Excalibur wins CZK6bn deal for Patriot vehicles in Southeast Asia

Czech Dunkirk veteran awarded France’s highest honour

Victims of church sexual abuse call for independent investigation commission

The Olympic gold won by Czech hockey in Nagano in 1998 remains one of the sport’s defining moments. Nearly three decades later, a new Czech team heads to Milano Cortina 2026 hoping if not to replicate that miracle, then to at least honour it with ...

Hepatitis A outbreak in Prague stabilises, cases continue to fall

Trade unions rally in Ostrava in support of European industry

Metronome Prague adds Tom Odell, Lykke Li and Balu Brigada to 2026 line-up

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Czech Railways carried 168 million passengers in 2025, slightly down year-on-year

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš on Wednesday held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Chigi Palace in Rome. The Czech head of government, who is seeking allies in Europe on issues such as migration and the Green Deal, later spoke ...

Czech ex-detainee says health issues persist after Venezuela prison ordeal

Czech national Jan Darmovzal, who spent 500 days in a Venezuelan prison and was released, along with dozens of other political prisoners in January of this year, has made his first brief statement for the media. In an open letter, he described the h...

This Friday, the 25th Winter Olympic Games officially get underway in Italy. Few people know, however, that Czechs played an important role in the very first Winter Olympics more than a century ago. The Krkonoše Museum in Jilemnice is now highlight...

Adaptation of Czech novel on HBO

Czech flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Olympics announced

Governing coalition withstands first no-confidence vote

Czech PM met Italy’s PM Meloni in Rome

President ready to appoint environment minister, awaits proposal unlikely to come

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With the Winter Olympics in Milan just around the corner, we’re taking a closer look at some of Czechia’s biggest medal hopefuls. Anna Fernstädtová, a Czech skeleton racer, has made a remarkable journey from bruised beginner to elite athlete, ...

Last coal wagon leaves Stonava mine as black coal mining ends in Czechia

Czech Security Council discusses army and NATO obligations

PM Babiš: Foreign policy consultations to end

Kellner Family Foundation gives CZK 170 million to support Ukrainian civilians

Survey: Czechs more optimistic about the world’s future than EU average

Czech foreign minister postpones US visit after flight cancellation

Czech public media heads call for talks on ending licence fees

The hugely popular governor of South Bohemia has established a new political movement called Our Czechia (Naše Česko). He says its aim is to rise above the traditional political clash between conservative and liberal ideas and look for ways to mov...

A Eurobarometer survey conducted at the end of last year maps public sentiment across all European Union member states. Czechs emerge as Eurosceptics who nevertheless do not reject EU membership, and tend to warry less than the average European abou...

President Pavel met with PM Babiš over Macinka text messages

MPs continue debate on no-confidence motion against Babiš cabinet

President Pavel to meet PM Babiš over Macinka text messages

Czech climate envoy skips EU summit for no-confidence vote

European Commission approves fifth recovery fund payment for Czechia

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Czechs visit churches mainly as landmarks, worship attracts only a minority

Kuba’s movement aims to rise above traditional divides and move Czechia forward

Stanislav Přibyl, the current bishop of Litoměřice, has been appointed the new Archbishop of Prague. The 54-year-old bishop, who chose the episcopal motto Pax vobis –has said he wants to bring people together in an increasingly troubled world. ...

The annual Ride of the Kings has a new king: ten-year-old Marek Dacík. Continuing a remarkable family legacy, Marek is the 100th historically documented king in the town of Vlčnov.

After nearly two and a half centuries, hard coal mining in the Czech Republic has come to an end. The final mining shift surfaced from the ČSM mine in the Ostrava–Karviná coal basin late on Sunday night. A symbolic last cart of coal will be brou...

Political tensions rise as opposition calls no-confidence vote

Survey: Czech employees more cautious than employers about adopting AI

Seznam Zprávy: blood supplies in Czech hospitals are running low as donors age

Icy conditions hamper road traffic and public transport in parts of Czechia

President Pavel to attend opening events of Winter Olympics in Milan

Chamber of Deputies to begin debate on no-confidence vote in Babiš administration

PM Babiš calls for pragmatic approach to Green issues ahead of EU summit

PM Babiš: Government coalition wants to avoid escalation of dispute with president

With the Winter Olympics in Italy just days away, we’re continuing our series on Czechia’s biggest medal hopes. One of the country’s most successful and most popular athletes is snowboard cross star Eva Adamczyková. The Olympic gold medallist...

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people gathered on Prague’s main squares to support President Petr Pavel amid his dispute with Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists’ Party) over his refusal to appoint Filip Turek environment minister. The dis...

Pope Leo XIV appoints Stanislav Přibyl new Archbishop of Prague

President Pavel to attend meeting of National Security Council on Wednesday

Respected nature conservationist Tomáš Rothröckl dies at 71

European Commissioner for International Partnerships calls for greater European unity at Prague conference

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Number of EV charging stations in Czechia up by 20 percent

The Nesyt salt marsh, covering almost seven hectares, lies on the edge of the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, established 50 years ago. It is home to many attractive bird species such as blue tits and Bohemian waxwings.

Budvar posts record sales in 2025

Filip Turek consulting lawsuit against President Pavel with coalition partners

Prague metro station Flora closing for modernization

Prosecutors and police warn of rising youth radicalization and violence

Thousands rally in support of President Pavel on Prague’s main squares

Norwegians dominate legendary cross country race in Jizera Mountains

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More Slovaks working in Czech Republic

More children seeking help for mental health issues

SPD launches petition against Sudeten German Congress in Czech Republic

Czech prosecutor takes over leadership of OLAF

Seventy years ago, a technical operation took place in Prague that had no precedent in Czechoslovakia at the time. The small Baroque Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene beneath Letná Hill was meant to be demolished to make way for an enormous Stalin monum...

Less than a year after the establishment of the regional Pilsen Radio station, a 32-member orchestra was founded in February 1946. It was named the Pilsen Radio Orchestra. The ensemble is one of the predecessors of today’s Pilsen Philharmonic.

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Bukovská wins Junior World Cyclocross race

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Record number of new HIV cases reported in Czechia

Prague protest against growing authoritarian tendencies in global and Czech politics

Defence Ministry rejects speculation over U.S. trip

PM Babiš to hold talks with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in Rome

President to meet with PM on Wednesday over rift in relations with head of diplomacy

Czech Health Ministry warning: Infant formula recalled over possible toxins

Historic Czechoslovak flag enters Military Museum collection

Czech and Slovak ministers debate environmental issues in Prague

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Czech economy grows by 2.5 percent in 2025

Lower house backs replacement of Civil Service Act

Czech Republic to end hard coal mining after 250 years

Around one fifth of Czech children and adolescents aged nine to fifteen spend more than five hours online every single day. This is according to a new survey conducted by the Czech Statistics Office (ČSÚ). 

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Czech Radio journalist Josef Pazderka, Zelensky said the Czech people had earned deep gratitude from Ukrainians for their response since the very first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion. He stressed that ...

ČEZ cuts fixed energy prices by up to tens of percent year-on-year

Zelensky praises Czech support for Ukraine

With the Winter Olympics in Milan just around the corner, we’re taking a closer look at some of Czechia’s biggest medal hopefuls. The athlete Czechs are perhaps pinning their greatest hopes on is three-time Olympic champion Ester Ledecká. At ju...

FM Macinka and Turek to meet Slovak environment minister in Prague

Pupils and students in Czechia enjoy extended weekend thanks to mid-year break

Czech Foreign Minister Macinka to visit US for first time in office next week

Aero could deliver first Skyfox jets next year if Ukraine shows interest

Babiš rules out sacking foreign minister Macinka, praises cooperation

Bird flu confirmed in dead swan in Northern Bohemia

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Czechia received CZK 78bn more from EU than it paid in last year

The Prague Castle Guard is looking to take on new recruits and has relaxed its long-standing selection criteria. For many years, only candidates between 178 and 188 centimeters tall were eligible to serve. The new height range is more tolerant.

More than 8,000 skiers will line up for the 59th edition of the legendary Jizerská padesátka cross-country ski race, one of the Czech Republic’s most iconic winter sporting events. This year’s four-day programme begins today, with the main 50 ...

Pupils and students received mid-year school reports

Prague road workers deploy all equipment as snow hits city

Olomouc scientists help to discover unknown beetle deep in Chilean soil

Babiš: F-35 fighter jet project must continue, but terms can be improved

Macinka: as long as Russia attacks Ukraine, there is no reason to ease sanctions

NATO chief praises Czech security role during talks with foreign minister

The 1990s were a period of optimism following the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia. The country underwent a rapid crash course in capitalism, and its sudden shift was also reflected in its architecture. Today, 1990s buildings are often mocked for...

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Survey finds one in five children spend over five hours a day online

National Gallery to mark 230th anniversary with major surrealism and history exhibitions

Opposition pushes for no-confidence vote over Macinka texts

Foreign minister eases rules for Russian diplomats’ travel, media report

PM Babiš urges calm as dispute grows between foreign minister and president

Foreign minister to meet NATO and EU leaders in Brussels

Editors-in-chief call on the Foreign Ministry to allow all media at briefings

Growing tensions between the Czech president and foreign minister erupted into a massive row on Tuesday, when President Pavel accused Minister Macinka of political blackmail, while the latter said the head of state was violating the constitutional o...

Ukrainian media: Czech refusal to send L-159s to Kyiv was revenge against the president

FM Macinka questions president as Czech representative at NATO summit

Mr. Nobody Against Putin heads for the BAFTAs

Czech president considers criminal charges against foreign minister