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Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:52:00 +0200
EU Commission head, Czech PM meet in Prague to discuss EU economic stimulus package
EU Commission head, Czech PM meet in Prague to discuss EU economic stimulus package

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:06:00 +0200
“Prague was exciting, it was Havel”: Mark Baker on a time of transformation
Early 1990s Prague, when everything seemed possible, has attained almost mythical status. Travel writer and journalist Mark Baker had been regularly visiting Czechoslovakia even prior to the fall of communism – and delivers illuminating reflection...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:40:00 +0200
Biochemist: Czech Republic close to achieving herd immunity
Biochemist: Czech Republic close to achieving herd immunity

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:39:00 +0200
Investigace.cz: Governments used Israeli technology to spy on journalists
Investigace.cz: Governments used Israeli technology to spy on journalists

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:55:00 +0200
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Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:36:00 +0200
Krejčíková wins Prague Open, picks up third title this season
Krejčíková wins Prague Open, picks up third title this season

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 12:15:00 +0200
Tram parade marks 130 years since first tram rode through Prague
Tram parade marks 130 years since first tram rode through Prague

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 10:25:00 +0200
Soul singer Michal Prokop's new album
Although once considered the best Czech soul singer, Michal Prokop chose to enter politics during the 1990s where he served for 10 years. Now, after years of silence he has restarted his signing career and has just released a new album - Mohlo by to...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:42:00 +0200
Last two of seven escaped bison return to their enclosure in Tábor Zoo
Last two of seven escaped bison return to their enclosure in Tábor Zoo

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:40:00 +0200
Many Czechs requalifying post pandemic
Many Czechs requalifying post pandemic

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:38:00 +0200
Member of Czech logistics team to Olympics tests positive for Covid-19
Member of Czech logistics team to Olympics tests positive for Covid-19

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:36:00 +0200
Several regions dealing with local floods after hours of torrential rain
Several regions dealing with local floods after hours of torrential rain

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 03:58:00 +0200
First electric tram introduced in Prague 130 years ago
July 18, 1891 was one of the most important days not only in the history of Prague’s public transport, but also in the history of railway transport and Czech technical engineering in general.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 19:15:00 +0200
Russia blocks Radio Prague International’s website on its territory
Russia blocks Radio Prague International’s website on its territory

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:54:00 +0200
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Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:53:00 +0200
Meteorologists issue severe storm warning
Meteorologists issue severe storm warning

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:52:00 +0200
Krejčíková to play Martincová at all-Czech Prague Open final
Krejčíková to play Martincová at all-Czech Prague Open final

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:51:00 +0200
Covid numbers slightly declining
Covid numbers slightly declining

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:47:00 +0200
Czech Republic in talks with potential battery cell factory investors
Czech Republic in talks with potential battery cell factory investors

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:45:00 +0200
Russia blocks website of human rights organization for cooperating with Czech NGO
Russia blocks website of human rights organization for cooperating with Czech NGO

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:43:00 +0200
Daniel Herman awarded Charles IV Prize at Sudeten German Landsmannschaft conference
Daniel Herman awarded Charles IV Prize at Sudeten German Landsmannschaft conference

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:51:00 +0200
Prague hotels fight for clients as room prices fall up to 50 percent of pre-pandemic value
Roughly CZK 170 billion have been allocated by the state to support businesses since the coronavirus pandemic hit the Czech Republic in March 2020. The subsidies have now been cut, but the Czech hospitality sector is still struggling.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:02:00 +0200
Scientists from Liberec develop 3D printing robot able to create right angles
One of the major obstacles in the use of 3D printing in the construction sector are the sharp edges on most buildings, at least in this part of the world. Scientists from Liberec are now developing a construction robot that should be able to deal wi...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:59:00 +0200
Prague’s historic Letná carousel set to be restored and reopened by spring 2022
After being closed for nearly two decades, the historic carousel in Prague’s Letná park is now set to be restored and reopened, the Czech Technical Museum, which administers the building, has announced. Its director Karel Ksandr hopes that if all...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:08:00 +0200
EC ready to approve Czech Republic’s National Recovery Plan
EC ready to approve Czech Republic’s National Recovery Plan

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:53:00 +0200
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Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:49:00 +0200
Covid data indicate a new rise in coronavirus epidemic
Covid data indicate a new rise in coronavirus epidemic

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:45:00 +0200
Pirate Party suing PM
Pirate Party suing PM

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:44:00 +0200
EC urging Prague to introduce reliable system to identify and prevent conflict of interest
EC urging Prague to introduce reliable system to identify and prevent conflict of interest

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:42:00 +0200
EC Vice-President Frans Timmermans holds Green Deal talks with Czech officials
EC Vice-President Frans Timmermans holds Green Deal talks with Czech officials

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:44:00 +0200
Mariánské Lázně - second-largest Bohemian spa town
Nestled in a shallow valley between the green hills of the Slavkov and Upper Palpatine Forests, Mariánské Lázně is the second-largest Bohemian spa town. Like Františkovy Lázně and Karlovy Vary, the town combines a laid-back spa atmosphere wit...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:51:00 +0200
Finance Ministry selects Jiří Pos to become chairman of the board at Prague Airport
Finance Ministry selects Jiří Pos to become chairman of the board at Prague Airport

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:23:00 +0200
Justice minister files disciplinary action against former prosecutor general
Justice minister files disciplinary action against former prosecutor general

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:12:00 +0200
Priorities of Czech EU presidency discussed at roundtable
Priorities of Czech EU presidency discussed at roundtable

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:28:00 +0200
Czech PM to meet with Frans Timmermans to discuss European Commission's electro mobility plan
Czech PM to meet with Frans Timmermans to discuss European Commission's electro mobility plan

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:45:00 +0200
Olomouc-based bikesharing company Nextbike expands to over 20 cities
The Olomouc-based Bikesharing company Nextbike has expanded to over twenty cities in the Czech Republic. The company currently operates nearly 5,200 shared bicycles and electric bikes, which is an increase by 170 percent on the previous year.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:45:00 +0200
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Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:37:00 +0200
Czech Radio: Issuing certificates to people inoculated in third countries plagued by complications
Czech Radio: Issuing certificates to people inoculated in third countries plagued by complications

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:03:00 +0200
Czechs most concerned about coronavirus, according to survey
Czechs most concerned about coronavirus, according to survey

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:39:00 +0200
Military ground of Libavá turns into sanctuary for rare bird species  
Despite the sound of gunfire, explosions and ground army vehicles, the military ground of Libavá has become something of a sanctuary for rare species of birds. Since 2016, when the area partly reopened to the public, ornithologists have been closel...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:35:00 +0200
NortonLifeLock in talks to buy Avast, WSJ reports
NortonLifeLock in talks to buy Avast, WSJ reports

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:17:00 +0200
Prague to host first outdoor live art festival after months of lockdown
Prague will host a two day multi-genre festival of music, theatre performances and slam poetry starting Friday titled "Art belongs to the streets". It will be the first such event after the long months of coronavirus lockdown.  I asked the festival...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:16:00 +0200
Prague metro to operate until midnight from Thursday
Prague metro to operate until midnight from Thursday

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:05:00 +0200
New building act places heritage sites in danger, warns Czech head of ICOMOS
New building act places heritage sites in danger, warns Czech head of ICOMOS

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:29:00 +0200
Culture Ministry interested in buying writer Bohumil Hrabal’s home in Kersko
Culture Ministry interested in buying writer Bohumil Hrabal’s home in Kersko

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:55:00 +0200
Digitally restored version of Vojtěch Jasný’s The Cassandra Cat screened at Cannes
Digitally restored version of Vojtěch Jasný’s The Cassandra Cat screened at Cannes

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:47:00 +0200
Euro 2020: Patrick Schick’s stunning effort named Goal of the Tournament
Euro 2020: Patrick Schick’s stunning effort named Goal of the Tournament

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:31:00 +0200
West Ham’s Souček wins Golden Ball for Czech player of year for second time
West Ham’s Souček wins Golden Ball for Czech player of year for second time

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:06:00 +0200
Writer Bohumil Hrabal’s holiday home on market for CZK 12 million
The former holiday home of famous Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal in Kersko, east of Prague, is now on sale for the price of CZK 11.9 million.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:19:00 +0200
MPs pass bill requiring long-term residents to use state health insurance
Foreigners with long-term residency will have to insure themselves exclusively with the state health insurance company VZP for a period of five years, according to a bill passed by the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, which will now be sent to the pr...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:55:00 +0200
Professor Patrick van Damme on the role of Prague's Faculty of Agri-Sciences
Patrick Van Damme, Belgian professor in tropical agronomy, has recently been appointed to head the Faculty of Tropical Agri-Sciences , becoming the first foreign dean in the history of the University of Life Sciences. I met with Mr van Damme to disc...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:54:00 +0200
Bookmakers: Czechs will bring seven or eight medals from Tokyo
Bookmakers: Czechs will bring seven or eight medals from Tokyo

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:21:00 +0200
Climatologist: Until 2050 the course is set, but we can influence what happens after that
Temperature swings, heavy storms and flash floods have become a regular feature of the Czech summer. In late June, the country moreover experienced an unseen event in human memory-a tornado that ripped through seven villages leaving a trail of devas...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:01:00 +0200
Deputies approve legislation requiring foreigners to be insured with state insurer VZP
Deputies approve legislation requiring foreigners to be insured with state insurer VZP

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:39:00 +0200
Restored tomb of Czech painter Josef Šíma unveiled in Paris
Restored tomb of Czech painter Josef Šíma unveiled in Paris

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:39:00 +0200
Last snowfield in Giant Mountains has melted
Last snowfield in Giant Mountains has melted

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:38:00 +0200
Covid-19: number of new cases exceed 300
Covid-19: number of new cases exceed 300

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:47:00 +0200
Lower house approves bill increasing child benefits
Lower house approves bill increasing child benefits

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:46:00 +0200
Parliament approves new building act
Parliament approves new building act

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:20:00 +0200
Free coronavirus tests in Czechia likely to stop from September 1
The Czech Health Ministry is planning to end the availability of taking free preventative coronavirus tests from September 1, Health Minister Adam Vojtěch announced. From September, only indicative tests requested by a patient’s GP or hygiene sta...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0200
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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:58:00 +0200
Housing distress an increasing problem in Moravia-Silesia
The number of people in Moravian Silesian region who are at risk of losing their housing or living in unsatisfactory conditions has been growing, Czech Radio reported. At the moment, over 4,000 households in Ostrava,north Moravia are threatened by h...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:34:00 +0200
Fish get addicted to meth through contaminated water, shows Czech study
Freshwater fish are in danger of becoming addicted to methamphetamine, Czech scientists have warned in a study published in the prestigious Journal of Experimental Biology. Their research has shown that after spending time in meth contaminated water...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:17:00 +0200
The 2021 Prague European Summit addressing common responses to EU challenges
The 2021 Prague European Summit addressing common responses to EU challenges

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:16:00 +0200
Czech NGOs collect over 1 billion crowns in aid of tornado-hit villages
Czech NGOs collect over 1 billion crowns in aid of tornado-hit villages

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:15:00 +0200
Rothschild family heirs take their property claim to the European Court of Human Rights
Rothschild family heirs take their property claim to the European Court of Human Rights

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:13:00 +0200
Supreme State Attorney Igor Stříž: I will not bow to pressure
Supreme State Attorney Igor Stříž: I will not bow to pressure

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:40:00 +0200
Battles at the Front Desk of Bureaucracy
In an ordinary life, visits to official ministry offices should occur only three times - when you’re born, when you get married, and when you die. In the past decade of living abroad, I’ve lost count of the number of battles I’ve had at the fr...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:24:00 +0200
Monday's coronavirus cases lower than last week
Monday's coronavirus cases lower than last week

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:53:00 +0200
Candidates for Czech European Court of Human Rights judge approved by government
Candidates for Czech European Court of Human Rights judge approved by government

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:05:00 +0200
Health minister: Coronavirus tests could stop being free from September 1
Health minister: Coronavirus tests could stop being free from September 1

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:04:00 +0200
Igor Stříž named chief public prosecutor
Igor Stříž named chief public prosecutor

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:51:00 +0200
Health Minister: Mobile teams will be sent out to vaccinate in excluded neighbourhoods
Health Minister: Mobile teams will be sent out to vaccinate in excluded neighbourhoods

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:19:00 +0200
Czech defence minister to share Afghan support plan with government
Czech defence minister to share Afghan support plan with government

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:53:00 +0200
Graffiti on Charles Bridge removed
Graffiti on Charles Bridge removed

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:10:00 +0200
Patrick Schick named second best goal scorer at EURO 2021 after Cristiano Ronaldo
Patrick Schick named second best goal scorer at EURO 2021 after Cristiano Ronaldo

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:53:00 +0200
Two walk-in vaccination centres open in Prague
Two centres offering Covid-19 vaccination without prior registration opened in Prague on Monday. Their aim is to attract more people to get the jab amidst a growing number of new cases. The vaccine is available to everyone over the age of 16, includ...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:09:00 +0200
Political system
 Czechia is a parliamentary republic. The bicameral Parliament, made up of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, constitutes the legislative branch of government. Executive power is shared by the prime minister’s cabinet and the president, whos...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:04:00 +0200
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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:54:00 +0200
Czechs spent CZK 3.5 billion on cryptocurrencies in first half of 2021
Czechs spent CZK 3.5 billion on cryptocurrencies in first half of 2021

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:30:00 +0200
Czech chemical producer Draslovka Holding to buy CZK 2.23 billion cyanide factory in South Africa
Czech chemical producer Draslovka Holding to buy CZK 2.23 billion cyanide factory in South Africa

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:01:00 +0200
The haunting past of Königsmühle has inspired artists and volunteers to put it back on the map
The ruins of Königsmühle or King’s Mill, a dilapidated settlement near the Czech-German border bears testimony of the tumultuous years of the 20th century. Life in the settlement which had only six houses, ended with the expulsion of Sudeten Ger...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:59:00 +0200
Covid reproduction number at its highest since October
Covid reproduction number at its highest since October

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:50:00 +0200
Charles Bridge repeatedly targeted by vandals
One of the Czech Republic’s most iconic landmarks, Charles Bridge in Prague, has been spray-painted with graffiti. The inscription, written in blue paint, stretching almost halfway up the stone railing. Conservationist Jakub Tluchoř is now workin...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:47:00 +0200
Plíšková moves into WTA tennis top 10 after reaching Wimbledon finals
Plíšková moves into WTA tennis top 10 after reaching Wimbledon finals

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:12:00 +0200
Interval between first and second coronavirus vaccine doses shortened to 21 days
Interval between first and second coronavirus vaccine doses shortened to 21 days

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:09:00 +0200
Spain tightens restrictions for travellers from Czech Republic
Spain tightens restrictions for travellers from Czech Republic

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:32:00 +0200
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Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:25:00 +0200
Seven bison escape from Tábor zoo during storm
Seven bison escape from Tábor zoo during storm

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:24:00 +0200
Activity of ticks at highest level
Activity of ticks at highest level

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:49:00 +0200
Reproduction number at its highest since January
Reproduction number at its highest since January

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:38:00 +0200
June 2021 third warmest on record
June 2021 third warmest on record

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:36:00 +0200
Youth who spray painted Charles Bridge turns himself over to police
Youth who spray painted Charles Bridge turns himself over to police

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:35:00 +0200
Two walk-in vaccination centres to open in Prague
Two walk-in vaccination centres to open in Prague

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 07:45:00 +0200
Fifty years since opening of first section of main Czech motorway
The first section of the D1 motorway was opened to traffic on 12 July 1971 with a spectacular ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by Communist leaders. The section was only 21 kilometres long, running from Prague to the Central Bohemian town of Miroš...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:42:00 +0200
Famous Czech Musicals
Czech theatre has a strong tradition of musicals. Even the Czech national anthem originally comes from a musical theatre production. However, the real golden age of Czech musicals began after 1989.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:37:00 +0200
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Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:36:00 +0200
Karolína Plíšková hopes of winning first Grand Slam dashed by Ashleigh Barty
Karolína Plíšková hopes of winning first Grand Slam dashed by Ashleigh Barty

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:50:00 +0200
Lobbyist Roman Janoušek ordered back to jail
Lobbyist Roman Janoušek ordered back to jail

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:48:00 +0200
Police looking for young couple following damage to Charles Bridge
Police looking for young couple following damage to Charles Bridge

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:37:00 +0200
Czech javelin champion Barbora Špotáková claims her 21st Diamond League victory
Czech javelin champion Barbora Špotáková claims her 21st Diamond League victory

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:36:00 +0200
Four more Prague metro stations get mobile coverage
Four more Prague metro stations get mobile coverage

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:34:00 +0200
Unemployment drops to 3.7 in June
Unemployment drops to 3.7 in June

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:24:00 +0200
Visegrad group leaders call for inclusion of Western Balkans into Schengen
Visegrad group leaders call for inclusion of Western Balkans into Schengen

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:31:00 +0200
Chief Hygienist: Delta mutation particularly common among people returning from high-risk states
Chief Hygienist: Delta mutation particularly common among people returning from high-risk states

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:07:00 +0200
Bill that envisions cutting benefits for people avoiding fine payments passes through lower-house
Bill that envisions cutting benefits for people avoiding fine payments passes through lower-house

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:33:00 +0200
More than 50,000 children registered for coronavirus vaccine in Czechia
More than 50,000 children registered for coronavirus vaccine in Czechia

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:25:00 +0200
Pundit: Latest anti-graft party Oath have big chance of winning seats
Recent polls have suggested a new political grouping may make the five-percent threshold to reach the Chamber of Deputies in elections this autumn. The Oath (Přísaha in Czech) have been using similar anti-corruption rhetoric to previous new partie...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:14:00 +0200
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Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:12:00 +0200
Olomouc to stage world premiere of forgotten opera by Antonín Rejcha
The annual Baroque Festival gets underway on Friday in the Moravian city of Olomouc. Over the course of the next two months, visitors will have a chance to see a wide range of performances from symphonic to chamber and sacred music. One of the highl...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:04:00 +0200
Františkovy Lázně - the greenest Czech spa town
Františkovy Lázně is the smallest and westernmost town of the Bohemian Spa Triangle, which it forms along with Karlovy Vary and Marianské Lázně. But although its population numbers only a little over five thousand residents, the town can certa...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:53:00 +0200
Charles Bridge sprayed with graffiti
Charles Bridge sprayed with graffiti

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:39:00 +0200
Army and veterans commemorate anniversary of Battle of Britain
Army and veterans commemorate anniversary of Battle of Britain

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:26:00 +0200
Slovakia reopens all border crossings with Czechia
Slovakia reopens all border crossings with Czechia

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:04:00 +0200
Labour Office: Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent in June
Labour Office: Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent in June

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:54:00 +0200
Powerful storms leave tens of thousands of households without electricity
Powerful storms leave tens of thousands of households without electricity

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:42:00 +0200
“No end in sight” for inflation on Czech housing market
Apartment and house prices in the Czech Republic increased by an average of 11.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, after rising by 8.9 percent in the previous three-month period.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:49:00 +0200
Plíšková: First Grand Slam final in five years shows value of persevering
Plíšková: First Grand Slam final in five years shows value of persevering

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:40:00 +0200
Unvaccinated must now present negative test at work after foreign trip
Unvaccinated must now present negative test at work after foreign trip

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:50:00 +0200
Plíšková wins at Wimbledon to reach second Grand Slam final of career
Plíšková wins at Wimbledon to reach second Grand Slam final of career



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