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Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:46:00 +0200
Cotatcha Orchestra: a modern big band
Over the past decade, big bands have been experiencing something of a Renaissance here in the Czech Republic. One of the new ensembles on the scene is Cotatcha Orchestra, named after its bandleader Jiří Kotača.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:03:00 +0200
Radegast: Slavic god symbolic of the Beskydy Mountains
90 years ago, a statue of Radegast was unveiled in mountain path along the ridge from Pusteven to Radhošt'. Its creator was the sculptor Albín Polášek.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 20:02:00 +0200
Football: Czechs lose to Danes 1:2 in Euro quarter-finals
Football: Czechs lose to Danes 1:2 in Euro quarter-finals

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:17:00 +0200
Grant Agency chairman, scientist Jaroslav Koča dies at age 65
Grant Agency chairman, scientist Jaroslav Koča dies at age 65

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:55:00 +0200
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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:50:00 +0200
Senate approves amendment to let women to remove -ová suffix from surname
Senate approves amendment to let women to remove -ová suffix from surname

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:32:00 +0200
Prague hotel summer booking levels remains weak
Prague hotel summer booking levels remains weak

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:20:00 +0200
Liberec Region and Post Bellum to cooperate on oral history project
Liberec Region and Post Bellum to cooperate on oral history project

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:07:00 +0200
Prague’s Liechtenstein Palace opens to the public on Monday
Prague’s Liechtenstein Palace opens to the public on Monday

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 12:53:00 +0200
Covid cases rise slightly, 126 total Delta cases recorded
Covid cases rise slightly, 126 total Delta cases recorded

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:43:00 +0200
Czech government tightens Covid restrictions amidst surge of new cases
The Czech Ministry of Health has announced a tightening of restrictions amidst an upsurge of new Covid-19 cases. Starting next Friday, Czechs who are not fully vaccinated will have to undergo a test for the coronavirus when returning from abroad, s...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:50:00 +0200
Survey: Czechs most likely to vote according to party program, leader’s personality
Most Czechs eligible to vote in the October parliamentary elections say that a party’s program will be the deciding factor in how they will cast their ballots, according to a Median survey for Czech Radio. The party leader’s personalities are al...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:08:00 +0200
Pubs and restaurants may soon be obliged to check people’s Covid certificates
Pubs and restaurants may soon be obliged to check people’s Covid certificates

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:52:00 +0200
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Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:48:00 +0200
Children over 12 registering for Covid vaccine
Children over 12 registering for Covid vaccine

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:47:00 +0200
Fire in Prague’s Letnany fairgrounds causes extensive damage
Fire in Prague’s Letnany fairgrounds causes extensive damage

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:46:00 +0200
More soldiers to help tornado-devastated villages
More soldiers to help tornado-devastated villages

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:43:00 +0200
Rise in Covid numbers following weeks of steady decline
Rise in Covid numbers following weeks of steady decline

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:04:00 +0200
63rd Smetana’s Litomyšl festival gets underway
63rd Smetana’s Litomyšl festival gets underway

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:54:00 +0200
Vojtěch: Not fully vaccinated must undergo test on return from abroad
Vojtěch: Not fully vaccinated must undergo test on return from abroad

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:35:00 +0200
Karlovy Vary – one of the most famous spa towns in the world
With one of the largest concentrations of hot springs in Europe, Karlovy Vary is the largest Czech spa town. For hundreds of years, it has attracted visitors from all over the world, including some very famous figures such as Johan Wolfgang Goethe o...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0200
Hungarian minister presents Babiš with 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine
Hungarian minister presents Babiš with 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:33:00 +0200
Prague Transport Authority signs contract for construction of metro D line’s first section
Prague Public Transport Company has signed a contract with a consortium of companies for the construction of the first section of the planned new “D” line of the Prague metro, serving the southern suburbs of the capital.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:31:00 +0200
Prague’s Municipal Library marks 130th anniversary
The Municipal Library of Prague marks its 130th anniversary on Thursday. The Public General Library of the Royal Capital of Prague, as it was called in the old days, opened to the citizens of Prague on July 1, 1891. Today, it has 44 branches around ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0200
NATO’s Afghanistan mission: longest deployment in Czech Army history ends
The last 12 Czech soldiers stationed in Afghanistan as part of a NATO mission to fight the Taliban returned home on Sunday afternoon, thus bringing to an end the longest operational deployment in Czech Army history. In total, some 11,500 Czech soldi...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:38:00 +0200
Online grocers Rohlik now valued at EUR 1 billion
Online grocers Rohlik now valued at EUR 1 billion

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:28:00 +0200
Zeman defends ex-MP investigated by police over sexual misconduct
Zeman defends ex-MP investigated by police over sexual misconduct

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:15:00 +0200
Living standard of Czech households unchanged since pandemic
Living standard of Czech households unchanged since pandemic

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:02:00 +0200
Czech Covid reproduction number at highest level since February
Czech Covid reproduction number at highest level since February

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:48:00 +0200
Czech fans drop plan to charter plane to Baku for Denmark game
Czech fans drop plan to charter plane to Baku for Denmark game

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:38:00 +0200
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:37:00 +0200
Czechs must show Covid certificate on entering Croatia
Czechs must show Covid certificate on entering Croatia

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:07:00 +0200
Tennis: four more Czech women, one man advance to Wimbledon second round
Tennis: four more Czech women, one man advance to Wimbledon second round

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:01:00 +0200
Covid-19: vaccination campaign opens to over-12s
Covid-19: vaccination campaign opens to over-12s

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:14:00 +0200
Police evacuate Seznam.cz buildings due to bomb threat
Police evacuate Seznam.cz buildings due to bomb threat

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:53:00 +0200
Czech government to intensify testing as Delta spreads in Europe
As Europe braces for a wave of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Czech Republic is racing against time to inoculate as large a segment of the population as possible before its inevitable spread in the country. The list of no-...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:19:00 +0200
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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:00 +0200
Czech gov’t debt up 630 billion year on year, mainly due to pandemic
Czech gov’t debt up 630 billion year on year, mainly due to pandemic

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:54:00 +0200
“It’s just pure emotion”: Zátopek biopic to open Karlovy Vary
The 55th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open in August with Zátopek, David Ondříček’s much-anticipated biopic of the running legend. Meanwhile, among the 12 works in contention for Best Film this year will be thre...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:24:00 +0200
Czech Army confirms last soldiers have withdrawn from Afghanistan
Czech Army confirms last soldiers have withdrawn from Afghanistan

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:42:00 +0200
NCOZ: Foreign criminal groups increasingly seek Czech residency
NCOZ: Foreign criminal groups increasingly seek Czech residency

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:31:00 +0200
Insurers put tornado damage at CZK 3.6 billion as state offers support
Insurance companies in the Czech Republic estimate the damage caused by a devastating tornado last Thursday at CZK 3.6 billion. Meanwhile, businesses hit by the disaster can apply for special government aid.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:13:00 +0200
Foreign Ministry: Prague cannot recover Russian Embassy land except via sale
Foreign Ministry: Prague cannot recover Russian Embassy land except via sale

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:59:00 +0200
Czech authorities warn of uptick in Covid-19 spread
Czech authorities warn of uptick in Covid-19 spread

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:08:00 +0200
Czech authorities recommend soccer fans stay away from Baku
Czech authorities recommend soccer fans stay away from Baku

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:29:00 +0200
Russia and Tunisia added to list of Covid travel ban states
Russia and Tunisia added to list of Covid travel ban states

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:29:00 +0200
120 Delta variant cases recorded in CR to date
120 Delta variant cases recorded in CR to date

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:40:00 +0200
Czech Olympic Committee approves 100 nominees for team for Tokyo
Czech Olympic Committee approves 100 nominees for team for Tokyo

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:40:00 +0200
Summer Olympic team outfits seek inspiration in traditional folklore
Just month ahead of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the Czech Olympic Committee unveiled its official collection for the opening ceremony. The outfit in national colours, with white and blue predominating, was inspired by the UNESCO-listed tradition ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:29:00 +0200
Governor: Tornado-hit villages require building materials only
Governor: Tornado-hit villages require building materials only

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:19:00 +0200
Police arrest man suspected of fatal shooting and acid attack after major operation
Police arrest man suspected of fatal shooting and acid attack after major operation

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:58:00 +0200
Health Ministry promising revolution in hospital food
The Czech Republic offers patients a very high standard of medical care. However the sore point in Czech hospitals is the food – still prepared according to dietary norms from 1955. The Health Ministry is now promising a revolution in hospital foo...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:32:00 +0200
Babiš: Pandemic not over, situation in Prague concerning
Babiš: Pandemic not over, situation in Prague concerning

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:32:00 +0200
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:54:00 +0200
Zátopek to open 55th Karlovy Vary film festival
Zátopek to open 55th Karlovy Vary film festival

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:06:00 +0200
Czechs agree to establish Belarusian opposition representation in Prague
Czechs agree to establish Belarusian opposition representation in Prague

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:51:00 +0200
Tennis: Petra Kvitová knocked out of Wimbledon by Sloane Stephens
Tennis: Petra Kvitová knocked out of Wimbledon by Sloane Stephens

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:13:00 +0200
Czechs hand Russian Ambassador note demanding Vrbětice explosion compensation
Czechs hand Russian Ambassador note demanding Vrbětice explosion compensation

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:02:00 +0200
Czech gov’t rejects Euro Parliament resolution on PM Babiš’s conflict of interest
Czech gov’t rejects Euro Parliament resolution on PM Babiš’s conflict of interest

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:22:00 +0200
Agricultural Ministry: tornado caused 1.5 bn in damage to southern Moravian farms
Agricultural Ministry: tornado caused 1.5 bn in damage to southern Moravian farms

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:50:00 +0200
Lack of materials and rising prices impacting Czech road projects
Road construction projects in the Czech Republic are facing problems as builders complain that essential materials are increasingly hard to source, Czech Television reported. What’s more, prices are on the rise.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:05:00 +0200
Czech Army holds traditional show in Brdy
The weekend saw the latest instalment of the Czech Army’s Bahna (Mud) in Brdy military show at its former training ground. It showed off the army’s latest gear as well as recreating operations from the first and second world wars. Pictured are 7...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:02:00 +0200
Zeman attack on trans people condemned as threat to sexual minorities’ mental health
Czech President Miloš Zeman has made headlines again with another of his controversial comments, this time aimed at the transgender community, women’s rights activists and the #MeToo movement. Critics say his words could impact the mental health ...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:57:00 +0200
Climate activists demonstrate outside Czech National Bank
Climate activists demonstrate outside Czech National Bank

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:48:00 +0200
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Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:41:00 +0200
Poll: 61 pct of Czechs trust media, only 26 pct believe pandemic-related info
Poll: 61 pct of Czechs trust media, only 26 pct believe pandemic-related info

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:30:00 +0200
Police accuse suspect, legal entity over Bečva River cyanide poisoning
Police accuse suspect, legal entity over Bečva River cyanide poisoning

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:37:00 +0200
Summer Shakespeare Festival opens in Prague on Monday
Summer Shakespeare Festival opens in Prague on Monday

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:54:00 +0200
“We took something from each country”: Indira Feustel on Krtek in space
Remember when a doll of the Czech cartoon character Krtek, or Little Mole, left the Earth’s atmosphere on a Space Shuttle mission? The person to thank for that is Indira Feustel, wife of US astronaut Drew Feustel. Indira, who describes herself as ...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:45:00 +0200
PM Babiš: Covid vaccination interval reduced as of July
PM Babiš: Covid vaccination interval reduced as of July

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:23:00 +0200
“Team spirit and dedication”: Czechs stun Dutch to reach Euro quarter-finals
The Czech Republic have caused the biggest upset so far at the European Football Championship, after knocking the Netherlands out on Sunday evening. Their impressive 2:0 victory in Budapest sets up a game against Denmark for a place in the semi-fina...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:39:00 +0200
Czechs beat Netherlands 2-0 to reach Euro 2020 quarterfinals
Czechs beat Netherlands 2-0 to reach Euro 2020 quarterfinals

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:37:00 +0200
Tornado claims sixth victim
Tornado claims sixth victim

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:26:00 +0200
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Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:58:00 +0200
President Zeman slams transgender people, women’s rights activists and Me Too
President Zeman slams transgender people, women’s rights activists and Me Too

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:56:00 +0200
Climatologist: changes happening faster than anticipated
Climatologist: changes happening faster than anticipated

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:54:00 +0200
Coronavirus epidemic slowing, fears of Indian mutation
Coronavirus epidemic slowing, fears of Indian mutation

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:02:00 +0200
Czech foreign minister: resetting relations with Russia task for next government
Czech foreign minister: resetting relations with Russia task for next government

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:01:00 +0200
Tornado damage estimates rising by the day
Tornado damage estimates rising by the day

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:58:00 +0200
Clean-up work in tornado-hit area continues
Clean-up work in tornado-hit area continues

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:05:00 +0200
Thirty years since dissolution of Comecon East Bloc economic organisation
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, commonly known as the Comecon, was headed by the USSR and was meant to deliver prosperity to the whole Eastern Bloc. At its final session on June 28, 1991 an agreement was reached to dissolve it in 90 days...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:05:00 +0200
Janáček’s Sinfonietta – an ode to Czechoslovakia - premiered in Prague 95 years ago
Sinfonietta, an orchestral composition by Leoš Janáček, written at a time of strong nationalism and an atmosphere of anticipation of the Seventh Sokol Slet is perceived as an ode to Czechoslovakia.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 19:46:00 +0200
President Zeman thanks nation for coming together in wake of natural disaster
President Zeman thanks nation for coming together in wake of natural disaster

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:53:00 +0200
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Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:42:00 +0200
Hundreds demonstrate against police over man’s death in Teplice
Hundreds demonstrate against police over man’s death in Teplice

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:47:00 +0200
Confidence in president, government and parliament down
Confidence in president, government and parliament down

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:45:00 +0200
Justice minister proposing Igor Stříž as new chief prosecutor
Justice minister proposing Igor Stříž as new chief prosecutor

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:17:00 +0200
Day of Ground Forces celebrated online
Day of Ground Forces celebrated online

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:15:00 +0200
Further easing of coronavirus measures
Further easing of coronavirus measures

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:13:00 +0200
Plight of tornado ravaged villages sparks wave of solidarity
Plight of tornado ravaged villages sparks wave of solidarity

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:07:00 +0200
Czech PM asks for help from EU Solidarity Fund
Czech PM asks for help from EU Solidarity Fund

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:11:00 +0200
Czechs pay their last respects to actress Libuše Šafránková
Czechs pay their last respects to actress Libuše Šafránková

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:44:00 +0200
Aid pours in to South Moravian villages devastated by tornado
Financial as well as material aid is pouring into South Moravian villages hit by the devastating tornado on Thursday. While the government has allocated emergency funds to cover immediate needs, people have already donated dozens of millions of crow...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:41:00 +0200
Tornado hits southern Moravia, leaving death and devastation in its path
A tornado, thunderstorms and hailstones as big as tennis balls hit part of southern Moravia on Thursday, claiming at least five lives, seriously injuring scores of people, and razing buildings. Some 550 firefighters, 250 police officers and an army ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0200
Small craft workshop in Bohemia makes wooden skis from ash trees
A strong smell of wood permeates the workshop of Zdeněk Fryml and Michal Martinek in the small town of Dobré in northeastern Bohemia. The exhibited historical wooden skis, sleds and other items take visitors back to the turn of the twentieth centu...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:29:00 +0200
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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:22:00 +0200
Problems on D1 and D2 motorways due to clean up work
Problems on D1 and D2 motorways due to clean up work

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:21:00 +0200
Mass collapse of students in Sokolov
Mass collapse of students in Sokolov

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:18:00 +0200
Tornado which ripped through South Moravia rated F3 on Fujita scale
Tornado which ripped through South Moravia rated F3 on Fujita scale

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:16:00 +0200
Government allocating emergency funds for tornado damaged municipalities
Government allocating emergency funds for tornado damaged municipalities

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:35:00 +0200
Money flowing into Moravia disaster charity collection
Money flowing into Moravia disaster charity collection

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:49:00 +0200
Rescue workers carrying out searches after South Moravia tornado disaster
Rescue workers carrying out searches after South Moravia tornado disaster

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:40:00 +0200
Tornado causes massive destruction in South Moravia
Tornado causes massive destruction in South Moravia

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:29:00 +0200
Police chiefs: Officers used appropriate force in Teplice case
Police chiefs: Officers used appropriate force in Teplice case

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:40:00 +0200
In memoriam: Czech wartime RAF veteran Tomáš Lom
Tomáš Lom, a Czech veteran of World War II who served in Britain’s Royal Air Force, died on Wednesday, just weeks ahead of his 97th birthday. As one of this country’s last RAF airmen, his passing was marked by the government with a moment of...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:33:00 +0200
Vojtěch Jasný’s film The Cassandra Cat returns to Cannes in digitally restored version
 The Cassandra Cat or Až přijde kocour, a 1963 film by Vojtěch Jasný, will return to Cannes nearly 60 years after its premiere. The legendary modern fairy tale, which won the Special Jury Prize at the French festival, will be screened in a new ...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:17:00 +0200
Babiš: Relations with Russia frozen but communication necessary
Babiš: Relations with Russia frozen but communication necessary

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:02:00 +0200
2021 Prague Pride set for early August
2021 Prague Pride set for early August

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:45:00 +0200
Union: Škoda to halt production over lack of chips
Union: Škoda to halt production over lack of chips

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:24:00 +0200
Prague officials call for adherence to Covid measures as numbers rise again
Prague officials call for adherence to Covid measures as numbers rise again

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:06:00 +0200
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:04:00 +0200
Czechs to face Netherlands for place in Euros quarter-finals
Czechs to face Netherlands for place in Euros quarter-finals

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:51:00 +0200
Experts advising caution amid indications of Delta community spread in Czechia
With a steady decline in coronavirus cases in the past few months, the government has speeded up the easing of measures, with life almost back to normal in the Czech Republic. However, with the looming threat of the Indian mutation in Europe and ind...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:56:00 +0200
Human Rights officials seek priority probe into Romani man’s death after police action
Human Rights officials seek priority probe into Romani man’s death after police action

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:43:00 +0200
Overnight thunderstorms cut power, blocked railway traffic, flood risk subsides
Overnight thunderstorms cut power, blocked railway traffic, flood risk subsides

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:08:00 +0200
Czech WWII veteran Tomáš Lom dies at age 96
Czech WWII veteran Tomáš Lom dies at age 96

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:52:00 +0200
Czech central bank raises key interest rates
Czech central bank raises key interest rates

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:01:00 +0200
Senate likely to reject requiring foreigners to be insured by VZP
Senate likely to reject requiring foreigners to be insured by VZP

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:37:00 +0200
Rudolfinum marks 145th anniversary of foundation
Prague’s most prestigious concert hall, the Rudolfinum, celebrates an important anniversary on Wednesday. One hundred and forty-five years ago, on June 23, 1876, the foundation stone of the building, which has become one of the country’s most im...



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