Police say Filip Turek (Motorists) committed three offences, but cases are time-barred

Marek Ztracený to play biggest concert of his career in Prague

Public to bid farewell to artist Milan Knížák

When temperatures soar, Prague and its vicinity offer plenty of ways to cool down. From natural swimming spots to hidden courtyards and air-conditioned galleries, here are ten refreshing escapes.  

Czech film Volklore by Viktorie Štěpánová, a graduate of Prague's FAMU film school, has won a Student Academy Award in the Alternative/Experimental category. It is the first Czech film ever to receive the honour in that category. Like all Studen...

Pastrňák remains Czechia's highest-paid athlete

Czech industry keeps growing despite economic headwinds

Amid a continuing shortage of a key breast cancer drug, the Czech Republic is temporarily relaxing its drug rules. Pharmacies will be allowed to dispense tamoxifen products that are not registered in the Czech Republic, but authorised in other Europ...

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Škoda begins production of new flagship electric SUV

Body of one missing paddleboarder found after Czech storm

Brno festival brings music across the city

Prosecutor indicts five people in Bulovka hospital corruption case

COP Bike Ride reaches Prague on journey to climate summit

President Pavel joins Sports Journalists' Club

Czech film Volklore wins student Oscar

Beaver wetlands save water and millions of crowns, Czech study finds

Czechia has been named Europe's fastest-growing tourism destination in a major international study, a result that CzechTourism sees as confirmation that its efforts to reshape the country's image abroad are paying off. Rather than simply attracting ...

Police investigating MP Filip Turek over injury caused in Prague crash

Czech Foreign Ministry to close Hong Kong consulate, open new mission in Miami

Time capsule buried beneath Prague's Wenceslas Square tramline

Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Czechs see climate change as a serious problem

Ten charged in Ukraine over crypto investment scam targeting Czechs

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The iconic Villa Tugendhat in Brno is marking 25 years on the UNESCO World Heritage List with a three-day celebration starting this Friday. The programme includes concerts, art installations and a unique videomapping show on the facade of the villa,...

More than a hundred students from around the world have gathered in Prague this summer with one goal: to study Czech. They're taking part in the annual Summer School of Slavonic Studies , a programme Charles University has been running already for 6...

Hundreds of hikers climb Lysá Hora despite record heat

Candidate registration closes for October local and Senate elections

Two people out on lake missing following heavy storms

Czech authorities ease Tamoxifen rules amid shortage

Havel Human Rights Prize to continue despite library's withdrawal

Forest and cottages on fire in Křečovice, firefighters also tackling forest blaze in Šumava

Interior Minister Metnar expects fewer Ukrainian refugees after stricter temporary protection rules

Three-quarters of Czechs feel stressed by their jobs, and half say work affects their personal lives

Czech goalie Lukáš Horníček has completed a €30 million transfer from Portuguese side Braga to English Premier League club Newcastle United, signing a five-year contract. The transfer makes the 24-year-old the third most expensive Czech footba...

Hungary has shut down its Paks nuclear power plant after prolonged drought and extreme heat caused the level of the Danube to fall further. The situation has raised questions about whether climate change could create similar problems for Czech nucle...

Farm animals in South Bohemia find relief from heat in tree belts and stone barns

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Children’s Ombudsman exercises authority to intervene in court proceedings for the first time

Czech National Bank: Domestic banks would withstand even a significant economic downturn

Demolition company to take over burned building in Zlín on Wednesday

Ukraine plans Carpathian Initiative with Czech Republic and Slovakia

Czech prosecutors close probe into MP Turek's hate speech posts

One of the oldest "patients" on record has undergone an examination at the St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno. Using computed tomography, doctors scanned the more than 700-year-old statue of the Žarošice Madonna, which depicts the Queen of Hea...

The annual Prague Pride festival gets under way on Monday with nearly 200 events across the Czech capital. This year's edition also brings a major change, with the festival moving from Letná Plain to its new main venue on Štvanice Island. I discus...

Brno pulsed to the rhythm of Brazilian samba during the seventh annual Brasil Fest, held over the past few days. Hundreds of dancers, drummers, capoeira performers and other artists filled the city centre with colour and energy as they paraded throu...

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Prosecutor indicts former justice minister Blažek in bitcoin case

Half tram, half train. Engineers in the village of Dětenice, in the Jičín region, are testing a vehicle that could make regional rail transport more efficient. Powered by onboard batteries, the prototype could begin carrying passengers within two...

ČEZ begins paying CZK 22.6 billion in dividends

Czech goalkeeper Horníček joins Newcastle in €30 million move

The network of Czech Centres is heading for its biggest transformation in years. Newly appointed director Ivan Jukl says the goal is not to shrink the organisation but to strengthen its presence abroad while making it more efficient at home. 

Week-long heatwave to bring temperatures up to 39°C

Senate urges faster rollout of EU disability card

Czech public health institute website still offline after weekend cyberattack

Prague Pride festival kicks off Monday, offering more than 200 events

Czech Journalists' Union condemns Foreign Ministry over reporter exclusion

Czechs mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

More than 2,200 butterfly species recorded in Bohemian highlands

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Demand for holiday cottages rebounds in Czech Republic

Czech Republic braces for new heatwave, temperatures to reach 39°C

Czech central bank employee remanded over multi-million theft case

Tests rule out dangerous infection in woman hospitalised after Uganda trip

On August 4, 1306, the seventeen-year-old King Wenceslas III, the last male descendant of the House of Přemyslid, was murdered in Olomouc. His death brought the dynasty to extinction in the male line and closed an era of more than five centuries du...

An elegant gentleman with a trademark moustache and a bow tie, R. A. Dvorský was one of the biggest stars of Czechoslovak popular music during the First Republic. Some of his songs became timeless hits, and in his heyday there was hardly anyone who...

Czech Republic joins EU states calling for emergency talks on Ceuta migration crisis

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Suspected dangerous infectious disease reported in woman back from Uganda

Coalition lawmakers seek to remove statute of limitations for premeditated murder

Former Constitutional Court judge Jiří Nykodým dies at 81

Heatwave and lack of rain worsen drought across Czech Republic

Foreign Ministry planning overhaul of travel registration system Drozd

Czech government begins two-week summer recess

PM Babiš calls for immediate Schengen closure to Spain over migration

During the communist era Radio Prague functioned as a highly effective Cold War propaganda tool, tailoring communist messaging to audiences around the world, while operating under strict censorship and centralized control. Yet amid the ideological c...

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Meteorologists declare smog situation in Prague and Central Bohemian Region

Longer and more intense heat waves are becoming a growing challenge for Prague, where the urban landscape traps heat long after sunset. City officials are responding with a range of adaptation measures, including an interactive map of cooling locati...

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The opposition Civic Democrats said this week that they were prepared to take a Czech government plan to loosen rules on fiscal responsibility to the Constitutional Court. For their part, the coalition say they will overturn a presidential veto of t...

Czech household debt to banks rises by CZK 26.5 billion to CZK 2.72 trillion in June

Outgoing ambassador to Egypt Jukl to head Czech Centres, Macinka announces

Hundreds of police officers and a helicopter to monitor Prague Pride march

Seniors can end pension savings without penalty starting in August, says Finance Ministry

A hospital in the south Bohemian city of České Budějovice has become the first in Czechia to perform brain surgery using a system that combines augmented reality, artificial intelligence and 3D glasses. The technology, currently used at only thre...

Jirásek's Hronov amateur theatre festival gets underway

Heatwave pushes temperatures above 40°C in Czechia, with more extreme heat forecast

One of Prague’s lesser-known but all the more fascinating libraries is the Jiřina Šiklová Library, hidden in the city centre on the banks of the Vltava. Although it is one of the smaller libraries, it has something to offer even the most demand...

Former president Klaus to speak at Milan Knížák’s state funeral

Prague opens air-conditioned refuge from heatwave in city centre

President Pavel honours Czech rescue team for Venezuela mission

EU approves higher energy aid for Czech industry

Czech firefighter to join EU wildfire crisis team in Brussels

The tragic death of the Irish rock musician Glen Hansard on Wednesday made headlines around the world. There has also been an outpouring of grief here in the Czech Republic, where Hansard touched countless lives on many visits over a 30-year period....

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Number of registered vehicles in Prague rises to 1.36 million

Czechia experiences tropical night as even warmer nights forecast

Czechia bids to host EU AI gigafactory

Slavia avoids stadium closure over derby violence

Czechs are among Europe's least mobile workers. OECD and Eurostat data show they are far less likely than many other Europeans to relocate for work, often preferring to commute instead. Regional geographer and university president Jaroslav Koutský ...

Anyone visiting Charles Bridge recently may have noticed workers suspended from ropes high above the Vltava or operating from boats below. They are carrying out regular maintenance to help keep one of Prague's most iconic landmarks in good condition...

Public transport usage grows in Prague

Uherské Hradiště Film School comes to close

Although it has been almost two weeks since the Prague premiere of what is likely to be this year's biggest blockbuster, Prague's IMAX cinema is still packed. The screening schedule for the 180-minute epic The Odyssey by director Christopher Nolan h...

Irish musician with Czech connections Glen Hansard dies at 56

Czechia records EU funding net gain of CZK 38.2 billion in first half of 2026

CzechTrade and CzechInvest to merge into single agency

The Czech government is merging CzechTrade and CzechInvest agencies into a single agency called CzechBusiness. Officials say the move will simplify services for companies, strengthen support for exporters, investors and startups, and reduce administ...

Historic writing instruments often form only a small, supplementary part of permanent exhibitions at castles and châteaux, despite the undeniable historical and artistic value of these frequently overlooked objects. A current exhibition at Lobkowic...

Temperatures of up to 40C possible in Czechia in coming days

State castles and chateaus to open for free on two days

Media: Spain’s Denia in frame for Czech football coach job

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When Hanna moved from Belarus to Czechia, it changed her career and her views on sex. Many women from former Soviet countries struggle to discuss sex openly with their partners, says the designer-turned-sexologist.

Babiš: Unemployment support system must change

Army chief: Czechs keen to learn from Ukraine on air and anti-drone defence

Police drop hate speech accusations against MP Turek

A unique restoration project is underway in the north-eastern city of Opava, where conservators are rebuilding the glass-block dome of the historic Breda department store. The dome is made up of thousands of individual glass blocks weighing around f...

Czech PM Babiš may visit China next spring