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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
Weather forecast
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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
Forty 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

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:30:00 +0200
State to issue Covid certificates to people vaccinated outside Czechia from Monday
The Czech Republic should enable the handing out of EU COVID certificates to Czechs, EU citizens – and foreigners with permanent residency in Czechia who have been vaccinated in selected foreign countries – from July 12, the health minister has ...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:26:00 +0200
Former slate mines set to re-open in Moravia Silesia
While most of the coal mines in the Karviná region are closing down, miners on the other side of the Moravian-Silesian region may be soon returning underground. There are many abandoned slate mines around Opava and with growing demand for the preci...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:47:00 +0200
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Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:45:00 +0200
Makers of hit Owners complete new movie
Makers of hit Owners complete new movie

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:44:00 +0200
Czech Center New York launches video talks on Czech National Gallery gems
Czech Center New York launches video talks on Czech National Gallery gems

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:10:00 +0200
Rutt and Palát help Tampa Bay Lightning retain Stanley Cup
Rutt and Palát help Tampa Bay Lightning retain Stanley Cup

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:08:00 +0200
Minister: Fully vaccinated Czechs don’t need tests after inbound travel
Minister: Fully vaccinated Czechs don’t need tests after inbound travel

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:02:00 +0200
Czech government to discuss donating excess coronavirus vaccines
Czech government to discuss donating excess coronavirus vaccines

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:35:00 +0200
Coronavirus infections on Wednesday at double the rate of last week
Coronavirus infections on Wednesday at double the rate of last week

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 02:00:00 +0200
Ruling ANO party slips back into lead in latest STEM poll
Ruling ANO party slips back into lead in latest STEM poll

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:47:00 +0200
President Zeman to visit China next year
President Zeman to visit China next year

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:44:00 +0200
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Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:40:00 +0200
Prague Airbnb market recovering but still way down on pre-Covid levels
With the easing of travel restrictions, the demand for short-term accommodation through house-renting applications, such as Airbnb or Booking.com is slowly increasing. However, the number of Airbnb apartments offered for short-term rentals currently...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:00 +0200
Hamáček: Slovakia to reopen border crossings with Czechia
Hamáček: Slovakia to reopen border crossings with Czechia

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:26:00 +0200
Václav Havel Airport in Prague recommends travelers arrive three hours before flight
Václav Havel Airport in Prague recommends travelers arrive three hours before flight

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:03:00 +0200
End of May saw number of deaths return to pre-Covid rates
End of May saw number of deaths return to pre-Covid rates

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:53:00 +0200
Plíšková aiming for second Grand Slam final at Wimbledon
Czech tennis star Karolína Plíšková has been world number one and is a constant presence in the top 10. However, she has only been to one Grand Slam final in her career – and she is now hoping to at least equal that achievement after reaching ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:38:00 +0200
Czech economy will grow by 3.9 percent in 2021, according to European Commission
Czech economy will grow by 3.9 percent in 2021, according to European Commission

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:27:00 +0200
Hundreds gather in Prague to protest against coronavirus measures
Hundreds gather in Prague to protest against coronavirus measures

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:54:00 +0200
Mass served for Jan Hus at church where he preached
The patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, Tomáš Butt, served mass on Tuesday at the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague on the occasion of the 606th anniversary of the burning at the stake of Jan Hus, the Czech Church reformer who preached at the s...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:57:00 +0200
Fast rising prices of building materials reflected in Czech property prices
Rising prices and shortages of building materials are beginning to be reflected in apartment prices in the Czech Republic, the Czech News Agency reported, citing property developers.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:40:00 +0200
Covid-19: Reproduction number lowest in week
Covid-19: Reproduction number lowest in week

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:39:00 +0200
Czech Republic joins condemnation of violence against Georgian LGBT activists
Czech Republic joins condemnation of violence against Georgian LGBT activists

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:22:00 +0200
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Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:09:00 +0200
Karolína Plíšková reaches her first Wimbledon semi-final, Muchová exits in fifth round
Karolína Plíšková reaches her first Wimbledon semi-final, Muchová exits in fifth round

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:04:00 +0200
Tomas Butta re-inaugurated as patriarch of Czechoslovak Hussite Church
Tomas Butta re-inaugurated as patriarch of Czechoslovak Hussite Church

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:24:00 +0200
Meteorologists issue heatwave warning
Meteorologists issue heatwave warning

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:16:00 +0200
Czech tourist dies in Austrian Alps
Czech tourist dies in Austrian Alps

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:53:00 +0200
Covid-19: reproduction number drops to 1.2
Covid-19: reproduction number drops to 1.2

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:37:00 +0200
Czechs mark Jan Hus anniversary
Czechs mark Jan Hus anniversary

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:44:00 +0200
Four injured in chemical plant explosion in Lovosice
Four injured in chemical plant explosion in Lovosice

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 06:16:00 +0200
Czechs mark legacy of reformer priest Jan Hus
July 6th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic honouring the memory of reformer priest Jan Hus who was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church in 1415. A theologian, philosopher and professor at Charles Univer...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:56:00 +0200
Covid vaccination: Czech Republic slightly behind EU average
Covid vaccination: Czech Republic slightly behind EU average

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:47:00 +0200
Plíšková and Muchová through to Wimbledon quarterfinals, Krejčíková exits in fourth round
Plíšková and Muchová through to Wimbledon quarterfinals, Krejčíková exits in fourth round

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:02:00 +0200
116 athletes set to represent Czech Republic at Tokyo Olympics
116 athletes set to represent Czech Republic at Tokyo Olympics

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:29:00 +0200
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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:22:00 +0200
Covid-19 incidence rate continues to increase
Covid-19 incidence rate continues to increase

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:20:00 +0200
Czechs mark legacy of St. Cyril and Methodius
Czechs mark legacy of St. Cyril and Methodius

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:54:00 +0200
Basketball: Czech Republic crushes Greece to advance to Tokyo Olympics
Basketball: Czech Republic crushes Greece to advance to Tokyo Olympics

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:12:00 +0200
Czechs mark legacy of Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius
July 5th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic, celebrating the legacy of the Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius who came to Great Moravia in 862. As founders of the liturgical Slavonic language and the Glagolitic alphabet, the Byzantine bro...

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:58:00 +0200
Prague Pride set for August 2-8, without parade
Prague Pride set for August 2-8, without parade

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:44:00 +0200
Czechia misses EU single-use plastics ban deadline
Czechia misses EU single-use plastics ban deadline

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:31:00 +0200
ČSSZ: Nearly every third Czech senior opts for early retirement
ČSSZ: Nearly every third Czech senior opts for early retirement

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:08:00 +0200
Football: Czech team captain Vladimír Darida steps down
Football: Czech team captain Vladimír Darida steps down

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 15:58:00 +0200
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Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:34:00 +0200
Deloitte: prices of flats in big Czech cities up 19 pct on average
Deloitte: prices of flats in big Czech cities up 19 pct on average

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:24:00 +0200
Banat Festival in Czech-Romanian community to resume
Banat Festival in Czech-Romanian community to resume

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:20:00 +0200
Covid cases rise slightly, testing soars ahead of holidays
Covid cases rise slightly, testing soars ahead of holidays

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:46:00 +0200
Cotatcha Orchestra: a modern big band
Over the past decade, big bands have been experiencing something of a Renaissance here in the Czech Republic. One of the new ensembles on the scene is Cotatcha Orchestra, named after its bandleader Jiří Kotača.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:03:00 +0200
Radegast: Slavic god symbolic of the Beskydy Mountains
90 years ago, a statue of Radegast was unveiled in mountain path along the ridge from Pustevny to Radhošt'. Its creator was the sculptor Albín Polášek.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 20:02:00 +0200
Football: Czechs lose to Danes 1:2 in Euro quarter-finals
Football: Czechs lose to Danes 1:2 in Euro quarter-finals

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:17:00 +0200
Grant Agency chairman, scientist Jaroslav Koča dies at age 65
Grant Agency chairman, scientist Jaroslav Koča dies at age 65

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:55:00 +0200
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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:50:00 +0200
Senate approves amendment to let women to remove -ová suffix from surname
Senate approves amendment to let women to remove -ová suffix from surname

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:32:00 +0200
Prague hotel summer booking levels remains weak
Prague hotel summer booking levels remains weak

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:20:00 +0200
Liberec Region and Post Bellum to cooperate on oral history project
Liberec Region and Post Bellum to cooperate on oral history project

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:07:00 +0200
Prague’s Liechtenstein Palace opens to the public on Monday
Prague’s Liechtenstein Palace opens to the public on Monday

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 12:53:00 +0200
Covid cases rise slightly, 126 total Delta cases recorded
Covid cases rise slightly, 126 total Delta cases recorded

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:43:00 +0200
Czech government tightens Covid restrictions amidst surge of new cases
The Czech Ministry of Health has announced a tightening of restrictions amidst an upsurge of new Covid-19 cases. Starting next Friday, Czechs who are not fully vaccinated will have to undergo a test for the coronavirus when returning from abroad, s...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:50:00 +0200
Survey: Czechs most likely to vote according to party program, leader’s personality
Most Czechs eligible to vote in the October parliamentary elections say that a party’s program will be the deciding factor in how they will cast their ballots, according to a Median survey for Czech Radio. The party leader’s personalities are al...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:08:00 +0200
Pubs and restaurants may soon be obliged to check people’s Covid certificates
Pubs and restaurants may soon be obliged to check people’s Covid certificates

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:52:00 +0200
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Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:48:00 +0200
Children over 12 registering for Covid vaccine
Children over 12 registering for Covid vaccine

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:47:00 +0200
Fire in Prague’s Letnany fairgrounds causes extensive damage
Fire in Prague’s Letnany fairgrounds causes extensive damage

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:46:00 +0200
More soldiers to help tornado-devastated villages
More soldiers to help tornado-devastated villages

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:43:00 +0200
Rise in Covid numbers following weeks of steady decline
Rise in Covid numbers following weeks of steady decline

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:04:00 +0200
63rd Smetana’s Litomyšl festival gets underway
63rd Smetana’s Litomyšl festival gets underway

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:54:00 +0200
Vojtěch: Not fully vaccinated must undergo test on return from abroad
Vojtěch: Not fully vaccinated must undergo test on return from abroad



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