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Average Czech monthly wage rises 6.4 percent to CZK 51,966

Constitutional Court rejects government bid to remove judge from NATO summit case

Among the events marking the 90th anniversary of Václav Havel’s birth in October will be the festival Havel ALIVE . Taking place at Prague Castle, it will showcase theatre, film, design and music connected to the late democracy leader.

Muchová, Nosková and Lehečka advance to US Open third round

PM Babiš to meet coalition partners for talks on reducing 389-billion-crown budget deficit

President Pavel on CNN: Russia trying to sow distrust and division in Europe

Seven injured in train-vehicle collision near Prostějov

PM Babiš defends 2027 budget with 389-billion-crown deficit

Czechia plans tighter tracking of Russian diplomats

PM Babiš: Recent incidents in Germany call for tighter security measures

For eight years, professional botanists and enthusiastic amateurs across Czechia have been working on an ambitious project: a comprehensive photographic atlas of the country's wild plants. Around 3,300 plants will be represented by some 10,000 photo...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a particularly close relationship with Prague. He first visited the city in 1787, where his music was already hugely popular. He returned the following year to conduct and perform his opera Don Giovanni, which premiered a...

President Pavel to attend funeral of Norway’s King Harald V

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FM Macinka: German findings on Leipzig airport attack ‘alarming’

One of Czechia’s best-known religious symbols is heading to Ireland. A specially dressed copy of the Infant Jesus of Prague is being given to the Diocese of Kerry to mark Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Czechia records second-hottest summer since 1961

National Archives recover two valuable 18th century account books

Ruling party opposes government plan to cut unemployment benefits

September 1st marks the start of a new school year in Czechia, and for many parents, that means driving their children to school every morning, adding to already busy roads. The Pěšky do školy, or Walk to School, campaign is trying to change that...

Police exhuming remains of one-time foreign minister Jan Masaryk

Macinka summoning Russian ambassador over drone attack in Leipzig

Government approves reduction in unemployment benefits

No funding for RPI in draft 2027 budget but ministry says money may be found

The draft budget for 2027 is expected to run a deficit of 389 billion crowns – the second-highest deficit in the history of the Czech Republic. The proposal has sparked a wave of criticism. The opposition says it puts the country on the road to ba...

Adidas replaces Puma as Czech soccer kit maker

Freedom and Direct Democracy wins case over controversial posters

Czechia’s education system faces a major demographic shift. While some schools are still struggling with a shortage of places, a sharp decline in births means others could eventually have too few pupils. Education policy analyst Nikola Šrámková...

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Menšík among Czechs into second round at US Open

Czech schools welcome around 1.5 million students back for new school year

Motorists oppose proposed 2027 budget deficit

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What better way for a radio station to celebrate its 90th birthday than together with its listeners? Enjoy today’s special birthday program, where the main stars are our listeners from around the world.

Govt approves pay transparency, platform work bills

On August 31, 1936, at 10:00 a.m., a Czech signal travelled from Prague to the world for the very first time. The broadcast was opened in English by Eduard Svoboda, technical director of Radiojournal — marking the beginning of an era that has now ...

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Prague applies for building permit for Vltava Philharmonic

Appeals court upholds Jana Nagyová’s suspended sentence in Stork’s Nest case

Prague approves names for new metro Line D stations

Petr Pavel to receive Armenian president at Prague Castle on Thursday

Former Czech diplomat to represent PBS Aerospace in Washington

Czech government plans second-highest budget deficit in history

The European Truck Racing Championship and NASCAR Euro Series drew 46,600 fans to Most over the weekend. Both Czech favourites, Adam Lacko (pictured) and Martin Doubek, finished third in their respective categories.    

For five days, Štetl Fest brought Jewish culture, history and contemporary debates to Brno and the surrounding region. At a time when the war in Gaza has contributed to growing tensions around Jewish life elsewhere in Europe, Director of the Herzel...

Czech economy outpaces EU average but state debt rises sharply

Government to discuss draft state budget for next year

Slavia beat Sparta 3-0 in Prague derby

Nearly half of Czechs approve of Pavel’s approach to government

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Špicar and Havel win world championship bronze

Babiš says there is no conflict with President Pavel

President Pavel denies campaigning for re-election

ANO support falls as STAN gains in latest poll

Czech wage growth remained strong in second quarter

Sparta host Slavia in Prague derby

Petr Novák's unmistakeable, delicate tenor voice is synonymous with Czechoslovak society of the late 1960s. This talented musician shot to fame in this country at the time of the Prague Spring, when his gentle love songs influenced by Western pop g...

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Czech military developing new crisis information system

Czechia used less than half of Covid vaccines it purchased

Czech NATO ambassador says alliance ready to defend its territory

Babiš criticises intelligence services over Polish territorial claims disinformation

Martin Fuksa wins 18th World Championship medal

Kmoníček: UN Security Council seat a major opportunity for Czechia

World’s most expensive stamp goes on display in Prague

Canoist Fuksa wins third consecutive world title over 1,000 metres

Sparta and Plzeň learn Europa League opponents

Polish and Czech officials have been highlighting the countries’ positive relations in response to a disinformation campaign claiming Poland wanted to seize Czech territory. Media reports say security officials in both states suspect Russia of bei...

Despite the rainier days in the second half of August, the Czech Republic continues to face a long-term moisture deficit. One solution that can significantly help combat drought is beaver dams.

Czech and Austrian ministers call for stronger EU border protection

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Survey: Most Czech towns feel effects of climate change

Czechia to send humanitarian aid to Nepal

Czech economy grows by 1.9 percent in second quarter

Euro: Michal Strnad remains Czechia’s richest person

Incoming ambassador says Czech-US relations are exceptionally strong

Partial lunar eclipse visible over Czechia early Friday

Babiš and Costa support EU enlargement at Prague meeting

Czechs summon Iranian ambassador over Radio Farda threat

A boomer sitting next to a Gen Alpha kid, both clapping at the same performance — this is what it might look like at the intergenerational festival Obnaženi (Uncovered) in the town of Chomutov. Its aim is to bring generations together, and that i...

Czech Foreign Ministry rejects false reports of Czech-Polish tensions

Intelligence service: “One-time agents” directed by Russia still threat to Czechia

Number of children in Czech pre-schools continues falling

The Czech tennis players Jakub Menšík and Karolína Muchová have won the mixed doubles title at the US Open, claiming their first Grand Slam title. The pair had only entered the tournament on a wild card – and earned a USD 1 million prize.

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Plzeňský Prazdroj to increase beer prices from October

American Karen Kruger grew up without knowing that her mother was Jewish or that she had escaped Czechoslovakia as a child on a Kindertransport. Her search for the family history eventually led to the documentary Letters from Brno and back to the pl...

Iran lists Prague-based Radio Farda among military targets

Menšík and Muchová win US Open mixed doubles title

Government to invest one billion crowns in major heritage restorations

Czech MPs override president’s veto of budget rules amendment

A major overhaul of Prague’s Baroque Invalidovna complex has just been launched. The project is set for completion in three years, with the prime minister telling Radio Prague International it should become a new cultural hub in the capital.

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Prague’s Invalidovna reconstruction launched

Czech army resumes Viper and Venom helicopter flights

Czech hop harvest could be 25 percent below average

Brno’s ŠTETL FEST returns for its fifth edition from August 26 to 30, bringing together history and memory with contemporary Jewish culture, music, theatre and debate. This year’s theme, Returns, focuses on descendants of Jewish families coming...

Menšík and Muchová reach US Open mixed doubles semifinals

Company seeks to preserve part of fire-damaged Bata building in Zlín

Health Ministry wants all major operations performed at specialist centres by 2030

The success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance has done more than put medieval Bohemia on computer screens around the world. Players are increasingly travelling to the real places depicted in the game, including Sázava and its medieval monastery. Jan Kre...

Pavel urges Czech diplomats to present united front abroad

A sea lion died at a zoo in the north Bohemian city of Liberec at the weekend after part of a child’s toy evidently got stuck in its gullet. Two other sea lions also died by choking at the institution in the past.

A concrete plant on Prague’s Rohan Island, between Prague’s Karlín and Libeň districts, could soon become an urban farm. Local councillors have put forward a new plan for the site, which includes growing areas, a greenhouse and a new lookout p...

Cameras to monitor more railway crossings in Czechia

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Invasive Asian hornet spotted repeatedly in Central Bohemia

Ostrava opens modern shooting range for professional athletes and public

Parliament to reconsider controversial budget rules amendment

Autopsy confirms toy likely caused death of Liberec sea lion

Czech company selected as EU distribution centre for Black Hawk parts

Vondroušová appeals four-year ban to Court of Arbitration for Sport

Czech scientists have launched an international project to save the critically endangered Jurinea cyanoides, a plant that is considered to be a remnant of the Ice Age. It can still be found in a few remaining locations in the Czech Republic and Germ...

Czech minimum wage to rise by CZK 2,500 next year

New apostolic nuncio Nugent to arrive in Prague on September 3

Pavel Haas Quartet album shortlisted for Gramophone Awards

Costa to visit Prague on Thursday as part of Tour des Capitales

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Czech Viper helicopters resume operations in Poland