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Tue, 18 May 2021 09:37:00 +0200Government rubberstamps further easing of measures as of May 24
Government rubberstamps further easing of measures as of May 24
Tue, 18 May 2021 09:34:00 +0200Special unit investigating circumstances of Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček‘s planned trip to Moscow
Special unit investigating circumstances of Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček‘s planned trip to Moscow
Tue, 18 May 2021 08:46:00 +0200To Walk Amidst History
The streets of Prague are where history and present day crash in on each other. At the same intersection where a lone student ignited the flame that brought about the fall of Communism, you can now order a 6-pack of McNuggets.
Mon, 17 May 2021 13:41:00 +0200Navalis celebrations mark 300 years since beatification of St John of Nepomuk
Hundreds of people gathered in Prague on Saturday to mark the 300th anniversary of the beatification of St John of Nepomuk, a court priest who died a martyr’s death after invoking the wrath of King Wenceslas IV. While in Prague, the traditional ba...
Mon, 17 May 2021 12:00:00 +0200Czech Technical University team working on animal inspired drone swarms
The Multi-robot Systems group (MRS) at the Czech Technical University in Prague has been busy testing drone swarms in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates over the past few weeks. The project seeks to explore the possible application of such mass...
Mon, 17 May 2021 11:56:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 17 May 2021 11:54:00 +0200National Sports Agency head Milan Hnilička resigns
National Sports Agency head Milan Hnilička resigns
Mon, 17 May 2021 11:53:00 +0200Home-town memorial ceremony for Czech-American film director Miloš Forman
Home-town memorial ceremony for Czech-American film director Miloš Forman
Mon, 17 May 2021 11:51:00 +0200Lowest Covid increase in eight months
Lowest Covid increase in eight months
Mon, 17 May 2021 10:42:00 +0200Czech Radio: head of Imex Group spent time close to hotel where Russian agents were staying
Czech Radio: head of Imex Group spent time close to hotel where Russian agents were staying
Mon, 17 May 2021 07:28:00 +0200Covid vaccine register opens to people over 40
Covid vaccine register opens to people over 40
Mon, 17 May 2021 07:25:00 +0200Monday brings further easing of Covid measures
Monday brings further easing of Covid measures
Sun, 16 May 2021 15:50:00 +0200Cargo ship sailing under Czech captain runs into Groningen Bridge, causing extensive damage
Cargo ship sailing under Czech captain runs into Groningen Bridge, causing extensive damage
Sun, 16 May 2021 15:49:00 +0200Pubs and restaurants preparing to open outdoor spaces to public
Pubs and restaurants preparing to open outdoor spaces to public
Sun, 16 May 2021 15:48:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sun, 16 May 2021 10:54:00 +0200Hundreds of people attend Navalis celebrations
Hundreds of people attend Navalis celebrations
Sun, 16 May 2021 10:29:00 +0200Covid numbers continue to drop
Covid numbers continue to drop
Sun, 16 May 2021 10:28:00 +0200Covid vaccine register opening to people over 40
Covid vaccine register opening to people over 40
Sun, 16 May 2021 10:27:00 +0200EU slams Russia’s “unfriendly states list”, expresses solidarity with US and Czech Republic
EU slams Russia’s “unfriendly states list”, expresses solidarity with US and Czech Republic
Sun, 16 May 2021 00:05:00 +0200Czech representatives in Eurovision Song Contest
In today’s Sunday Music Show, we’ll be looking at some of the Czech singers and bands, who have represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. The first singer you will hear is Czech pop idol finalist Benny Cristo, who will be represent...
Sun, 16 May 2021 00:05:00 +0200Czech National Museum: An architectural gem full of treasures
The neo-Renaissance Czech National Museum building has dominated Wenceslas Square in Prague for 130 years. Since the centenary of the republic’s founding, it has a shiny new façade.
Sat, 15 May 2021 15:24:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sat, 15 May 2021 15:19:00 +0200Justice minister rejects claim she put pressure on supreme state attorney
Justice minister rejects claim she put pressure on supreme state attorney
Sat, 15 May 2021 14:22:00 +0200Czech Foreign Ministry: Moscow is further escalating relations with Prague and whole EU
Czech Foreign Ministry: Moscow is further escalating relations with Prague and whole EU
Sat, 15 May 2021 10:29:00 +0200Addictology experts fear pandemic has increased "at risk“ drinking
Addictology experts fear pandemic has increased "at risk“ drinking
Sat, 15 May 2021 09:21:00 +0200Navalis celebrations commemorate beatification of St John of Nepomuk
Navalis celebrations commemorate beatification of St John of Nepomuk
Sat, 15 May 2021 09:02:00 +0200Czech Republic joins Christchurch Call
Czech Republic joins Christchurch Call
Sat, 15 May 2021 09:01:00 +0200Travel restrictions eased for vaccinated citizens under series of bilateral agreements
Travel restrictions eased for vaccinated citizens under series of bilateral agreements
Fri, 14 May 2021 19:04:00 +0200Russia lists Czech Republic, USA as “unfriendly states”
Russia lists Czech Republic, USA as “unfriendly states”
Fri, 14 May 2021 18:48:00 +0200Supreme state attorney resigns, cites pressure from justice minister
Supreme state attorney resigns, cites pressure from justice minister
Fri, 14 May 2021 17:29:00 +0200Tennis: Plíšková beats Ostapenko, advances to Italian Open semi-finals
Tennis: Plíšková beats Ostapenko, advances to Italian Open semi-finals
Fri, 14 May 2021 14:57:00 +0200Stork’s Nest: police investigation into Czech PM’s alleged fraud concludes
Stork’s Nest: police investigation into Czech PM’s alleged fraud concludes
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:39:00 +0200Legendary Czechoslovak bullet train restored to its former glory
After more than two years of intensive work, the legendary Czechoslovak bullet train, known as Slovenská Strela or Slovak Arrow, has been restored to its former glory. On Thursday, the train undertook its first ride from Přerov, where it had been ...
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:23:00 +0200PM Babiš: health minister must explain Vinohrady Hospital rental contract
PM Babiš: health minister must explain Vinohrady Hospital rental contract
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Fri, 14 May 2021 12:16:00 +0200South Bohemian Philharmonic finds temporary home at deserted airport
The days of the pandemic have been a trying time for artists and music ensembles worldwide, but they have also afforded bizarre and never to be forgotten experiences. The South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra found a new home in the deserted departu...
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:23:00 +0200“Red Century”: Czechoslovak Communist centenary open-air exhibition held in Prague
“Red Century”: Czechoslovak Communist centenary open-air exhibition held in Prague
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:59:00 +0200Covid-19: Czechia to accept vaccination certificates from Central European countries
Covid-19: Czechia to accept vaccination certificates from Central European countries
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:42:00 +0200Ice hockey: Czechs defeat Sweden 3-2 in overtime in Prague
Ice hockey: Czechs defeat Sweden 3-2 in overtime in Prague
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:24:00 +0200Covid-19: Nearly 4 million vaccine doses administered
Covid-19: Nearly 4 million vaccine doses administered
Thu, 13 May 2021 17:37:00 +0200Tennis: Plíšková makes Rome quarterfinals, Krejčíková out
Tennis: Plíšková makes Rome quarterfinals, Krejčíková out
Thu, 13 May 2021 17:26:00 +0200Covid-19: Czech GPs to get Moderna vaccine in surgeries
Covid-19: Czech GPs to get Moderna vaccine in surgeries
Thu, 13 May 2021 13:42:00 +0200New survey looks into how Czech contribute to carbon emissions
How do Czechs contribute to carbon emissions? And how would different social groups be affected by measures adopted against climate change, such as climate taxes? These are just some of the questions which Czech Radio tried to answer by commissionin...
Thu, 13 May 2021 13:38:00 +0200PM: Czech govt to assess rules for opening outdoor restaurants
PM: Czech govt to assess rules for opening outdoor restaurants
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Thu, 13 May 2021 12:56:00 +0200Consultancy: number of new Czech companies jumps in April
Consultancy: number of new Czech companies jumps in April
Thu, 13 May 2021 11:33:00 +0200Opposition parties to initiate no-confidence motion in Babiš minority government
The leaders of five opposition parties in the lower house on Wednesday announced their intention to initiate a vote of no-confidence in the minority government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Although general elections are just five months away, th...
Thu, 13 May 2021 11:29:00 +0200Czech Medical Society criticizes Covid-19 vaccine distribution system
Czech Medical Society criticizes Covid-19 vaccine distribution system
Thu, 13 May 2021 11:10:00 +0200Prague to host one of eight EU disinformation research centres
Prague to host one of eight EU disinformation research centres
Thu, 13 May 2021 11:07:00 +0200Storm, flood warning in effect for Bohemia
Storm, flood warning in effect for Bohemia
Thu, 13 May 2021 10:56:00 +0200Czechia officially registers for Beijing Olympics
Czechia officially registers for Beijing Olympics
Thu, 13 May 2021 10:50:00 +0200Prague becomes headquarters of EU space programme agency
Prague becomes headquarters of EU space programme agency
Thu, 13 May 2021 09:25:00 +0200Majority of Czechs not happy with govt’s handling of Covid epidemic
Majority of Czechs not happy with govt’s handling of Covid epidemic
Thu, 13 May 2021 09:23:00 +0200PM: Health minister must explain irregularities in tax returns
PM: Health minister must explain irregularities in tax returns
Wed, 12 May 2021 13:38:00 +0200Prague Spring music festival opens with unorthodox performance of My Country
The annual Prague Spring International Music Festival gets underway on Wednesday evening. In line with tradition, it opens with Smetana’s My Country. However, the performance, featuring a well-known early music ensemble Collegium 1704, is expected...
Wed, 12 May 2021 13:24:00 +0200Prague mayor points to loophole in system which prevents uninsured residents from getting vaccine
Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib has raised the issue that foreign residents in the Czech Republic, who do not have public health insurance, are not able to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. He urged the Ministry of Health to sort out the situation fast,...
Wed, 12 May 2021 13:11:00 +0200Opposition parties want no-confidence motion in minority govt
Opposition parties want no-confidence motion in minority govt
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:24:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Wed, 12 May 2021 11:18:00 +0200US convoy to cross Czech territory on way to military training exercise in Hungary
US convoy to cross Czech territory on way to military training exercise in Hungary
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:17:00 +0200Pubs and restaurants worried about ability to fulfil stated hygiene conditions
Pubs and restaurants worried about ability to fulfil stated hygiene conditions
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:15:00 +0200Epidemic slowing, inoculation picking up speed
Epidemic slowing, inoculation picking up speed
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:14:00 +0200Prague Spring International Music Festival opens May 12
Prague Spring International Music Festival opens May 12
Wed, 12 May 2021 10:04:00 +0200Becherovka – The unique herbal liquor from Karlovy Vary
With a proud history spanning over 200 years, the Becherovka herbal liquor is among the most famous alcoholic beverages produced in the Czech Republic. The recipe was famously created by the Becher family and remains a closely guarded secret to this...
Wed, 12 May 2021 09:14:00 +0200Czechs differ on urgency of addressing climate change
Czechs differ on urgency of addressing climate change
Wed, 12 May 2021 09:13:00 +0200Health minister: No privileges for people vaccinated abroad
Health minister: No privileges for people vaccinated abroad
Wed, 12 May 2021 09:12:00 +0200Prague mayor calls on health ministry to address vaccination of uninsured foreigners
Prague mayor calls on health ministry to address vaccination of uninsured foreigners
Tue, 11 May 2021 15:03:00 +0200Czech stores welcome shoppers after four-month closure
Shops around the Czech Republic opened on Monday after being closed for more than four months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the turnout was higher than usual, queues formed only occasionally outside larger stores.
Tue, 11 May 2021 14:36:00 +0200EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell dismisses Czech call to expel further Russian diplomats
The European Union does not want to further escalate tensions with Moscow, the head of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Josep Borrell, said on Monday. The statement came after a meeting of EU foreign ministers ahead of which Czech Minist...
Tue, 11 May 2021 13:39:00 +0200Detained Belarussian activists win People in Need’s Homo Homini Award
The annual One World festival of human rights documentary films got underway on Monday evening under the motto Connection Lost. The festival, which has moved entirely online due to Covid-19 restrictions, started by presenting its annual Homo Homini ...
Tue, 11 May 2021 12:29:00 +0200Mikhail Khodorkovsky: the Kremlin has allies in high places in Czechia and other EU states
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: the Kremlin has allies in high places in Czechia and other EU states
Tue, 11 May 2021 11:29:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Tue, 11 May 2021 11:27:00 +0200Covid numbers declining
Covid numbers declining
Tue, 11 May 2021 10:49:00 +0200Supreme Court rules controversial plays in Brno did not infringe on believers’ rights
Supreme Court rules controversial plays in Brno did not infringe on believers’ rights
Tue, 11 May 2021 07:10:00 +0200Travel restrictions to be eased for vaccinated Czechs as of mid-May
Travel restrictions to be eased for vaccinated Czechs as of mid-May
Tue, 11 May 2021 07:08:00 +0200Further easing of Covid measures due on May 17
Further easing of Covid measures due on May 17
Tue, 11 May 2021 07:07:00 +0200Vaccine register opens to people over 45
Vaccine register opens to people over 45
Tue, 11 May 2021 07:04:00 +0200Memorial ceremony for Covid victims at Prague Castle
Memorial ceremony for Covid victims at Prague Castle
Mon, 10 May 2021 13:05:00 +0200New project maps landscape changes by using old paintings
Scientists from Brno have been working on a unique project, mapping the changes of our landscape over the past century. In order to do so, they have been collecting old landscape paintings, which they subsequently compare to present-day photographs ...
Mon, 10 May 2021 12:55:00 +0200Monday sees Covid restrictions in Czechia lifted for shops and wide range of services
This Monday sees another wave of reopenings as part of the gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions in the Czech Republic. Shops and a wide range of services are now allowed to reopen for clients. Furthermore, Monday also sees the re-establishmen...
Mon, 10 May 2021 10:59:00 +0200Foto tydne
The country’s castles and chateaus opened their grounds to visitors at the weekend. Because guided tours are not yet allowed, people can visit parks, courtyards and outdoor spaces where they can move about individually. The photo is from Veveří ...
Mon, 10 May 2021 10:43:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 10 May 2021 10:42:00 +0200Castles and chateaus open their parks to visitors
Castles and chateaus open their parks to visitors
Mon, 10 May 2021 10:40:00 +0200Tourism-related services suffer severe losses
Tourism-related services suffer severe losses
Mon, 10 May 2021 09:50:00 +0200Supreme Audit Office uncovers irregularities in construction of cycle paths
Supreme Audit Office uncovers irregularities in construction of cycle paths
Mon, 10 May 2021 09:07:00 +0200People over 45 can register for vaccine as of midnight Monday
People over 45 can register for vaccine as of midnight Monday
Mon, 10 May 2021 09:03:00 +0200Memorial ceremony for Covid-19 victims at Prague Castle
Memorial ceremony for Covid-19 victims at Prague Castle
Mon, 10 May 2021 08:48:00 +0200Shops and services reopen around the country
Shops and services reopen around the country
Sun, 09 May 2021 17:23:00 +0200Weather
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Sun, 09 May 2021 17:19:00 +0200Canoeist Tereza Fišerová takes silver at European Championship
Canoeist Tereza Fišerová takes silver at European Championship
Sun, 09 May 2021 14:25:00 +0200Seznam Zprávy: Prague Castle involved in Deputy PM’s trip to Moscow
Seznam Zprávy: Prague Castle involved in Deputy PM’s trip to Moscow
Sun, 09 May 2021 13:06:00 +0200Heavy winds to hit parts of Czech Republic
Heavy winds to hit parts of Czech Republic
Sun, 09 May 2021 12:54:00 +0200New election poll puts ruling ANO party in third place
New election poll puts ruling ANO party in third place
Sun, 09 May 2021 10:05:00 +0200Czech ambassador to Moscow attends military parade on Red Square
Czech ambassador to Moscow attends military parade on Red Square
Sun, 09 May 2021 09:25:00 +0200Saturday’s Covid-19 increase lowest in months
Saturday’s Covid-19 increase lowest in months
Sun, 09 May 2021 00:05:00 +0200110 years since first long-distance flight from Pardubice to Prague
The historic flight from Pardubice to Prague – at the time the longest flight ever undertaken in the Austro-Hungarian Empire – took place on May 13, 1911. Czech aviation pioneer Jan Kašpar took off from the Pardubice military training ground, w...
Sun, 09 May 2021 00:05:00 +0200Prague Spring International Music Festival - online
The edition of our Sunday Music Show is dedicated to the upcoming Prague Spring International Music Festival, which takes place from May 12 through June 3, and features nearly two dozen concerts by world-class musicians and ensembles – all free o...
Sat, 08 May 2021 16:54:00 +0200Canoeist Přindiš takes gold at European Championships
Canoeist Přindiš takes gold at European Championships
Sat, 08 May 2021 15:06:00 +0200President appoints new army and police generals
President appoints new army and police generals
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Sat, 08 May 2021 12:11:00 +0200Babiš calls on EU leaders to expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with Prague
Babiš calls on EU leaders to expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with Prague
Sat, 08 May 2021 11:48:00 +0200National Museum negotiating to extend Kings of the Sun exhibition
National Museum negotiating to extend Kings of the Sun exhibition
Sat, 08 May 2021 10:45:00 +0200Covid-19: number of new cases remain below 2,000 for third straight day
Covid-19: number of new cases remain below 2,000 for third straight day
Sat, 08 May 2021 10:33:00 +0200Ambassador Nick Archer on British servicemen in the Prague Uprising and the ties that bind us
This week the British Embassy unveiled a plaque in memory of two British servicemen who took part in the Prague Uprising in 1945 and who saved many lives by their incredibly brave action. On the occasion of VE day the British ambassador to Prague, N...
Sat, 08 May 2021 10:18:00 +0200Czechs mark 76th anniversary of end of World War II in Europe
Czechs mark 76th anniversary of end of World War II in Europe
Fri, 07 May 2021 16:56:00 +0200Memorial act for coronavirus victims to take place at Prague Castle on Monday
Memorial act for coronavirus victims to take place at Prague Castle on Monday
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:42:00 +0200Health minister: Motivation for young people to get vaccine will be travel
Health minister: Motivation for young people to get vaccine will be travel
Fri, 07 May 2021 14:58:00 +0200Weather
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Fri, 07 May 2021 13:46:00 +0200Liberating Pilsen was a great “honour and a privilege”, recalls 99-year-old US Army veteran
Celebrations are underway in Pilsen to commemorate the city’s uprising against the Nazi occupation and liberation by American forces in May 1945.
Fri, 07 May 2021 13:24:00 +0200Lower-house approves 80 percent reimbursment of private sector wages as part of “Kurzarbeit” scheme
Lower-house approves 80 percent reimbursment of private sector wages as part of “Kurzarbeit” scheme
Fri, 07 May 2021 13:11:00 +0200Czech PM to brief EU leaders on Vrbětice attack in upcoming summit
Czech PM to brief EU leaders on Vrbětice attack in upcoming summit
Fri, 07 May 2021 13:01:00 +0200Labour Office: Unemployment in April was lowest in four months
Labour Office: Unemployment in April was lowest in four months
Fri, 07 May 2021 12:46:00 +0200Poll: Pirates and Mayors ahead, Social Democrats would get into Parliament
Poll: Pirates and Mayors ahead, Social Democrats would get into Parliament
Fri, 07 May 2021 12:44:00 +0200Travel restrictions to ease for Czechs as of mid-May
As of mid-May, travel across the borders will be easier for Czechs who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The government has already agreed to relax the existing measures with several European countries.
Fri, 07 May 2021 12:36:00 +0200New book explores role of Czech parachutists during WWII and one of their last operations
More than 70 years after the end of World War Two, new information is still coming out about the brave efforts that allied parachutists played in the Nazi occupied Czech lands. In the newly published book Foursquare: The Last Parachutist, George Bea...
Fri, 07 May 2021 11:50:00 +0200Head of Lány forrest administration sentenced to three years in prison for manipulating tender
Head of Lány forrest administration sentenced to three years in prison for manipulating tender
Fri, 07 May 2021 10:17:00 +0200Send us your picture of Saint John of Nepomuk!
To mark the upcoming third centenary of John of Nepomuk’s beatification, Radio Prague International is asking listeners around the world to send their photographs of churches and monuments dedicated to the saint. We will showcase the best images v...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:17:00 +0200Covid-19: Czechia, once worst in EU for new infections, now ranks 15th
Covid-19: Czechia, once worst in EU for new infections, now ranks 15th
Fri, 07 May 2021 07:47:00 +0200MPs pass bill on compensating unlawfully sterilised women
MPs pass bill on compensating unlawfully sterilised women
Thu, 06 May 2021 16:07:00 +0200Central bank lowers growth estimate for 2021, raises it for 2022
Central bank lowers growth estimate for 2021, raises it for 2022
Thu, 06 May 2021 15:08:00 +0200Health Minister: museums, galleries, cultural monuments could reopen on May 24
Health Minister: museums, galleries, cultural monuments could reopen on May 24