Prague Zoo celebrates 95th anniversary with 1930s-themed programme

Czech Senate to award 14 silver medals on Statehood Day

St Wenceslas Day marked across Czechia

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Czech women win Billie Jean King Cup for 12th title

Czech women one win away from Billie Jean King Cup title

Finance Minister Schillerová: Some tax increases will be unavoidable

eDoklady users urged to update app before October elections

Eleven injured after tractor overturns at Přerov tractor event

Czech women face Ukraine in Billie Jean King Cup final

Czech football team loses to Croatia in Nations League opener

Czech state monuments open to public free of charge

Preparations underway in Stará Boleslav for St. Wenceslas pilgrimage

Jakub Šimanský is a Czech guitarist, drummer and sound explorer based in Brno, who has made a significant mark on the Czech alternative music scene.

Social services association calls for tougher checks on illegal care homes

Havlíček: Lower budget deficit would mean cuts to security, energy and transport

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Prague archbishop warns against cutting funding for church schools

Government to amend, rather than scrap, foreign-power offence

Maltese Order former grand prior Karel Eduard Paar dies aged 92

Czech tennis team reaches Billie Jean King Cup final

Brno’s new T Arena nearing completion

Czech army to step up military exercises next year

363 infected, 50 hospitalized in outbreak at Prague primary school

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra is commemorating the centenary of its founding. Its 2026/2027 season plans feature distinguished guest conductors, new compositions by Czech composers, prestigious festival appearances and special projects to reac...

In a fortnight’s time, voters will be going to the polls in Czechia in local and Senate elections. Many EU citizens resident in the country may be unaware they can also take part in the former – and that’s something the group Volby pro všechn...

Water supply in Odolena Voda contaminated with lead

The annual LUSTR festival of illustration and comics has got under way at Prague’s Holešovice Market. The 13th edition brings together more than a hundred Czech and international artists, with exhibitions, talks and workshops running until the en...

Czech Night of Science explores communication in various forms

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Czech tourist among 17 injured in Turkey road accident

Police raid headquarters of leading health insureer VZP

President Pavel visits US National Guard base in Nebraska

MPs back bill targeting drink spiking

NATO could consider multinational drone-interceptor unit using Czech L-39NG jets

Opposition parties submit signatures for no-confidence session

Court tells Babiš lawyer to substantiate claims over Seznam

National Budget Council: Trigger of debt brake brought forward

Forty-one in hospital after school meal made with expired eggs

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Prague completes renovation of Industrial Palace at Výstaviště

Czech President Petr Pavel used his address to the UN General Assembly to warn that Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens European security and has consequences far beyond the continent. He urged continued pressure on Moscow alongside serious dip...

Police: No Czech victims of Epstein identified in investigation

Czech Gripen jets again deployed to patrol Polish airspace

A remarkable apartment in Brno, preserved almost intact since the 1930s, has just opened to the public after several years of restoration. It once belonged to a Jewish family who left Czechoslovakia shortly before WWII.

Czechia tightens notification rules for Russian diplomats

Sokol clubs open doors to public across Czechia

President Pavel: Russia poses direct threat to European security

President Pavel calls for continued international non-recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea

Havel remains most highly rated post-1989 Czech president, poll finds

Czech Republic joins initiative to protect children from risks of AI

Czech MPs approve end to automatic motorway vignette price increases

Richard Wagner had a strong connection to Czechia, from the spa town of Teplice to Prague’s theatres. He reportedly found inspiration for the libretto of his opera Tannhäuser at Střekov Castle near Ústí nad Labem, and his operas were performed...

Karel Kuttelwascher, the most successful Czechoslovak fighter pilot to serve with Britain’s Royal Air Force, was born 110 years ago, on September 23, 1916. His greatest victories came during daring solo night operations close to German airfields i...

Justice minister considering lowering age of criminal responsibility to 13

Czech scientists receive 2026 Europhysics Prize for discovery of altermagnetism

The Václav Havel Library ceased to exist in its hitherto form earlier this year, when both major donors and staff members departed. Further twists followed – and this week Havel’s widow entrusted Prague’s Municipal Library with preserving the...

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Škoda JS to supply drives for Rolls-Royce small modular reactors

President Pavel to address UN General Assembly

Dvořák Prague festival to conclude with Czech Philharmonic concert

Czech army tests drone warfare and defence systems

European Commission says Agrofert trust fails to resolve Babiš conflict of interest

MPs to vote on ending annual increases in motorway vignette prices

Pavel: Trump’s UN speech aimed more at US than global audience

Russian court jails Czech man for 13 days over Red Square protest

Thousands ride Petřín funicular on first day back in service

New cable cars have just entered operation on Prague’s Petřín Hill. The glass-heavy cars afford spectacular views of the city and boast cool details; for instance when they pass, those going up “wink” (flash their lights), while those going ...

Czech Bar Association criticises PM Babiš over comments on judiciary

A commemorative banknote has drawn hundreds of collectors to Czech National Bank branches across the country. In Prague, people began queuing overnight in the hope of securing one of the limited-edition notes.

Personal conversations, intimate photos and videos, and even the sending of underwear are all part of the growing online sex business. As more sexual services and content move online, so does related criminal activity. Organisations working with peo...

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Survey: More than a quarter of Czech students sleep only five to six hours a night

President Pavel attends opening of UN General Assembly debate in New York

Czech opposition criticises government coalition over parliamentary procedures

Justice Ministry data error may have exposed details of up to two million people

Petřín funicular returns to service after nearly two-year reconstruction

ANO leads latest Median poll, Motorists below parliamentary threshold

Judges’ union criticises Babiš for questioning independence of the courts

José Carreras and Plácido Domingo to perform in Brno

President Pavel commemorates victims of 9/11 attacks in New York

Government approves pension increases for next year

PM Babiš says Czechia will respect NATO’s Article 5

Czech government approves 2027 budget with CZK 386 billion deficit

Czech government to cap fuel station margins amid soaring prices

Dagmar Havlová to grant Prague Municipal Library free licence to Václav Havel’s work

Czechia has reached the Davis Cup Final 8 after a dramatic 3–2 victory over the United States in Prague. Jiří Lehečka won the deciding match after Jakub Menšík had kept Czech hopes alive earlier in the day. The result continues a Czech and Cz...

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to visit Czech Republic

Search continues for three Czechs missing after boat accident in Norway

O2 services hit by three-hour outage across Czechia

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Prague event marks 90th anniversary of Václav Havel’s birth

The modern Church of Blessed Marie Restituta was completed six years ago, but has only now officially gained the status of a church. The building has several unusual features, including a strip of windows beneath the roof with differently coloured g...

BIS chief warns Russia could test NATO cohesion within months

The Czech branch of UNICEF has presented a new model of monthly charitable subscription, which combines support for kids around the globe and discovering other countries and cultures. It includes a personalized direct-mail campaign as well as print ...

O2 customers report widespread internet outage

Security and public order top concerns for Prague voters

The legendary East German train known as “Dolphin” due to its distinctive “dolphin’s snout” undertook a closely-watched trip to Czechia at the weekend. The veteran train, which served the Berlin - Prague – Vienna route, was restored by r...

Government to approve 2027 budget and discuss measures against high fuel prices

President Pavel begins US visit, will honour 9/11 victims

NATO Days attract around 150,000 visitors

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Pavel to promote Czech bid for UN Security Council seat

Czech tourist dies in boat accident in Norway, three missing

Czech government to announce measures against high fuel prices

6 grams wins top prize at Czech comedy film festival

Czech government to submit 2027 budget with reduced deficit

Czech tennis team beats USA to reach Davis Cup finals

President Pavel heads to US for UN General Assembly

Znojmo lies in southern Moravia, just a few kilometres from the Austrian border. Thanks to its location between Brno and Vienna, for centuries it was a place where different cultures, languages and trade routes met. 

Acid Row, Czech psychedelic metal band, based in Prague, has been active since 2011. Their third album Poisoned Mind released in 2024 won Album of the Year in the rock category of the Anděl awards. In May 2026 they released their fourth album Magic...

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Czech military begins deploying Spyder air defence system

Czechia sends emergency supplies to flood-hit Nepal

Boršice named Czech Village of the Year 2026

Czech Davis Cup team trails USA 2–1 after doubles defeat

Around 92,000 attend first day of NATO Days

Pavel: Allied participation at NATO Days is a symbol of solidarity

Battle of White Mountain re-enacted in Prague

NATO Days underway at Mošnov airport