Families can start applying for CZK 5000 one-off payment for children under 18

Climber Adam Ondra wins gold at European Climbing Championships in Munich

Pilot in Cheb dies after crashing into house during air show

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Czech Film Week gets underway in Israel

Number of small aircraft accidents increased last year

Slight increase in Covid numbers recorded in Czechia

Tennis: Karolína Plíšková fails to reach Toronto final

Day of Jewish Monuments held around Czechia

Summer hits – catchy tunes that you can hear everywhere, from radios to restaurants and from stadiums to swimming pools – are as much a part of summer as beaches and festivals. Classic summer hits such as Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles, I Got...

For 130 years, the Štěpánka lookout tower has been offering visitors beautiful views of the western part of the Giant Mountains.

Czech Norbert Köhler among most wanted criminals in Spain

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Slovak-Czech film Nightsiren wins prize in Locarno

Evacuated residents of Hřensko return to their homes

Karolína Plíšková reaches WTA semifinals in Toronto

Oil shipments from Russia to Czechia resume

Some 60,000 people take part in Prague Pride parade

The bare ridge with three peaks near Louny has been a centre for gliding and flying since the 1930s. Nowadays it is especially popular among paragliding enthusiasts.

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Fire in Bohemian Switzerland declared fully extinguished

The most common Czech art collector is a male who has been buying art for more than five years and already owns dozens of artworks, according to a newly released survey conducted by J&T Bank, together with art news site Artplus.cz. To find out more ...

While the large-scale forest fire in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park has been nearly extinguished, people are asking how to prevent similar disasters from happening in the future. A group of experts from the organisation Česká krajina say o...

French court evaluates whether Babiš guilty of tax evasion

Average mortgage interest rate rises to 5.4 percent

Czechs are getting increasingly used to doing some of their work from home, seeing it as part of a standard contract with their employer rather than an extra benefit. At least according to a survey conducted by recruitment agency Randstad, which sho...

Payment for Russian oil to Czechia arrives

Slovácko out of Europa League after drawing with Fenerbahce

Summer Covid wave in Czechia on the retreat

Mushroom-picking is one of the Czech people’s most-beloved pastimes. But mushrooms are disappearing from Czechia – due to climate change-induced drought and deforestation.

Food prices are not being raised artificially, says relevant chamber head

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Mero: Oil deliveries from Druzhba pipeline to be restored either on Friday or Saturday

Czech runner Petr Jedlička has decided to fulfil an unusual challenge – to complete 500 marathons in 500 days. His ultimate goal, however, is to raise money for children suffering from cancer. To date, he has completed 95 runs, covering a distanc...

There is perhaps no more iconic a Prague landmark than the 14th century Charles Bridge. Legend has it that egg yolks were mixed into the mortar to strengthen its construction. While that theory has never been fully confirmed, experts are now using a...

Sleep disorders after Covid can persist for years, Czech research shows

Entry restrictions into Bohemian Switzerland national park to be extended until end of August

Government considering “war tax” on selected companies

Letní Letná festival kicks off in Prague

Czech economy to grow by 2.4 percent in 2022, according to banking association forecast

Lipavský suggests banning visas for Russians as a new sanctions tool

Labour Office: Over 101,000 Ukrainian refugees have found work in Czechia

Ministry proposes lowering heating temperatures if gas shortages occur

Lipavský: Foreign Ministry supports setting up of Belarusian Office in Prague

The city of Prague recently published some striking visualisations showing what the cable car connection stretching across the Vltava from Prague 6 to Prague 8, planned for 2025, is supposed to look like.

Les Královstí or Forest Kingdom reservoir was built on the Elbe River in 1920, taking its name from an old border forest that runs along its left bank. Due to its unique architectural design, it has become a popular tourist destination.

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Green bill limiting use of plastics passes through Senate

IPR: Prague’s real population lies at around 1.6 million

Tatarský biftek or tatarák, is the Czech version of steak tartare, a dish made of fresh, minced raw beef seasoned with salt, pepper and other ingredients. Although tatarák is not strictly a Czech meal, it enjoys huge popularity in Czechia and is ...

Stanjura: State will use ČEZ dividends to help those hit by energy crisis

July inflation at 17.5 percent

Mero: oil supplies via Druzhba to resume within few days

Viktoria Plzeň beats Sheriff Tiraspol in Champions League qualifier

A new documentary showcasing the wildlife living right in Czechia’s capital city is now out in cinemas. With epic music and the voiceover of well-known Czech actor Jiří Macháček, the film features several Prague locations, but in a way you’v...

Russia halts oil exports via southern branch of Druzhba pipeline leading to Czechia

Study: Average flat in Czechia costs 13.3 years’ salary

The European Commission will present its proposal for the new European Media Freedom Act in September, Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová has told Czech Radio. The legislation proposal will include rules on the mana...

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Brutal Assault heavy metal festival gets underway in Josefov

Tourist numbers still below pre-Covid levels

Prague’s Church of Saint Ludmila granted basilica minor title

Senate’s foreign committee supports Finland and Sweden’s NATO application

At least 4 million infected with Covid since start of pandemic

Only 100 hectares left to extinguish in Bohemian Switzerland

The number of foreigners living in Czechia has risen by nearly a third over the past five years and reached 6.3 percent of the total population by the end of last year, according to a newly published Migration Status Report for 2021 released by the ...

The Bedřichov Dam lies in the Jizera Mountains at a height of 775 metres above sea level. It is an attractive site for both tourists and nature lovers.

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Archaeologists made an unusual discovery while excavating the ruins of a medieval house in the town of Nový Jičín in the Moravian-Silesian region – a well preserved kitchen that likely dates back to the early 15th century.

Firefighters and aircraft in Bohemian Switzerland to be reduced this week

Czech police publish online questionnaire for reporting war crimes in Ukraine

Part of Bohemian Switzerland handed back to park management

The town of Wilber in Nebraska has once again became the “Czech capital of the United States”. Over the weekend, the small south-eastern town hosted the 61st annual Wilber Czech days, attracting some 50,000 visitors. Pictured is the newly electe...

Zeman vetoes amendment to reduce state payments to healthcare sector

First weekend with no Ukrainian visas issued since start of war

The Czech Ministry of Education has recently sparked a debate with a proposal to make the learning of a second language in Czech primary schools voluntary rather than compulsory as it is at present. While many teachers have welcomed the idea, a grou...

Prague Pride festival begins

Unemployment up in July

Lehečka wins Svijany Open

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No new outbreaks of fire in Bohemian Switzerland

Josef Dostál wins gold in 500m sprint canoe

Prague was the most badly affected of all the Czech cities hit by the large-scale natural disaster. Several neighbourhoods were flooded and metro stations, monuments and a part of the zoo all ended up underwater.

One dead and 77 evacuated in Beroun apartment block fire

Defence Ministry to purchase Israeli combat drones

Bohemian Switzerland fire could be completely extinguished within a week

No visas issued to Ukrainian refugees for first time since February

Pianist and composer Jiří Malásek, whose recordings of world and Czech hits enjoyed huge popularity in his time, was born 95 years ago.

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Czech deaths abroad back to pre-pandemic levels

Foreigners make up over six percent of Czech population for first time

Moody's lowers outlook for Czechia from stable to negative

Parts of Bohemian Switzerland could be returned to park management next week

Overnight storms not much help to firefighters in Bohemian Switzerland

Covid summer wave continues to slow

Austrian rescuers search for missing Czech tourist

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Two planes from Italy arrive in Czechia to help battle Bohemian Switzerland fire

Forest fire in Bohemian Switzerland close to being contained

Giant illuminated models of the sun, moon, Earth and Mars can currently be seen outside the Brno Observatory and Planetarium on Kraví Hora. The inflatable celestial bodies are exhibited as part of the popular Festival of Planets and will be on disp...

Prague’s capacities for taking in refugees filled quickly following the Russian attack on Ukraine, and in mid-June, the capital’s centre for Ukrainian refugees closed down. Although it re-opened in July, the capacity problems have not gone away....

Extreme heat to end with thunderstorms

Holocaust survivor Felix Kolmer dies aged 100

CRIF: number of company bankruptcies down on previous year

Czech Covid numbers fall week-on-week

Slavia Prague defeat Panathinaikos Athens in Europa league qualifier

The Prague Pride festival begins on Monday and culminates next Saturday with the first Pride Parade through the city since 2019. The annual celebration of sexual minorities also offers many other events, including some with a strong regional focus. ...

New Covid cases down in Czechia for seventh day in row

Czech and British detectives form team linking two highly publicised criminal investigations

The medieval castle, extended in the 16th century to become a Renaissance chateau, is situated on a basalt rock above the River Smědá. It is one of the largest architectural compounds in Czechia.

Police: Gun used in murder-suicide in Rožnov was legally-held private weapon

Conduct of police in question during Babiš's visit to Český Krumlov

Lipavský welcomes President Biden's nomination for ambassador to Czechia

Rent prices in Czechia rising rapidly

The world’s deepest freshwater cave, the Hranice Abyss in Moravia, is even deeper than previously thought. A team of researchers have recently carried out a new survey of the deep limestone cave, using a special underwater robot, reaching a depth ...

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Fuel prices drop by more than a crown from last week

New outbreaks in Bohemian Switzerland forest fire

The 75th edition of the Edinburgh Fringe gets underway in the Scottish capital on Thursday, after a year-long break caused by Covid. Czechia will be represented by two groups of performers, Losers Cirque Company and Cirk La Putyka, who will perform ...

The Central European Jamboree, a traditional 10-day event primarily for scouts from the Visegrad countries, has returned to Prague after eight years. It had its opening ceremony at the Prague Exhibition Grounds by Stromovka park on Tuesday evening.