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Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:48:00 +0200
Czech Railways still working to clear Kolín-Prague corridor in wake of accident
Czech Railways still working to clear Kolín-Prague corridor in wake of accident

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:46:00 +0200
IMF downgrades growth forecast for Czechia
IMF downgrades growth forecast for Czechia

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:37:00 +0200
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Weather forecast

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:09:00 +0200
Brno Theatre will not have to apologize to Cardinal Duka over controversial plays
Brno Theatre will not have to apologize to Cardinal Duka over controversial plays

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:04:00 +0200
“Russia is the Third Reich in colour” – Czechia’s security community opens up at special conference
Czechia is facing the “worst security threat” in its modern history and “Russia is the Third Reich in colour”. Strong words of warning could be heard on Monday from the various heads of Czech intelligence who gathered at a special conference...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:46:00 +0200
V4 heads of state discussing war in Ukraine, global security and energy issues
V4 heads of state discussing war in Ukraine, global security and energy issues

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:11:00 +0200
Václav Havel Human Rights Prize goes to jailed Russian dissident Vladimír Kara-Murza
The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize was awarded on Monday to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian dissident who is currently in jail for speaking out against Putin’s war in Ukraine. Michael Žantovský is head of the Václav Havel Library, one of the f...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:52:00 +0200
Labour minister proposing to raise minimum wage
Labour minister proposing to raise minimum wage

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:51:00 +0200
Prague hosting informal meeting of EU energy ministers
Prague hosting informal meeting of EU energy ministers

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:45:00 +0200
Czech Embassy in Kyiv remains open, no plans to withdraw staff
Czech Embassy in Kyiv remains open, no plans to withdraw staff

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:42:00 +0200
B9 heads of state condemn bombing of civilian targets in Ukraine
B9 heads of state condemn bombing of civilian targets in Ukraine

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:58:00 +0200
Hundreds back Czech “annexation of Kaliningrad” at Russian Embassy
A parody event backing the “annexation” of Kaliningrad to Czechia was held outside Russia’s embassy in Prague on Monday.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:43:00 +0200
Inflation in September rose to 18 percent y-on-y
Inflation in September rose to 18 percent y-on-y

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:31:00 +0200
Radka Denemarková novel Hours of Lead wins Brücke Berlin prize
Radka Denemarková novel Hours of Lead wins Brücke Berlin prize

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:25:00 +0200
ČEZ: LNG from Netherlands port already being used in Czechia
ČEZ: LNG from Netherlands port already being used in Czechia

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:18:00 +0200
Danger of Russian subversive operations in Czechia, BIS chief warns
Danger of Russian subversive operations in Czechia, BIS chief warns

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:53:00 +0200
Nobel Peace Prize for Memorial “big show of moral support”, says head of Czech branch
All three winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize are people or organisations from the former Soviet Union: the imprisoned Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organization Memorial, and the Ukrainian Centre ...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:37:00 +0200
Two Czech projects among winners of 2022 European Citizen’s Prize
Two Czech projects among winners of 2022 European Citizen’s Prize

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:11:00 +0200
Czech officials condemn Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities
Czech officials condemn Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:24:00 +0200
Jan Charvát: Many of today’s protesters first took to streets during Covid
With prices rising fast – and a vocal minority against the country’s support for Ukraine – some are concerned that tensions in Czech society could intensify this winter. A large “Czech Republic first” demonstration on Prague’s Wenceslas ...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Hospodářské noviny: Škoda Auto to begin selling cars in Vietnam from next year
Hospodářské noviny: Škoda Auto to begin selling cars in Vietnam from next year

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:06:00 +0200
Unemployment rose in September for first time since 2013
Unemployment rose in September for first time since 2013

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:39:00 +0200
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Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:34:00 +0200
Coronavirus epidemic receding in Czechia
Coronavirus epidemic receding in Czechia

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:30:00 +0200
Hello, Prague!
Last week the European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti greeted the Czech capital on Twitter from the International Space Station, attaching a picture of the city from space. Prague was hosting the European Space Week at the time.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:22:00 +0200
Czechs beefing up defence over threat of Russian terror
The Czech minister of defence says the country’s army is stepping up the defence of strategic infrastructure due to the threat of Russian sabotage. Jana Černochová says Moscow is trying to weaken the arms industries in states that are helping Uk...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:07:00 +0200
Vladimir Kara-Murza wins Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
Vladimir Kara-Murza wins Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:49:00 +0200
Barbora Krejčíková wins Ostrava title
Barbora Krejčíková wins Ostrava title

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:43:00 +0200
Czech Defence Ministry wants to increase protection of critical infrastructure
Czech Defence Ministry wants to increase protection of critical infrastructure

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:39:00 +0200
Poll: ANO would win parliamentary elections with 29.5 percent of vote
Poll: ANO would win parliamentary elections with 29.5 percent of vote

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:36:00 +0200
Mr Spex wins annual Grand Pardubice steeplechase
Mr Spex wins annual Grand Pardubice steeplechase

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:37:00 +0200
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Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:35:00 +0200
Czechia confirms second case of Covid’s Centaurus subvariant
Czechia confirms second case of Covid’s Centaurus subvariant

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 08:14:00 +0200
Sokol Memorial Day
Sokol Memorial Day honours the memory of more than 1,500 members of the nation’s oldest athletics association, who were arrested by the Gestapo on October 8, 1941 by the order of Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich.

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 07:47:00 +0200
Soldiers deployed to guard border with Slovakia
Soldiers deployed to guard border with Slovakia

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 07:33:00 +0200
Tennis: Krejčíková to face Swiatek in Ostrava final  
Tennis: Krejčíková to face Swiatek in Ostrava final  

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 07:24:00 +0200
Thalia Awards handed out in Prague
Thalia Awards handed out in Prague

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:33:00 +0200
140 years since the premiere of Dvořák’s opera Dimitrij
Dimitrij, which premiered in Prague at the New Czech Theatre on October 8, 1882, was Antonín Dvořák's most ambitious grand opera. Set to a libretto by Marie Červinková-Riegrová, with a plot derived from Ferdinand Mikovec's Dimitr Ivanovič –...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:27:00 +0200
Nearly 160 migrants detained on border with Slovakia over past two days
Nearly 160 migrants detained on border with Slovakia over past two days

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:11:00 +0200
Czech Interior Minister attends MED5 meeting in Cyprus
Czech Interior Minister attends MED5 meeting in Cyprus

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:04:00 +0200
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Sat, 08 Oct 2022 14:40:00 +0200
Škoda: the largest car manufacturer in Czechia and one of the oldest in the world
Škoda Auto boasts one of the oldest unbroken histories among car manufacturers still operating in the world today.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 13:17:00 +0200
Trade unions hold demonstration in Prague over costs of living
Trade unions hold demonstration in Prague over costs of living

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:22:00 +0200
Czechs mark Sokol Memorial Day
Czechs mark Sokol Memorial Day

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:09:00 +0200
Tennis: Krejčíková through to Ostrava semi-finals
Tennis: Krejčíková through to Ostrava semi-finals

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:56:00 +0200
Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks in Prague season opener
Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks in Prague season opener

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:26:00 +0200
EU leaders wrap up informal summit in Prague with no decision on gas price cap
European Union leaders wrapped an informal summit at Prague Castle on Friday agreeing on giving more financial and military aid to Ukraine, but making no final decisions on how to tackle soaring energy prices amid a decline of gas supplies from Russ...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 01:01:00 +0200
Martinec: I have better connection with my dreams in London than Czechia
Hynek Martinec, a Czech artist originally from Broumov in northeastern Bohemia, won the BP Young Artist award at London’s National Portrait Gallery in 2007 for his hyper-realistic portrait of his partner, Zuzana, beating 1,869 other contenders....

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:33:00 +0200
EU leaders discuss separation of gas and electricity prices at Prague summit
EU leaders discuss separation of gas and electricity prices at Prague summit

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0200
Prague set to host start of NHL season this weekend
The NHL Global Series is returning to Prague this Friday and Saturday, with the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators set to face off in two games at the Czech capital’s O2 arena. Local fans are especially excited about the chance to see Prague-...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:50:00 +0200
“The flat is completely empty now”: Milan Kundera’s library moves to Brno
The archive of the world-famous writer Milan Kundera is currently in the process of being transported to his home city of Brno, where the collected works are being catalogued and digitised by the staff at the Moravian Library. The archive should ope...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:48:00 +0200
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Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:28:00 +0200
Czech ministers to meet with Ukrainian government in Kyiv at end of October
Czech ministers to meet with Ukrainian government in Kyiv at end of October

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:20:00 +0200
EU summit takes place in Prague
EU summit takes place in Prague

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:12:00 +0200
Bavaria increases checks at border with Czechia
Bavaria increases checks at border with Czechia

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:27:00 +0200
Demonstration outside venue of EU informal summit
Demonstration outside venue of EU informal summit

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:46:00 +0200
Unique Bronze Age belt discovered near Opava
A small farmer in the Opava region in the north-east of Czechia made a unique discovery while working in a field, unearthing a golden belt dating back to the Bronze Age. The ornamented piece, which is exceptionally well-preserved, should go on displ...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:02:00 +0200
Finance Ministry proposing windfall tax for companies in energy, banking and fossil fuels
Finance Ministry proposing windfall tax for companies in energy, banking and fossil fuels

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200
ECP meeting in Prague hailed a success
ECP meeting in Prague hailed a success

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:56:00 +0200
Czech PM meets with British counterpart ahead of EPC meeting in Prague
Czech PM meets with British counterpart ahead of EPC meeting in Prague

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:02:00 +0200
Prague hosts new European Political Community
More than 40 leaders gathered in Prague on Thursday afternoon for the first ever summit of the European Political Community. It is a new grouping set up by France that also includes many states that are not EU members. At the summit I discussed its ...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:58:00 +0200
“Students don’t know who to talk to about this” – Study looks into bullying at Czech schools
According to a freshly released survey conducted by the education firm Scio, four out of ten Czech elementary school students between the ages of 11 to 15 say they often encounter verbal abuse in their class and 13 percent reported that physical abu...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:23:00 +0200
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Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:56:00 +0200
EU approves eighth sanctions package against Russia
EU approves eighth sanctions package against Russia

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:12:00 +0200
Czech scientists develop method of detecting forgeries of artistic photographs
Czech scientists develop method of detecting forgeries of artistic photographs

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:11:00 +0200
Gas consumption down by 20 percent in 3Q
Gas consumption down by 20 percent in 3Q

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:09:00 +0200
Psychiatrist Jan Cimický facing multiple rape charges
Psychiatrist Jan Cimický facing multiple rape charges

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:32:00 +0200
Alpaca therapy thriving in Czech town
Alena Saladiaková's original profession is a wedding coordinator, but two years ago her career  unexpectedly changed course when the family decided to acquire two Alpacas as pets. Now she and her husband own four Alpacas and have established a bus...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:42:00 +0200
Qatari Emir ends his visit to Czechia prematurely
Qatari Emir ends his visit to Czechia prematurely

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:32:00 +0200
Prague hosts inaugural meeting of European Political Community
Prague hosts inaugural meeting of European Political Community

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0200
Energy in focus as Qatari Emir visits Prague
The Qatari head of state, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is currently on a state visit to Prague where he is meeting not only with Czech leaders but also with several other European representatives on the backdrop of the European summit in the Cze...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0200
Expert: Babiš can’t risk tag of loser from presidential election
With 100 days until Czechs elect a new president, the bookmakers have Petr Pavel as favourite. Andrej Babiš had been expected to go head to head with the ex-army man, though it is not clear whether he will run. Meanwhile the governing Together alli...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:02:00 +0200
Survey: more than 80 % of Czech second level elementary school pupils experience bullying 
Survey: more than 80 % of Czech second level elementary school pupils experience bullying 

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:36:00 +0200
Border controls with Slovakia extended until October 28
Border controls with Slovakia extended until October 28

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Czech President Zeman and Emir of Qatar sign agreement on economic cooperation
Czech President Zeman and Emir of Qatar sign agreement on economic cooperation

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Vladimír Posolda to become new head of civilian intelligence service
Vladimír Posolda to become new head of civilian intelligence service

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:50:00 +0200
Škoda: the largest car manufacturer in Czechia and one of the oldest in the world
Škoda Auto boasts one of the oldest unbroken histories among car manufacturers still operating today. It is the fifth-oldest company in the world still producing cars, after Daimler, Opel, Peugeot, and Tatra, another Czech company – meaning that ...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:09:00 +0200
Czech meme scene calls for return of Kaliningrad to Czechia
A joke petition calling for the annexation of the Russian port city of Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic has received nearly 12,000 electronic signatures since it was posted on the website petice.cz last Tuesday. It was set up amid a wave of memes o...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0200
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Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:56:00 +0200
Covid-19: highest number of hospitalised since April
Covid-19: highest number of hospitalised since April

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:56:00 +0200
Renáta Kellnerová tops Forbes Czech rich list
Renáta Kellnerová tops Forbes Czech rich list

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:55:00 +0200
Designblok festival gets underway in Prague
Designblok festival gets underway in Prague

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:04:00 +0200
Plžen beaten 5:0 by Bayern in Champions League
Plžen beaten 5:0 by Bayern in Champions League

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:19:00 +0200
Fiala to meet Truss on sidelines of Prague European Political Community meeting
Fiala to meet Truss on sidelines of Prague European Political Community meeting

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:04:00 +0200
No hearing with Okamura over derogatory comments in lower house
No hearing with Okamura over derogatory comments in lower house

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:56:00 +0200
Jurečka: Zeman will quickly facilitate appointment of new environment minister
Jurečka: Zeman will quickly facilitate appointment of new environment minister

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:30:00 +0200
Renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma wins competition for new Jewish museum in Brno
The renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has won an international competition for the design of a new Jewish Museum in the Moravian city of Brno. The striking building in the shape of a seemingly endless white ribbon with a tree in the centre was ...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:50:00 +0200
Czech sound-artist Lenka Morávková on creating unique instrument made of Bohemian crystal
Lenka Morávková is a sound-artist and electronic producer from North Bohemia who divides her time between Prague and Los Angeles. A few years ago, she created a one-of-a-kind glass sculpture called the Bohemian Cristal Instrument, a unique version...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:48:00 +0200
Together recommend voters back Pavel, Nerudová or Fischer for president
Together recommend voters back Pavel, Nerudová or Fischer for president

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Together and ANO agree most areas in Prague coalition talks
Together and ANO agree most areas in Prague coalition talks

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:35:00 +0200
Shocking case of institutionalized patient highlights inhumane practices in Czech mental homes
An investigative team at Czech Radio has unveiled the shocking story of a young woman who was held in mechanical restraint in a mental home in Opava for a period of twelve years. Her fate has once again highlighted the inhumane conditions in many Cz...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:36:00 +0200
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Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:35:00 +0200
New chief conductor Popelka helms Radio orchestra for first time
New chief conductor Popelka helms Radio orchestra for first time

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:18:00 +0200
Number of people hospitalised with covid increasing
Number of people hospitalised with covid increasing

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:41:00 +0200
Eight people arrested in Brno on corruption charges
Eight people arrested in Brno on corruption charges

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:45:00 +0200
Russian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry
Russian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0200
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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:41:00 +0200
Foreign Ministry calls on Czech citizens to leave Russia
Foreign Ministry calls on Czech citizens to leave Russia

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:57:00 +0200
Gas consumption in Czechia falls 18 percent year-on-year
Gas consumption in Czechia falls 18 percent year-on-year

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:17:00 +0200
River flows below average for 12 months in row
River flows below average for 12 months in row

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0200
190 years since the first kindergarten was established in the Bohemian lands
The first pre-school institution -a so-called "model youth nursery" -  was founded in 1832 by Jan Svoboda, a teacher at the Prague Emmaus parish school Na Hrádku. Svoboda taught children aged three to six the basics of reading, writing and German ...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:59:00 +0200
Will poor Senate showing impact ANO approach to presidential vote?
Elections to one-third of the seats in the Czech Senate were not a success for opposition leaders ANO, which took only three of 27, compared to 20 for the governing Together group. Where did it go wrong for Andrej Babiš’s party? And will the resu...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:55:00 +0200
Czech and Slovak foreign ministers agree migration problem must be solved at European level
Czech and Slovak foreign ministers agree migration problem must be solved at European level

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:14:00 +0200
Czech researchers develop revolutionary new material for interior design
Czech researchers at the Technical University of Liberec have developed a new material that could find multiple uses in interior design and various artistic fields such as the creation of perfumed jewelry. The new glass-ceramic porous material calle...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:09:00 +0200
Balloons enthusiasts take to the skies over Bělá pod Bezdězem
Hot-air balloon enthusiasts from around the country took to the skies over Bělá pod Bezdězem, north-east of Prague, at the weekend.  

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0200
iRozhlas: Human rights violated at Czech psychiatric hospitals
iRozhlas: Human rights violated at Czech psychiatric hospitals

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:19:00 +0200
Krejčíková wins first singles trophy of year in Tallinn
The Czech tennis player Barbora Krejčíková has won her first singles title of 2022 in Tallinn.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:48:00 +0200
Babiš: Senate second round not success for ANO but some positives
Babiš: Senate second round not success for ANO but some positives

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:28:00 +0200
Krejčíková wins in Tallinn for first singles title of year
Krejčíková wins in Tallinn for first singles title of year

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:46:00 +0200
Kupka: Extraordinary tax on power producers could generate CZK 100 billion
Kupka: Extraordinary tax on power producers could generate CZK 100 billion

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:39:00 +0200
Zeman joins other presidents in region in rejecting Russian annexation in Ukraine
Zeman joins other presidents in region in rejecting Russian annexation in Ukraine

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 09:16:00 +0200
Covid hospitalisations in Czechia jump
Covid hospitalisations in Czechia jump

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:41:00 +0200
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Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:34:00 +0200
CT: Half million seniors in Czechia on verge of poverty
CT: Half million seniors in Czechia on verge of poverty

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:16:00 +0200
Russian historian Zubov to teach at Czech university
Russian historian Zubov to teach at Czech university

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 07:27:00 +0200
Rybičky 48 – best known Czech pop punk band celebrates 20 years on stage
The best-known Czech pop punk band Rybičky 48 is celebrating two decades on stage. The popular band will mark the anniversary with a special show in Prague’s O2 Arena this month, performing not only their biggest hits, but also some of their late...

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:42:00 +0200
Fiala: Election results unequivocal for Together coalition
Fiala: Election results unequivocal for Together coalition

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:53:00 +0200
Governing Civic Democrats most successful party in Senate elections
Governing Civic Democrats most successful party in Senate elections

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:39:00 +0200
Czechia slams Russia for abuse of veto power on UN Security Council
Czechia slams Russia for abuse of veto power on UN Security Council

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:30:00 +0200
Vystrčil defeats Nagyová in keenly watched Senate clash
Vystrčil defeats Nagyová in keenly watched Senate clash



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