Prague’s Vltava river has been used to transport wood on rafts for centuries. On June 11, 1871, local raft traders formed their own association.

In today’s edition of Sunday Music Show, we’ll be profiling folk singer, composer and banjo player Robert Křesťan, who was inducted into the Anděl Awards Hall of Fame. In the course of a career spanning more than three decades Křesťan has p...

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Barbora Krejčíková knocks out Elina Sitolina at Rolland Garros

Government plans to set up special commissioner for Romany affairs

Leading insurer says majority of centres providing two PCR tests a month for free

Liechtenstein Palace reopens to public

Lower house approves bill to compensate forced sterilization of Romany women

Czech Foreign Ministry denounces repressive practices against opponents of Lukashenko regime

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Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s minority government has survived yet another no-confidence motion. After some 12 hours of debate – which often degenerated into personal attacks – the opposition failed to muster the 101 votes needed to topple th...

A rare exhibit was added to the Pantheon inside the Old Building of the National Museum in Prague this week - a 45,000-year-old woman’s skull. Visitors are now able to view both the original and the reconstructed face of the woman it belonged to. ...

Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to meet with Czech top officials

Average monthly wage up by 3.2 year-on-year

MPs frown on Senate committee’s proposal to strip president of his powers

First day in nine months with no Covid-related death reported

It may not have the international renown of its South Bohemian neighbour Český Krumlov, but the city of Tábor is well known across the Czech Republic as the headquarters of legendary Hussite commander Jan Žižka. The city’s Hussite Museum give...

Over 77,000 people aged 16 to 29 register for Covid vaccination within first hours

Brno Airport resuming flights to London as travel restrictions relax

Czech minority government wins confidence vote

Ice Hockey: Czechs lose to Finland in World Championship quarter-finals

Petr Fousek chosen over Karel Poborský to head Czech Football Association

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Covid vaccination registry opening for people aged 16 to 29

People in the Czech Republic with full-time jobs work an average of 41.3 hours per week, according to new data published by the Statistics Office of the European Union, Eurostat. That is over half an hour more than the EU average, which stands at 40...

National Museum exhibits 45,000-year-old skull, oldest-known genome of modern human

The number of foreigners studying and working in the Czech Republic has been steadily increasing in recent years. While in the past, foreign professionals were mainly attracted to the Czech capital, nowadays, many of them prefer to settle in Brno, t...

Interior Ministry proposes new foreign residency, long-stay system

After years of heated debates, Czech women may finally be able to make their own decision about the form of their surname. On Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment to the law on birth registers, names and surnames, allowing them to d...

KVIFF’s annual Pragueshorts Film Festival underway

The Security and Defense Committee of the Czech Senate has declared President Miloš Zeman unfit for office and has proposed that he be stripped of the post. It claims that the Czech head of state is often disoriented, incapable of distinguishing be...

Ice Hockey: Czechs face defending world champion Finland on Thursday

Czech police to assist Slovenia with border security

Forbes: Finance Minister Schillerová still “most influential” woman in Czechia

Senate Security Committee: Zeman is incapable of being president

Government faces no confidence vote in Chamber of Deputies

Car Importers Association calls on government to support eco-friendly car sales

First Primark store to open in Prague on June 17

Lower-house approves legislation that would increase availability of medical marihuana

The Grand Pardubice steeplechase, widely regarded as Europe’s toughest cross-country horserace, was first held in 1874. Over the past century, more than two dozen horses have died on the “Taxis Ditch”, a treacherous obstacle that riders are fo...

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Study: 40 percent of Czech children suffer from lack of sleep

Court: Closing schools and kindergartens in April was illegal

An agreement reached between the US and Czech science foundations will allow scientists from the two countries to coordinate research and receive funding together. The deal has been years in the making and will give the Czech scientific community ac...

With the reopening of hotels, restaurants, and wellness facilities, the Czech Republic this week also opened the door to tourists from 13 states. The sole condition is that they have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine.

Czech Republic sends CZK 180 billion national revival plan to Brussels

Tuesday saw lowest rate in new coronavirus cases since September

Lower-house approves use of fingerprints on identity cards, public insurance for foreigners

Vaccine certificates from abroad not always recognized

Thousands rally against justice minister

 A notebook that belonged to the Czech-born musician and teacher Antonín Rejcha, who spent most of his life in Paris, was recently discovered lying by some trashcans in the French capital. The notebook and other documents, which are more than 200 ...

After concluding an investigation into the case publicly known as the Stork’s Nest affair, Czech police have proposed indicting Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his former advisor Jana Mayerová. The decision whether to press charges will be decid...

Czech GDP down by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter

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New regulation on Covid testing for free

Certificates of negative tests and vaccination online

Government to face no-confidence vote on Thursday

Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Daily Mail: Oxford academic ‘Agent Marta’ fed Czechoslovak spies nuclear secrets

Ice hockey: Czechs beat Danes, secure World Championship group quarter-final spot

Covid-19: South African, Indian and Southeast Asian variants confirmed in Czechia

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Last year saw a record 35.8 million cubic meters of wood mined in the Czech Republic, a year-on-year rise by more than 9 percent, the Czech Statistics Agency announced on Monday. The number of trees being cut down annually has been growing every yea...

Stork’s Nest: Police propose indicting Czech PM, ex-advisor for alleged EU subsidy fraud

Monday marks 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. To mark the occasion, Radio Prague International paid a visit to the birthplace...

Covid-19: over 100,000 Pfizer vaccine doses donated by Serbia arrive on Monday

Czech ice hockey may not be the titan it was twenty years ago, but in recent years young players have increasingly been able to profit from new training technologies. These incorporate virtual reality simulators, cameras and isolated skating boards ...

Monday, May 31 has brought another wave of reopenings, a fortnight earlier than planned. As of today pubs, clubs and restaurants can open their indoor spaces to visitors and people can once again visit swimming pools, saunas, spas and wellness facil...

“Ride of the Kings“ is a unique and colourful tradition practiced in only four south-east Moravian villages, among them Vlčnov.  

National Museum in Prague extends “King of the Sun” exhibition through September

Press: Omnipol, Hungarian financier keen to buy Czech airplane maker Aero Vodochody

OECD revises upward Czech economic growth estimate

Czech president, PM expected to discuss diplomatic row with Russia, confidence vote

Covid-19: further easing of measures comes in force

Final celebrations marking 300 years since St. John of Nepomuk’s beatification

Health Minister: regular PCR testing in schools should continue in September

Toyen painting sells in auction for over 30 million crowns

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Covid-19: vaccination open to people aged 16 to 29 as of June 3

Anděl Awards: Lenka Dusilová wins best album, female solo artist, song categories

Tennis: Barbora Krejčíková wins first WTA singles tournament

Gustav Brom, whose orchestra were named one of the top ten big bands in the world by the US magazine Downbeat, was born on May 22, 1921.

Although Czechs had to wait for the introduction of the supermarket until the end of communism, today the country has one of the densest networks of these shops.

Ice Hockey: Czechs beat Great Britain at world championship in Riga

Russian embassy staff expelled over 2014 blast begin leaving Prague for Moscow

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Czech foreign minister in Croatia to finalise tourism rules under Covid-19

Covid-19: Friday sees fewest new weekday cases since August 2020

Czech climbers trapped in Himalayas due to heavy fog, snow, near base camp

SÚKL head: Covid-19 vaccination key for kids with lung disease, immune disorders

Last member of notorious Czech ‘Berdych gang’ extradited from US

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...

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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...

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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.

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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...