Jakub Hrůša was announced as the new chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic. When he steps up to lead the top Czech orchestra, he’ll be just 47 years old—significantly younger than his recent predecessors. Hrůša brings not only youth, but...

New protected area established at Morava and Dyje confluence

Four Czechs advance to second round at Wimbledon

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An ambitious expedition of seven cars, led by the legendary Czech-made 1959 model Tatra 603, took off from Prague Castle on June 21st. Inspired by the Sakura mission, in which four young Czechs hitchhiked to the first Osaka EXPO in 1970, the voyage ...

Adam Plachetka is one of Czechia’s leading opera singers. This year marks ten years since his debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Since then, he’s become a regular there and has also performed on other major stages around the world. Now he...

Jakub Hrůša to lead Czech Philharmonic from 2028

Poll: President Pavel seen as strong contender for second term

Lipavský will not appoint new energy envoy after Bartuška

Czech mime legend Ctibor Turba dies at 80

The Prague Planetarium has reopened to visitors after a two-year costly renovation. It now boasts a state-of-the-art, fully digital LED dome, the largest of its kind in the world. The projections transform the way visitors experience outer space.

Wimbledon is back, and with it comes the latest chapter in the story of Czech tennis excellence. From legends of the past to today’s champions, Czechs have left a lasting mark on the All England Club. As the 2025 edition begins, fans have every re...

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New gallery of children’s book illustration opens in Český Krumlov

President Pavel: “We’ve relied too long on the “peace dividend”

Wimbledon kicks off with seven Czech players on court

Anyone who has ever been to Prague has likely seen the legendary T3 tram. It’s the oldest tram you’ll encounter in the capital and still offers good service. And there is one luxury version of this veteran where you can even order a drink at the...

Number of single-person households on the rise

Meteorologists issue heat warning for coming days

Minister: Czech Republic will seek opt-out from EU’s ETS 2 scheme

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Top prosecutor warns of rising child violence

President Pavel: Future government must define spending priorities

Ten years ago, Josef Masopust, Ballon d'Or winner, World Cup finalist, and one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest footballers, passed away. He was known for his skills, intelligence, and fairness on the pitch.

With the arrival of summer, Czechia’s music scene bursts into life with a wide array of festivals catering to every taste - from metal and jazz to punk, pop, and global headliners. Here are a few of the key events not to be missed this summer!

Zlín Zoo reports birth of rare jaguar cub

Thirteen-year-old boy electrocuted by voltage line on stationary railcar

Damage threshold for reporting car accidents to police rises

Protest against mass tourism on Prague’s Old Town Square

Czech state budget deficit expected to grow in 2026

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Meteorologists issue heat warning for coming days

Skateboarding elite gathers in Prague for 30th Mystic Sk8 Cup

Free rail travel across Europe for Czech teens

Czech environment minister on working visit to Japan

Compared with English’s word, train, there are no obvious and helpful similarities with Czech vlak . However, a bit of linguistics can illuminate what the two terms have in common.  

Radim Mrtka becomes highest-drafted Czech player of this year’s NHL draft

Václav Havel still seen as best Czech post-1989 president

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Czech MPs approve stricter asylum and migration rules

Legendary Australian band AC/DC rocked the stage in Prague’s Letňany on their fifth appearance in the Czech capital. Their previous visit was without 77-year-old frontman Brian Johnson, who remarkably returned in front of 60,000 excited fans, inc...

Boston Bruins’ franchise forward, David Pastrňák collected his 8th Golden Hockey Stick award, honouring the best Czech ice-hockey player of the year. The 29-year old was the top scorer at this year’s World Championship, and 4th most productive...

Czechs are paying tribute to Milada Horáková, politician and freedom fighter who was sent to the gallows by the communist regime on June 27, 1950. She was executed together with three close associates after a show trial that mirrored the brutal ta...

What do the Czech Embassy buildings in Delhi, Athens, Berlin, Beijing, Brasília, Cairo, Tokyo, London, and Washington have in common? They were all designed in the 1960s and 70s in bold, expressive styles of Brutalism and Modernism. A new exhibitio...

Czech economy grows 2.4 percent in Q1, fastest pace in nearly three years

Czech becomes chairman of Royal Mail board after completing takeover

Czech students receive final report cards as school year ends

Czechia records hottest day of the year so far

Czech troops to join counterterrorism mission in Kenya

PM Fiala in Brussels: No new climate goals and strong support for Ukraine—except Hungary

Pastrňák wins Golden Hockey Stick for the eighth time

Foreign Ministry hands out Gratias Agit awards for promoting Czechia abroad

At a ceremony in Prague’s Czernin Palace, Australian curator David Handley was among the recipients of the 2025 Gratias Agit award. He was honored by the Czech FM Jan Lipavský for his long-standing efforts to showcase Czech artists at Sculpture b...

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Survey: Most Czech parents avoid physical punishment

Diplomatic staff at the Chinese embassy in Prague led an intelligence operation, including a plan of physical confrontation, against Taiwanese Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim during her 3-day visit to Prague in March last year. The act of interference,...

Organizers of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have unveiled a star-studded line up for its 59th edition.  The stellar list includes Stellan Skarsgård, Peter Sarsgaard, Vicky Krieps and Dakota Johnson.

Foreign tourists spent one-third more than Czechs in 2024

Surgery or hormones no longer required for legal gender change in Czechia

Three Prague shopping centers closed due to bomb threat

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will award the 2025 Gratias agit prizes in the Grand Hall of the Czernin Palace in Prague. The award, established in 1997, recognizes people and institutions from around the world who have promoted Czechia through long...

The historic wind instrument known as the cornett, or zink, once again echoes through Czech churches. Students from across Europe, including young Czechs, are learning to play it under the guidance of expert musicians.

EDF ends legal challenge over Dukovany reactor contract, Czechia’s largest government deal ever

Czech police prosecuted over 3,300 people for drug offences in 2024, fewer than previous year

Czech divers document wartime wreck of Italian ship off Albanian coast

Boston Bruins forward Pastrňák expected to win Golden Hockey Stick again tonight

Hynek Chudárek named new Czech Public TV Director General

FM Lipavský: US president Trump pleased with NATO spending boost

Czech president Pavel: all NATO members back 5% defense spending goal

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Czechia’s president calls for stronger European role as NATO summit opens

Czech court rejects EDF’s lawsuit over a massive nuclear tender decision

Juventus and Czechia legend Pavel Nedvěd has taken the wheel at the senior and U21 national teams in the role of general manager. The 2003 Ballon d’Or winner has accepted the Czech Football Federation’s offer, after leaving his most recent role...

More than one in ten Czechs living in rural areas struggle to access essential services and activities like school, work or a visit to the doctor. According to the results of a study conducted by the Institute 2050, a full quarter of Czechs say tran...

Czech police probe whether five suspects planned major terrorist attack in Czechia

Czechia lags behind in startup support, EU report finds

Glare from stainless-steel chimney cap leads to Supreme Court battle

Czech public TV council to make second attempt at electing new director general

Low salaries fuel chronic teacher shortage in Czech schools, experts say

African swine fever confirmed in Liberec region

FM Lipavský: Czechia ready for new defense commitments

President Pavel: Europe must step up on defense, plan for US pullback

Pavel Nedvěd appointed head of Czech football representation

For decades, the French surgeon Thierry Bouchet collected Franz Kafka’s books. Some pieces from his collection are now being sold in Paris at Le Carreau du Temple for over two million Czech crowns.

17-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout has chosen Czechia for his first senior athletics meeting abroad. In December last year he bettered Usain Bolt’s 2003 record to become the fastest 16-year-old ever on the 200m distance – the same discipl...

Archaeologists in South Moravia have uncovered a rare Roman artefact: a bronze fragment of a soldier’s wrist purse. Over 1,800 years old, it is most likely the oldest purse found on the territory of today’s Czechia.

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Large parts of Czechia facing severe drought

Babiš can no longer be acquitted in Stork’s Nest case, says High Court representative

Ministry violated party’s rights by labeling it extremist, court rules

Pirates and Greens join forces ahead of general elections

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) recently published the results of a survey indicating what news sources people rely on around the world. While social media has become the primary source of news for the largest share of Ameri...

Prague to regulate parcel lockers, proposed ban on shared e-scooters rejected

Babiš urged not to run in elections due to court ruling

President Pavel to represent Czechia at NATO summit

Czechia backs swift approval of 18th sanctions package against Russia

This Sunday, there were more locals than tourists below Prague’s Astronomical Clock. They came to admire a parade of historical and modern buses that were part of the city’s public transport system for 100 years. A ceremonial parade of vintage b...

Neeraj Chopra is one of India’s biggest sporting icons and the only Indian to ever win an Olympic gold medal in athletics. The track and field star has been training under Czech javelin legend Jan Železný since late last year, and he’ll be one...

The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an initiative titled “Good Morning Czechia” , aiming to strengthen the country’s image abroad. In a public questionnaire, respondents are encouraged to share their opinions and stories of what...

Prague Court to rehear Stork’s Nest subsidy case involving Andrej Babiš

VR Group has developed the so-called Wargaming Table, a cross between a desk and a large tablet. Officers and soldiers can open large digital maps and practice different military operations on it to prepare for war.

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Croatian wildfire near split under control, Czech tourists safe

Markéta Vondroušová claims Berlin WTA title in pre-Wimbledon boost

Stork’s Nest case nears conclusion: Final statements expected at Prague High Court

“Good Morning, Czechia”: New initiative aims to promote nation’s global image

Czech firms suspected of circumventing sanctions against Russia

FM Lipavský: Russian imperialism still main threat to European security

Plzeň Zoo has new male red panda from France

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Tropical weather on Sunday and Monday

Ležáky massacre remembered in silent ceremony

Election polls after bitcoin scandal

Brno pride parade draws 1,500 in peaceful march

PM Fiala: US strike on Iran understandable

Second flight from Israel brings 80 Czechs home

On today's Sunday music show, we'll be presenting music from the Czech composer Jaromír Vomáčka in commemoration of his remains returning to Czechia on June 25, 2025.

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Medieval festival brings history to life in Kutná Hora

Thousands attend 35th Ground Forces Day