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Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:52:00 +0200Czechia records 17.2 percent rise in inflation in August
Czechia records 17.2 percent rise in inflation in August
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:24:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:21:00 +0200Il Boemo selected as Czech nominee for Oscars
Il Boemo selected as Czech nominee for Oscars
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:14:00 +0200Corruption trial of ex-PM Babiš begins in Prague
Corruption trial of ex-PM Babiš begins in Prague
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:39:00 +0200Czechia’s population rises to 10.526 million
Czechia’s population rises to 10.526 million
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:28:00 +0200Krejčíková and Siniaková win US Open doubles
Krejčíková and Siniaková win US Open doubles
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:33:00 +0200Lipavský expects EU members to be united on extending Russia sanctions
Lipavský expects EU members to be united on extending Russia sanctions
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:23:00 +0200Czech PM to attend Queen’s funeral, president says
Czech PM to attend Queen’s funeral, president says
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 15:12:00 +0200ANO comes in first in new Kantar poll, followed by Civic Democrats
ANO comes in first in new Kantar poll, followed by Civic Democrats
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 14:05:00 +0200Finance minister reveals details about national plan for tackling energy crisis
Finance minister reveals details about national plan for tackling energy crisis
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:42:00 +0200Saturday numbers show coronavirus cases continue to rise
Saturday numbers show coronavirus cases continue to rise
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:55:00 +0200Weather
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Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:51:00 +0200Síkela: People will start to benefit from EU energy crisis measures by January 2023
Síkela: People will start to benefit from EU energy crisis measures by January 2023
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:40:00 +0200Prague Zoo gets male gorilla Kisumu from Austria
Prague Zoo gets male gorilla Kisumu from Austria
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:29:00 +0200Survey: 56 percent think interior minister should resign
Survey: 56 percent think interior minister should resign
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 01:56:00 +0200Sept 1902: Brazil president with Czech roots Juscelino Kubitschek is born
Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek, who had Czech ancestry, was born on 12 September 1902. He is best known for building a new federal capital, Brasilia.
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 01:23:00 +0200Young, free and international: Emma Smetana and Jordan Haj
This Friday, September 16, an open-air concert at the Czech Centre in Paris will be taking place to mark Czechia’s EU council presidency, featuring popular young musicians Emma Smetana and Jordan Haj. In today’s Sunday Music show we’ll be list...
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 16:01:00 +0200Freedom and Direct Democracy choose presidential candidate
Freedom and Direct Democracy choose presidential candidate
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:44:00 +02002022 sees rise in number of tick transmitted diseases
2022 sees rise in number of tick transmitted diseases
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:32:00 +0200Weather
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Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:30:00 +0200Friday sees Covid cases rise for fifth day in a row
Friday sees Covid cases rise for fifth day in a row
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:20:00 +0200Jakub Tomeček wins European Championships gold in mens skeet
Jakub Tomeček wins European Championships gold in mens skeet
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:10:00 +0200Opposition calls for extraordinary meeting to look at social impact of energy crisis
Opposition calls for extraordinary meeting to look at social impact of energy crisis
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:03:00 +0200Fiala hails meeting of energy ministers as a success
Fiala hails meeting of energy ministers as a success
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:09:00 +0200EU finance ministers agree on EUR 5 billion loan for Ukraine
EU finance ministers agree on EUR 5 billion loan for Ukraine
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 15:44:00 +0200EU countries propose using windfall profits from cheaper energy producers to aid consumers
EU countries propose using windfall profits from cheaper energy producers to aid consumers
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:09:00 +0200King Charles III: How then prince helped save Prague architecture
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, her oldest son ascended to the throne as King Charles III. Not so many people outside of Czechia know, however, that Charles visited the country a number of times after the fall of communism in 1989,...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:51:00 +0200UK Embassy in Prague opens book of condolences for Queen Elizabeth II
UK Embassy in Prague opens book of condolences for Queen Elizabeth II
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:14:00 +0200Javelin great Barbora Špotáková ends career, her world record still unbeaten
Two-time Olympic champion and world-record holder Barbora Špotáková officially announced that she is ending her professional career as a javelin thrower on Friday. Špotáková is one of the most successful sportswomen in Czech history.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:11:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:26:00 +0200Queen Elizabeth II “was a beacon of Czech-British relations”, says former ambassador to UK
Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday, is fondly remembered by many Czechs. Not least thanks to her visit to the country in March 1996, when she met with the then president Václav Havel and chatted with locals on Charles Bridge. One of th...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:01:00 +0200Javelin Olympic champion Barbora Špotáková announces end of career
Javelin Olympic champion Barbora Špotáková announces end of career
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:40:00 +0200Prague Art Week 22 festival gets underway in Czech capital
Prague Art Week 22 festival gets underway in Czech capital
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:39:00 +0200Poll: Confidence in government at 36 percent
Poll: Confidence in government at 36 percent
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:39:00 +0200Covid infection rate continues to accelerate
Covid infection rate continues to accelerate
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:38:00 +0200Flags at Prague Castle flown at half-mast in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Flags at Prague Castle flown at half-mast in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:01:00 +0200US defence chief visits “Anthropoid” church in Prague
US defence chief visits “Anthropoid” church in Prague
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:29:00 +0200Czech leaders offer condolences following death of Queen Elizabeth II
Czech leaders offer condolences following death of Queen Elizabeth II
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:08:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0200Adolf Loos’s famous Pilsen apartment opens to public
The City of Pilsen has completed a decade-long renovation of the Semler Residence, a striking interwar apartment designed by the pioneering modernist architect Adolf Loos.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:48:00 +0200Czech PM attends Dutch LNG terminal opening ceremony
Czech PM attends Dutch LNG terminal opening ceremony
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:09:00 +0200Jewish tombstones broken up for paving stones made into new Prague monument
A new monument, called The Return of the Stones, has been unveiled at the Old Jewish cemetery in Prague’s district of Žižkov. It is made out of fragments of tombstones from derelict Jewish cemeteries that were cut up into cobblestones during the...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:04:00 +0200Poland hopes Czech government will return 368 hectares of land
Poland hopes Czech government will return 368 hectares of land
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:20:00 +0200Czechia withdraws lawsuit against European Commission
Czechia withdraws lawsuit against European Commission
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:45:00 +0200Síkela: Czech gas storage filling despite Nord Stream 1 closure
Síkela: Czech gas storage filling despite Nord Stream 1 closure
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:18:00 +0200“Hard discussion” seen at energy ministers meeting Friday
All eyes will be on Brussels on Friday, when Europe’s energy ministers meet to discuss ways of tackling soaring power prices. The head of the European Commission has proposed capping Russian gas prices – but the Czech presidency of the EU is fir...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:37:00 +0200Jurečka: Govt. plan to alleviate energy crisis should be announced next week
Jurečka: Govt. plan to alleviate energy crisis should be announced next week
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:23:00 +0200Unemployment rose to 3.4 percent in August
Unemployment rose to 3.4 percent in August
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:15:00 +0200Anti-drug coordinator: Czechia could soon legalise sale and growing of marijuana
Anti-drug coordinator: Czechia could soon legalise sale and growing of marijuana
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:55:00 +0200Finance minister: Czechia has enough energy to last until end of next April
Finance minister: Czechia has enough energy to last until end of next April
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:04:00 +0200Síkela: Czechia will try to exclude price cap on Russian gas from EU energy ministers’ talks
Síkela: Czechia will try to exclude price cap on Russian gas from EU energy ministers’ talks
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:42:00 +0200Lennon Wall gets fresh look in EU presidency event
Prague’s graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall was a symbol of freedom in the final decade of communism. Now it has been repainted by artists from all around Europe in a project that is part of the Czech presidency of the EU.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:47:00 +0200Czechia could send up to 1,200 soldiers to NATO’s eastern border from next year
Czechia could send up to 1,200 soldiers to NATO’s eastern border from next year
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:21:00 +0200PPF and Home Credit leave Russian market
PPF and Home Credit leave Russian market
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:58:00 +0200Weather
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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:55:00 +0200Fiala: Czechia and Poland have renewed cooperation on Stork II pipeline
Fiala: Czechia and Poland have renewed cooperation on Stork II pipeline
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:42:00 +0200Válek at EU health ministers meeting: We want cooperation on cancer treatment
Válek at EU health ministers meeting: We want cooperation on cancer treatment
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:23:00 +0200Ministry of education plans to attract more Ukrainian teachers and assistants to Czech schools
According to unofficial data, there could up to ten thousand teachers and teaching assistants among Ukrainian refugees in Czechia. However, only between one to two thousand of them are actually working in Czech schools at the moment. The Ministry of...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:11:00 +0200Court to hand out tickets for Stork’s Nest trial
Court to hand out tickets for Stork’s Nest trial
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:23:00 +0200Press: Together group drop idea of fielding presidential candidate
Press: Together group drop idea of fielding presidential candidate
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:05:00 +0200Plzeň play first Champions League group game at Barcelona
Plzeň play first Champions League group game at Barcelona
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:35:00 +0200Fiala: National energy plan will supplement or replace EU solution
Fiala: National energy plan will supplement or replace EU solution
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:09:00 +0200Analysts: Slow in industrial output growth sign of looming recession
Analysts: Slow in industrial output growth sign of looming recession
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:53:00 +0200EU energy ministers to consider two Czech proposals at Prague meeting
EU energy ministers to consider two Czech proposals at Prague meeting
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:50:00 +0200Sunflowers of Hope project seeks to create “library of emotional messages” for Ukraine
Sunflowers of Hope is the name of a new project launched in cooperation with Prague City Hall and the city’s Ukrainian Embassy. Using Ukraine’s national flower as a symbol, it seeks to combine financial donations with messages of emotional suppo...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:56:00 +0200 Petr Jákl: Jan Žižka movie is “Braveheart about a Czech hero”
This week sees the long anticipated premiere of the most expensive Czech film in history. Medieval, or Jan Žižka as the film is being marketed in Czechia, cost around 450 million crowns and stars actors such as Michael Caine, Ben Foster and Til Sc...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:55:00 +0200Ex-NATO official Pavel launches campaign for presidency
Ex-NATO official Pavel launches campaign for presidency
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:50:00 +0200Archaeologists in Prague uncover ancient Neolithic structure
Archaeologists in Prague are currently uncovering a monumental building from the Stone Age. The so-called roundel, built around 7,000 years ago, is located in the district of Vinoř on the outskirts of the city. Experts are hoping that the researc...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:58:00 +0200Prague’s Clam-Gallas Palace reopens after major renovation
Prague’s Clam-Gallas Palace reopens after major renovation
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:00 +0200Plíšková reaches quarter-finals at US Open but Kvitová exits
Plíšková reaches quarter-finals at US Open but Kvitová exits
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:08:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:05:00 +0200Prague EU health ministers meeting starts Tuesday evening
Prague EU health ministers meeting starts Tuesday evening
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:38:00 +0200Fiala reiterates assertion Prague protest organised by pro-Russian elements
Fiala reiterates assertion Prague protest organised by pro-Russian elements
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:46:00 +0200Czech leaders welcome election of Truss as new UK PM
Czech leaders welcome election of Truss as new UK PM
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:01:00 +0200Union leaders call demonstration in Prague for October 8
Union leaders call demonstration in Prague for October 8
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:53:00 +0200Ex-minister gets apology and compensation for wrongful prosecution
Ex-minister gets apology and compensation for wrongful prosecution
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:35:00 +0200Union leaders meet in Prague to demand action on poverty
Union leaders meet in Prague to demand action on poverty
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:23:00 +0200“People are afraid of the future”: Expert on anti-govt. protest in Prague
Saturday saw tens of thousands of people demonstrating on Prague’s Wenceslas Square against what they see as government mishandling of the energy crisis. Among the attendees were also members of hard left and hard right parties, many of them carry...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:20:00 +0200Memorial to Czech RAF pilot Josef František unveiled in Britain
A memorial dedicated to Czech RAF pilot Josef František, who died on October 8, 1940, while returning from a patrol flight, was unveiled in Surrey in South East England on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0200Czech women’s ice hockey team claim their first major success
The Czech women’s ice hockey team beat Switzerland 4-2 in the bronze medal match at the World Championships in Denmark on Sunday, winning their first medal from a major tournament. The Czechs dominated from the start and claimed the biggest succes...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:59:00 +0200Real wages in Czechia fall 9.8 percent in second quarter
Real wages in Czechia fall 9.8 percent in second quarter
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:44:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:44:00 +0200Czech women third at hockey worlds in historic success
Czech women third at hockey worlds in historic success
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:42:00 +0200Big budget Jan Žižka gets Prague world premiere
Big budget Jan Žižka gets Prague world premiere
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0200Tatras out in force for Beskids rally
Over 130 classic Tatra cars took part in the 53rd International Tatra Vintage Rally in Czechia’s Beskid Mountains at the weekend. The model pictured is a Tatra 603-3.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:37:00 +0200Average wage up to CZK 40,086 but down in real terms
Average wage up to CZK 40,086 but down in real terms
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:21:00 +0200Tennis: Krejčíková and Siniaková advance to US open quarterfinals
Tennis: Krejčíková and Siniaková advance to US open quarterfinals
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:10:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:08:00 +0200Czech women’s ice hockey team takes World Championships bronze
Czech women’s ice hockey team takes World Championships bronze
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:41:00 +0200Some 500 Ukrainians attend "March of Gratitude" through central Prague
Some 500 Ukrainians attend "March of Gratitude" through central Prague
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:50:00 +0200Czech mountaineer dies in Italian Alps
Czech mountaineer dies in Italian Alps
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:39:00 +0200Industry and Trade Ministry approves loan for energy companies EPH and Sev.en Energy
Industry and Trade Ministry approves loan for energy companies EPH and Sev.en Energy
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:13:00 +0200Number of Covid cases down after six days of slight increase
Number of Covid cases down after six days of slight increase
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:50:00 +0200Tennis: Kvitová and Plíšková through to US Open fourth round
Tennis: Kvitová and Plíšková through to US Open fourth round
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 03:28:00 +0200In memoriam: Hana Zagorová, one of Czechia’s most popular singers
Hana Zagorová, one of the country’s most popular singers and a nine-time winner of the Golden Nightingale award died last week at the age of 75. In today’s edition of Sunday Music show we mark her long and successful career, during which she re...
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +020010 years since the methanol scandal which took the lives of fifty people
This tragic event went down in the history of Czech criminology as the case with the largest ever number of defendants – the police charged 61 people in the scandal.
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 17:20:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sat, 03 Sep 2022 17:16:00 +0200Seventeen people injured after carousel collapses at funfair in Havířov
Seventeen people injured after carousel collapses at funfair in Havířov
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:52:00 +0200Czech women’s ice hockey team suffers 1-10 defeat to US
Czech women’s ice hockey team suffers 1-10 defeat to US
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 15:12:00 +0200Czech kayaker Jiří Prskavec claims third overall World Cup title
Czech kayaker Jiří Prskavec claims third overall World Cup title
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:48:00 +0200Future UK Prime Minister invited to attend informal EU summit in Prague in October
Future UK Prime Minister invited to attend informal EU summit in Prague in October
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:41:00 +0200Hundreds of Harley-Davidsons ride through Prague
Hundreds of Harley-Davidsons ride through Prague
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:40:00 +0200Some 70,000 people protest in Prague against Czech government
Some 70,000 people protest in Prague against Czech government
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:51:00 +0200Fiala: Opposition behaviour in debate will help govt. parties in elections
Fiala: Opposition behaviour in debate will help govt. parties in elections
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:35:00 +0200Czech Philharmonic to perform Concert for Europe on Vltava
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra will mark the Czech Presidency of the EU Council with a special concert on a floating stage on the Vltava River on Friday evening. The event will present some of the most iconic pieces of Czech classical music, but i...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:34:00 +0200Olomouc university sets up own brewery – for experiments and “teambuilding”
Olomouc’s Palacký University is building a micro-brewery for its students. The new facility will be used to teach various aspects of beer, ranging from its earliest known recipes to its effects on the human body. A special course will be set up f...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:32:00 +0200Towns body says energy prices could lead to services reduction
Towns body says energy prices could lead to services reduction
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0200First female firefighter joins Prague’s emergency team
The emergency corps of Czechia’s Fire and Rescue Service has a new team member and for the first time ever – it’s a woman. 23-year-old Michaela Žďárská will be serving in the Prague unit responsible for the Holešovice district.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:23:00 +0200EU ministers to meet Covid vaccine producers in Prague
EU ministers to meet Covid vaccine producers in Prague
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:15:00 +0200Czech government survives no-confidence vote
Czech government survives no-confidence vote
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:31:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:30:00 +0200Czech duo knock Williams sisters out in first round of US Open
Czech duo knock Williams sisters out in first round of US Open
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:29:00 +0200Czech writers plan readings for Rushdie
Czech writers plan readings for Rushdie
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200Trash of the future: how digital waste management is helping Czechs to recycle more
Czechia is not one of the countries that ranks very highly compared to fellow EU member states such as Germany, Austria and Belgium when it comes to recycling. With ambitious EU recycling targets set for the next decade, Czechia still has a long way...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:43:00 +0200Czech women’s ice hockey team advances into World Championship semifinals
Czech women’s ice hockey team advances into World Championship semifinals
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:32:00 +0200Fiala government confidence vote goes into second day
Fiala government confidence vote goes into second day
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0200Prague City Hall to look into possibility of constructing new metro line
Prague could have a fifth, circular metro line in the future, which would offer connections to many of the city’s important districts, the Czech News Agency reports. On Wednesday, City Hall approved the commissioning of a study that will look into...
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:42:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:41:00 +0200US Secretary of Defence to visit Prague next week
US Secretary of Defence to visit Prague next week
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0200Forum 2000 award presented to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Forum 2000 award presented to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan