Government approves bonuses for health workers, compensation for entrepreneurs

Additional PCR test for people with “South African” mutation

Monday is International Women’s Day, celebrating women’s achievements and focusing attention on rights and equality issues. In this part of the world March 8 was a major celebration under the Communists – and there have been mixed feelings abo...

A number of key reforms of the Czech judicial system aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in the selection procedure for judges are under debate. Meanwhile, MPs have passed an amendment aimed at reducing the presence of so-called “l...

An international gang has reportedly robbed two Czech banks and an insurance company of CZK 1.4 billion, using fictitious steel trades, the Czech News Agency reported.

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Average monthly wage reaches 38, 525 Czech crowns

Dukovany receives green light for expansion

Car industry employee sends government imposed order for mandatory testing to court

Czech banks and one insurance company robbed of 1.4 billion

Poll: Two-thirds of Czechs want vaccine, almost fifth strongly against

Number of Covid patients in ICUs up ahead of “critical week”

The Czech Republic’s candidate for the international Tree of the Year competition is an apple tree in the garden of the pub U Lidmanů in Machov, South Bohemia. You can find out more at https://www.treeoftheyear.org/

State likely to put back deadline for income tax returns by month

Police prevent protesters from gathering in downtown Prague

Blatný: Coming week most critical for ICUs

Prague café offers “vaccine cakes”

Third highest weekend tally of new Covid cases registered

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Charlatan triumphed in the Czech Lion national film awards in Prague on Saturday night, picking up gongs for Best Film as well as Best Director for Agnieszka Holland, a Polish filmmaker who has close ties to the Czech Republic. In addition, Charlata...

Charlatan takes top prizes at Czech Lion film awards

Jiří Schelinger was among the most popular Czech performers of the 1970s. A talented singer-songwriter, he looked and sounded every bit the hard rocker. His raspy voice was unmistakable. Thanks to his flowing mane and full lips, he was often liken...

Václav Brožík was a leading Czech representative of the style of historicism from the so-called "generation of the National Theatre" and the most famous Czech artist in Europe towards the end of the 19th century.

Kvitová takes trophy in Doha for second time

Night freezes to continue in CR for next month

New Covid cases figure for Friday down on previous week

Shot putter Staněk wins first major title at European Indoor Championships

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Plaque unveiled to Mejla Hlavsa for 70th anniversary of birth

CR extradites two to US on suspicion of cybercrime

Babiš discusses range of issues with US secretary of state Blinken

Government orders testing of public sector employees, imposes work duty on medical students

Czechia asks Germany, Poland and Switzerland to accept a number of Covid-19 patients

Initial analysis of a burial ground in the Hradec Králové region from the late 5th century – a time of great migration of peoples – has confirmed the uniqueness of site, first discovered in 2019. Archaeologists say the tomb of one woman in par...

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With ongoing lockdowns and the wide ranging economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic, there is concern that large segments of the population could fall into debt. This would leave them vulnerable to the cycle of enforced deb...

President approves bonus for people in quarantine

Over million Covid-19 vaccines to be delivered to Czechia in March

Remains of Czech national kidnapped in Libya reportedly discovered

Unemployment remains at 4.3 percent in February

Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, in E minor, “From the New World”, is among the most widely beloved and performed pieces of classical music today. It premiered in December 1893, less than a year after the famous Czech composer became head o...

Catholic priest and former dissident František Lízna dies at 79

Over 14,500 new Covid cases recorded Thursday

Compulsory testing starts at medium-sized Czech firms

The soft contact lens

A new document has been discovered in the archives of the National Library in Prague’s Klementinum which contains fragments of six two-voice musical compositions from the 13th century. They are believed to have been originally composed by the Notr...

A growing number of Czechs are using car sharing services, the daily Hospodářské noviny has reported. One of the factors behind the popularity of car sharing in the Czech Republic is the coronavirus pandemic. Many people who would normally travel...

The year 1956 saw the premiere of Invention for Destruction, a fantasy adventure by Czech director Karel Zeman, loosely inspired by Jules Verne’s novel of the same name. The film became a global success, selling to more than 70 countries, and made...

Apollo music prize goes to Dye My Hair by Amelie Siba

Babis: Discussion of easing restrictions unlikely before Easter

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Over quarter million in Czech Republic now vaccinated against Covid

As the Czech Republic struggles to deal with one of the highest rates of Covid infections and deaths per capita in the world, EU member states have come to its assistance, offering to take over patients from the overburdened Czech health care system...

Karlovy Vary IFF to take place in second half of August

Czech Covid deaths now exceed 21,000

The contact lens – a tiny, soft, see-through thing, weighing next to nothing, yet it makes a huge difference in our lives. Hundreds of millions of people around the world wear contacts every day, but they may not be aware that the invention of the...

Education: PM Babiš suggests issuing official diploma for high school grads

Covid-19: Czech president requests supply of Chinese vaccine Sinopharm

Czech PM to visit Israel to discuss Covid vaccination

Central Bohemian hospitals in Benešov, Mladá Boleslav declare state of mass disability

Record number of Covid patients, fourth highest number of new cases seen

Japanese conductor Chuhei Iwasaki to lead Pilsen Philharmonic

New data from the Ministry of Education shows that while there were fewer Erasmus students in the Czech Republic last year, the number of foreign students studying full-time degrees grew by more than 8 percent. I asked Jakub Tesař, the head of the ...

The 28th edition of the main national film awards, the Czech Lions, takes place in Prague on Saturday night, which Charlatan, Shadow Country and Havel among the main contenders. But what is the favourite to win? I discussed the 2021 Czech Lion Award...

Due to the record numbers of new Covid-19 cases in the Czech Republic, the government has called on companies to allow their employees to work from home where possible. However, under the current legislation, home office is only voluntary and cannot...

CRIF: February saw most Czech company bankruptcies since June 2020

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MPs to address lack of Covid beds in Pardubice, as foreign countries offer help

STEM: 40 pct of Czech internet users believe false info about Covid-19

Smartwings, Czech Airlines to require negative Covid-19 tests from passengers

Record number of Covid patients, fourth highest number of new cases seen

Compulsory Covid tests begin at large Czech companies

Moravia Silesia projected to lose quarter of inhabitants by 2070

Driving tests suspended over Covid situation

A team of scientists has reconstructed in glorious detail the faces of two sons of Saint Ludmila who left an indelible mark on Czech history: Spytihněv I, founder of Prague Castle, and Vratislav I, father of “good king Wenceslas”. Using state-o...

German donation of vaccines arrives in Karlovy Vary

The online food retail store Rohlik Group has raised EUR 190 million from investors. The company plans to use the money to speed up expansion in existing and new markets as well as for investments into new technologies and service improvement, Rohli...

Ex-vaccination chief says politics governing PM’s allotment of vaccines

With the coronavirus epidemic threatening to spiral out of control, the Czech government on Monday ordered blanket testing of employees in companies around the country. The decision has seen thousands of firms scrambling to secure tests for over two...

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Czech hospitals see record number of critical Covid patients

Rohlík operator gets major investment, plans move onto German market

Cliona Manahan, Ireland’s ambassador to the Czech Republic, says that her approach to the post is based on reaching out and making connections – and that she see her embassy in Prague’s Malá Strana as a kind of informal “Ireland House”. ...

Government reactivates project on Czech vaccine against Covid

Government to provide respirators to socially disadvantaged groups

The wedding took place March 5, 1871. Until then only church weddings had been allowed.

Government approves blanket testing in companies, full wage for people in quarantine

One year ago today, on March 1, 2020, the Czech Republic reported its first three confirmed cases of Covid-19. The government reacted quickly and resolutely to the threat of a pandemic, and for a time, the Czech Republic was considered a success sto...

The Czech Republic has confirmed its friendly relations with Israel, becoming only the second EU country to open a branch of its embassy in Jerusalem. The office, staffed by a diplomat and an administrator, started operating on Monday, March 1. I di...

Living as a foreigner in the Czech Republic during the coronavirus pandemic, does have its downsides. Those who spoke to Radio Prague International particularly stress the difficulty in visiting their families, but many also say that they have gotte...

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Number of Covid cases continues to rise

People over 70 registering for vaccination

Mobile network operators in the Czech Republic report a rise of between 66 and 71 percent in their customers’ data consumption in 2020 compared to the previous year.

The warm weather drew many people out for walks and various outdoor sporting activities at the weekend. Cross country skiers enjoying the last remnants of snow in Nová Ves in the Bruntál region.

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Countries sending vaccines to Czechia as coronavirus crisis worsens

Government to debate compulsory testing in companies

Police monitoring compliance with restrictions on movement

Travel between districts banned, schools and kindergartens closed as epidemic worsens

PM says he and his family received death threats

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PM says he will not resign over worsening coronavirus crisis

PM wants to make testing compulsory in companies with over 250 employees

Police to monitor compliance with restrictions on movement

Health Ministry confirms delivery of over one million antigen tests for schools

President Zeman says Russia ready to send Sputnik vaccine

Czech Republic has highest number of infected since Covid epidemic started

Korjen is an international band, drawing inspiration from its members’ roots and presenting a unique take on traditional music from the area of Bulgaria, Poland and the Balkans.

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Trade union leader accuses government of putting economic interests over public health

National Theatre organizes multi-genre cultural event to boost public morale

Coronavirus death toll crosses 20,000 mark

New Covid restrictions aimed at lowering mobility due to come in force Monday

Teachers registering for vaccination

Government declares new state of emergency

Government to declare new state of emergency

Government issues ban on travel to extreme-risk states

A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Republic has a higher per capita death toll than any other EU country. The nation is on the verge of another lockdown as cases soar, including of new, more aggressive mutations. Cardinal Dominika Duka ...

The Czech Republic’s annual Muriel Award for best comic book of the year was given to the graphic novel Bez vlasů or Without Hair. The autobiographical novel is a joint endeavour by writer Tereza Drahoňovská and Štěpánka Jislová and describ...