Czech Sports Union: Olympians grounded by Covid-19 deserve compensation, apology

Czechoslovak scientist, Holocaust survivor Tomáš Radil dies at age 90

Czech jewellery manufacturers have been hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis. In fact, the effect of the pandemic has been more difficult for the industry than was the global financial crisis 12 years ago, says Pavel Kopáček, head of the Union of Glass...

Prague tourist numbers nearly doubled in second quarter as Covid-19 restrictions eased

With 11 medals in total, four of them gold and four silver, the Czech Olympic Team has achieved the best result in the history of the independent Czech Republic. The country finished in the 18th spot in the international medals ranking at the Tokyo ...

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Czech firefighters, vehicles arrive in Greece for 10-day mission

MPs have passed a landmark proposal that would make it illegal to place children below the age of three into institutional care. In practice, this means that infant care centres (kojenecké ústavy), would cease to exist. At the same time, MPs have ...

Last week saw the Königsmühle Land Art festival celebrate its tenth birthday. The three-day annual gathering, which takes place around the decrepit village of Králův Mlýn (Königsmühle) in the Ore Mountains of West Bohemia, centers around musi...

Czech Foreign Ministry call on Belarus to release political prisoners, end repression

Czech unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in July

Open House Prague festival draws 53,000 visitors

Police begin intensified crackdown on speeding

PM Babiš: future counterintelligence chief should be appointed by new government

Forbes: Tomáš Satoranský Czechia’s best paid athlete

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Tokyo Olympics: Czechia finishes 18th in international medals ranking

Czech foreign minister welcomes Baghdad's decision to suspend flights to Minsk

The National Theatre in Prague, built almost entirely using money raised through public collections, was a world rarity. For some thirty years, people gathered funds "coin by coin". The fire that destroyed much of it in 1881 was therefore all the mo...

Silver medal-winner Vadlejch to be flag-bearer a closing ceremony

Study: growing number of Czechs buy property abroad

Covid-19: reproduction number increases to 1.02

Some 50 Jewish monuments in Czechia open to public on Sunday

This Saturday marked exactly 100 years since the birth of Karel Husa, a famous Czech-born, US-based composer and conductor, who is perhaps better known in the world than in his native country. Husa received the Pulitzer Prize for Music and the Grawe...

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International trains on line between Prague and Munich to resume on Monday

Covid-19: Czechia third most affected in region

Czech javelin throwers take two more medals at Olympics

Heavy storms to hit most parts of Czechia on Saturday

Some 80 buildings open to public for Open House Prague

Czech firefighters to help Greece in combating forest fires

The Lennon Wall Story is a new museum that tracks the history and art of one of Prague’s major attractions. Located just a few hundred metres from the famous Lennon Wall itself, the museum seeks to entice visitors with dozens of photos, historic o...

Chamber of Deputies votes for legislation that would end infant care centres

Survey: 61 percent of people in Czechia are happy with country’s health system

The Czech National Archive has made a unique acquisition. After years of negotiations, last week it took over the personal belongings of legendary Czech protest singer Karel Kryl. Apart from all sorts of documents and sketches, they include the guit...

Serbian director Goran Marković to receive award from Association of Czech Film Clubs

The Czech Republic was the first post-communist country in the European Union to adopt a “registered partnership” law, and “marriage for all” is supported by most Czechs. A new documentary called The Law of Love shows that the country is no...

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Damaged railway section near Milavče being repaired after Wednesday’s tragic accident

Five million Czechs have now been fully vaccinated against coronavirus

Statisticians: Czech industrial production grew by 11.4 percent in June

SPOLU to convene extraordinary lower-house meeting if PM doesn’t nominate Koudelka to lead BIS

Nicknamed “the pearl of Moravia”, Luhačovice takes great pride in its renowned spas and mineralized cold spring water, which is considered among Europe’s best and sold as a popular medicine in pharmacies throughout the country. Over the years...

Football: Sparta Prague, charged by UEFA over racist abuse, also fined by Czechs

47th annual Uherské Hradiště film school fest gets underway

Adam Ondra finishes sixth in Olympic premiere of sport climbing

Czech National Bank again raises key interest rates by 0.25pp

Internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will be performing on Prague’s Vltava River this September, as part of the Prague Sounds festival which will blend a wide range of musicians and genres into five unique evening concerts. To find out more ...

Following Wednesday’s train accident in western Bohemia, in which an express train from Munich collided with another passenger train leaving three people dead and dozens injured, German railway organisations have been criticising the safety of Cze...

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KVIFF: Hollywood actor, director Ethan Hawke star guest

Czech Interpol VP Šárka Havránková seeks presidency

Researchers identify nearly 300 genes affecting women’s fertility

Czech speed canoeists Josef Dostál and Radek Šlouf won bronze in the 1,000 metre double kayak race at the Olympic Games, bringing the Czech team’s medal tally up to nine. While for Radek Šlouf this was his Olympic debut, Josef Dostál stood on ...

Security Committee meeting on counter-intelligence service (BIS) called off

CVVM poll: Health minister most-trusted top politician or official

Covid-19: Over 200 new infections registered on Wednesday

In a time of global isolation and uncertainty, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics provided a beacon of hope and unity for the world. It was a chance to be united across screens and oceans, to cheer on our nations with as much excitement as for the underdog who...

ANO holds lead in STEM July poll

Czech canoeists take another medal at Tokyo Olympics

Kristiina Mäki sets new Czech record in women’s 1,500 metres

The centuries-old Benedictine monastery in the town of Broumov, near the Polish border, is alive with the sound of music. For the seventh time, the abbey is hosting International Horn Courses for a range of aspiring artists, from elementary schoolch...

Fights and injuries occurring inside large groups of people could soon be easier to detect, thanks to a new Czech-developed crowd surveillance system that analyses drone footage via the use of neural networks.

Legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma set to perform in Prague

Olympics: Veselý and Vadlejch reach men’s javelin final

July saw the fewest company bankruptcies this year

Covid-19: reproduction and incidence numbers down

Czechs spent CZK 200 million on cryptocurrencies in July

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Train crash near Milavče leaves two dead and seven critically injured

Sparta Prague loses 0:2 to AS Monaco in first leg of Champions League qualifier

Climber Adam Ondra advances into combined bouldering finals at Olympics

22 political groupings register for October elections into lower-house

German president to visit Czech Republic in August

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Constitutional right to protect oneself and others by use of firearms signed by president

Škoda Auto increased its year-on-year sales revenue by 35.2 percent in the first half of 2021, reaching EUR 10.2 billion. Worldwide deliveries rose by a fifth in year-on-year terms and return on sales by 9.6 percent.

Czech budget deficit rose to historic CZK 279.4 billion high in July

Just like other large cities around the world, Prague has been continuously struggling with an overpopulation of pigeons. Councillors in the Žižkov district have now decided to take a novel approach to the problem. Instead of killing the birds, th...

The Memory of the Nation (Paměť národa) project has for decades collected testimony from witnesses to major events in modern Czech history, including those who fought against Nazism and Communism, or fell victim to those regimes. To date, the pro...

Soldier injured in July munitions explosion dies of injuries

Czechia to receive second largest monthly vaccine delivery yet in August

The Veteran Mania exhibition now underway at Prague’s Výstaviště fairgrounds showcases icons of Czechoslovak motorcycle history - as well as rare French and German models. It is a must-see for anyone interested in the motorbikes that played an ...

Security Committee to discuss reappointing BIS chief on Friday

Romani victims of Holocaust remembered in Prague

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Housing loan volume reaches record CZK 39.5 billion in June

Prague metro transported a total of 251,423 passengers last year, more than 40 percent fewer than in 2019, suggests the Technical Road Administration annual report. Restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic were the main reason for the steep dro...

Engineers at the Czech Technical University in Prague are customising a Boston Dynamics-built robot with which they hope to win an upcoming competition in the United States. The contest, organised by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DA...

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The 2021 Prague Pride festival of LGBT+ culture gets underway in the Czech capital on Monday. The week-long event will bring more than 130 events, including concerts, film screenings, debates and drag performances. However, the event’s main highl...

Trosky Castle is among the most visited places in Bohemian Paradise, a protected landscape area north-east of Prague. During the summer months, the castle ruins including two distinctive rocks are a popular destination for slackliners. They are movi...

Belarusian Olympian offered asylum by Czechia reportedly opts for Poland

Prague Pride festival launches under ‘coming out’ theme

Hockey: NHL Boston Bruins veteran David Krejčí to play for Olomouc

Prague public transport company raises ticket prices

Sunday saw lowest number of coronavirus cases since beginning of July

October election: 29 entities have submitted candidate lists so far

Future of counterintelligence chief Koudelka may be discussed by PM and President this Monday

COC report finds no systemic error took place during flight to Tokyo Olympics

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Around 100 people annually begin gender transition process, according to health insurers

PM: Regional administrations should also grant two days of holidays to vaccinated workers

Government coronavirus measures eased from Sunday

Tennis duo Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková win gold in Tokyo

Three Wishes by Bohuslav Martinů and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (French artist associated with the Dada movement) is one of the strangest works in opera history.

August 4 is the 120th anniversary of the birth of Louis Armstrong, one of the greatest names in modern music. The jazz pioneer’s visit to Prague in 1965 was an unforgettable moment for local fans.

Silver medal for Markéta Vondroušová after loss to Belinda Bencic in Olympics tennis final

Foreign students from extreme risk countries allowed to stay in Czechia

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Saturday’s Castle and Chateau Night will see 76 sites open to visitors

Members of presidential security charged with embezzlement

Government approves programme to help Afghan translators threatened by Taliban

Weapons amnesty ends at midnight July 31

Slav Epic on show in Moravský Krumlov

Jiří Prskavec won the first ever Czech Olympic gold medal in the kayak/canoe slalom on Friday. Just a few hours later, Lukáš Krpálek solidified his dominance in the heavyweight judo category, bringing the Czech Olympic Team’s gold medal tally...

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Czech judoka Lukas Krpálek wins gold at Tokyo Olympics

The Czech economy expanded by 7.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to a preliminary estimate from the Czech Statistics Office published on Friday. Gross domestic product grew by 0.6 percent on the previous quarter.

Czech economy up by 7.8 year-on-year in 2Q