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Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:23:00 +0200Ukraine president Zelensky to address Czech legislators
Ukraine president Zelensky to address Czech legislators
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:15:00 +0200MPs back one-off child benefit responding to rising prices
MPs back one-off child benefit responding to rising prices
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:11:00 +0200150-km an hour tornado recorded in South Moravia
150-km an hour tornado recorded in South Moravia
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0200Companies in Czechia preparing for massive hiring spree this summer, survey shows
Interest in hiring new employees is at a record high according to a newly released survey conducted by HR company ManpowerGroup among hundreds of Czech businesses. Particularly in demand are IT professionals, of whom there is a long-term shortage on...
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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:32:00 +0200New production of The Bartered Bride divides audiences and critics but director remains unfazed
Bedřich Smetana’s comic opera The Bartered Bride is widely regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music and was the first Czech opera to achieve worldwide fame. Twenty-one different productions of the work have been per...
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:39:00 +0200South Moravia governor criticises Prague over refugee centre closure
South Moravia governor criticises Prague over refugee centre closure
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:26:00 +0200Murder suicide leaves three dead in Eastern Bohemia
Murder suicide leaves three dead in Eastern Bohemia
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:22:00 +0200Illustrator and graphic designer Pavel Sukdolák dies aged 96
Illustrator and graphic designer Pavel Sukdolák dies aged 96
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:19:00 +0200Bratislava court rejects Babis petition over secret police record
Bratislava court rejects Babis petition over secret police record
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:08:00 +0200Karlovy Vary cooperating with Odessa festival in showing works in progress
Karlovy Vary cooperating with Odessa festival in showing works in progress
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:08:00 +0200Czech state seeks increased capacity on Brussels flights over presidency
Czech state seeks increased capacity on Brussels flights over presidency
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:06:00 +0200European Commission issues EUR 3.3m “fine” to Czechia for mistakes in agriculture funding
European Commission issues EUR 3.3m “fine” to Czechia for mistakes in agriculture funding
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:51:00 +0200Lipavský: Still open questions in relations with Vatican
Lipavský: Still open questions in relations with Vatican
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:03:00 +0200Events commemorating 160 years of Sokol
The ceremonial procession in Brno this weekend was one of the highlights of the SokolGym festival, taking place this year on the 160th anniversary of the founding of Sokol.
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:21:00 +0200Statisticians: Czech population increased in first quarter of 2022
Statisticians: Czech population increased in first quarter of 2022
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:54:00 +0200Lipavský on NATO Expansion: Turkey, Sweden and Finland need to talk together
Lipavský on NATO Expansion: Turkey, Sweden and Finland need to talk together
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:51:00 +0200“Together” forever? What next for electoral alliances?
The Together alliance of three centre-right parties would receive 28.5 percent of the vote in general elections, suggests a poll released on Sunday. Behind them would be the Pirates and Mayors, who also contested elections last year together. Formin...
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:41:00 +0200“It looked like a bell cemetery”: New bell cast commemorating thousands stolen by Nazis
A 9801 kg bell was cast in Austria on Friday to commemorate the 9,801 church and tower bells stolen from Czech territory and melted down for munitions during the Nazi occupation of WWII. The cost is being covered by a fundraising collection organize...
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:20:00 +0200Deputy Chairman of Mayors and Independents dies on mountain trip
Deputy Chairman of Mayors and Independents dies on mountain trip
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:58:00 +0200Czechia to donate CZK 3.2 million to Ukraine for purchasing ballistic goggles for police
Czechia to donate CZK 3.2 million to Ukraine for purchasing ballistic goggles for police
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:43:00 +0200Weather
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Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:41:00 +0200Nine trade unions declare strike emergency in effort to get concessions on wage increases
Nine trade unions declare strike emergency in effort to get concessions on wage increases
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:23:00 +0200Lipavský: Czechia has offered help to nearly 400,000 Ukrainians on its territory
Lipavský: Czechia has offered help to nearly 400,000 Ukrainians on its territory
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:08:00 +0200Number of Czechs who think their country is target of Russian information war falling
Number of Czechs who think their country is target of Russian information war falling
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:25:00 +0200Czech household debt to banks falls for first time since 2016
Czech household debt to banks falls for first time since 2016
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:08:00 +0200Czechs lose 0:2 to Spain in Nations League
Czechs lose 0:2 to Spain in Nations League
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:32:00 +0200Kantar poll: ANO in the lead followed by Spolu coalition
Kantar poll: ANO in the lead followed by Spolu coalition
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:21:00 +0200Lipavský: Ukraine must be included in search for diplomatic solution to Russia invasion
Lipavský: Ukraine must be included in search for diplomatic solution to Russia invasion
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:24:00 +0200Weather
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Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:23:00 +0200Massive cocaine shipment discovered by supermarket workers in Rychnov and Jičín
Massive cocaine shipment discovered by supermarket workers in Rychnov and Jičín
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:09:00 +0200Defense Ministry proposes amendment to Constitution on foreign missions
Defense Ministry proposes amendment to Constitution on foreign missions
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:50:00 +0200Open-air mass among several events honuring victims of Nazi massacre at Lidice
Open-air mass among several events honuring victims of Nazi massacre at Lidice
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:42:00 +0200100 years since establishment of Czechoslovakia’s Labská Shipping Joint-Stock Company
Once the largest river shipping company in Central Europe, Labská JSC was established thanks to the recognition of the Elbe as an international river. Its founders were the then Czechoslovak state as well as several banks. The establishment was app...
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:28:00 +0200Book World Prague award goes to Belarussian writer Alexievich
Book World Prague award goes to Belarussian writer Alexievich
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:15:00 +0200Jiří Procházka becomes UFC Light Heavyweight world champion
Jiří Procházka becomes UFC Light Heavyweight world champion
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 05:34:00 +0200Antonín Rejcha rediscovered
Czech-born composer and teacher Antonín Rejcha, who spent most of his life in France and who is the subject of a new book published by the Moravian Library in Brno. In Today’s edition of Sunday Music Show you can listen to his Quintet in B fla...
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:17:00 +0200Finance Minister: Government plans to let companies pay taxes in euros from 2024
Finance Minister: Government plans to let companies pay taxes in euros from 2024
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:24:00 +0200Weather
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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:24:00 +0200Deaths in Prague caused by heat waves nearly doubled since 2010
Deaths in Prague caused by heat waves nearly doubled since 2010
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0200Famous Czech dubbing actor Stanislav Fišer dies aged 90
Famous Czech dubbing actor Stanislav Fišer dies aged 90
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:45:00 +0200Development Minister suggests raising tax on energy companies
Development Minister suggests raising tax on energy companies
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:25:00 +0200Czech volunteer dies in Donbass
Czech volunteer dies in Donbass
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:20:00 +0200Galaxy Le Corbusier: New book tells fascinating story of Czech architect
Czech architect František Sammer has been mostly associated in his country with the construction of one of the first housing estates in the style of Socialist Realism. It is less known that Sammer worked for the greatest modern architect Le Corbusi...
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:54:00 +0200Eighty years after Nazi massacre the global legacy of Lidice lives on
Exactly eight decades ago, on June 10, 1942, the Central Bohemian village of Lidice was annihilated by Nazi forces in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. About 340 men, women and children were murdered, the village flattened. Lid...
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:23:00 +0200EC says Czech Railways and the Austrian rail carrier ÖBB damaged RegioJet
EC says Czech Railways and the Austrian rail carrier ÖBB damaged RegioJet
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:04:00 +0200National Museum experts to restore valuable artefacts from Syria
The National Museum in Prague has brought some twenty valuable artefacts from Syria to the Czech Republic to be restored by local experts. The objects, dating back to the Bronze Age and Antiquity, will then be displayed in the National Museum’s hi...
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:07:00 +0200Inflation hits 16 percent mark, analysts expect another interest rate hike
Inflation hits 16 percent mark, analysts expect another interest rate hike
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:35:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:33:00 +0200Drunk man firing from his balcony hits police car
Drunk man firing from his balcony hits police car
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:31:00 +0200Czechs commemorate destruction of Lidice 80 years ago
Czechs commemorate destruction of Lidice 80 years ago
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:35:00 +0200Police using drones to monitor traffic violations
Police using drones to monitor traffic violations
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:34:00 +0200Hackers demanding millions in extortion attack on Road and Motorway Directorate
Hackers demanding millions in extortion attack on Road and Motorway Directorate
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:18:00 +0200Unions on strike alert over demand for higher wages
Unions on strike alert over demand for higher wages
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0200Book World showcasing Ukrainian authors
Book World showcasing Ukrainian authors
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:23:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:33:00 +0200Czech EU Presidency to focus on energy security, defence and resilience of EU economy
Czech EU Presidency to focus on energy security, defence and resilience of EU economy
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:21:00 +0200Prague Castle to host 10th edition of annual Minibrewery Festival this Friday
Beer and scenery lovers will surely appreciate the two-day-long Minibrewery Festival at Prague Castle, whose 10th edition is set to start this Friday. More than 50 minibreweries across Bohemia, Moravia and Poland will be presenting their choice prod...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:13:00 +0200US town of Crest Hill commemorates Lidice massacre
Eighty years ago, the Nazis massacred the village of Lidice, hoping to wipe it off the face of the Earth. But it had quite the opposite effect. Various places around the world adopted the name Lidice, so that it would never be forgotten. One of them...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:39:00 +0200Police propose filing charges against 21 persons in game-rigging scandal
Police propose filing charges against 21 persons in game-rigging scandal
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:10:00 +0200Czech Television head ringing alarm bells over station’s future
Czech Television head ringing alarm bells over station’s future
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:07:00 +0200Over 70,000 Ukrainian refugees have started work in Czechia
Over 70,000 Ukrainian refugees have started work in Czechia
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:05:00 +0200Public trust in police and army on the rise
Public trust in police and army on the rise
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:01:00 +0200Czech PM meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican
Czech PM meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:25:00 +0200Czech universities drop in international ranking
Czech universities drop in international ranking
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:58:00 +0200Jeff Beck to perform in Prague along with Johnny Depp
Jeff Beck to perform in Prague along with Johnny Depp
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:48:00 +0200Public Sector unions threaten to strike as inflation cuts into real wages across the board
Wages in the Czech Republic are growing, but not enough to cover for the rapid rise in inflation. Data released by the Czech Statistics Agency on Tuesday show that real wages fell by 3.6 percent on average during the first quarter of 2022. The harde...
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:14:00 +0200National Museum brings 20 artefacts from Syria to Czechia for restoration
National Museum brings 20 artefacts from Syria to Czechia for restoration
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:18:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:17:00 +0200Thousands of farmers protest in Prague against new subsidy policy
Thousands of farmers protest in Prague against new subsidy policy
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:17:00 +0200Škoda Auto to resume car supplies to Ukraine in June
Škoda Auto to resume car supplies to Ukraine in June
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:16:00 +0200Hungarian President Katalin Novák meets with PM Petr Fiala
Hungarian President Katalin Novák meets with PM Petr Fiala
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:15:00 +0200Nuclear security at forefront of attention of Fiala-Macron talks in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron received Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala at Elysee Palace on Tuesday night for talks on the war in Ukraine and its global repercussions, particularly in energy security and the need to end Europe’s dependence on Ru...
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:07:00 +0200Unemployment fell to 3.2 percent in May
Unemployment fell to 3.2 percent in May
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:28:00 +0200Czech PM meets with President Macron in Paris
Czech PM meets with President Macron in Paris
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:02:00 +0200Football: Tecl to replace Jankto in national squad ahead of Portugal and Spain games
Football: Tecl to replace Jankto in national squad ahead of Portugal and Spain games
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:41:00 +0200Health Minister: Covid booster shots will be for free this autumn
Health Minister: Covid booster shots will be for free this autumn
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:27:00 +0200Public sector union criticises government salary plan, saying it won’t cover inflation
Public sector union criticises government salary plan, saying it won’t cover inflation
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:53:00 +0200Hungarian President on state visit to Prague
Hungarian President on state visit to Prague
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:13:00 +0200Czech School in Chicago celebrates 100th anniversary
This weekend, the T.G. Masaryk School in Chicago celebrated its 100th year of existence. The institution was established in Chicago’s suburb of Cicero in 1921, when tens of thousands of Czech immigrants already lived in the city. Today, it’s the...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:01:00 +0200Czech Republic sends further humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Czech Republic sends further humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:56:00 +0200Legendary TGV train arrives in Czechia to promote high-speed rail project
The legendary French high-speed TGV train, which set a speed record of 380 km/h in 1981, has arrived in the Czech Republic where it will be on display to the public in Prague, Brno, Jihlava, and Ústí nad Labem until June 9. Its loan from France fo...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200Weather
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Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:11:00 +0200Opposition ANO party comes in first in Median spring poll
Opposition ANO party comes in first in Median spring poll
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:47:00 +0200Stork’s Nest court case against former PM Babiš to start on September 12
Stork’s Nest court case against former PM Babiš to start on September 12
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:27:00 +0200Statisticians: 94 percent of Czech employees saw fall in real wages this year
Statisticians: 94 percent of Czech employees saw fall in real wages this year
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:21:00 +0200Legendary TGV train arrives in Czechia
Legendary TGV train arrives in Czechia
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:20:00 +0200Czech prime minister to hold talks with President Macron in Paris
Czech prime minister to hold talks with President Macron in Paris
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:08:00 +0200End of Prague Covid-era hotel programme could put homeless back on street
A string of NGOs has written an open letter to City Hall calling for the extension of a programme of renting rooms for homeless people at four Prague hotels and hostels. Set up during the coronavirus pandemic, it has served several hundred people ...
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:54:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:29:00 +0200Central bank board likely to increase bases rate again later this month
Central bank board likely to increase bases rate again later this month
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:14:00 +0200Khamoro festival of Romany culture brightens up Prague’s streets
The Khamoro festival of Romany culture, named after the Romany word for sunshine, filled the streets of Prague with vibrant colours, music and dancing, drawing tourists and Prague residents alike.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:03:00 +0200Public funeral service held for hugely popular actor Josef Abrhám
Public funeral service held for hugely popular actor Josef Abrhám
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:01:00 +0200Supreme Audit Office slams Czech authorities for poor waste disposal
Supreme Audit Office slams Czech authorities for poor waste disposal
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:58:00 +0200Czech economic diplomats meeting in Prague
Czech economic diplomats meeting in Prague
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:57:00 +0200President Zeman: Putin should be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine
President Zeman: Putin should be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:28:00 +0200Pundit: “Several factors” behind Babiš presidential announcement delay
After previously saying he would say in September whether he will stand in presidential elections early next year, Andrej Babiš now says he would only announce “at the last moment”. Why this evident change of strategy? And will his team be sati...
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:44:00 +0200Czech foreign minister holds online talks with Indian counterpart
Czech foreign minister holds online talks with Indian counterpart
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:44:00 +0200Andrej Babiš refusing to confirm presidential candidacy just yet
Andrej Babiš refusing to confirm presidential candidacy just yet
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 16:57:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sun, 05 Jun 2022 16:52:00 +0200Economists: Inflation devalued wages by 3.7 percent in first quarter
Economists: Inflation devalued wages by 3.7 percent in first quarter
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 16:51:00 +0200Prague hotels will no longer provide emergency shelter for homeless people
Prague hotels will no longer provide emergency shelter for homeless people
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0200Rare ten-ducat coin sells for ten million crowns
Rare ten-ducat coin sells for ten million crowns
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 09:59:00 +0200Eric Clapton performing in Prague tonight
Eric Clapton performing in Prague tonight
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 09:58:00 +0200New app to help Sudeten Germans search for their ancestors
New app to help Sudeten Germans search for their ancestors
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 09:56:00 +0200 Ukrainian Mothers’ March in Brno
Ukrainian Mothers’ March in Brno
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 03:28:00 +0200The last Czechoslovak elections that led to the end of the common state
The vote on June 5-6, 1992 decided the fate of Czechoslovakia.
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:18:00 +0200Violin virtuoso Václav Hudeček to celebrate his 70th birthday with a series of concerts
Renowned Czech violin virtuoso Václav Hudeček is due to celebrate his 70th birthday this Tuesday June 7th. We take a brief look back at his life and work.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:03:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:01:00 +0200Gaby Khazalová first Czech to win the European Journalism Award
Gaby Khazalová first Czech to win the European Journalism Award
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0200Two new Omicron subvariants confirmed in Czechia
Two new Omicron subvariants confirmed in Czechia
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 14:59:00 +0200Lucie Havlíčková claims her first Grand Slam junior title
Lucie Havlíčková claims her first Grand Slam junior title
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0200Martin Klíma: 1989 student leader who found global games success
Martin Klíma was a student leader of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, helping organise the gathering in November 1989 that sparked the fall of communism, where he delivered a key speech.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:03:00 +020077th Prague Spring Music Festival closes with Antonín Dvořák's Sixth Symphony in D major
77th Prague Spring Music Festival closes with Antonín Dvořák's Sixth Symphony in D major
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:02:00 +0200Finance ministry proposing 295 billion crown deficit in 2023
Finance ministry proposing 295 billion crown deficit in 2023
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:01:00 +0200Andrej Babiš currently strongest candidate in 2023 presidential race
Andrej Babiš currently strongest candidate in 2023 presidential race
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:05:00 +0200Tombstone fragments from Prague pedestrian zone to be used in new Jewish monument
Prague Jewish Community has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance a monument made of fragments of Jewish tombstones removed from the city’s pavements. The tombstones from derelict Jewish cemeteries were used under Communism to repair pede...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:17:00 +0200EC orders investigation into Czech state aid for digital terrestrial television operators
EC orders investigation into Czech state aid for digital terrestrial television operators
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:07:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:02:00 +0200Meteorologists issue storm warning for Friday night
Meteorologists issue storm warning for Friday night