School meal reform likely to be delayed until 2027

Winter conditions to return over the weekend

Study: Czech teenagers’ intimate lives moving online

President Pavel: Institutions safeguarding democracy must be protected

Czech ice hockey team beats France 6:3 for first Olympic points

Czech FM calls on UN Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese to resign

Jílek wins gold at 10,000m speed skating race in Milan

Eva Adamczyková wins Olympic silver in snowboard cross in Livigno, third medal for Czechia

After 20 years, the legendary career of Czech speed skater Martina Sáblíková has come to an end at the Winter Olympics in Milan. With her start in the 5,000 metres on Thursday, she became the first Czech athlete to have participated in six Winter...

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President Pavel in Munich: Europe-US reset is about fair defense burden sharing

The annual gathering of world leaders in Bavaria comes at a moment of growing geopolitical tension and shifting alliances. European leaders are increasingly debating defence autonomy and technological competitiveness. Czech representatives will join...

Adamczyková tops Olympic snowboardcross qualification in Livigno

Czech household incomes rise after two-year decline

MPs condemn animal abuse, call for thorough investigations

To mark World Radio Day, Radio Prague International spoke with Iryna Slavinska, Director of Radio Culture – the third channel of Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne. What role does radio play in war-torn Ukraine? And what can a station focused...

Prague to introduce Ombudsman for public space complaints

Czech inflation slows to 1.6 pct in January, lowest since 2016

Babiš criticises EU emissions trading at informal summit

Bird flu confirmed at Prague Zoo

Czechs lose 5:0 to Canada in Olympic opener

Speed skater Martina Sáblíková’s hopes of securing medal in the 5,000m race dashed

Czech air navigation services have reported on a hair-raising incident in which a Portuguese plane heading for Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague was just 30 seconds away from crashing, not far from the capital. A last-minute maneuver by the pilot preve...

CVVM: President Pavel tops trust rankings, Turek seen as least trusted

Ester Ledecká fails to finish Super-G at 2026 Winter Olympics

The New Stage of the National Theatre, listed as a cultural monument since 2021, is set to undergo a two-year renovation, its first major overhaul in more than four decades. The project, estimated at around CZK 2.3 billion, will modernize the buildi...

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Blesk remains Czechia’s most read daily newspaper

Czech cabinet to discuss bid for Tour de France Grand Départ

EIB backs CZK 46.8bn in projects in Czechia in 2025

President Pavel to speak on populism and Ukraine at Munich Security Conference

Pavel Zeman appointed Czech European Prosecutor

Babiš government plans to renew special long-term residency for Ukrainian refugees

The distinctive Roma music genre halgató, known for its slow, mournful songs, could soon be added to Czechia‘s list of intangible cultural heritage. Both musicians and academics are seeking official recognition for the genre, which they describe ...

Czech PM backs Macron’s ‘Buy European’ plan for EU public contracts

Czech police have started looking into Czech links in the Epstein files, in the case of the late American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Police Presidium confirmed this week. The report said officers are currently assessing the avai...

Czech aircraft maker BRM Aero to deliver over 20 planes to South Korea

NATO official urges more contributions to Czech-led munitions initiative for Ukraine

Police press charges against gang that smuggled cocaine in cakes

The Czech Republic has sent a record number of athletes to the Winter Olympics in Milan and the country has a good track record of participation in winter Olympic sports. To find the very first Czech medal from the Winter Games, we would have to go ...

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Czech Philharmonic led by guest conductor Jakub Hrůša to honor Jiří Bělohlávek

One of the three most prestigious film festivals in the world, the Berlinale , opens this Thursday in Berlin. Among the Czech films presented this year is Věra Chytilová’s 1979 satirical film PanelStory , or How a Housing Development Is Born.

Constitutional Court upholds criminal offence of “unauthorized activity for a foreign power”

Souček becomes top Czech scorer in Premier League history

Public farewell for legendary Czech actress Jana Brejchová on February 17

With a willingness to tackle international challenges and some of the world’s most difficult molecules, Štěpánka Nedvědová’s profile sheds light on the slow, often invisible work behind scientific progress, where persistence matters as much...

Lower house debating 2026 state budget in first reading

Liberec start-up Instria draws interest from NATO Innovation Fund

PM Babiš to meet President Macron in Paris

Czechia, Austria and Slovakia urge EU action on electricity prices

The Economist: Křetínský plays an increasingly prominent role in European business

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The ceremonial outfits prepared for Czech athletes for the Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, featuring shorts and brightly coloured sweaters, faced criticism at home ahead of the Games. But at the opening ceremony last Friday, they drew attention ...

Škoda Elroq named Czechia’s Car of the Year

Czechia has scored 59 points in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, equalling its best result to date but still lagging behind the EU average. According to Transparency International analyst Marek Chromý, the country has made clear progress si...

Wolves in the Czech Orlické Mountains

Czech MEP removed from Patriots for Europe 

Babiš: Czechia and Austria agree on strengthening EU competitiveness

Czech TV and radio employees warn against threat to media independence

Have you heard of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church? What inspires someone to become a priest? Why are pastors prone to burnout? And can a priest dance on live television? Radio Prague International spoke with Martina Viktorie Voborníková Kopecká, ...

Czech Radio: prosecutor charges 11 people in Czech ‘paedophile hunters’ case

Czechia improves in corruption perception index, but still below EU average

PM Babiš to visit Vienna and Bratislava for talks with counterparts

Maděrová welcomed fans in České Budějovice, tries role of beer tap attendant

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Czech, Slovak and Hungarian firms to join EU defence contracts for Ukraine loan

Unemployment rate rises to 5.1 pct in January

Bavarian premier Söder likely to attend Sudeten German gathering in Brno

PM Babiš: Czech delegation to Munich security conference to include Pavel and two ministers

The Winter Olympics have only just begun, but Sunday already brought two major moments for Czech sport. Snowboarder Zuzana Maděrová won gold in the women’s parallel giant slalom. Just hours later, speed skater Metoděj Jílek added silver in the...

Government abolishes national economic council

The Parade of Nations, which opened the Winter Olympics in Italy, was held simultaneously at four locations. The Czech delegation was represented at all of them; the largest group was in Milan, led by the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The ...

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has announced that his government is seriously considering banning social media for children under the age of 15, following the example of France. While flash polls suggest that most parents would approve, many exp...

The Liberec native has spent the past few seasons edging closer to the very top of women’s parallel snowboarding. Strong World Cup performances were interrupted by injury, but resilience and patience proved decisive. Her Olympic triumph now confir...

Prague hotels see rise in tourist numbers last year

Government to debate human trafficking

PM Babiš to meet Bavarian premier Söder in Munich

Maděrová wins snowboard gold, Jílek adds silver for Czechia

Speed skater Jílek wins Olympic silver, beaten only by record holder Eitrem

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Maděrová’s Olympic gold draws congratulations from politicians, Liberec and police

Czech tennis players beat Sweden in Davis Cup, debutants decide match

Czech police not investigating any case linked to Epstein

Maděrová follows Ledecká with Olympic snowboarding gold

Kantar: elections would again be won by ANO, ODS far behind

Music can help heal the wounds we all carry inside. That is how singer Ida Kelarová often speaks about her work. One of the most distinctive voices in Czech music, she has spent decades bringing Romany songs to audiences at home and abroad. The sin...

Fewer people started small businesses in Czechia in 2025

Prague hosts week-long Cirkopolis festival with French and Belgian guests

One hundred years ago, on February 8, 1926, the Liberated Theatre (Osvobozené divadlo) was founded in Prague – an avant-garde scene that profoundly influenced Czech culture and laid the foundations of modern political satire. It was here that the...

Choirmaster named film of the year by Czech critics

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Sáblíková withdraws from 3000 m race due to illness

Czechia not considering joining Trump peace council, Babiš says

Babiš: draft budget breaks no law, budget council is useless

Czech Olympic outfits rank among best, Vanity Fair says

Number of registered firearms in Czechia rises above 1.1 million

Czech shoppers opt for premium gifts more often on Valentine’s Day

The video of a man stealing a swan on the Vltava River in the centre of Prague made news headlines this week. The incident was captured on video by a passerby, who later handed the footage over to the police. Animal welfare groups have also drawn at...

Speed skater Sáblíková faces 3000 m at Olympics, skiers start with downhill

Winter Olympics open in Milan and Cortina as Czechia sends record team

Jana Brejchová, a legend and femme fatale of Czech cinema, dies at 86

Rockfall closes major tourist route in Moravian Karst

President Pavel to give police statement over controversial text messages

Czech women’s hockey team loses to US in Olympic hockey opener

Czech Republic represented by record number of athletes at Winter Olympics

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Labour Ministry to propose changes to early retirement rules for hazardous professions

The Czech Society for Ornithology has named the Eurasian blackcap (pěnice černohlavá) as the Bird of the Year for 2026. The small songbird, known for its beautiful voice, is still very common in Czechia, but in the Mediterranean it faces extensiv...

Prime Minister Babiš to meet Fico and Stocker ahead of EU summit

Olympic festival opens in České Budějovice

Czechia is heading into the Winter Olympics with its largest team in history. Radiožurnál Sport chief Miroslav Bureš says the country has strong medal hopes in several sports, while hockey legend Dominik Hašek believes the Czech men’s team cou...

Excalibur wins CZK6bn deal for Patriot vehicles in Southeast Asia

Czech Dunkirk veteran awarded France’s highest honour

Victims of church sexual abuse call for independent investigation commission

The Olympic gold won by Czech hockey in Nagano in 1998 remains one of the sport’s defining moments. Nearly three decades later, a new Czech team heads to Milano Cortina 2026 hoping if not to replicate that miracle, then to at least honour it with ...

Hepatitis A outbreak in Prague stabilises, cases continue to fall

Trade unions rally in Ostrava in support of European industry

Metronome Prague adds Tom Odell, Lykke Li and Balu Brigada to 2026 line-up

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