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Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:42:00 +0100
Válek confirms state will scrap rise in health insurance payments
Válek confirms state will scrap rise in health insurance payments

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:32:00 +0100
Satoranský again switches NBA clubs
Satoranský again switches NBA clubs

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:20:00 +0100
Police investigate interior minister over actions while town mayor
Police investigate interior minister over actions while town mayor

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:03:00 +0100
Snowboard sensation Ester Ledecká wins first Czech gold medal at Beijing Winter Olympics
Ester Ledecká won the Czech Republic’s first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday after dominating the Women's snowboard parallel giant slalom. It is the third Olympic gold medal overall for the 26-year-old, who also won...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:31:00 +0100
Women’s ice hockey team to face US in knockout stages in Beijing
Women’s ice hockey team to face US in knockout stages in Beijing

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:07:00 +0100
Dropping of Covid cert requirement postponed by day
Dropping of Covid cert requirement postponed by day

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:25:00 +0100
Lipavský: Joint visit expression of support for Ukraine’s independence
Lipavský: Joint visit expression of support for Ukraine’s independence

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:05:00 +0100
Over 35,000 new Covid case registered Monday
Over 35,000 new Covid case registered Monday

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:04:00 +0100
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Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:04:00 +0100
Czech unemployment rises slightly to 3.6 percent
Czech unemployment rises slightly to 3.6 percent

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0100
Czech composer scores third victory in UK Songwriting Contest
Czech composer Tomáš Kympl has marked his third victory in the UK Songwriting Contest. In 2021 he won the Electronic and Dance Music category with his composition Wifi, which is part of his album Kernel Panic, released last June.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:36:00 +0100
Over 7,000 register for Jizerska 50 race
Over 7,000 register for Jizerska 50 race

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:34:00 +0100
Ester Ledecka wins in Beijing for first Czech gold
Ester Ledecka wins in Beijing for first Czech gold

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:56:00 +0100
Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová misses out on medal in Bejing
Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová misses out on medal in Bejing

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:27:00 +0100
Alcoholism increasingly affecting women in Czechia
The number of Czech women who are alcoholics is growing. According to research conducted by the Addictology Clinic of the General University Hospital in Prague, Czech women drink on average six litres of pure alcohol a year. The ratio of female drin...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:14:00 +0100
Colorful ice falls in Wallachia
Colorful ice falls can be seen every year at Pulčín, close to the Wallachian village of Francova Lhota, during the period when frosts and thaws alternate. Icicles appear in fissures or overhangs and are usually at their best at the turn of Februar...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:32:00 +0100
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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:29:00 +0100
High wind and snow warning extended over Monday
High wind and snow warning extended over Monday

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:28:00 +0100
Pensions to rise in June due to inflation
Pensions to rise in June due to inflation

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:26:00 +0100
“Dry February” campaign underway
“Dry February” campaign underway

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:24:00 +0100
Government ministers visiting villages devastated by 2021 tornado
Government ministers visiting villages devastated by 2021 tornado

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:22:00 +0100
Czech foreign minister visits Ukraine in show of solidarity
Czech foreign minister visits Ukraine in show of solidarity

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:41:00 +0100
The Czechoslovak WWII vet (98) implicated in the murder of Jews
Michal Krecul, today aged 98, was a Gulag survivor, decorated Czechoslovak WWII soldier and later political prisoner who left for the West in 1968. A new study by a Czech historian finds that he also went unpunished for his part in the killing of 10...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:53:00 +0100
Czech minister visits Ukraine to support Kyiv gov
The Czech minister of foreign affairs has started a two-day visit to Ukraine intended to show support for the Kyiv government in the face of strong Russian pressure. Jan Lipavský and his Slovak and Austrian counterparts are also travelling to the D...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:10:00 +0100
e15: Czech banks substantially increased their earnings in 2021
e15: Czech banks substantially increased their earnings in 2021

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:49:00 +0100
Sunday’s coronavirus cases lowest in three weeks
Sunday’s coronavirus cases lowest in three weeks

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:19:00 +0100
Ukraine’s foreign minister accuses Czech president of seeking to damage relations between the two countries
Ukraine’s foreign minister accuses Czech president of seeking to damage relations between the two countries

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:03:00 +0100
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Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:59:00 +0100
Prague Castle sues psychiatrist over her speculation on president’s health
Prague Castle sues psychiatrist over her speculation on president’s health

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:40:00 +0100
Czech President condemns symbolic use of gallows, says he would sign pandemic law amendment
Czech President condemns symbolic use of gallows, says he would sign pandemic law amendment

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:03:00 +0100
Occupation wins Czech Film Critics award for best film of 2021
Occupation wins Czech Film Critics award for best film of 2021

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:48:00 +0100
Saturday sees coronavirus cases hit new weekend record
Saturday sees coronavirus cases hit new weekend record

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
1912: Prague’s Hlávka Bridge opens
Hlávka Bridge, the first concrete bridge across the Vltava in Prague, was opened 110 years ago.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Vítězslav Novák’s “Toman and the Wood Nymph“
Music lovers asked to name the greatest Czech composers will likely answer - Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Suk, Martinů ,but the chances are, they may not think of Vítězslav Novák. A pupil of Dvořák's, he was one of the most distinguished comp...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:06:00 +0100
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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:01:00 +0100
Opening of Hrabal’s holiday home attracts crowds of visitors
Opening of Hrabal’s holiday home attracts crowds of visitors

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:49:00 +0100
Speed-skater Martina Sáblíková finishes fourth at Beijing Olympics
Speed-skater Martina Sáblíková finishes fourth at Beijing Olympics

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:40:00 +0100
Survey: Nearly 40 percent of Czech men drink while skiing
Survey: Nearly 40 percent of Czech men drink while skiing

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:31:00 +0100
Czech foreign minister to hand over first aid packages during next week’s Ukraine visit
Czech foreign minister to hand over first aid packages during next week’s Ukraine visit

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:19:00 +0100
Friday sees significant week-on-week fall in Covid cases
Friday sees significant week-on-week fall in Covid cases

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:54:00 +0100
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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:46:00 +0100
Czech National Bank raises interest rate to 20-year high
The Council of the Czech National Bank (CNB) chose to raise its base interest rate from 3.75 to 4.5 percent on Thursday, to its highest level in twenty years. The move follows several increases over recent months and, according to bankers, is a reac...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:26:00 +0100
Czech-Polish mine dispute resolved but critics cry foul
A dispute between the Czech Republic and Poland over a mine on the Polish side of their border has been resolved, with the leaders of the two states signing a deal in Prague. However, locals in North Bohemia say they will lose out.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:52:00 +0100
Brass study helps uncover close ties between Rome and Germanic Bohemia
After analysing dozens of brass objects dating back to antiquity, a team of Czech archaeologists claims that it has proven the existence of extensive diplomatic and trade contact between the Roman Empire and the Germanic tribes that lived in Bohemia...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:35:00 +0100
Czech Republic withdraws complaint against Poland over Turow mine
Czech Republic withdraws complaint against Poland over Turow mine

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:33:00 +0100
Sixty-nine Czech athletes competing at Winter Olympics in Bejing
Sixty-nine Czech athletes competing at Winter Olympics in Bejing

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:26:00 +0100
President Zeman advising restraint on Ukrainian crisis
President Zeman advising restraint on Ukrainian crisis

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:23:00 +0100
Health experts divided over lifting of restrictions
Health experts divided over lifting of restrictions

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:21:00 +0100
Number of people hospitalized with Covid growing
Number of people hospitalized with Covid growing

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:20:00 +0100
Central bank raises interest rates to twenty-year high
Central bank raises interest rates to twenty-year high

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:16:00 +0100
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Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:05:00 +0100
Czech and Polish Prime Ministers sign agreement on Turów mine
Czech and Polish Prime Ministers sign agreement on Turów mine

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:31:00 +0100
New project to commemorate bells stolen by Nazis
A new project aims to create a new 9,801 kilogramme bell for Prague – to commemorate thousands of Czech church and tower bells stolen and melted down by the Nazis in summer 1942. The cost will be raised via a public collection.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:23:00 +0100
Senate approves legislation enabling school principals to respond to Covid
Senate approves legislation enabling school principals to respond to Covid

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:21:00 +0100
Committee recommends authorities investigate handling of secret information by President’s Office
Committee recommends authorities investigate handling of secret information by President’s Office

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:29:00 +0100
Lower house committee approves re-appointment of Michal Koudelka as head of BIS
Lower house committee approves re-appointment of Michal Koudelka as head of BIS

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:46:00 +0100
The return of wolves to the Czech Republic after more than a century
Wolves are slowly returning to the Czech Republic after more than a century. What kind of environment are they returning to, do they have enough prey and adequate conditions for breeding? And are the country’s present day inhabitants ready to live...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:35:00 +0100
CJEU advocate general upholds Czech case in dispute over Turów mine
CJEU advocate general upholds Czech case in dispute over Turów mine

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:34:00 +0100
Czechs beat China 3-1 in women’s hockey Olympic debut
Czechs beat China 3-1 in women’s hockey Olympic debut

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:28:00 +0100
Czechia: Hotels and restaurants will soon be open to all, mass testing to end on February 18
As more and more countries in Europe prepare to return to a normal life, pressure has been mounting on the Czech government to follow suit. Thousands have rallied in the streets of Prague in the past weeks, demanding an end to the restrictions, and ...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:05:00 +0100
Polish PM visiting Prague to discuss bilateral relations and Turow mine
Polish PM visiting Prague to discuss bilateral relations and Turow mine

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:58:00 +0100
Wednesday sees number of coronavirus cases decline but still over 50,000
Wednesday sees number of coronavirus cases decline but still over 50,000

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:41:00 +0100
ČEZ CEO says EU’s final taxonomy draft moved in positive direction
ČEZ CEO says EU’s final taxonomy draft moved in positive direction

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:34:00 +0100
Compulsory testing at work and schools to end on February 18
Compulsory testing at work and schools to end on February 18

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:46:00 +0100
Křivoklát region to be declared national park
The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to declare the Křivoklát region, south east of Prague, a national park. While conservationists welcome the proposal, the locals oppose it, fearing unwanted restrictions and an influx of tourists.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:19:00 +0100
Fire in Mladá Boleslav will delay production of 16,000 Škoda Octavia models
Fire in Mladá Boleslav will delay production of 16,000 Škoda Octavia models

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:54:00 +0100
Supreme Administrative Court rules in favour of unvaccinated entering restaurants
Supreme Administrative Court rules in favour of unvaccinated entering restaurants

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:31:00 +0100
Alena Mills and Michal Březina to carry Czech flag at Beijing Olympics
Alena Mills and Michal Březina to carry Czech flag at Beijing Olympics

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:44:00 +0100
UK composer Julian Anderson on his symphony inspired by Josef Sudek’s photos of Prague
Julian Anderson, one of the most distinctive composers of his generation, has never been to the Czech Republic, yet he knows more about the country than the vast majority of Brits. Although he has never set eyes on Prague, he has fallen in love with...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:33:00 +0100
Czech economy grew by 3.3 percent last year, statisticians predict
Czech economy grew by 3.3 percent last year, statisticians predict

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:20:00 +0100
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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:17:00 +0100
Daniel Landa cleared of charges for setting up initiative that blocked hygiene stations
Daniel Landa cleared of charges for setting up initiative that blocked hygiene stations

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0100
2018 sensation Ledecká to carry Czech hopes at Winter Olympics
Many Czechs will be glued to their screens in the coming weeks, with the Winter Olympics due to get underway in Beijing on Friday. Among the country’s medal hopefuls is Ester Ledecká, whose unprecedented success was the biggest story at the last ...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:56:00 +0100
Deputies vote to speed up pandemic law amendment vote in lower-house
Deputies vote to speed up pandemic law amendment vote in lower-house

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:36:00 +0100
New record 67,000 Covid cases registered in CR Tuesday
New record 67,000 Covid cases registered in CR Tuesday

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:07:00 +0100
Chamber of Deputies votes on controversial amendment to Pandemic Law
A controversial amendment to the Czech Republic’s Pandemic Law, which would broaden the government’s ability to enforce restrictions, is being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies. While the ruling coalition claims it is a necessary step that wo...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:02:00 +0100
Czech government plans to approve 2022 budget next week
Czech government plans to approve 2022 budget next week

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:36:00 +0100
Plaga to lead Mendel University after new rector withdraws
Plaga to lead Mendel University after new rector withdraws

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:28:00 +0100
Gallows appear in Prague protest against pandemic law
Gallows appear in Prague protest against pandemic law

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:22:00 +0100
2021 Czech net gain from EU budget reaches CZK 88 billion
2021 Czech net gain from EU budget reaches CZK 88 billion

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:15:00 +0100
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Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:14:00 +0100
Around 35,000 new Covid cases recorded in CR Monday
Around 35,000 new Covid cases recorded in CR Monday

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:13:00 +0100
2021 Czech death rate highest since war
2021 Czech death rate highest since war

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:20:00 +0100
Education minister planning to do away with memorization-based teaching
Rote learning, the backbone of the Czech education system for centuries, may finally be on its way out. The new minister of education, Petr Gazdík, is planning a radical school reform where the emphasis will not be on memorization, but the ability ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:44:00 +0100
European affairs minister highlights media freedom as possible theme of Czech EU presidency
European affairs minister highlights media freedom as possible theme of Czech EU presidency

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:42:00 +0100
Lower house to start debating amendment to pandemic law
Lower house to start debating amendment to pandemic law

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:36:00 +0100
Krejčíková and Siniaková win Australian Open bringing their Grand Slam tally up to four
Czech Republic’s doubles duo Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková won their fourth Grand Slam title on Sunday after a beating Kazakstan's Anna Danilina and Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in a three set final battle for the Australian Ope...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:36:00 +0100
Over hundred university students from Belarus find refuge in Czechia 
More than a hundred university students from Belarus have found refuge in the Czech Republic, after being forced to flee their country following persecution by President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. They have been supported not only by the unive...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:21:00 +0100
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Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:21:00 +0100
The Skiman Race – a tribute to historical skiing
The Skiman race from Polnička to Radostín in Žďárské vrchy is not only a sporting experience on historic wooden skis, but also a fun event in period costumes. The fastest participants cover the eight-kilometre track in less than an hour.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:43:00 +0100
Government gives people extra fortnight to get booster shot before vaccination certificate expires
Government gives people extra fortnight to get booster shot before vaccination certificate expires

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:42:00 +0100
Czech billionaire Kretinsky ready to sell stake in Aareal bank
Czech billionaire Kretinsky ready to sell stake in Aareal bank

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:16:00 +0100
Clean-up work underway following gale-force winds
Clean-up work underway following gale-force winds

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:51:00 +0100
Interior Ministry wants to curb excesses at demonstrations
Interior Ministry wants to curb excesses at demonstrations

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:48:00 +0100
New Covid measures in force this week
New Covid measures in force this week

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:47:00 +0100
Over 3 million people in Czechia have tested positive for Covid since pandemic hit
Over 3 million people in Czechia have tested positive for Covid since pandemic hit

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 16:07:00 +0100
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Sun, 30 Jan 2022 16:05:00 +0100
Finance minister says 2022 budget deficit should not exceed 280 billion crowns
Finance minister says 2022 budget deficit should not exceed 280 billion crowns

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:28:00 +0100
Gale force winds kill one person, leave thousands of households without power
Gale force winds kill one person, leave thousands of households without power

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:27:00 +0100
Education minister planning radical reform of Czech education system
Education minister planning radical reform of Czech education system

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 09:37:00 +0100
Drop in Covid cases indicates Omicron wave may have peaked
Drop in Covid cases indicates Omicron wave may have peaked

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 09:35:00 +0100
Parliament’s Security Committee to look into shredded intelligence report at Prague Castle
Parliament’s Security Committee to look into shredded intelligence report at Prague Castle

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 09:32:00 +0100
January 1937: Karel Čapek’s ‘The White Disease’ premiers at National Theatre in Prague
The “The White Disease” is one of Karel Čapek’s most important works. It is as pertinent today as it was when it premiered 85 years ago.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 08:48:00 +0100
Krejčíková-Siniaková win women’s doubles at Australian Open
Krejčíková-Siniaková win women’s doubles at Australian Open

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:05:00 +0100
Midi Lidi: the band to help you overcome the Covid blues
No list of the best alternative pop music acts of the past year would be complete without the band Midi Lidi. The five-member electronic band simultaneously released two albums in 2021, proving that the coronavirus crisis did not prevent them from p...

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:21:00 +0100
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Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:19:00 +0100
Czech Olympics team settling down in Beijing
Czech Olympics team settling down in Beijing

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:18:00 +0100
Czech institutions at heightened risk of cyber-attacks due to Ukrainian crisis
Czech institutions at heightened risk of cyber-attacks due to Ukrainian crisis

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:33:00 +0100
Meteorologists issue high wind warning for weekend
Meteorologists issue high wind warning for weekend

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:22:00 +0100
Omicron wave peaking with record number of new cases and reinfections
Omicron wave peaking with record number of new cases and reinfections

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:09:00 +0100
Police investigating hoax messages sending MPs into mandatory quarantine
Police investigating hoax messages sending MPs into mandatory quarantine

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:59:00 +0100
Police investigating whether Office of President shredded intelligence report on Vrbětice blasts
Police investigating whether Office of President shredded intelligence report on Vrbětice blasts

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:45:00 +0100
Czechs have twice as much gold at home than Czech National Bank
The gold holdings of private households in the Czech Republic are twice as high as the gold reserves of the Czech National Bank, suggests a new survey conducted by gold investor Zlato.cz.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:40:00 +0100
Police suspect local employee met with GRU unit head before Vrbětice attack
New information has come to light regarding the October 2014 explosion at the Vrbětice munitions depot, which Czech intelligence traced last year to Russia’s military intelligence service GRU. Three confidential sources told Czech Radio and the w...

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:45:00 +0100
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:28:00 +0100
Prague City Hall taking measures to support circular economy
Prague City Hall taking measures to support circular economy

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:11:00 +0100
Freedom and Direct Democracy Party to obstruct debate on pandemic and postal vote bills
Freedom and Direct Democracy Party to obstruct debate on pandemic and postal vote bills

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:08:00 +0100
Constitutional Court rejects man’s demand for return of Konev statue to Prague 6
Constitutional Court rejects man’s demand for return of Konev statue to Prague 6

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:07:00 +0100
Ruling coalition supports NATO reinforcements on Eastern flank, opposition more cautious
Ruling coalition supports NATO reinforcements on Eastern flank, opposition more cautious



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