New Covid cases down slightly, 89 deaths this week

Czechs lift Covid restrictions for EU states

Czech Republic launches tender for new nuclear unit

Czech PM discusses humanitarian situation in Moldova with president

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, Czechs have shown a remarkable wave of solidarity with the thousands of people seeking refuge in the Czech Republic. But with no end of the conflict in sight, experts warn that the ...

Czechs have always had a complicated relationship with Russians. At some points in history, they saw them as their Slavic brothers who could help them gain independence and freedom. But Czech hopes for a mutually respectful relationship were repeate...

PM Fiala: CR at limit of number of refugees it can absorb

Speed skater Sáblíková (34) to continue in career

Babiš to remain in hospital until end of week

The church of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, which serves the Greek Catholic parish and the Ukrainian community in the town of Pardubice, rarely makes news headlines. The invasion of Ukraine put it in the spotlight as hundreds of people – believer...

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Czech tried over killings with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

Nearly 180,000 special visas now granted to Ukrainian refugees

On the Run. Ukrainian refugees on the Slovak border.

Number of new Covid cases down but positivity rate remains relatively high

US military convoy to pass through Czechia

Czech Republic to send more arms to Ukraine

There are currently over 200,000 Ukrainian war refugees in the Czech Republic and more are pouring in daily.  Here is a list of the most common questions and answers relating to their rights and duties.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, together with his counterparts from Poland and Slovenia, met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv on Tuesday after traveling to the besieged capital by train. The thr...

Czech PM back from Kyiv: Ukraine needs more humanitarian aid and weapons

Homo Homini human rights award to go to Egyptian lawyer Mahienour El-Massry

EC approves Czech compensation scheme for high energy prices

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The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia travelled to Kyiv on March 15 in an "unequivocal" show of support for Ukraine as Russia continues its assault on the country. They were the first leaders to visit the besieged city and ...

Caritas is a Catholic non-profit organization operating at the grassroots level in 160 countries around the world, aimed at helping the poor, vulnerable, and excluded, regardless of race or religion. In the Czech Republic, Caritas is the oldest non-...

Number of new Covid cases rising

GIBS: Police not responsible for death of Romani man in Teplice

Vera Gissing, one of Winton’s children, has died aged 93

Over 170,000 special visas granted to Ukrainians

State and regional representatives agree to increase housing subsidy for refugees

Czechs indebted themselves at record rate in 2021

Czech FM planning to set up office in Ukraine’s Uzhhorod

Coalition politicians and president rally in support of PM’s decision to travel to Kyiv

As the influx of refugees from Ukraine to the Czech Republic continues, accommodation capacities is some parts of the country have already been exhausted. In reaction to the situation, the Czech interior minister announced a plan for a stricter redi...

PwC: Women in Czechia earning on average less than men

Lithuanian foreign minister to visit Czech Republic on Thursday

Labour offices around the country are starting to feel the strain of the influx of war refugees from Ukraine. Having settled down in their new surroundings, thousands of newcomers are now looking for a school in which to place their children and a j...

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ČEZ CEO: Coal electric plants could be in service longer

Czech Radio’s benefit concert for Ukraine raises over CZK 2.9 million

Škoda Auto saw 43.2 percent rise in its operating profit in 2021

Army active reserves applications increased tenfold since Russian invasion of Ukraine

Monday sees sharpest uptick in coronavirus cases since March 1

Czech, Polish and Slovenian PMs meet with President Zelensky in Kyiv

Czech PM: US ready to help deal with the consequences of the war in Ukraine

Central bank governor: Inflation will rise even higher

With the Czech Republic facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, the European Union has promised to provide modular humanitarian bases in order to help house the large influx of people arriving in the country. Meanwhile, regional ...

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Czech Radio is hosting a benefit concert in support of Ukraine in Prague’s Rudolfinum Concert Hall on Monday evening. The concert, featuring the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, will combine music by Ukrainian and Czech composers. The proceeds wil...

Czech Radio’s Symphony Orchestra to give charity concert for Ukraine in Rudolfinum

From Monday respirators are only required in the Czech Republic on public transport or at health or social care facilities. However, the number of fresh Covid cases has risen almost daily in the last week – raising the question of whether the timi...

The Ukrainian national colours can be seen everywhere these days in a show of support for the Ukranian people. The Ukrainian national flag appears on buildings, on monuments to the Red Army and on badges that people wear. Here the flag dominates a s...

Retail sales accelerate in wake of pandemic

Finance Ministry to control profit margins on fuels

Labour minister warns employers against using Ukrainian refugees as cheap labour

New Covid cases Sunday again up slightly on week earlier

Respirators now only needed for public transport, health and social facilities

Černochová: CR plans to double amount of arms already sent to Ukraine

PM: Czechs to feel impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine for months or years

Ex-PM Babiš cancels programme over hospital tests

Over 142,000 special visas granted to Ukrainians

Czech govt. to increase Ministry of Defence budget by billions over Ukraine

Saturday Covid figure lowest in nine weeks but tests also down

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Vladimír Mišík is a Czech rock singer, guitarist, lyricist and songwriter. Dubbed “The Legend” Mišík has long been a fixture on the Czech rock scene.  

Anna Honzáková was the very first Czech female doctor and gynaecologist, as well as being a women’s rights activist and opponent of abortion. She treated women both rich and poor, providing treatment free of charge to those who couldn’t afford...

With accommodation capacity full, CR asks for EU assistance for Ukrainian refugees

Over 130,000 Ukrainian refugees now hold special visas for CR

Saturday 23rd anniversary of Czech NATO accession

Survey: Rising energy prices and inflation lead Czechs to watch budgets

Police release video warning Ukrainian refugees of Czech fraudsters

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Czech Covid cases rise week-on-week for fourth time in seven days

Czech PM welcomes Versailles Declaration, support for Ukraine

Czech Radio helping Ukrainian public broadcaster

Police officer charged with attacking couple

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For more than six decades, Czech scientists have been involved in nuclear research at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Russian town of Dubna. Now, the Czech Republic has announced it will terminate its long-term cooperation with the R...

It may surprise you to know that Ukraine has its own Czech-speaking community. Although they are collectively called "Volhynian Czechs", their ancestors settled not only in the Volhynia region in the West of the country, but also in Crimea. Many of ...

Former artistic director of Karlovy Vary Film Festival Eva Zaoralová dies at 89

Tributes are being paid to Eva Zaoralová, the former longstanding artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, who has died at the age of 89. Eva Zaoralová and festival president Jiří Bartoška made Karlovy Vary the region�...

Third Covid increase this week, but number of hospitalized dropping

Fifty Czech soldiers set up refugee camp on Slovak border

Schools around Czech Republic setting up classes for Ukrainian children

Czech municipalities preparing emergency accommodation as refugees pour in

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Czech officials denounce Putin’s actions

Fuel prices are continuing to rise and have already reached historic highs in the Czech Republic. The government has therefore decided to abolish the mandatory blending of bio-components into fuels and also to abolish the road tax on vehicles weighi...

Since the start of the Russian aggression in Ukraine close to two million people have fled the country. Close to 200,000 refugees, mainly old people, women and children, have found their way to the Czech Republic –on their own, with the help of vo...

The Czech government has just rubberstamped a raft of measures aimed at helping the thousands upon thousands of Ukrainian refugees who are arriving in the country. At the same time, the country’s leaders have called for continued solidarity with t...

Chamber of Deputies approves 2022 budget

Number of Ukranian refugees in Czechia nearing 200,000

Inflation hits 11.1 percent in February

Czech leaders condemn Russian hospital bombing as war crime

Over 10,000 Covid cases confirmed Wednesday

Fiala: Putin waging economic war against EU and CR

Bill allows Ukrainian refugees to work in CR without permit

From Monday respirators only needed on public transport, at social and health facilities

Government approves sending 650 Czech soldiers to Slovakia

Czech volunteers assisting Ukrainian refugees crossing at the Slovak border town of Ubľa are calling for more interpreters to bolster their numbers. Interpreters are needed for organising further transport of the refugees to the Czech Republic and ...

Prime ministers from the EU’s Visegrad Four bloc, including the Czech Republic’s Petr Fiala, met with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. All parties agreed on a common approach to Russia’s...

Up to 50,000 jobs available in agriculture, says minister

Obstacles to building fourth Prague Metro line removed

Minister: Estimated 150,000 Ukrainian refugees now in CR

Has Russia’s President Putin lost touch with reality? And how are things most likely to play out now, following the launch of his bestial war against Ukraine? I discussed those questions with a leading Czech expert on Russia, political geographer ...

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University refuses to rent hall for Nohavica show over Putin medal stance

Czech authorities start targeting sanctioned Russian assets

Interior Minister: Czech Republic can take in around 250,000 Ukrainian refugees

PM: Czechia managing Ukrainian refugee wave, registration times could be extended

If you’re a parent of young children, you might have found yourself missing going to cultural events such as classical music concerts where children are usually not welcome. Well, fear no more – there is an organisation in Prague offering classi...

Regions want more money from state to house Ukrainian refugees

Former PM Babiš places first in presidential election poll

Czech women’s’ hockey team coach quits for health reasons

Police criminally prosecuting former MP for child rape

Things were already looking grim for the economy before Russia’s war on Ukraine, but now many Czechs are bracing themselves for massive price increases. Ahead of a government meeting Wednesday on helping citizens cope with rocketing energy costs, ...

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Health Ministry to propose loosening obligations on wearing respirators

Ukraine’s President Zelensky to receive highest Czech state honour

February saw unemployment decrease to 3.5 percent