NBA: Krejčí scores 14 in portland win

Saharan dust to reach Czechia

Beer is one of the most iconic symbols of the Czech Republic. Yet since the 1990s, it has rarely been served in Czech-made glasses — a surprising reality in a country also renowned for its glassmaking. Now, after 30 years, Czech beer is set to be ...

Arnošt Lustig Library opens in Brno

The London Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Smetana Litomyšl Festival

A rare wooden Baroque statue of Pontius Pilate stolen 17 years ago from Římov chapel, that forms part of the local Stations of the Cross, is coming home. Heritage experts tracked it down in Spain.  

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Czech agriculture minister creates 'food ombudsman' role

CzechTourism’s budget and priorities for 2026 set

Over the past few days, the topic of defense has resonated not only in Czechia but worldwide in the context of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka addressed the UN, calling o...

Deputy PM: Czechia must fiercely fight for emission scheme changes

PM rules out raising Czech defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

WindEurope: Czech wind power development among Europe’s slowest

Brussels: Havlíček defends Babiš over conflict of interest

The Žižkov High Line, the Strašnice tram depot, or the Čapek brothers’ villa — all these sites, and hundreds more, are now part of a new online database created by researchers at the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences....

National park chiefs meet with environment minister over cuts

Prague Zoo breeds world’s heaviest flightless insect for first time in Czechia

Moravian village honours priests executed by communists as beatification nears

Czechia seeks EU debate on scaling back temporary protection for Ukrainians

Seznamzpravy.cz: European Commission probes Babiš (ANO) conflict-of-interest safeguards

Leonardo DiCaprio expected in Prague

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Czechia eighth most advanced economy in EU, index shows

Politicians divided over Macinka’s tough speech at the UN

During his visit to the United States, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka addressed both the UN Security Council and a special session of the UN General Assembly, directly challenging Russia over its war in Ukraine.  “Please, Honourable Represen...

More than four years have passed since the tragic accident in Liberec when the cable car to Ještěd Mountain collapsed. Since then, the line has been out of operation. The town of Liberec has now introduced its new design.

The 20th edition of Pragueshorts Film Festival gets underway in the Czech capital on Wednesday. Until March 1, cinemas including Světozor, Bio Oko, Ponrepo and Kino Pilotů will screen more than a hundred short films from around the world, alongsid...

Investigators of communist crimes identify 68 suspects in 2025

Czechs bet over one trillion crowns on gambling for the first time

Growing as a scientist in constant motion between countries and disciplines, Kateřina Jeřábková-Roda follows a research path shaped by international experience and driven by questions with clear clinical relevance. At its core is cancer research...

Czech language to become mandatory for taxi drivers, Bolt launches course

Macinka at UN: no army can break a nation’s will to be free

Macinka at UN: Invasion is never legitimate, it’s time to end the war

Leonardo DiCaprio expected in Prague for new Scorsese film

Pavel: Czech support for Ukraine continues “in a clever way”

Czech initiative supplied nearly two million shells to Ukraine last year

Czech breweries face shortage of brewmasters and technicians

Poll: Czechs back humanitarian aid for Ukraine, divided on refugees

Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, humanitarian aid from the Czech Republic continues. Among the organisations involved is Caritas Czech Republic – one of the country’s largest non-profits and a member of Caritas Europa ...

Czech army chief calls for higher defence spending

Pavel urges stronger voices in support of Ukraine

Former captain Darida returns to Czech national team

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Business optimism lifts confidence in Czech economy

Defence Minister Zůna: security is not measured by GDP share

As the international community marks four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in the Czech Republic, the anniversary has laid bare growing rifts between the president, the government and the opposition over further su...

Most Ukrainian refugees unlikely to return home after war, IOM says

Rare stamps and historic mail on show in Prague

Babiš hopes for early end to war, opposition urges continued support for Ukraine

Fiala urges government to reconsider stance on ammunition initiative for Ukraine

Senate hearing to address war in Ukraine, security and national defence

Ukraine’s flag to fly over Czech government headquarters on invasion anniversary

Czech government to push for repeal of 2035 combustion engine ban

It was a successful weekend for Czech cinema. At the international showcase Berlinale, the jury selected the Czech-Slovak film Kdyby se holubi proměnili ve zlato (If Pigeons Turned to Gold) as Best Documentary. Meanwhile, the British Academy of Fil...

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Aujeszky’s disease spreading among wild boar, veterinarians warn of risk to dogs

President Pavel will not veto 2026 state budget despite reservations

The Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo ended on Sunday, with Czech athletes winning five medals in total: two gold, two silver and one bronze. It is the country’s third best result in Winter Olympic history, after the 2014 Sochi Game...

Czechia has a complete government. Czech President Petr Pavel has officially appointed Igor Červený of the Motorists’ party as the country’s new Minister of the Environment after nearly two months of uncertainty.  

The traditional fun ski event in Smržovka in the Jizera Mountains attracted many participants and a crowd of onlookers at the weekend. Competitors took part in three disciplines — a classic sprint, a downhill glide to the finish, and a “hop-jum...

Rain and snowmelt raise river levels to flood alert stage

Culture minister involved in car accident in Prague

Firefighters begin culling 230,000 hens after new bird flu outbreak

Pavel appoints Igor Červený as environment minister

Mr. Nobody Against Putin wins BAFTA for best documentary

Czechia wins five medals, finishes 16th at Winter Olympics

Prague Jewish Museum returns looted synagogue textiles to Greece

Czechia rejects Hungary’s threat to block new EU sanctions on Russia

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Meteorologists warn of rising river levels in parts of Czechia

Martyred priest Josef Toufar remembered 76 years after death

Ukraine’s FM Sybiha thanks Czechs for solidarity at rallies marking invasion anniversary

Putting together a list of the year’s top albums has always been a tricky task, as taste differs from person to person. Nevertheless, when you are in daily contact with music at work and spend your free time attending concerts, one might assume th...

Fifteen years ago, the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague gained its own modern building. The winning design emerged from one of the largest architectural competitions in the country, and sparked a lively debat...

Czech-Slovak documentary If Pigeons Turned to Gold wins Caligari Prize at Berlinale

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Voborníková wins biathlon bronze, Czechia’s fifth medal of the Games

ANO leads Czech election poll with 32.6 percent

Menšík falls in Doha semi-final, Kopřiva reaches last four in Rio

Babiš places Agrofert shares in trust fund, says conflict of interest resolved

Jaromír Jágr suggests his hockey career may be over

President Pavel thanks Czechs for backing Ukraine at Prague rally marking invasion anniversary

Czech Paralympians joins protest over Russian and Belarusian athletes

Even the most famous and largest landmark in the Czech capital Prague Castle — visited by a record 2.7 million people in 2025 — may conceal magical corners unknown to many. One such place is Masaryk’s Lookout, crowned by a majestic 200-year-ol...

This year’s Muriel Award for best comic book has gone to Oskar Ed: My Best Friend, a striking graphic novel by Slovak-born, Prague-based artist Branko Jelinek. The book didn’t just win the main prize — it collected four awards in total, includ...

Homeless people in Czechia die 16 years earlier on average, study finds

Jakub Menšík stuns world No. 2 Jannik Sinner in Doha quarterfinal

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Government moves toward full state control of power giant ČEZ

PM Babiš: reform of EU emissions trading system government’s top priority

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