is ready to name ANO leader Andrej Babiš to the post of prime minister next Tuesday, after the latter publicly dispelled concerns regarding his potential conflict of interest stemming from his multi-billio...

Poll: Over half of Czechs oppose Turek as environment minister

President Pavel to appoint Babiš prime minister on Tuesday, 9 December

Babiš to cut all personal ties to Agrofert to resolve conflict-of-interest concerns

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Nominee for foreign minister Petr Macinka meets with President Pavel to discuss policy continuity

President Petr Pavel has described the Bedřiška settlement as a unique example of how residents of a socially excluded area transformed their neighbourhood into a thriving community. In his view - and that of many others defending the settlement -...

Oscar-winning Czech artist Theodor Pištěk dies at 93

Old Town Hall to unveil interactive 3D digital model of Prague’s Astronomical Clock

Jan Čejka wins European bronze in 200m backstroke with new Czech record

Survey: Eight in ten Czechs without property say owning a home is out of reach

Moose Emil chosen as Austria’s 2025 word of the year

Veteran fighter pilot Emil Šneberg, participant in the Prague Uprising, dies at 94

Electronic cigarettes with candy-flavored additives — such as cotton candy, marshmallow or donut — will soon disappear from Czech vape stores. A new amendment to the law tightening the rules for the sale and labeling of electronic cigarettes whi...

Prague has been pulled into the Stranger Things universe with new installations at the Albertov and Chodovská tram-stops. A looming Demogorgon and a symbolic portal to the “Upside Down” promote the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix seri...

Pavel: Turek’s controversies probably more than media inventions

Court in occupied Luhansk jails Czech citizen

Over 300,000 applications filed for new “super-benefit”

Czech U20 ice hockey team finalised for world championship

Prague apartments remain Europe’s least affordable

V4 presidents meet for talks in Hungary

Okamura: Czechia and Slovakia reject ETS 2 and EU migration pact

Czech authority warns about damaged or unclaimed packages

Central Group delays 1,000 new apartments

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The Renaissance chateau in the east Bohemian town of Pardubice will have a new representative hall with a unique wavy bubble ceiling designed by architect Eva Jiřičná. It consists of 1,100 bubble-shaped pieces made of plaster that will ensure ide...

The hepatitis A outbreak in Czechia is far from abating. Doctors have recorded close to 3,000 cases of the highly infectious disease this year, which is twenty times more than last year and the highest figure in 30 years. How serious is the situatio...

Czech FM Lipavský: Russia is using talks to buy time

Poll: SPD voters most satisfied with post-election talks

Immunity committee to issue recommendation on Babiš and Okamura in February

Lower house chief holds talks in Slovakia

V4 presidents meet for talks in Hungary

The Madonna from Havraň, a rare medieval sculpture of the Virgin Mary, has gone on display in the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Prague. The National Gallery acquired the object three years ago, and it has since undergone careful examination an...

Hepatitis A cases surge to highest level since 1984

Renowned Czech stage designer Jan Dušek dies at 83

Roráty, the centuries-old Advent dawn Masses, remain one of the most distinctive spiritual traditions in Czech and Central European culture. Celebrated in darkness and by candlelight, they offer a quiet moment of reflection before sunrise. A Cathol...

Have you ever wondered where to send your Czech Christmas wishes to? It’s not to Santa Claus at the North Pole, but instead to little Baby Jesus (or Ježíšek) whose “official” Christmas address is the post office in Boží Dar, the highest-l...

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Exactly 220 years ago, on December 2, 1805, one of the most significant battles in European history unfolded near Slavkov.

Exactly 220 years ago, on December 2, 1805, one of the most significant battles in European history unfolded near Slavkov. Emperor Napoleon I of France defeated the joint Russian-Austrian army in a brutal clash that claimed around 60,000 lives. Beca...

Bhutan and Czechia are not two countries we would immediately link together. Yet, they share a 20-year history of collaboration, with Bhutan being UNICEF Czechia’s most consistently supported partner. Current aid focuses on 9,000 young Buddhist mo...

Czech satellite VZLUSAT-2 ends mission after four years

Prague court opens insolvency proceedings against Orthodox Church

Lower house chief heads delegation to Slovakia on first foreign trip

Envoy Kopečný says Czech support for Ukraine remains steady

Czech players leave their mark across NHL despite mixed team results

Czechs ate more meat and cheese last year, while alcohol intake fell

ANO’s nominee for interior minister discusses pay rises and EU Migration Pact with president

Alfons Mucha’s sculpture “Nature” sold at a major Prague auction for CZK 18.35 million including fees, setting a new domestic record for the artist, according to the European Arts Investments auction house. The bronze bust, created in 1900 and...

News of the death of award-winning British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has touched many people in the Czech Republic deeply. Czech-born, Sir Tom, retained a close link to the country and tirelessly fought to help Czech dissidents during the communis...

Czech and US scientists have just launched TerraDrought, the first global system for monitoring drought and forecasting its impacts. To better understand how this tool works, what kinds of data it provides, and who it can help, I spoke with Miroslav...

Budget deficit deepens in November but remains below last year’s level

A reenactment of one of Europe’s most pivotal battles took place near Brno at the weekend. Enthusiasts in authentic Napoleonic-era uniforms brought the famed battle at Austerlitz to life. The celebrations included a military parade through the tow...

Filip Turek of the Motorists' party seen as the most problematic government nominee

Pavel meets ANO nominees to discuss economic, financial and social plans

Czechs plan to spend roughly the same on Christmas as last year

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Pavel says Turek must fully explain controversies to be fit for ministerial post

Railway administration board dismisses chief Svoboda after police cash discovery

Nearly hundred films compete for Czech Lion nominations

Icy layer of snow on roads

Stricter rules for selling e-cigarettes in Czechia take effect

President Pavel continues consultations on new government

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33 people have died in traffic accidents in November

Hertl scores two goals in NHL, Vladař earns his tenth win

Motorists provide justifications for Turek's ministerial appointment

Analysis: Majority of Czechs continue to save on energy

Czech-born playwright Tom Stoppard passes away at 88

Freight train struck workers who were preparing track closure

Patients who do not need acute-care beds cost healthcare system an additional 1.3 billion

Nearly five years after the untimely death of singer-songwriter David Stypka, Bandjeez, his longtime band, released a second posthumous album created from his own unfinished work and recordings. It came out on November 7, named Opatruj (Take Care).

In the heart of Olomouc stands the monumental Baroque Holy Trinity Column, a 32-meter landmark consecrated in 1754 in the presence of Empress Maria Theresa. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 for its exceptional authenticity, it is no...

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Thousands fill Old Town to see lighting of Christmas tree

Motorists insist on nominating Turek

Prague Castle Open Day

Survey: Czechs are spending more on cultural experiences

Christmas markets begin at Prague’s Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square

NHL: Palát leads Devils with two assists, Hronek extends his point streak

Roma TV launches first nationwide Romani channel

Police boost patrols ahead of first advent Sunday

Czech and Ukrainian officials discuss next steps in ammunition initiative

Czech exports set to reach record CZK 6.25 trillion in 2025

Czech Defence Ministry seeks EU backing for major arms and infrastructure spending

State Fund ready to halt Agrofert subsidy applications until legal certainty ensured

President Pavel begins ministerial talks for Babiš’s emerging government

Police find over 80 million crowns in cash at railways chief Svoboda’s home

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A major retrospective of Eva Švankmajerová — painter, stage designer, writer, and a leading figure of Czech surrealism — is now on display at Prague’s DOX Centre for Contemporary Art. Titled Woe to the Painting…, the exhibition spans her e...

Studies by the Czech Academy of Sciences and Masaryk University suggest that one in five Czechs now suffer from work burnout. A third of Czech employees work outside their regular working hours –including when they are on holiday. Experts say that...

The number of women driving buses, trolleybuses, and trams in Czechia is rising. According to the Association of Transport Companies, there are now 1,293 women drivers, about 12% of all public transport operators. The organization presented a new pa...

Beekeeping has become a surprising new tool in the fight against poverty in Zambia, helping many poor families in rural areas to survive. Beekeeping has big potential but many locals lack the necessary equipment to get started. How is the Czech NGO ...

Ski season starts in East Czechia

Czech economy accelerates growth in the third quarter

Lower House chief Okamura reverses course on NATO Assembly delegation

South Bohemian governor Martin Kuba leaves Civic Democratic Party

Czech government spending on Ukraine aid surpasses CZK 91 billion, revenues exceed costs

Outgoing coalition calls decision to skip NATO Assembly Forum “disgraceful”

Outgoing coalition may call another parliamentary session over Babiš conflict of interest

Pavel to meet with first ministerial nominees  

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Survey finds rising online aggression among children in Czechia

Plzeň ranks 29th worldwide for quality of life, ahead of Prague and Brno

Germany urges travellers to Czechia to follow hygiene rules amid hepatitis A surge

Czech volunteer killed fighting in Ukraine, school in Uherské Hradiště confirms

Porcelain mantel clocks with digital displays or vases shaped like rubber boots — these are just two of the iconic objects created by one of Czechia’s most outstanding designers, Maxim Velčovský. His work is now being showcased in a retrospec...

Massive gas leak in Prague’s Nusle brought under control

The winner of October’s general elections and likely future prime minister, Andrej Babiš (ANO), on Wednesday delivered the proposed line-up of his new three-party cabinet to President Pavel. Only one nominee failed to pass muster- the controversi...

President Pavel meets representatives of Czechia’s Association of Regions

MPs to meet to discuss Babiš's conflict of interest

Chamber returns budget to outgoing government

Senate proposes Supreme Audit Office to audit Czech Television and Czech Radio finances

President Pavel receives Navalnaya at Prague Castle

Chamber continues debate over budget

ANO leader unveils proposed cabinet line-up; President rejects one nominee