"Where my home is" - the future Czech national anthem - was first performed at the Estates Theatre in Prague on 21 December 1834, in a play called Fidlovačka. The text by Josef Kajetán Tyl and the melody by František Škroup formed a harmonious w...

Police charge hoax caller who triggered large security operation in Prague on Thursday

Czech officials express shock and condemnation over terrorist attack in Magdeburg

President Pavel talks to Volodymyr Zelensky about further aid to Ukraine

Czechs mark anniversary of tragic shooting with concert, commemorative ceremony and mass

Czech officials express shock and condemnation over terrorist attack in Magdeburg

Germany abolishes controversial gas transit fee

Kayaker Josef Dostál claimed his first Czech Sportsperson of the Year title. The Olympic champion in the 1000m race earned 1,316 points in the 66th edition of the poll, securing victory over Wimbledon champion tennis player Barbora Krejčíková by...

On December 21st 2023, a series of horrific events transpired at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. The fourteen deaths in the heart of Prague, the deadliest mass attack in Czechia’s history, shocked the country and the world, and forever ...

Czech Centre in Kyiv damaged by Russian strike

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With Christmas just around the corner, the eternal question arises: which cookies should we bake this year? If you’re still deciding, an ongoing survey on the popularity of traditional Czech Christmas cookies by Czech Radio might help!

PM and president discuss Czech foreign policy goals

MPs approve bill opening way for separate enrolment of Ukrainian children in Czech schools

MPs aiming to make care of children in children's homes as close to normal family life as possible

MPs approve treaty with Vatican despite concerns regarding Seal of Confession

The Year of Czech Music will culminate this Sunday with two unique concerts in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, featuring over a thousand singers from forty amateur choirs across Czechia. They will perform alongside soloists and the Prague R...

Temperature records for December 19 broken around the country

Olympic canoeist Josef Dostál named Czech Sportsperson of the Year

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Police respond to false gunman report in Prague

Some 750,000 tourists expected to visit Prague for Christmas and New Year

Regular heart rhythms can now be monitored through various apps and smartwatches. Among the most notable recent technological innovations is the Czech app Kardi AI, which utilizes artificial intelligence to detect heart arrhythmias. Doctors from Ost...

Czech Chamber of Commerce official accused of CZK 2.5 billion fraud in Senegal

Ceske Radiokomunikace to build Czechia's largest data centre

Two Prague Metro stations closing for year-long reconstructions

Fiala discusses migration in Brussels with EU leaders

The Czech lower house on Wednesday approved a series of amendments to the Lex Ukraine law, stemming from the need to address asylum issues and security concerns relating to the ongoing war. One of the controversial points of the bill was its aim to ...

People in Need (Člověk v tísni) is a Czech charitable organisation with an impressively global reach. Founded in the early 1990s in the wake of the Velvet Revolution, the non-profit, non-governmental organisation seeks to provide humanitarian sup...

In time for Christmas, this episode of our Czech Music Greats series introduces you to the talent of Bohemian composer Jakub Jan Ryba and the story of his festive classic, the Czech Christmas Mass, still performed across Czechia to this day.

Czechia to donate one million euros to joint drone coalition fund for Ukraine

Czech soldiers will go on 169 planned exercises outside Czechia next year

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Number of Ukrainian refugees in Czech kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools increased year-on-year

President Pavel appoints 60 new judges at Prague Castle

Václav Havel, the first president of democratic Czechia, died 13 years ago. Leading politicians remembered him at a ceremony at his graveside, a special concert will be held at the National Technical Museum, and many other events are organized arou...

Russian oligarch Rostislav Zorikov, the former son-in-law of Russian arms dealer Boris Obnosov, will remain on the Czech national sanctions list. The Prague Municipal Court on Tuesday rejected his complaint, ruling that the government’s decision t...

NUDZ scientists' project to help diagnose schizophrenia and predict the condition

In 20 years, Czechia has received a trillion crowns more from the EU than it contributed

Václav Havel's ideas remain relevant, Parliament speakers agree

Hundreds of fish killed by pollution on Odra River

Madl’s film Waves on shortlist for Oscar

President Pavel signs into law state budget for 2025

Ensuring children’s safety online is a challenge that nearly every parent faces in today’s world. This concern is shared by schools, which are beginning to implement educational programs that address cyber safety. The Smíchov Secondary School o...

The British government has agreed to the sale of the parent company of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. He will become the first foreign owner of the country’s centuries-old postal service.

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New stretch of D4 motorway opens to drivers

Germany to abolish gas transport fee for Czechia as of next year

Czechia to push for ETS 2 emissions allowance system to be postponed by at least a year

Transparency International CR slams Czech government for failing to address corruption

Czech animated short Hurricane selected for prestigious Sundance Film Festival

80th anniversary of the largest air battle over Czech territory

President Pavel to announce decision on 2024 state budget

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On Strossmayer Square in Prague 7, the Technical Road Administration (TSK) has started planting 17 Julian alder trees, selected for their resilience to man-made climate change. I spoke with Katarína Svitková, Associate Research Fellow at the EUROP...

Czech FM welcomes EU's new sanctions package against Russia

Boží Dar in the Ore mountains is a popular Czech ski resort which almost always gets the first snow of the year. However, its claim to fame is linked to a special Christmas tradition. Its post office –which is closer to the sky than any other in...

Czechia to open record 111 km of highways in 2024

Customs bust group trafficking hormonal substances

Czech Constitutional Court rejects appeal over denial of Soviet responsibility for Katyn massacre

The Wallachian Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm presents the folklore of Christmas every year. The exhibits of the museum are brought to life with processions of Advent characters, involving devils and 'Lucky' (masked female figures, named after ...

Prague acquires historic Žižkov freight station for redevelopment

Archaeologists find 7,000-year-old settlement near Prague ring road site

British government approves Křetínský's takeover of Royal Mail

More Czech ski resorts open as full season kicks off

Supreme Audit Office criticizes slow progress of foster care

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Czech photographer’s meteors picture chosen as NASA's astronomical photo of the day

Ministry of Interior not yet recorded higher number of refugees from Ukraine due to winter

Speaker Pekarová Adamová wishes to discuss conflict of interest law further

First train of Baltic Express line en route from Prague to Gdynia, Poland

Analysts expect Czech National Bank to halt interest rate cuts on Thursday

Expert: Growing conditions will worsen in Czechia, but even more so elsewhere

Our Sunday Music Show today celebrates the life and music of one of the most famous Czech voices, Zuzana Navarová, who died twenty years ago at the age of only 45. The singer, who was inspired by Latin rhythms, left an indelible mark on the nation...

The first batch of Kozel beer was brewed 150 years ago in Velké Popovice. The brewery was established in 1874 by František Ringhoffer II, a notable industrialist, businessman, politician, mayor of Smíchov, and member of the Bohemian Provincial As...

In this episode, we stop off at the Prague Main Railway Station, on line C, where Martin Karlík, our guide from Prague City Tourism, explains the curious underground tramway project that preceded plans for a metro.

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Ministries disagree with ANO MP's proposal to freeze price of motorway vignette

Skiing season begins at resorts across Czechia

Korean president's impeachment will not affect Dukovany tender, says Ministry of Industry

Filip Šuman elected president of International Floorball Federation

Government to decide on salary increase, plans to give teachers 7% increase and others 1,400 crowns

Bethlehem light to arrive in Czechia from Austria on Saturday evening

Former EU commissioner Věra Jourová to become Vice-Rector of Charles University

On Thursday, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský received the seal and stamp symbolizing the termination of the Warsaw Pact from Hana Hlaváčková, President of the Czechoslovak Foreign Institute, which has been their custodian until now. The handover t...

An exhibition dedicated to Rychlé šípy or The Rapid Arrows, a legendary Czech comic series by Jaroslav Foglar about the adventures of five boys in the city, got underway at the Museum of Literature this week. Among other things, it showcases the ...

Third attempt to sell Štiřín Chateau in electronic auction fails

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New design selected for Ještěd cable car

Interactive museum on life and times of Mozart opens in Prague

Defense minister: Czechia has provided massive aid to war-stricken Ukraine

Prague to acquire Žižkov freight station for CZK 1.43 billion

Slavia and Plzeň suffer defeats in Europa League group stage

Documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin, co-produced by Czechia, to premiere at Sundance

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Czechia not opposing request for longer exemption from ban on Russian oil, says PM Fiala

Lipavský: Czech diplomatic staff will return to Syria when situation allows

Jakub Menšík named ATP Newcomer of the Year

Marie Gailová receives Alice Garrigue Masaryk Human Rights Award

PM Fiala: Czechia and Bavaria set to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector

Let us take you on a culinary tour of Czech Christmas, by introducing the world of ‘cukroví’ – traditional sweet treats that families in Czechia bake every year, and are for many Czechs the very best taste of Christmas.

On the 12th of December 1952, a senior academic died in Prague. This lifelong scholar was Bedřich Hrozný, a Czech man born in the Bohemian town of Lysá nad Labem, and he remains famous today for his work on ancient languages. Most notably, it was...

On Thursday, Czech Radio Vltava will premiere the documentary Postscriptum of Bedřich Smetana. Created by Tomáš Dufka, head of the radio archive, the project examines pivotal political and social events, such as the Nazi occupation of Czechoslova...

Czechia to continue to protect Slovak airspace next year

Top Czech officials meet at Prague Castle

President Pavel appoints Dita Řepková as Constitutional Court judge

The Senate has passed an amendment to the gun law that will oblige arms dealers and shooting range owners to report suspicious clients to the police. The measure is a forerunner of a massive overhaul of the gun law that will come into force in 2026,...

Government excludes HHC from list of prohibited substances

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Slovak singer Adam Pavlovčin (ADONXS) to represent Czechia at Eurovision

A unique racing car from the early 1900s, built by Laurin & Klement—the company that later became Škoda—is set to be auctioned off in Miami next year. The Type S2 Sportswagen, with its groundbreaking design, has been preserved in its original, ...

Group of senators proposes review of recently signed Czech-Vatican treaty

State support for renewable energy likely to decrease, Chamber of Deputies approves restrictions

The “Lex Babiš” law prohibiting members of the government from owning media outlets has been a political battleground since it was approved in 2016. Now significant parts of the law have been invalidated by the Constitutional Court for procedur...

Council of Europe commissioner: Czech authorities should extend law on compensation for victims of forced sterilisations

A quarter of Czechs have low reading and problem solving skills

MPs to resume debate on higher public television and radio licence fees

In the late 1950s, the communist authorities came up with a plan to demolish Prague's district of Žižkov, replacing it with modern, prefabricated housing. Their plans moved slowly, and it was only in the 1970s that they commissioned photographer P...

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Physicist Radomír Pánek to head Czech Academy of Sciences