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Fri, 08 Jul 2022 17:34:00 +0200
Czech state to lend up to CZK 74 billion to energy group ČEZ
Czech state to lend up to CZK 74 billion to energy group ČEZ

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:11:00 +0200
TOP 09: Czechia should start getting ready to adopt the euro
TOP 09: Czechia should start getting ready to adopt the euro

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:09:00 +0200
Czechs to face US and Poland in Billie Jean King Cup draw
Czechs to face US and Poland in Billie Jean King Cup draw

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:58:00 +0200
Destination Istanbul – Czech hitchhiking championships kick-off this Saturday
This Saturday will see the start of the annual Czech Hitchhiking Championships (Mistrovství ČR v autostopu). Contestants will have to travel from Prague to Istanbul and back, only being able to travel by riding in strangers’ cars. Several checkp...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:45:00 +0200
Man accused of spreading Covid disinformation acquitted
Man accused of spreading Covid disinformation acquitted

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:04:00 +0200
Czechia’s expenses on Covid vaccines reach CZK 19 billion
Czechia’s expenses on Covid vaccines reach CZK 19 billion

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:27:00 +0200
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Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:24:00 +0200
Ostrava steelworks to be revamped
Ostrava steelworks to be revamped

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:45:00 +0200
Lithuanian sci-fi, Israeli drama among contenders at Karlovy Vary
The top prizes at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival will be announced at a glitzy ceremony on Saturday evening. Twelve works are in the running for the Crystal Globe for Best Film, while the all-new Proxima competition will get its first ever...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:11:00 +0200
From nurses to snipers - The story of the Czechoslovak women who served in World War II
The story of Czechoslovak military involvement in World War Two is often told with a focus on a few heroic figures and pivotal events. However, one aspect that has gone largely overlooked in popular memory is the role of women in the fight against N...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:06:00 +0200
Ambassador: Czech lease of LNG terminals in Netherlands should cover third of country’s consumption
Ambassador: Czech lease of LNG terminals in Netherlands should cover third of country’s consumption

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:49:00 +0200
Siniaková and Krejčíková advance into doubles semi-final at Wimbledon
Siniaková and Krejčíková advance into doubles semi-final at Wimbledon

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:45:00 +0200
Car sales down by 12.3 percent in Czechia in first half of 2022
Car sales down by 12.3 percent in Czechia in first half of 2022

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:29:00 +0200
Lower-house votes in favour of Czech exit from Moscow’s Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Lower-house votes in favour of Czech exit from Moscow’s Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:14:00 +0200
The Czech Spotted Dog
The origins of the Český strakatý pes, known as the Czech Spotted Dog or sometimes the Bohemian Spotted Dog in English, are rather sad from today’s perspective. Originally known as Horák’s Laboratory Dog, it was bred in the 1950s for use in...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:02:00 +0200
EU must focus on helping citizens overcome current onslaught of crises, Czech PM tells MEPs
The European Union’s is currently facing many crises and its main task will be to mitigate their effects on EU citizens, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in his address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Mr Fiala highlighte...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:14:00 +0200
Survey: More than a third of Czech businesses would not be able to operate without gas
Survey: More than a third of Czech businesses would not be able to operate without gas

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:17:00 +0200
Environment Minister: Interest in rooftop solar power subsidies growing
Environment Minister: Interest in rooftop solar power subsidies growing

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:06:00 +0200
Prague hosting EU defence conference
Prague hosting EU defence conference

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:46:00 +0200
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Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:42:00 +0200
Czech PM welcomes EP vote to temporarily add nuclear and gas among EU green investments
Czech PM welcomes EP vote to temporarily add nuclear and gas among EU green investments

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:22:00 +0200
Art auctioneers saw record revenues in first half of 2022
Art auctioneers saw record revenues in first half of 2022

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:26:00 +0200
Fiala: Czechia will do its best to get EU to accept Croatia into Shengen
Fiala: Czechia will do its best to get EU to accept Croatia into Shengen

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:20:00 +0200
Czech industry grew by 3.3 percent year-on-year in May
Czech industry grew by 3.3 percent year-on-year in May

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Warning incentives freeze may lead film companies to forget Czechia
A hotly discussed issue at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival is tax incentives. Producers say the Czech government’s failure to earmark funds for such rebates will ultimately cost the state – and lead international movie and TV companies ...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:41:00 +0200
Vaccinologist recommend fourth Covid vaccine dose for over 60s
Vaccinologist recommend fourth Covid vaccine dose for over 60s

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:27:00 +0200
Czechs increasingly opting for active holidays, according to travel providers
Czechs increasingly opting for active holidays, according to travel providers

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:18:00 +0200
Another Czech mountaineer dies in Italian Alps
Another Czech mountaineer dies in Italian Alps

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:22:00 +0200
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Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:16:00 +0200
Czech PM urges need to find EU consensus to tackle current crises
Czech PM urges need to find EU consensus to tackle current crises

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:14:00 +0200
What does Jan Hus have to do with Czech spelling?
If you live in the Czech Republic, you’ll have been enjoying two extra days off from work due to a pair of consecutive public holidays this week. 5th July, Saints Cyril and Methodius day, and 6th July, Jan Hus day, both have a connection to the wa...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:55:00 +0200
Czechs mark Jan Hus Day
Czechs mark Jan Hus Day

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Czechs celebrate legacy of reformer priest Jan Hus
July 6th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic marking the 607th anniversary of the burning at stake of reformer priest Jan Hus. Masses are celebrated around the country, among others in Jan Hus’ birthplace Husinec and at Bethlehem chapel in P...

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:47:00 +0200
Marie Bouzková loses to Ons Jabeur in Wimbledon quarter-final
Marie Bouzková loses to Ons Jabeur in Wimbledon quarter-final

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:05:00 +0200
HBO to stop filming Czech television shows amid restructuralisation
HBO to stop filming Czech television shows amid restructuralisation

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:44:00 +0200
Ukraine’s C-in-C thanks Czechia and Poland for “brotherly help” in conflict
Ukraine’s C-in-C thanks Czechia and Poland for “brotherly help” in conflict

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:27:00 +0200
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Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:22:00 +0200
Traditional mass in Velehrad marks Cyril and Methodius Day
Traditional mass in Velehrad marks Cyril and Methodius Day

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:02:00 +0200
Two Czechs now confirmed dead in Italian Alps ice avalanche
Two Czechs now confirmed dead in Italian Alps ice avalanche

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:50:00 +0200
Czech Republic among signatories of Lugano Declaration to rebuild Ukraine
Czech Republic among signatories of Lugano Declaration to rebuild Ukraine

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:11:00 +0200
Lukeš: Czechoslovakia’s founders should have done more to shore up state
The leaders of the newly established Czechoslovakia could and should have done far more to ensure its stability. So says historian Professor Igor Lukeš from Boston University, author of the recently published collection Dějiny a doba postfaktická...

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Czechs celebrate legacy of Saints Cyril and Methodius
July 5th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic honouring the legacy of Saints Cyril and Methodius who came to Great Moravia in 863 to spread the Christian faith and lay the foundations of literacy with the Glagolitic alphabet.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:28:00 +0200
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Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:27:00 +0200
Cause of Alzheimer's Home fire either technical fault or negligence
Cause of Alzheimer's Home fire either technical fault or negligence

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:04:00 +0200
Police looking for man who stabbed company employee in Slaný
Police looking for man who stabbed company employee in Slaný

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:42:00 +0200
Four Czechs missing after ice avalanche in Italy
Four Czechs missing after ice avalanche in Italy

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:31:00 +0200
Fiala: Czech businesses have to help with reconstruction of Ukraine
Fiala: Czech businesses have to help with reconstruction of Ukraine

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:30:00 +0200
Study shows wide discrepancies in how Czech schools mark their students
The way children in the Czech Republic are marked is not always fair according to a newly published study conducted by the think-tank IDEA at the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. There is a difference by one whole grade in how i...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:19:00 +0200
“Flood of the Century” ravaged Czech Republic exactly 25 years ago
This July marks exactly 25 years since the Czech Republic was hit by the deadliest outbreak of floods in its history. The natural disaster in 1997 impacted almost a third of the country’s territory, and would acquire the nickname – “Flood of t...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:59:00 +0200
Czech PM: EU must work together against Russia
Czech PM: EU must work together against Russia

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:09:00 +0200
Weather warnings issued for storms and flooding
Weather warnings issued for storms and flooding

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:42:00 +0200
Prague gets new archbishop
Jan Graubner was officially inaugurated as the Archbishop of Prague on Saturday, during a mass in the Cathedral of Saint Vitus in the Czech capital. Monseigneur Graubner replaces Cardinal Dominik Duka (left) in the office.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:10:00 +0200
Karlovy Vary star Schreiber puts focus on Ukraine
The biggest name on the opening weekend of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Liev Schreiber, used his appearance to draw attention to the plight of Ukraine. The Hollywood actor said the conflict had made him reflect on his Ukrainian root...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:36:00 +0200
Days of the People of Goodwill start in Velehrad, marking anniversary of Cyril and Methodius
Days of the People of Goodwill start in Velehrad, marking anniversary of Cyril and Methodius

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:19:00 +0200
At least one Czech among victims of ice avalanche in Italy
At least one Czech among victims of ice avalanche in Italy

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:11:00 +0200
Marie Bouzková reaches Wimbledon quarter-finals
Marie Bouzková reaches Wimbledon quarter-finals

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:45:00 +0200
PM expects Parliament to ratify Sweden and Finland’s NATO entry in autumn
PM expects Parliament to ratify Sweden and Finland’s NATO entry in autumn

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:15:00 +0200
PM: Czechia to help Slovakia in securing its airspace
PM: Czechia to help Slovakia in securing its airspace

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:36:00 +0200
PM and President in favour of tax on energy companies
PM and President in favour of tax on energy companies

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:20:00 +0200
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Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:59:00 +0200
Czech Defence Minister visits Ukraine on 105th anniversary of Battle of Zborov
Czech Defence Minister visits Ukraine on 105th anniversary of Battle of Zborov

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:43:00 +0200
Krejčíková and Kvitová out of Wimbledon
Krejčíková and Kvitová out of Wimbledon

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 04:33:00 +0200
Museum of Puppets in Chrudim celebrates its 50th birthday anniversary
The centre of Chrudim came alive with art at the weekend. Visitors could see the most famous Czech puppets, live music and theatre performances. The celebrations marked 50 years since the birth of the local Museum of Puppets.    

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Waldemar Matuška, one of the country’s most beloved singers
Waldemar Matuška, one of the country’s most popular singers, would have turned 90 this June. He enjoyed his hey-day in the 1960s and 1970s. With his masculine appearance and rich baritone, he appealed especially to female audience.

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Zátopek themed run marking start of Czech EU presidency in Brussels
Zátopek themed run marking start of Czech EU presidency in Brussels

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:23:00 +0200
Prague to reopen centre for refugees from Ukraine
Prague to reopen centre for refugees from Ukraine

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 12:23:00 +0200
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 12:20:00 +0200
Marie Bouzková advances into Wimbledon last 16
Marie Bouzková advances into Wimbledon last 16

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 12:10:00 +0200
All 2.4 TWh of gas purchased by government now stored in Czech gas tanks
All 2.4 TWh of gas purchased by government now stored in Czech gas tanks

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:49:00 +0200
Concert for Europe in Litomyšl interrupted by climate protestors
Concert for Europe in Litomyšl interrupted by climate protestors

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:49:00 +0200
Jan Graubner becomes Archbishop of Prague
Jan Graubner becomes Archbishop of Prague

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:26:00 +0200
Czech deputy foreign minister: This is not just a war against Ukraine, it is a war against the West
The Czech Republic has taken up the rotating presidency of the EU Council at an exceptionally difficult time, when the war in Ukraine is re-writing the world order and states in close proximity of Russia are scrambling to join Western structures. In...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:07:00 +0200
Czech and EU leaders meet in Litomyšl for Czech EU presidency kickoff
Czech and EU leaders meet in Litomyšl for Czech EU presidency kickoff

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:24:00 +0200
European Commission gathers in Litomyšl as Czech EU presidency kicks off
The small Bohemian town of Litomyšl became a metaphorical “centre of Europe” this Friday as the Czech government met with European Commission leaders to discuss the country’s plans for its six-month-long EU presidency. Following the meeting, ...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:12:00 +0200
Number of coronavirus cases almost doubles within a week
Number of coronavirus cases almost doubles within a week

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:11:00 +0200
New governor of Czech National Bank takes the reins
New governor of Czech National Bank takes the reins

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:54:00 +0200
Vladimír Balaš inaugurated as new Education Minister
Vladimír Balaš inaugurated as new Education Minister

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:20:00 +0200
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Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:13:00 +0200
Prague zoo to get two new gorillas
Prague zoo to get two new gorillas

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0200
New Brno exhibition maps century of Czech comics
 A new exhibition, currently underway at the Moravian Museum in Brno, is mapping the development of Czech comics over the past one hundred years. The show presents original drawings by some of the country’s best-known comics authors, such as Káj...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:38:00 +0200
Czech Republic takes over EU Presidency from France
Czech Republic takes over EU Presidency from France

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:18:00 +0200
First screening of restored Joke among early Karlovy Vary highlights
One of the big events on the opening weekend of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will be the world premiere of a restored version of Jaromil Jireš’s 1968 movie The Joke, based on the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera. On the eve...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:02:00 +0200
Four Czechs reach third round at Wimbledon
Four Czechs reach third round at Wimbledon

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:39:00 +0200
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:39:00 +0200
Karlovy Vary film festival kicks off on Friday evening
Karlovy Vary film festival kicks off on Friday evening

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:20:00 +0200
EC investigating state support for new Czech nuclear unit in Dukovany
EC investigating state support for new Czech nuclear unit in Dukovany

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:07:00 +0200
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:07:00 +0200
Prague’s underground tunnels being mapped by robot dogs
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Prague’s Czech Technical University recently acquired two new assistants – agile dog-like machines with robotic arms that can navigate terrain and capture data – and is using them to create a digital 3D...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:06:00 +0200
Czech audiovisual industry posts record turnover for 2021
Czech audiovisual industry posts record turnover for 2021

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Brussels to host Zátopek themed charity run marking start of Czech EU presidency
On the occasion of assuming the presidency of the EU Council, the Czech Republic is organising a special charity run in Brussels this Saturday. The race is inspired by the friendship of the two great track rivals of 1950s long-distance running – C...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:17:00 +0200
Revised estimate puts first quarter growth at 4.9 percent
Revised estimate puts first quarter growth at 4.9 percent

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:17:00 +0200
Czech coal miner OKD to extend mining at least until end of 2023
Czech coal miner OKD to extend mining at least until end of 2023

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Czech’s willingness to help Ukraine declining
Czech’s willingness to help Ukraine declining

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Unemployment in Czechia lowest in EU in May
Unemployment in Czechia lowest in EU in May

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:16:00 +0200
New project aims to get Czechs with differing views talking – offline
“The Czech Republic Talks” is the name of a new project seeking to match up people with very different political views – and get them to speak face to face. But how successful has the project, run by the government’s Hate Free Culture agency...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 08:19:00 +0200
Sweden ready to offer loaned aircraft for free if Czechia favours Gripens after 2027
Sweden ready to offer loaned aircraft for free if Czechia favours Gripens after 2027

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 08:17:00 +0200
Government increases subsistence minimum
Government increases subsistence minimum

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:13:00 +0200
Vladimír Baláš appointed education minister
Vladimír Baláš appointed education minister

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:33:00 +0200
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:49:00 +0200
Bohemian Mountain Dog 
Český horský pes or the Bohemian Mountain Dog is the youngest and probably the least common of the Czech original dog breeds. It was bred in the late 1970s as a mountain dog and is an excellent companion for the outdoors. Despite its imposing loo...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:26:00 +0200
Digitized works of Alfons Mucha on view at unique Prague Castle Exhibition
A new multimedia exhibition has opened up this week at the Riding School of Prague Castle. Covering over 2,000 square metres of space, Alphonse Mucha eMotion combines digitised and 3D animated versions of Czech Art Nuveau master Alfons Mucha’s mos...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:46:00 +0200
Army called into action to boost security during Czech EU Presidency
Army called into action to boost security during Czech EU Presidency

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:44:00 +0200
Three Czechs charged with EU subsidy fraud
Three Czechs charged with EU subsidy fraud

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:40:00 +0200
Ombudsman under fire for stripping deputy of competences
Ombudsman under fire for stripping deputy of competences

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:56:00 +0200
General Petr Pavel will run for president
General Petr Pavel will run for president

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:42:00 +0200
CR faces “summer wave” of Covid as 1,000 daily cases seen again
After a period of relative calm, Covid-19 seems to be making another comeback in the Czech Republic. This week has seen over 1,000 registered new cases a day for the first time since in two months and experts say a fresh wave of the disease is on it...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:44:00 +0200
Tuesday Covid infections figure double that of previous week
Tuesday Covid infections figure double that of previous week

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:43:00 +0200
State of emergency in Czech Republic drawing to end
State of emergency in Czech Republic drawing to end

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:17:00 +0200
Study: Average price of lunch in Czech restaurant CZK 163
Study: Average price of lunch in Czech restaurant CZK 163

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:40:00 +0200
New museum dedicated to Alice Masaryk opens in Lány
A new museum dedicated to Alice Masaryk, the daughter of the first Czechoslovak president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and the co-founder of the Czechoslovak branch of the Red Cross, has opened in Lány in Central Bohemia. The institution is located nea...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:19:00 +0200
Julia Sherwood on discovering Czech comics and on translating in tandem
Julia Sherwood, an award-winning translator and literary organiser, was born in Bratislava, but spent most of her life in the UK, where she settled after emigrating from Czechoslovakia in 1978. Today, she lives in London with her husband, linguist a...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:51:00 +0200
Czechs mulling choice of next president as date for election set
President Zeman’s second term in office will expire in March of next year and Czechs are already mulling who they will support as their next head of state in elections scheduled for January 13. I spoke to political analyst Jiří Pehe about the ou...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:48:00 +0200
Ukraine’s ambassador against Russian film at Karlovy Vary
Ukraine’s ambassador against Russian film at Karlovy Vary

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:32:00 +0200
Czech arts minister to visit Lviv on Wednesday
Czech arts minister to visit Lviv on Wednesday

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:28:00 +0200
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Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:27:00 +0200
Prague outdoor Shakespeare festival begins with Macbeth
Prague outdoor Shakespeare festival begins with Macbeth

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:26:00 +0200
Deals for US and French fuel for Temelín signed
Deals for US and French fuel for Temelín signed

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:17:00 +0200
Prague 10 mayor and deputy dismissed over connections with corruption case
Prague 10 mayor and deputy dismissed over connections with corruption case

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:13:00 +0200
President Zeman to appoint Vladimír Balaš as education minister on Wednesday
President Zeman to appoint Vladimír Balaš as education minister on Wednesday

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:37:00 +0200
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