Czech economy expands 2.6% in Q2, outpacing earlier estimate

Hašek’s manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk discovered in Prague archive

All-Czech duel looms at US Open as Muchová and Nosková reach third round

President and PM affirm unity on all key foreign policy matters

Sparta advance to Conference League group stage despite defeat by FC Riga

At a time when most media have moved online, shortwave radio still plays a quiet but important role in global communication. That’s why experts from around the world gathered in Prague this week for the HFCC—the High Frequency Coordination Confe...

Led by Denmark, several EU countries have proposed monitoring online communication to combat child abuse. The so-called “Chat Control” would allow surveillance of private emails and social media messages. The proposal lacks majority support in t...

An illegal menagerie, with many big cats, has been operating for years in Kletečná near Humpolec in the Vysočina Region. The authorities have long lacked an alternative home for the animals, but a breakthrough in the problem came after a meeting ...

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Lehečka, Macháč and Krejčíková advance to third round of US Open

Czech firefighters honored in Spain

Czech defense minister on working visit to Sweden

Lipavský to attend EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen

President Pavel and PM Fiala to discuss Middle East tensions and Bitcoin scandal

Farewell to Zdena Salivarová in Toronto, remains to be repatriated to Czechia

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Czechia seeks EU support against chat control proposal

He was one of the most successful pilots in the Battle of Britain, but the Czechs ignored and forgot about him, according to the creators of a new docudrama about RAF pilot Josef František. The film, Lone Wolf (Osamělý vlk), is being produced by ...

Czechs bet CZK 510 billion on gambling in first half of 2025

One in ten Czech children show signs of digital media addiction, study finds

Journalists from Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan shortlisted for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Minister calls for stricter laws on illegal animal breeders in Czechia

Prague’s historic Nerudova street, the steep cobbled artery leading up to Prague Castle, has become the testing ground for a clampdown on electric scooters. Prague 1 has just introduced the first official ban on e-scooters in the capital, along th...

Ostrava Zoo is home to over 6,000 animals from 451 species. Around one-third of these species are classified as threatened and seven are already extinct in the wild. The zoo not only helps to protect them in their natural environment, but breeds end...

Governing parties rule out post-election cooperation with ANO

Agriculture Ministry to seek repayment of CZK 5.1 billion in subsidies from Agrofert

President Pavel: Trump’s Ukraine initiative a step forward, but peace still distant

On Monday 25th, in the presence of the Czech Prime Minister and Ethiopian Minister of Tourism, the globally famous remains of the hominins Lucy and Selam were unveiled at Prague’s National Museum. The finders of the fossils were honoured guests at...

Writer and translator Zdena Salivarová has died at the age of 91. Together with her husband, Josef Škvorecký, she wrote books and published exiled authors through their publishing house, 68 Publishers. In 1990, they were both awarded the Order of...

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová, one of the country’s most successful athletes, has officially ended her career. Over nearly two decades, she won dozens of titles, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic bronze in singles at Rio 2016.

Identity of captured Šumava wolf confirmed

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Prague among least affordable cities for housing in Europe

President Pavel discusses situation in Gaza with Israeli counterpart

Liberec Zoo is especially known for its long-standing work with birds of prey. Radio Prague spoke about this area of their work with zoologist Jan Hanel.

Czech Television shooting film about RAF pilot Josef František

EU preparing 19th sanctions package against Russia, Czech proposal on diplomats gaining traction

Ruling parties to officially reject post-election deal with ANO

Minor earthquakes recorded in Central Bohemia

US Open: Muchová advances, Bouzková out

Petra Kvitová bows out after US Open exit

In its third year now, Archirun combines architecture and urban exploration in the heart of Prague, inviting participants to run or walk through some of the city’s most cherished locations. This year, the route also included several often-overlook...

Czech author and publisher Zdena Salivarová dies at 91

Czech Railways planning to buy up to 90 high-speed train cars

The TrutnOFF Open Air Festival attracted thousands of fans to Trutnov at the weekend. The long-running rock and alternative music festival with underground roots, often called the Czech Woodstock, traditionally features a diverse lineup featuring Cz...

Kroměříž Chateau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Zlín Region, dazzles the country with its architecture and gardens – and now also with hundreds of amethysts, centuries old and recently discovered by accident by a researcher from Palack�...

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Over 24,000 Czechs abroad register to vote in October elections

Czech business confidence rises in August, consumer confidence drops

Total lunar eclipse to be visible in Czechia on September 7

Wandering moose nicknamed Emil now sighted near Vienna

Lucy and Selam exhibition opens in Prague

Czech ambassadors meet in Prague for annual foreign policy consultations

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Four-day workweek boosts efficiency and well-being, says institute

Cycling crash injures six riders at West Bohemia Tour

Poll shows ANO 32.7 percent, Spolu rising to 21.3

Breakaway group forms new party to back Okamu­ra’s SPD

Czech minimum wage to rise to CZK 22,400 in 2026

Coldest morning of summer hits Czechia with frost records

Last chance for Czechs abroad to register to vote

Václav Špála was a painter whose bold use of color and deep love for the Czech landscape helped shape the face of modern art in central Europe. Although he remains relatively unknown abroad, he is considered one of the most important Czech artist...

For this week’s Sunday Music Show, we’re shining a spotlight on the musical output of Ostrava. The Silesian city is best known in terms of music for the Colours of Ostrava festival of pop and rock, but it also contributes to the artistic life of...

Dozens march in Prague for animal rights

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Rakušan and PM Fiala to meet on post-election cooperation, Hřib may join

ANO outlines election priorities

In July 2025, Yankele Gross (later known as Alex), an unknown Czechoslovak Holocaust survivor and Korean War veteran, died in the United States. He suffered through a death march and the camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

Aging index in Czechia keeps rising

Czech MPs spent nearly 20 percent more time in session, night debates surged

Castle and Chateau Night opens 138 sites across Czechia

Prague metro line B closed between Florenc and Vysočanská this weekend

Remains of nine WWII victims returned to Czechia

Forest owners urge Czech PM to push for revision of EU deforestation rules

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Police charge 34 people over covid subsidy fraud worth CZK 27 million

Police charge 34 people over covid subsidy fraud worth CZK 27 million

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II's second expansion, Legacy of Forge, launches September 9. Players reprise the role of Henry of Skalitz, restoring a forge, reconnecting with his late father’s friends, and taking on commissions in Kutná Hora. Warhors...

Czech schools to provide free menstrual products from 2026

Planned Return Center for Ukrainians in Prague postponed indefinitely

Five million Czechs now use bank identity, mostly for state services

The end of August will once again turn northern Bohemia into a showcase of Czech glassmaking. In the coming week the town of Liberec will host the fourth edition of Crystal Valley Week, a five-day festival dedicated to glass and glass jewellery, und...

Kellnerova and daughters to buy out Kellner Jr’s PPF stake

Fashion fairs Styl and Kabo open in Brno with 167 exhibitors

Czech Post halts parcel deliveries to U.S. amid new tariff rules

Defense Minister: Czech troops could join peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

Justice Ministry joins criminal case against bitcoin donor Jiřikovský

Czech president signs stricter asylum and migration law

On August 21st 1968, people woke to find that the hopeful era of the Prague Spring had ended, as tanks from Warsaw-Pact countries rolled into the Czechoslovak capital. At a solemn ceremony outside the Czech Radio building, political leaders, includi...

In his latest documentary, The Great Patriotic Trip, director Robin Kvapil traveled to Ukraine with his crew and three pro-Russian civilians who deny the existence of war in the country. Speaking with Czech Radio, Kvapil shared what inspired him to ...

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Government expands housing aid eligibility

Tennis: Nosková, Bouzková advance to Monterrey quarterfinals

Agricultural trade fair “Země živitelka” opens in České Budějovice

President Pavel: Netanyahu’s Gaza policy complicates support for Israel

President Pavel: Czech Republic should join peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if deployed

Czechs mark 57 years since Soviet-led invasion crushed Prague Spring

Senate committee urges Czech government not to recognize Russian annexations

Interest in voluntary military service among Czechs is waning. Since its launch in summer 2023, sign-ups for the Ministry of Defense’s “list of volunteers” have dropped from nearly 230 in the first year to just 100 last year. Volunteers share ...

A series of presentations and workshops in traditional Slavic art in the USA are set to be led by two ladies from Hovorany, South Moravia. They are travelling as ambassadors of the Moravian Beauty foundation, which promotes folk traditions across t...

NeverMore 68 is a festival that commemorates the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 21, 1968. Now in its fourth year, this year’s edition focuses on “The Foreign Perspective,” particularly how British international med...

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Czech Banking Association ups 2025 GDP growth forecast, predicts higher inflation

Liberec Zoo , established in 1904, is the oldest zoological garden in Czechia. Spanning 14 hectares, it houses over 170 animal species and plays a vital role in research, breeding, and conservation both locally and internationally. The zoo is especi...

Czech police investigating Formula-style car on D4 motorway

Invasive Japanese bush mosquito established in Czech Republic

Hidden amethysts unearthed at UNESCO-listed Kroměříž Chateau

Czech government extends state of emergency over chemical spill near Hustopeče yet again

President Pavel urges sanctions as Ukraine peace talks begin

Czech industry ministry proposes new strategic sites for stone and gravel

Czech hockey team to open next world championship against Denmark

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The rapper Ye, who formerly went by the name Kanye West, may perform in Prague in the near future. However, a petition has been launched to protest against the potential performance, and Mayor of Prague Bohuslav Svoboda is likewise opposed to the id...

Czech parties draw ballot numbers for October elections

Up to a quarter of children in Czechia are overweight or obese. As a result, pediatricians have begun regularly monitoring children with obesity. Their goal is to help these children and their families manage excess weight before it develops into mo...

Billion-crown digitalization project under fire as ministries warn of ‘collapse’

Czech Radio: More than 500 inmates may be released as non-payment of child support decriminalized

Electoral groups to receive ballot numbers for October parliamentary vote

Czech diplomacy sees White House talks about Ukraine as a step toward peace

Czech embassy in Tehran resumes operations