In the course of the next year, European citizens will have the opportunity to bring in their own ideas on EU reform and policy as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CFE). Largely seen as the brainchild of France and Germany, its inaugu...

On a hill overlooking the sleepy industrial town of Žďár nad Sázavou stands one of the most beautiful churches in Czechia, the Church of St. John of Nepomuk on Zelená hora. Its architecture is a unique blend of gothic and baroque styles and was...

Soccer: Czech player, coach of the season each from Slavia Prague

TOP 09 calls on MP Dominik Feri to suspend party membership over alleged sexual misconduct

The government has agreed to raise pensions next year, on average by CZK 750 a month. Since the decision became public on Thursday, several economists have reacted by saying that this is not the right time to increase the state’s budgetary commitm...

ČSÚ: 2020 saw far fewer marriages in Czechia due to pandemic

“Amazonka”, a new exhibition at Prague’s Karolinum, tells the story of how Czech scientists made significant breakthroughs in tracing the sources of the Amazon River – for which expedition leader Bohumír Janský of Charles University receiv...

Weather

The National Library of Israel has published a long-lost collection of archival materials by Franz Kafka. They include, among other things, the Prague-born, German-speaking writer’s personal diary and a notebook in which he practised Hebrew. Israe...

Czech composer and multi-instrumentalist Karel Havlíček has long divided his time between homes and studios in Prague and Los Angeles, which he shares with his twin brother, Maxim, a fellow musician and visual artist. In recent years, he has focus...

Seven EU countries open borders to partly vaccinated Czech residents

Prague agrees on climate plan to further reduce CO2 emissions

Health Minister: indoor dining allowed as of May 31 under strict conditions

Dozens of Russian embassy staff leaving Czechia

Health authorities concerned about possible spread of Indian mutation in three districts

The resignation of MP Dominik Feri, one of the most prominent figures in the TOP 09 party, following accusations of sexual assault and improper conduct by several women, has sparked a heated debate in the Czech Republic about sexual harassment and t...

For nearly 100 years, Merkur toys have been a popular component of many a child’s toy set. Its easy-to-use metal strips can be used to construct almost anything, including miniature cities, railway lines and towers. Merkur was even used by Otto Wi...

Weather forecast

Head-on train collision narrowly averted near Masaryk Railway Station

Filmmaker Olga Sommerová to replace Feri in lower house

Covid numbers continue to drop

More vaccines on the way, but younger Czechs losing interest

Audit reveals numerous financial irregularities at National Sports Agency

A daring plan to kill Nazi governor of Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich was realised 79 years ago on Thursday. Just ahead of the anniversary, a new 200-metre mural depicting Operation Anthropoid was unveiled in Prague’s Libeň at the very spo...

Czech foreign minister: Broad EU support crucial, number of Russian diplomats expelled secondary

Gyms have been allowed to reopen in the Czech Republic following an improvement in Covid-19 numbers. However, almost three-quarters of the country’s fitness centre operators say that strict hygiene conditions are deterring clients from returning.

Weather forecast

Lower house approves amendment to building law

In reaction to last week’s hijacking of a Ryanair aircraft in order to arrest an opposition blogger, EU leaders have agreed to ramp up sanctions on Belarus and to block travel in its airspace. Belarus’ actions were also condemned by the Czech Ch...

Petr Popelka appointed chief conductor of Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Czech chapter of the international humanitarian and development group ADRA has launched a unique “eDrive” charity event to support projects in Africa. The destination is the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of the continent, a return-trip just ...

For nearly 100 years, Merkur toys have been a popular component of many a child’s toy set. Its easy-to-use metal strips can be used to construct almost anything, including miniature cities, railway lines and towers. Merkur has also been praised as...

People over 30 can register for Covid vaccine

Czech Republic suspends Belavia operations over Ryanair incident

Central bank will be able to dictate mortgage lending conditions

Czech PM under fire for bungling call for EU solidarity

Adam Vojtěch reappointed health minister

TOP 09 MP Dominik Feri resigns following accusations of sexual assault

A convoy of US military vehicles has been crossing Czech territory on its way to Hungary to take part in the NATO Defender Europe 2021 exercise. The movement of 600 U.S. soldiers with 190 pieces of military equipment took place in the night and earl...

The Czech Republic will not withdraw a lawsuit it filed at the EU Court of Justice to halt operations at the Turów lignite coal mine in Poland, located in the close proximity to the Czech border, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Tuesday.

Scientists at Mendel University in Brno have developed a prototype robot that identifies insects harmful to agricultural crops and spays just enough of the right chemical to kill them. Already a “greener” solution than the blanket spraying of in...

Weather forecast

PM: Czech Republic will join EU sanctions against Belarus

EU leaders back Czech Republic in its dispute with Russia

The Czech Republic’s fourth minister of health since the Covid pandemic hit the country, Petr Arenberger, has announced his resignation, after his financial affairs came under scrutiny. His replacement is a familiar name: former health minister Ad...

Czech PM: Czechia will not withdraw lawsuit over Turow

Health Minister Arenberger resigns over suspicion of tax evasion

Press: Klaus-headed ministry made large loan to Russia at turn of 1990s

Czechs beat Belarus for first win at ice hockey worlds

Insurers to cover Covid tests aimed at easing travel

This Monday sees another series of restrictions lifted as the coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic subsides. After five months of forced closure, hotels and lodging houses are again allowed to open. Meanwhile, schools and universities across t...

Jiřina Šiklová, a sociologist and Charter 77 signatory known for her efforts in smuggling forbidden texts into Communist Czechoslovakia, died on Saturday at the age of 85. One of the key voices of the Prague Spring reform movement, she was also k...

Český Krumlov music festival postponed to September

Prague protests strongly over Belarusian diversion of plane

Confidence in Czech economy is at its highest level in a year and a half, having risen from to 99.7 points in May up from 94.7 points the previous month, the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) said on Monday. Growing confidence stems from the loosenin...

Weather forecast

Indoor live arts events allowed again with maximum half capacity

Agrofert takes European Commission to court over block on subsidies

Covid vaccine registration opens for over 35s in Czech Republic

Babiš: Restaurants could reopen on June 14

Czech schools return to full-time teaching on Monday

Head of Constitutional Court says Zeman is wrong about Vrbětice investigation

Weather

Small cinemas to reopen on Monday

Adam Ondra wins gold at IFSC Boulder World Cup in Salt Lake City

Finance Ministry survey predicts Czech economy will grow by 3 percent in 2021

National Library in Prague to reopen on Monday after cyber attack

Sociologist and Charter 77 signatory Jiřina Šiklová dies aged 85

Number of coronavirus cases on Saturday hit 10 month low

Czechs lose 2:5 to Switzerland in ice hockey

The first preaching chapel in Europe was founded 630 years ago.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Anděl Music Awards (the Czech equivalent to a Grammy), organisers are promising a show to remember, with live performances and a retrospective look at seminal bands and artists who have graced the stage over the ...

Czech foreign minister on visit to Southern Balkans

Weather

Austria ends border checks with Czech Republic

Czechs ice hockey team loses 3:4 to Russia in first World Championships game

President's Office says it will no longer provide information to selected media outlets

Coronavirus death toll reaches 30,000, but epidemic continues to subside

Health minister: People with one vaccine will not need test after three weeks

Poland continues mining operations in Turów coal mine, despite ECJ order to stop

Listening to classical music, it is often said, has beneficial effects on both the mind and body. But does some music have more healing power than others? Scientists from Brno have tried to answer this question by testing the impact of Mozart and Ha...

Early last spring, when the coronavirus first wave hit the Czech Republic and the first “lockdown” was imposed to contain its spread, directors Martin Müller and David Laňka set out to make a documentary. Only the title was certain: “Life in...

Weather

Babiš: Vaccine registration for 30-year-olds to start next week

Journalists: Member of president’s circle is being considered for access to live intel operations

Czech singer Benny Cristo fails to break into Eurovision finals

Czech Post to be split into public and private components by 2023

COVID-19 epidemic continued to subside on Thursday, which also saw record number of administered jabs

Czech swimmer Barbora Seemanová takes gold at European Championships

Thousands demonstrate for independent judiciary in central Prague

Son of Vrbětice victim blames president Zeman for spreading false news

The Czech government’s digital tax proposal, which is currently being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies, discriminates against American companies and will have an effect on their willingness to invest in the Czech Republic, the Czech News Agenc...

Around 40 percent of Czech fathers take paid-paternity leave

An annual fund-raising run for the Memory of the Nation institute kicks off on Thursday. In years past, the event has raised close to a million crowns towards recording interviews with eye-witnesses to major events in modern Czech history, including...

Archaeologists are currently excavating an early-Medieval burial ground near the city of Písek in South Bohemia. The sight was partly damaged during the winter, when a wood harvester drove through the wooded area. Similar damage has become quite co...

First part of US military convoy to enter Czechia on Sunday

Covid: 69 cases of death after vaccination recorded in Czechia

Weather

Million Moments for Democracy call another protest for independent judiciary

‘The Rain Will Never Stop’ wins best film award at One World festival

New COVID-19 cases at lowest working day rate since September

Czech Foreign Minister pledges support to Israel

Czech PM: Serbia is ready to donate 100,000 Pfizer vaccines to Czechia

Head of Czech Television issues criminal charges against member of supervisory council

The medieval statue of the Pilsen Madonna, the town’s most treasured artefact, goes on display at the Gallery of West Bohemia on Thursday. The rare work of art, considered a masterpiece of European Gothic sculpture, will be showcased as part of th...

Czech Centre in Paris opens library with exhibition featuring Milan Kundera’s drawings

Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative brain disorder that leads to tremors, stiffness, and difficulty maintaining one’s balance, often goes undiagnosed in the early stages. A Czech neurologist is working with IT specialists to develop artific...

Commissioner Hahn: European Commission will guard its funds more closely after Agrofert audit

Weather

Cyber attack targets National Library in Prague

Prices for old flats grew by 22.5 percent in first quarter of 2021

Chief hygienist: State should cover two free coronavirus tests a month for citizens

Prague not to hold World Hockey Championship screenings

Covid-19: percentage of new cases down nationwide

European Literature Prize 2021 goes to Lucie Faulerová

Šimon Leitgeb wins Jiří Orten literary prize for young authors

Weather

Scientists from the University of Pardubice are working on a simplified method of testing taste buds, which can be used by patients at home. The test uses an app which can be installed on a mobile device. It should be ready for use by the end of sum...

Nick Cave to play Metronome Festival Prague in 2022

Czech, Serbian presidents exchange state honours at Prague Castle