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Krejčíková climbs to 26th in rankings after first title in two years

Clean-up efforts underway in wake of heavy storms

Fuel prices expected to rise as government regulation ends

It's one of Czechia's best-kept secrets: a narrow-gauge railway that snakes through a fairy-tale landscape in the country's far northeast. We took a ride on the Osoblažka to find out what makes it so special.

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Around 1,000 motorcyclists join in Prague Night Ride

Fuel prices rise on final day of Czech price cap

Rare giant water lily Victoria Cruziana blooms in Olomouc

Czech weather service issues high-level storm warning

Speaker Okamura says China visit was coordinated with intelligence services

New Iron Curtain Trail project to open along Czech-Austrian border

Colours of Ostrava to remain in Ostrava, festival director says

President Pavel to announce re-election decision next year

Czech psychedelic pop band Bert & Friends is celebrating a decade on the music scene. Led by frontman Albert Romanutti, the group has built a distinctive world with surreal lyrics, colourful visuals and a mix of genres.

Prague is known as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. To preserve its unique character for future generations, its historic city centre was designated the Prague Heritage Reservation 55 years ago, on July 21, 1971. It covers a vast area of ...

Railway Inspectorate blames Transport Ministry failings and human error for 2024 Pardubice train crash

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Czech government to discuss pension boost for working retirees, delays indexation reform

ANO and SPD to field rival senate candidates despite earlier cooperation talks

Forty-seven injured in head-on bus crash near Brno

Seznam Zpravy: SPD omitted from Interior Ministry's extremism report

Czech government set to back school mobile phone ban

Healthcare, housing top Czech voters’ priorities, survey finds

Storm interrupts Colours of Ostrava festival, two concerts cancelled

In the latest episode of Czechast, Marie Kinsky looks back on more than twenty-five years spent in Czechia after moving from her native France. She discusses how the historic Kinsky estate at Žďár nad Sázavou has evolved into a centre for cultur...

Babiš hails EU emissions proposal as government success

Drought begins affecting older Czech vineyards

Government fuel price caps end as maximum prices rise

EU report criticises Czech conflict-of-interest rules

Opposition Civic Democrats move to block controversial Prague candidate

The Czech foreign minister says the detention of a Czech citizen in China is unconnected to the case of a Chinese man being held in Prague on spying charges. But opposition voices say that if Beijing does aim to stage a prisoner swap, any Czech visi...

Czechia records EU's second-lowest inflation rate

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Czech car production rises in first half of the year

Producer prices show mixed trends in June

Swimming banned at Prague's Džbán reservoir over toxic algae

Ancient Celtic bronze duck discovered in Moravia

Czech climber dies during Karakoram expedition in Pakistan

MP Turek fined over two buildings without planning permission

Mortgage lending eases in June despite strong annual growth

A new tourist landmark is taking shape near Boží Dar in the Ore Mountains. The “stone heart” monument built to celebrate the international hiking festival EURORANDO 2026, is intended to symbolize the unity of European countries.

Diana Ross to perform in Czechia for first time this month

President signs bill under which employment offices will help homeless

Brussels approves Czech system for construction of new power generation sources

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Skyscraper with David Černý “shipwreck” design gets planning permission

Turek no longer attending ministry meetings as crash investigated

Miloslav "Čurby" Urbanec has a private football pitch in his garden, a statue of Maradona stands outside his house, and the façade of the family home is painted in the colours of Argentina. If Czechia were ever to face Argentina at the World Cup, ...

Czech arrested in China over “endangering state security”

MP Foldyna suspected of domestic violence

For more than two decades, guitarist Rudy Linka has brought some of the world's finest jazz musicians to Czech town squares through Bohemia JazzFest. In an inteview with Vít Pohanka, he looks back on his journey from communist Czechoslovakia to New...

Turek could face driving ban and prison if found guilty of crash

President Pavel calls Czech delegation’s participation at NATO summit a diplomatic debacle

Czech Republic and Slovakia to consider joint purchase of AM120 mortars

Driver of vehicle involved in crash with Turek’s car on sick leave

Chamber of Deputies approves return of electronic cash register system from next year

More and more Czechs are discovering the joys of life on the water. The number of recreational boats registered in the country has doubled over the past decade, reflecting the growing popularity of boating as a summer pastime.

A new shop focused on Czech design and culture opened at Prague Castle on Wednesday, as officials highlighted changes at the country’s most visited landmark “midway” through the presidency of Petr Pavel.

Activists wearing hats and using fans highlight impacts of climate crisis in Prague

Ten EU countries, including Czechia, call for review of emissions charge on transport fuels

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Linda Nosková, 21, who had the nation on its feet when she won the historic all-Czech Wimbledon final this weekend has come home and is receiving congratulations all round. She briefly stopped by Czech Radio, giving Juan Manuel Muttoni of RPI the c...

Proposal to restore electronic cash register system again faces opposition criticism

Prague 10 shooting being investigated as murder and attempted suicide

Twelve people injured in bus collision west of Prague

Colours of Ostrava festival opening at Dolní Vítkovice

Czech coalition MPs back plan to freeze motorway vignette prices

Juan Francisco Muño chose Prague over Berlin for his studies. He fell in love with the city, stayed, and ended up launching his podcast Geopolitical Pickle

Turek offers to step aside until police conclude investigation of car crash

PM Babiš: Filip Turek should resign over serious car accident

Temelín nuclear plant cleared to operate for up to 80 years

Czech FM Macinka pledges continued political support for Israel

The present Czech government is seeking to tighten the country's migration laws, including conditions for Ukrainians under temporary protection. The proposals are still making their way through parliament, where the governing coalition has a comfort...

On Saturday, 4 July 2026, a commemorative ceremony was held in the English civil parish of Cholmondeley that marked the arrival of Czechoslovak soldiers in the UK in July 1940. Their ranks included men from all walks of life – students, factory wo...

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Bomb threat temporarily shuts down Prague's main railway station

European Public Prosecutor opens criminal proceedings over Agrofert subsidies

PM Babiš wants Czech Republic to join European Missile Defence Initiative

Czech students win gold at International Young Physicists' Tournament

Extreme soil drought across nearly half of Czech Republic

Czech firefighters to assist wildfire mission in Greece

Foreign Minister Macinka on working visit to Israel

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Meteorologists issue severe thunderstorm warning

Czech government orders overhaul of crisis and defence laws

Motorists MP Filip Turek involved in crash with ambulance in Prague

Czech government ends fuel price caps

The Between Two Gates vintage car rally continues the tradition of a motor race held in Telč during the First Czechoslovak Republic. This year's event featured cars built up to 1939, with the oldest entry – a 1906 Franklin – 120 years old!

Former communist-era secret police officers given suspended sentences for persecuting Czech actor

Zetor ends tractor production in Brno, moves manufacturing to India

The landmark 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was won by the Myanmar-made, Czech co-produced Fruit Gathering. Meanwhile the great French actress Juliette Binoche received a lifetime achievement award from the region’s b...

Record number of incidents reported on Prague public transport

Warehouse of e-scooters on fire near Prague

Hundreds of thousands of unsafe infant formula packs reached Czech market

Czech firms could reclaim $650 million in U.S. tariffs

Linda Nosková has become Wimbledon champion after defeating fellow Czech Karolína Muchová in a dramatic three-set final. The 21-year-old described the moment as “incredible” and said the two players had made history together. Muchová admitte...

Government to discuss overhaul of crisis and defence legislation

Šary Vary brings Karlovy Vary festival films to Prague and Brno

Babiš rejects Pavel’s proposal to renew top-level foreign policy meetings

Nosková wins historic all-Czech Wimbledon final

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Four tonnes of blueberries consumed at Borovany festival

Czech volleyball players beat France in dramatic Nations League finale

Czech designers bring tradition and sustainability to Brussels

Filip Turek rules out presidential bid

Politicians congratulate Nosková on historic Wimbledon victory

Fallen Fruit wins Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary film festival

Personal bankruptcies fall by seven percent in Czechia

Vlasta Průchová was one of the defining figures of Czech jazz. She was the singer who brought the spirit of American swing and jazz into Czechoslovak homes at a time when the Iron Curtain separated the country from the West. She performed alongsid...

Linda Nosková wins historic all-Czech Wimbledon final

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Pavel warns new state building authority could slow permitting

Metal detectorists carry unexploded munition onto crowded Brno beach

President Pavel expects tensions with Babiš to ease

Czech Environment Ministry cuts renewable energy zones to 61

More Czechs want to know how much their colleagues earn

Fire-damaged historic building in Zlín cannot be saved, mayor says

Karlovy Vary festival to honour Juliette Binoche at closing ceremony

Czech ombudsman warns of gaps in child protection