Forum 2000 to open in Prague with award for jailed Georgian journalist

Myška and Faltejsek to defend shared title at Velká pardubická

Police investigate racist posts linked to Motorists party’s Filip Turek

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, featuring acclaimed violinist Josef Špaček, presents Bohuslav Martinů’s Violin Concertos No. 1 and 2  on a new CD released by Supraphon.

The Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre, one of the oldest professional puppet theatres in the world, will celebrate 80 years since its move to Prague on October 12, 2025. This iconic duo, strict father Spejbl and his curious son Hurvínek, has become a sy...

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Siniaková to play for Wuhan doubles title

Czech foreign minister discusses winter defense and EU sanctions with Ukrainian counterpart

Babiš to address controversial media posts by potential foreign minister nominee

Czech pavilion at Expo 2025 welcomes 1.5 millionth visitor

Greenpeace criticises plan to give environment ministry to Motorists movement

Human rights commissioner Šimáčková Laurenčíková ready to resign after new government takes office

Babiš announces 16-member cabinet plan with SPD and Motorists, SPD to head lower house

Czech Army monitors unknown drones over key infrastructure

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Authorities investigate recent bear sightings in Czechia

Prague experiences brief power outage, electricity now restored

Czechia to build AI factory and supercomputer in Ostrava

Škoda Auto boosts Q3 sales by over 15 percent

A record number of young candidates won seats in the recent Czech parliamentary elections— a fourfold increase compared to the previous term. Why are young people suddenly gaining voter support? And what role do political youth organisations play ...

Czech Footballers draw 0–0 with Croatia, losing hope for direct World Cup spot

Event in Karlín to honor Dana Drábová

German man awarded CZK 85,500 for injury while trying to cross Iron Curtain, Constitutional Court confirms

Inflation in Czechia eases to 2.3% in September, lowest since April

Talks continue on division of seats in new government

The prestigious Bonifantes Boys’ Choir from Pardubice is setting off on a tour of Japan. One of the highlights of the tour will be a performance at Expo 2025 in Osaka, where the choir will premiere Panta Rhei, a composition by Czech composer Jan J...

As Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire, Czech FM express hope

Mild weekend ahead as Velká pardubická counts down to the start

Babiš aims to finalise coalition framework with SPD and Motorists

Colonel Foltýn: The state must not retreat, even if part of society rejects it

Hidden in the heart of Prague is a world of passages that date back to the early 20th century, when the city was growing and merchants sought to connect streets with elegant, light-filled throughways. In the Lucerna Passage, you‘ll find the famous...

The town of Opočno, known for its beautiful Renaissance castle, is hosting the 58th edition of its annual International Falconry Meeting. Organized by the Czech Falconry Club, the event draws falconers from across Europe, filling the skies above th...

Babiš voices support for Ukraine in call with Zelensky

Court asks parliament to lift Babiš’s immunity in a subsidies fraud case

Rakušan says STAN will seek deputy speaker post

The annual international music festival Moravian Autumn gets underway this Sunday in the Moravian capital of Brno. This year’s edition marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Charles Mackerras, the world-renowned British conductor and life...

On the second Sunday in October fans of horseracing traditionally gather in Pardubice for the event of the year – the Velká pardubická steeplechase. Here is the extraordinary story of an English jockey closely connected to the race.

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Babiš says coalition talks progressing but not finished

Foreign Ministry and Jewish groups in Prague welcome Gaza ceasefire

PRO's Rajchl calls for quick action to ease living costs

Babiš to brief president Pavel on government talks

Survey shows deep distrust of politicians in Czechia

Mayors and Independents leadership to assess election result at first post-vote meeting

Metro station Flora to close for 10 months due to major renovation

National cybersecurity office reports record number of incidents in September

Outgoing government fails to approve Transport Fund budget

Babiš rules out further state funding for weapons to Ukraine

Head of Digital Information Agency resigns after election app glitches

Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced on social media that he will not run for re-election as chairman of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). He informed the wider party leadership of his decision on Tuesday at a meeting at the ODS headquarters in Pragu...

Czech Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Gaza after citizen detained on aid flotilla

A major retrospective of Dagmar Hochová opened this week at Prague City Gallery’s House of Photography. It presents not only her celebrated photographs of children from the 1950s and 60s, but also scenes from pivotal moments in Czech history, suc...

The International Student Film Festival FOFR returns for its third edition, running from October 9-11 at Kino Kavalírka in Prague - a rather special revitalized cinema dating back to the 1930s. The festival itself is just as distinctive. Radio Prag...

Czech Radio 13th public broadcaster to receive Journalism Trust Initiative certification

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Babiš warns budget shortfall could exceed planned deficit for 2026

Babiš hopes to finalize coalition talks by next Friday

Cardinal Dominik Duka undergoes emergency surgery

Burkina Faso junta arrests eight aid workers, including one Czech national

Prime Minister Fiala will not seek re-election as Civic Democratic Party leader

SPD leader Okamura under fire for remarks about police chief

Court resubmits request to lift SPD leader’s parliamentary immunity

EU backs Czech initiative to restrict travel of Russian diplomats amid sabotage fears

Motorists float cabinet names, SPD wants experts in government

Eric Clapton to perform in Prague next May

At its founding, the Czech Pirate Party was meant to offer a center-left, progressive alternative in Czech politics, which has been mostly dominated by centrist and center-right views. But after a series of setbacks, from mismanaging building permit...

In the newly elected Czech Chamber of Deputies, nearly one-third of the members will be women - a historic high for the country. What role did preferential voting play in boosting female candidates? And how significant is this shift compared to prev...

The latest edition of Designblok , Central Europe’s biggest celebration of design and fashion, kicks off in Prague on Tuesday. Over the next six days, the festival will showcase the work of more than 200 carefully selected designers, studios, and ...

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International festival Jazz Goes to Town opens in Hradec Králové

66th International Engineering Fair opens in Brno

Czech activist deported from Israel after Gaza flotilla detention

Emerging Czech government preparing to reject EU carbon permits

Constitutional Court overturns pay freeze for judges

Prague announced contract for construction of tram line to Strahov worth over one billion CZK

Several parliamentary groups to meet for first time

Leading Czech nuclear expert Dana Drábová passes away at 64

Radim Fiala meets Andrej Babiš to discuss SPD nominations

Some politicians from ODS and KDU-ČSL support ending Spolu coalition

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President Pavel: Cutting ammunition support for Ukraine would hurt Czechia itself

Czech writer, playwright and former dissident Ivan Klíma has died at the age of 94. One of the most widely translated Czech authors, he spent three and a half years of his childhood in the Terezín concentration camp. In the decades that followed, ...

The organizers of Prague’s Signal Festival have opened a digital art gallery called Signal Space to the public, located in the Old Town Market Hall. The inaugural exhibition, Echoes of Tomorrow, will run for six months and features ten installatio...

Average monthly teacher salary rose to CZK 49,231

ANO leader Andrej Babiš scored a decisive victory in the Czech general elections at the weekend, but failed to secure enough support to govern alone. Now, he faces tough coalition talks with two fringe parties –the SPD and the Motorists who could...

Official election results to be announced on Tuesday in Collection of Laws

Hřib promises to be a constructive opposition in Chamber

Rakušan seeks meeting with Fiala and Hřib to discuss opposition cooperation

Czech inflation slows to 2.3 percent in September, statistics office estimates

President Pavel begins second day of post-election consultations

Library week starts in Czechia with focus on digital services

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Foreign media see Babiš’s election win as clear, but coalition talks uncertain

Czech tennis player Nosková misses out on Beijing title in the final

Havlíček expects Czechia to start next year under provisional budget

Experts say president Pavel’s cautious approach to forming government is standard

President Pavel says it is too early to task Babiš with forming a government

Czechs abroad favored the Spolu coalition, ANO performed poorly

Fiala says outgoing government parties must prepare for strong opposition role

Drivers can now test 150 km/h speed on part of D3 motorway

President Pavel begins talks with party leaders by meeting ANO chief Babiš

In this edition of our Sunday Music show, we bring you Collegium Marianum – Lacrimae: Featuring Works by Jan Dismas Zelenka.

Andrej Babiš’s ANO party emerged as the clear winner of the Czech parliamentary elections, gaining close to 37 percent of the vote. The Spolu coalition finished a distant second, followed by the Mayors and Independents. High turnout highlighted p...

Record number of women elected to Czech Parliament's lower house

President Pavel begins post-election talks with party leaders at Prague Castle

Babiš's ANO wins Czech parliamentary elections, eight parties enter Parliament

President Pavel praises high voter turnout, says Czechs confirmed pro-Western direction

ANO Party to have 80 seats, outgoing coalition a total of 74

Voter turnout in Czech parliamentary elections third highest since 1996

Babiš plans one-party government and talks with SPD and Motorists

ANO party wins Czech elections

Economist Sedláček: Sensible government could be formed by ANO and Spolu without Babiš

Calls for renewed political debate in Czechia after election results

ANO wins Czech parliamentary elections, Babiš celebrates party’s second victory

STEM prediction: ANO party to win with 35.5 percent, Enough! (Stačilo!) unlikely to enter parliament

ANO party leads after three-quarters of votes counted

Czechs have chosen a new parliament and determined the country’s next government

Radio Prague International is following all developments after the closing of polls in the Czech parliamentary elections. We are updating this article live with the latest turnout figures, preliminary results, and reactions from across the country. ...

Head of digital agency offers to resign over eDoklady election issues

Voter turnout exceeds 50 percent, some districts report over 60 percent