Czechia receives first €309 million from EU SAFE defence fund

South Bohemia declares drought emergency as Husinec reservoir nearly dries up

President’s wife criticises impossibility of voting in local polls from abroad, different constituency

Czechia lose 3:0 to England at Wembley

Czech Minister of Culture Klempíř booed at Frankfurt Book Fair opening

Aide: Return of Pavel for elections cannot be ruled out

Lehečka loses to Alcaraz in Japan Open final

Forty editors-in-chief from across the Czech media have issued a rare joint appeal to the country’s politicians. They are calling on them to reject violence and threats against journalists and to guarantee equal access to information from public i...

Czechia withdraws from 2027 Eurovision

Babiš: EU emissions trading system costing Czechia billions

Study: Average flat in Czechia costs twice as many years’ salary as in some EU states

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Czechia takes centre stage at Frankfurt Book Fair

Czech voters receive ballots as pre-election polling blackout begins

Among those paying tribute to Václav Havel on the 90th anniversary of his birth on October 5 has been former American President Bill Clinton, who in an interview with Czech Radio’s Jana Ciglerová shared memories of his political ally and their l...

Letter-writing campaign marks Václav Havel’s 90th anniversary

Brno engineering fair opens with nearly 1,400 exhibitors

Among those paying tribute to Václav Havel on what would have been his 90th birthday has been former US president Bill Clinton, who in an interview for Czech Radio shared memories of his political ally and long-time friend.

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Czech authorities join international crackdown on illegal drugs

The two 355-metre-high masts of the Liblice transmitter near Český Brod are due to be demolished by controlled explosions in October 2026. In its time, the complex, built in 1976, was the most powerful medium-wave transmitter in Central Europe, wi...

Senate unveils plaque honouring Václav Havel

Court orders Motorists candidate to apologise over false Facebook post

Experts from Charles University tested commonly used 3D printing materials and found that some of them can negatively affect human cells when used over a long period, potentially causing eczema or itching. The results of the Czech research have appe...

Former MP gets extra year in prison for fleeing to Paraguay

Czech man jailed over Moscow protest released

Patrik Schick named Czech footballer of the season

Václav Havel would have turned 90 on October 5. Politician and diplomat Alexandr Vondra first encountered him as a young underground publisher in communist Czechoslovakia and later became one of his closest collaborators and his foreign-policy advi...

Audit finds shortcomings in Czech start-up funding

Seznam says Turek has failed to comply with court ruling

Media chiefs call on politicians to reject violence

Turek apologises to Seznam.cz over claims about access to users’ emails

Czech defender Chaloupek ruled out of match against England

Around 200,000 Volkswagen Group cars in Czechia affected by recall over steering concerns

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Government planning to cut ministry staff by 10 percent

Czechs marking Václav Havel’s 90th birth anniversary

More than half of Czech workers use AI at work, survey finds

Bartůňková stuns Sabalenka to reach Beijing Open fourth round

Prague police record 176 offences at illegal tuning meet

Lucie Žáčková and Stanislav Majer win Thalia Awards for acting

Czech footballers lose to Spain 3-1 in Nations League

Jaroslav Ježek is a prominent 20th century Czech composer, pianist and conductor whose music became an inseparable part of the Liberated Theatre of Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich.

Lieutenant General František Fajtl, a WWII hero who commanded an RAF squadron and later got hard labour in communist Czechoslovakia, died on October 4, 2006.

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Czechia keeping diplomatic mission in Kyiv despite Russian warning

PM Babiš rejects Russian ambassador’s claim that Czech government softened anti-Russian rhetoric

Opposition warns against playing down risks posed by Russia

Numerous events mark upcoming Havel birth anniversary

Czech Rectors’ Conference warns universities may have to limit student numbers over finances

Hundreds of cars gather at tuning meet in Prague

President Pavel to miss municipal elections due to private trip to Morocco

Thalia Awards to be presented at Prague’s National Theatre

Finance Ministry sets maximum fuel prices for the weekend and Monday

Seven-week wine festival begins in Český Krumlov

Filip Turek apologises to environmental group Hnutí Duha for offensive remarks

Czechs go to the ballot boxes in a week’s time for municipal elections and elections to one-third of the seats in the Senate. How significant will the latter be for government leaders ANO? And what are the local polls likely to tell us about the p...

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Metronome Prague festival to end after ten years

Czech Defence Ministry cancels CZK 24.7bn armoured vehicle tender

Drones have fundamentally altered the character of modern warfare and have become a decisive factor on the battlefield. The Czech military is winding up a 12-day international exercise, Drone Shield 2026, aimed at mapping and testing available techn...

Škoda Auto cuts production due to supplier problems

Police refer Turek car crash case to misdemeanor proceedings

Finance Ministry to set fuel price caps for weekend and Monday

Babiš government survives second no-confidence vote

Vejmelka opens new NHL season with shutout

One of Czechia’s most celebrated modernist buildings, Prague’s Villa Müller, has just reopened after renovations. A presentation on Wednesday also included the launch of a book about the villa, co-authored by leading Dutch architect Winy Maas.

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Czech police seize drugs and equipment worth CZK 330 million

EU states approve stricter migrant return rules

A new exhibition at Prague’s Villa Pellé explores the work of Kamil Lhoták, one of the most distinctive Czech artists of the 20th century. Called Landscape of Dreams, it brings together works spanning more than five decades of his career.

One hundred and fifty years after the birth of Tomáš Baťa, the world-famous shoe brand is undergoing a major turning point. The Baťa company has officially announced it will close its last factory in Central Europe, definitively ending productio...

More than three-quarters of Czechs fear AI-generated fraud

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Diesel prices fall sharply after price caps take effect

Czech manufacturing conditions improve for seventh month

Fuel price caps take effect in Czechia

MPs could vote on no-confidence motion against Babiš government

Czech foreign intelligence service gets new director

Zlín Zoo loses African elephant after surgery

Baťa to close Czech shoe factory, ending traditional footwear production in Europe

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Minister files criminal complaint over contamination at former military site

Pavel: NATO members must make clear they are ready to defend their airspace and territorial waters

Czech government sets fuel price caps amid rising prices

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of Russia’s best-known composers, visited Prague three times, but his stays were not always a triumph. Much depended on the political mood of the time, while many questions and myths still surround both his life and t...

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One of Egon Schiele’s most recognisable drawings is now on display at the National Gallery Prague. Seated Woman with Bent Knees has been reproduced countless times on posters and merchandise, but the fragile original normally remains in storage.

Pavel welcomes Romanian President Nicusor Dan at Prague Castle

Czech police reported to be using software at centre of US investigation over Russia links

Thursday sees the start of the music conference ReConnect Brno , one of several such events, often combining industry discussions with showcases and festivals, that take place in Czechia. But like the music industry itself, music conferences have to...

Czech MPs continue debate ahead of no-confidence motion in Babiš government

PM Babiš reiterates Czechia’s commitment to Article 5

Babiš talks up Czech-Italian action plan after meeting with Meloni in Prague

Czech footballers lose to England in home Nations League game

Media: US officials informed Babiš about Russia threats

Czech Army testing drones and ways to combat them in international exercise

Media: PM’s aide submits proposal to cut staff by 10 percent to ministers

Scientists in Brno have developed a special bone glue that could one day help doctors treat even complicated fractures. The material is now being tested on sheep.

People gathered on Říp Mountain this past Sunday to mark 900 years since the restoration of the Rotunda of St. George and St. Adalbert. Říp is a well-known symbol of Czech history, traditionally associated with the legendary arrival of the Czech...

Groups in field against Babiš appointments to Human Rights Council

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Czech crown jewels return to vault at St. Vitus’ Cathedral

Giorgia Meloni to meet Czech PM Andrej Babiš in Prague

Czech MPs debate no-confidence motion against Babiš government

Czech Senate awards 17 silver medals on Statehood Day

A photograph of a wounded young man lying outside Czechoslovak Radio on August 21, 1968, became one of the striking images of the Soviet-led invasion. After 58 years, Memory of Nations organization has identified him as Jaroslav Mareček. The Soviet...

Prague rally urges people to vote in October elections

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Martin Nečas becomes highest-paid Czech NHL player

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh awarded Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

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

Czech Senate to award 14 silver medals on Statehood Day

Thousands attend St Wenceslas pilgrimage in Stará Boleslav

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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