Filmmakers rename main character in Czech film Broken Voices

Czech FM discusses shared interests and bilateral ties with US top officials

Another bird flu outbreak confirmed in Hradec Králové region

President to appoint Igor Červený as environment minister

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Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka is travelling to Washington to attend the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly established Peace Council. Prague has been invited to join the initiative, but for now is participating only as ...

Foreign Minister Macinka on official visit to the United States

Czech Foreign Ministry confirms it is handling case of citizen sentenced in China

Snow warning issued for southern Bohemia and Moravia

Czech opposition aims to restrict lawmakers’ immunity

A unique private collection of post-1989 Czech contemporary art is now on show in Prague's Magnus Art Gallery . Titled Endless Curiosity, the exhibition features a selection of works gathered over more than three decades by a Dutch couple who made t...

A new documentary about the Czech composer and conductor Vítězslava Kaprálová has just arrived in cinemas. Kaprálová was an extraordinary presence in Czech music between the wars. At a time when very few women were able to build careers as com...

Trump praises Czech Foreign Minister Macinka

Czech airports surpassed pre-pandemic passenger record

President meets with nominee for environment minister

Canada beat Czechia 4–3 in Olympic quarter-final

Health minister plans cancer screening review to boost participation

An aging population is one of the most pressing challenges facing modern society. In the second installment of Radio Prague International’s new edition of Science without Borders, this time brought to you from France, Petr Dobiáš explains how en...

Olympics: Czech hockey players beat Denmark and reach the quarterfinals

Survey: One in five Czech women affected by domestic violence

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Finance minister reveals details of EET return in 2027

Czechia’s energy use up in 2025 amid colder weather and lower prices

Humanitarian aid organisations ask PM Babiš to discuss budget cuts

Vojáček returns as head of state-run forestry company Lesy ČR

The halt of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline due to extensive Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure has caused serious problems for Hungary and Slovakia, which are still dependent on Russian oil. Amid rising tensions, Prague has offered Br...

Do you trust your gut? Have you ever listened to it — quite literally? ALL THINGS DIGESTING , a new exhibition at Prague’s Kunsthalle, invites visitors into a thought-provoking playground for the senses, where the artist duo sikau/pubalova explo...

Czechs’ support for arming Ukraine rising, says Dárek pro Putina (Gift for Putin)

Macinka leaves for US to attend Trump’s Peace Council as observer

PM Babiš: Cancelling F-35 deal would cost CZK 30bn

Czechia offers Slovakia oil supplies via Druzhba pipeline

President Pavel: cutting defence spending now would be irresponsible

OLAF opens probe into ČEPS grid modernisation projects

 The government on Monday extended the validity of a regulation allowing Ukrainian refugees to apply for special long-term residence status. Thousands of people are expected to apply.

In Czechia, where beer is a cultural staple, non-alcoholic beer is fast gaining popularity, especially during Dry February and among young people. Radio Prague International spoke to an expert about modern brewing techniques that help make non-alcoh...

CVVM: Czechs trust Macron most, Putin and Trump rank lowest

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Trade Inspection seizes fewer counterfeit goods in 2024

Czech curlers claim first Olympic win with 9–7 victory over Germany

Committee advises against prosecuting Babiš (ANO) and Okamura (SPD)

Two-thirds of young Czechs faced cyberbullying in past year

The released Epstein files have exploded like a bombshell in many countries where police and journalists are now tracing links to high-profile figures and potential victims of the sex-abuse network. One of the Czech journalists looking into the exte...

Committee debates lifting immunity of Babiš (ANO) and Okamura (SPD)

Novinky: Juchelka (ANO) plans pension age cap at 65 with costs up to CZK 127bn

Police respond to reported threat at Charles University campus

Prague pays tribute to film legend Jana Brejchová

Committee to recommend stance on lifting immunity of Babiš (ANO) and Okamura (SPD)

Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic across Czechia, D1 worst hit

President to meet with new nominee for environment minister before reaching decision

Czech FM to attend Peace Council opening in Washington as observer

Prague and Warsaw move forward on long-running territorial dispute

Zuzana Marešová, one of the 669 mostly Jewish children sent from Prague to London at the outbreak of the Second World War in the rescue operation organised by Nicholas Winton and his colleagues, has died at the age of 94. 

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Government approves economic strategy focused on private-sector growth

Friday the 13th was definitely not an unlucky day for Czech athletes. Czechia added a gold medal to its tally, won by speed skater Metoděj Jílek, and a silver medal in snowboard cross, earned by Eva Adamczyková at the Winter Olympic Games 2026.

Government to extend long-term residence permits for Ukrainian refugees

Motorists nominate Igor Červený for environment minister

Nearly 90% of Czechs would back limited access to social media for teens

The Roztoky carnival procession is traditionally led by a queen who sets the fashion in terms of colours and shapes. This year red, white and black prevailed.

Czech Railways transfers historic fleet to new foundation

Germany to extend random border controls with neighbor states for another six months

SPD to vote against special long-term residency for Ukrainians

At this year’s Munich Security Conference, global attention focused on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Yet Czech leaders also played a visible role in key debates on populism, defence spending and ...

Heavy snow causing problems around Czechia

Davidová to end season after Olympics due to back injury

Motorists to nominate new candidate for environment minister

Czechs lose to Switzerland in overtime, place third in Group A

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Rallies across Czechia in support of President Pavel

Elevated radioactivity detected in Prague university building; police launch investigation

Czech opposition slams FM’s performance at Munich Security Conference

Zuzana Marešová, one of Winton’s rescued children, dies at 94

Czech government cuts drug policy funding by CZK 100 million, experts warn of risks

Czech FM clashes with Hillary Clinton over “gender revolution and climate alarmism”

Uber to expand food delivery service to Czech Republic and six other European countries

Fernstädtová finishes 10th in Olympic skeleton in Cortina

Government to restore 75% transport discounts for students and seniors

FM Macinka: Czech Republic seeks stable ties with China

The Visegrád Group was founded on February 15, 1991 as a joint path for three post-communist countries back to Europe. Thirty-five years later, however, it is clear that the original unity has faded and the individual states now pursue different pr...

Few people can boast such a prolific and diverse musical career as Czech composer, guitarist, singer, producer, and lyricist Michal Pavlíček, who celebrates his 70th birthday on Saturday, February 14. Over several decades, he has shaped the sound ...

Muchová wins WTA 1000 title in Doha

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President Pavel: US must increase pressure on Russia to achieve peace in Ukraine

Czech FM praises Marco Rubio’s speech in Munich, holds bilateral meetings with foreign leaders

School meal reform likely to be delayed until 2027

Winter conditions to return over the weekend

Study: Czech teenagers’ intimate lives moving online

President Pavel: Institutions safeguarding democracy must be protected

Czech ice hockey team beats France 6:3 for first Olympic points

Czech FM calls on UN Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese to resign

Jílek wins gold at 10,000m speed skating race in Milan

Eva Adamczyková wins Olympic silver in snowboard cross in Livigno, third medal for Czechia

After 20 years, the legendary career of Czech speed skater Martina Sáblíková has come to an end at the Winter Olympics in Milan. With her start in the 5,000 metres on Thursday, she became the first Czech athlete to have participated in six Winter...

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President Pavel in Munich: Europe-US reset is about fair defense burden sharing

The annual gathering of world leaders in Bavaria comes at a moment of growing geopolitical tension and shifting alliances. European leaders are increasingly debating defence autonomy and technological competitiveness. Czech representatives will join...

Adamczyková tops Olympic snowboardcross qualification in Livigno

Czech household incomes rise after two-year decline

MPs condemn animal abuse, call for thorough investigations

To mark World Radio Day, Radio Prague International spoke with Iryna Slavinska, Director of Radio Culture – the third channel of Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne. What role does radio play in war-torn Ukraine? And what can a station focused...

Prague to introduce Ombudsman for public space complaints

Czech inflation slows to 1.6 pct in January, lowest since 2016

Babiš criticises EU emissions trading at informal summit

Bird flu confirmed at Prague Zoo

Czechs lose 5:0 to Canada in Olympic opener

Speed skater Martina Sáblíková’s hopes of securing medal in the 5,000m race dashed

Czech air navigation services have reported on a hair-raising incident in which a Portuguese plane heading for Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague was just 30 seconds away from crashing, not far from the capital. A last-minute maneuver by the pilot preve...

CVVM: President Pavel tops trust rankings, Turek seen as least trusted

Ester Ledecká fails to finish Super-G at 2026 Winter Olympics

The New Stage of the National Theatre, listed as a cultural monument since 2021, is set to undergo a two-year renovation, its first major overhaul in more than four decades. The project, estimated at around CZK 2.3 billion, will modernize the buildi...

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Blesk remains Czechia’s most read daily newspaper

EIB backs CZK 46.8bn in projects in Czechia in 2025

Czech cabinet to discuss bid for Tour de France Grand Départ

President Pavel to speak on populism and Ukraine at Munich Security Conference

Pavel Zeman appointed Czech European Prosecutor

Babiš government plans to renew special long-term residency for Ukrainian refugees

The distinctive Roma music genre halgató, known for its slow, mournful songs, could soon be added to Czechia‘s list of intangible cultural heritage. Both musicians and academics are seeking official recognition for the genre, which they describe ...

Czech PM backs Macron’s ‘Buy European’ plan for EU public contracts

Czech police have started looking into Czech links in the Epstein files, in the case of the late American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Police Presidium confirmed this week. The report said officers are currently assessing the avai...