Prague to honor Karel Schwarzenberg

Czech Republic to lease Gripens until 2035

Opposition leader Andrej Babiš attacked at campaign rally

The highly aggressive disease myxomatosis has been confirmed in hares in the Znojmo region of southern Moravia. These are the first confirmed cases in hares in Czechia, though the virus has previously been found in rabbits. Veterinarians warn it pos...

Audit: Justice Ministry proceeded with bitcoin transfers despite police seizure

With the start of the school year, the long-standing issue of teacher salaries in Czechia returns to the spotlight. Despite a government promise to raise teachers’ pay, they continue to lag behind other developed nations. But why? I spoke to Vladi...

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Communist-era officials face further pension cuts

President Pavel on two-day visit to Slovenia

Finance Ministry unveils draft budget for 2026

Giant model aircraft took to the skies over Olomouc. Dozens of model enthusiasts showcased their planes at the Olomouc airport in Neředín during the international Extreme Flight Championships. The models, weighing around twenty kilograms each, per...

New school year begins for Czech pupils

Czech tennis at US Open: Vondroušová joins Lehečka and Krejčíková in quarterfinals, Macháč falls to Fritz

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Michal Strnad tops Czech rich list, surpassing Křetínský with CZK 330 billion

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Foreign voting in Czech elections: 27,500 registered, says Minister Lipavský

94 killed on Czech roads this summer, highest toll since 2021

Czech company builds Luxembourg’s first 3D-printed concrete house

Czech climber dies after 80-metre fall in Italian Dolomites

Karolína Muchová wins all-Czech match to reach US Open last 16

Kantar poll: ANO leads in August, Spolu slips, smaller parties gain

Martin Kratochvíl and Milan Svoboda – two legends of the Czech jazz scene – have come together for the first time to create a joint album. Kratochvíl is renowned for his pioneering fusion jazz, while Svoboda is celebrated for his modern big ba...

On August 31, 1940, Adolf Hitler received a document that would fundamentally influence the fate of the Czech nation. The plan, titled Endlösung der tschechischen Frage (The Final Solution to the Czech Question) represented a Nazi strategy for the ...

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Canoeist Vojtěch Heger claims first World Cup medal in Tacen

Hundreds of Harley-Davidson motorcycles ride through Prague on Saturday with President Pavel joining

Overnight storms bring heavy rain to Czechia

Kost is the Czech word for ‘bone’, a word with an unclear prehistory, but it offers us a couple of avenues for doing linguistic archaeology.

Tuning of new organ at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague to begin in September

Czech government to decide on Leopard 2A8 tank purchase worth CZK 34 billion

Five Czech players reach US Open round of 16, Muchová to face Nosková

The award-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin is the result of a unique collaboration between American director David Borenstein and Russian teacher Pavel Talankin. Filmed secretly in Russia, it portrays how state propaganda shapes the live...

Last minute changes in number of votes from abroad

FM Lipavský to propose restrictions on Russian diplomats in Schengen at EU meeting

How far is too far? The Czech government has historically had close ties with Israel. At different points, both the Foreign Ministry and the prime minister have expressed "unequivocal support" for the country. But is there a red line for the Foreig...

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The Czech Museum of Literature has announced a remarkable discovery. Literary scholars have uncovered a large part of the original manuscripts of Jaroslav Hašek’s world-famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War.

The number of poisoned wild animals in the Czech Republic has risen sharply this year, with conservationists warning of one of the worst waves of illegal killings in recent memory. According to the Czech Society for Ornithology, 55 poisoned birds ha...

EU Council President Costa to visit Czechia on first stop of EU tour

Hunters shot highest number of roe deer and fallow deer ever last season

Emergency services in Prague trained for a simulated train accident in a tunnel

Czech economy expands 2.6% in Q2, outpacing earlier estimate

Hašek’s manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk discovered in Prague archive

All-Czech duel looms at US Open as Muchová and Nosková reach third round

President and PM affirm unity on all key foreign policy matters

Sparta advance to Conference League group stage despite defeat by FC Riga

At a time when most media have moved online, shortwave radio still plays a quiet but important role in global communication. That’s why experts from around the world gathered in Prague this week for the HFCC—the High Frequency Coordination Confe...

Led by Denmark, several EU countries have proposed monitoring online communication to combat child abuse. The so-called “Chat Control” would allow surveillance of private emails and social media messages. The proposal lacks majority support in t...

An illegal menagerie, with many big cats, has been operating for years in Kletečná near Humpolec in the Vysočina Region. The authorities have long lacked an alternative home for the animals, but a breakthrough in the problem came after a meeting ...

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Lehečka, Macháč and Krejčíková advance to third round of US Open

Czech firefighters honored in Spain

Czech defense minister on working visit to Sweden

Lipavský to attend EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen

Farewell to Zdena Salivarová in Toronto, remains to be repatriated to Czechia

President Pavel and PM Fiala to discuss Middle East tensions and Bitcoin scandal

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Czechia seeks EU support against chat control proposal

He was one of the most successful pilots in the Battle of Britain, but the Czechs ignored and forgot about him, according to the creators of a new docudrama about RAF pilot Josef František. The film, Lone Wolf (Osamělý vlk), is being produced by ...

Czechs bet CZK 510 billion on gambling in first half of 2025

One in ten Czech children show signs of digital media addiction, study finds

Journalists from Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan shortlisted for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Minister calls for stricter laws on illegal animal breeders in Czechia

Prague’s historic Nerudova street, the steep cobbled artery leading up to Prague Castle, has become the testing ground for a clampdown on electric scooters. Prague 1 has just introduced the first official ban on e-scooters in the capital, along th...

Ostrava Zoo is home to over 6,000 animals from 451 species. Around one-third of these species are classified as threatened and seven are already extinct in the wild. The zoo not only helps to protect them in their natural environment, but breeds end...

Governing parties rule out post-election cooperation with ANO

Agriculture Ministry to seek repayment of CZK 5.1 billion in subsidies from Agrofert

President Pavel: Trump’s Ukraine initiative a step forward, but peace still distant

On Monday 25th, in the presence of the Czech Prime Minister and Ethiopian Minister of Tourism, the globally famous remains of the hominins Lucy and Selam were unveiled at Prague’s National Museum. The finders of the fossils were honoured guests at...

Writer and translator Zdena Salivarová has died at the age of 91. Together with her husband, Josef Škvorecký, she wrote books and published exiled authors through their publishing house, 68 Publishers. In 1990, they were both awarded the Order of...

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová, one of the country’s most successful athletes, has officially ended her career. Over nearly two decades, she won dozens of titles, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic bronze in singles at Rio 2016.

Identity of captured Šumava wolf confirmed

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Prague among least affordable cities for housing in Europe

President Pavel discusses situation in Gaza with Israeli counterpart

Liberec Zoo is especially known for its long-standing work with birds of prey. Radio Prague spoke about this area of their work with zoologist Jan Hanel.

Czech Television shooting film about RAF pilot Josef František

EU preparing 19th sanctions package against Russia, Czech proposal on diplomats gaining traction

Ruling parties to officially reject post-election deal with ANO

Minor earthquakes recorded in Central Bohemia

US Open: Muchová advances, Bouzková out

Petra Kvitová bows out after US Open exit

In its third year now, Archirun combines architecture and urban exploration in the heart of Prague, inviting participants to run or walk through some of the city’s most cherished locations. This year, the route also included several often-overlook...

Czech author and publisher Zdena Salivarová dies at 91

Czech Railways planning to buy up to 90 high-speed train cars

The TrutnOFF Open Air Festival attracted thousands of fans to Trutnov at the weekend. The long-running rock and alternative music festival with underground roots, often called the Czech Woodstock, traditionally features a diverse lineup featuring Cz...

Kroměříž Chateau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Zlín Region, dazzles the country with its architecture and gardens – and now also with hundreds of amethysts, centuries old and recently discovered by accident by a researcher from Palack�...

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Over 24,000 Czechs abroad register to vote in October elections

Czech business confidence rises in August, consumer confidence drops

Total lunar eclipse to be visible in Czechia on September 7

Wandering moose nicknamed Emil now sighted near Vienna

Lucy and Selam exhibition opens in Prague

Czech ambassadors meet in Prague for annual foreign policy consultations

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Four-day workweek boosts efficiency and well-being, says institute

Cycling crash injures six riders at West Bohemia Tour

Poll shows ANO 32.7 percent, Spolu rising to 21.3

Breakaway group forms new party to back Okamu­ra’s SPD

Czech minimum wage to rise to CZK 22,400 in 2026

Coldest morning of summer hits Czechia with frost records

Last chance for Czechs abroad to register to vote

Václav Špála was a painter whose bold use of color and deep love for the Czech landscape helped shape the face of modern art in central Europe. Although he remains relatively unknown abroad, he is considered one of the most important Czech artist...

For this week’s Sunday Music Show, we’re shining a spotlight on the musical output of Ostrava. The Silesian city is best known in terms of music for the Colours of Ostrava festival of pop and rock, but it also contributes to the artistic life of...

Dozens march in Prague for animal rights

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Rakušan and PM Fiala to meet on post-election cooperation, Hřib may join

ANO outlines election priorities

In July 2025, Yankele Gross (later known as Alex), an unknown Czechoslovak Holocaust survivor and Korean War veteran, died in the United States. He suffered through a death march and the camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

Aging index in Czechia keeps rising

Czech MPs spent nearly 20 percent more time in session, night debates surged

Castle and Chateau Night opens 138 sites across Czechia

Prague metro line B closed between Florenc and Vysočanská this weekend

Remains of nine WWII victims returned to Czechia

Forest owners urge Czech PM to push for revision of EU deforestation rules

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Police charge 34 people over covid subsidy fraud worth CZK 27 million

Police charge 34 people over covid subsidy fraud worth CZK 27 million

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II's second expansion, Legacy of Forge, launches September 9. Players reprise the role of Henry of Skalitz, restoring a forge, reconnecting with his late father’s friends, and taking on commissions in Kutná Hora. Warhors...