Government coalition plans major changes to mortgage tax relief

New railway timetable comes into force across Czechia

New organ at St. Vitus Cathedral to be blessed at special mass

Iron Maiden headlines Rock for People festival

Czech government to debate ending public broadcasting licence fees

The Czech Entomological Society has named the praying mantis Czechia’s Insect of the Year for 2026. Once found mainly in southern Moravia, this striking predator has spread across much of the country and is now turning up in places where people wo...

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Three Czechs killed in boat collision off Croatia

Iron Maiden among stars at Rock for People festival

Government and opposition clash over conflict-of-interest bill

Okamura calls for ending temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees

ANO leads Czech election poll

President receives hundreds of clemency requests

Canoeist Fuksa wins second European title in Portugal

Dog blood donor registry seeks more volunteers

Czechia ranks second in Europe for cyberattacks on businesses

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Prague witnessed a milestone in the history of women’s education. At just 24 years old, zoologist Marie Zdenka Baborová became the first woman to earn a doctorate at a university in the Czech lands. At a tim...

FM Macinka: Czechia wants to normalize ties with China

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra’s 100-year history is also a century of remarkable conducting personalities. Each of them imprinted their own character on the ensemble, advanced its artistic ambitions and helped it grow from a radio orchestra ...

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Fuksa and Dostál win European canoe sprint titles

Opposition Civic Democratic Party outlines new policy agenda

Křetínský to become West Ham’s largest shareholder

Lidice massacre victims remembered 84 years on

Czech officer appointed to senior NATO command post

Study highlights challenges facing Czech workers over 50

Government to discuss new rules for minority and Roma grants

Smetana Litomyšl festival opens with Czech Philharmonic

Respect festival brings global music to Prague’s Štvanice Island

Czech TV, Czech Radio staff to go on 24-strike on June 22

ČEZ to increase network of charging stations by end of year

People around the country can now experience a trip into space through virtual reality. A special rocket-shaped simulator called SpaceBuzz is touring the country, offering visitors a chance to embark on a virtual space mission and view Earth from th...

Czech minister uninjured in attack

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Czech population falls by nearly 20,000 in first quarter

Novo Nordisk invests CZK 8 billion in Czech production plant

Ukrainian veterans build combat drones in Czechia

Czechs are famous for their love of cottages, cabins and weekend retreats. But while this tradition has often been explored as a social phenomenon, far less attention has been paid to the architecture behind it. A new exhibition at Prague’s Museum...

Czech mortgage lending rises 54% from a year ago

Czechia lose opening World Cup match after surrendering lead to South Korea

The Babiš government is preparing a major tightening of the country’s drug policy, marking a significant departure from the more liberal approach pursued in recent years. The proposals on the table include a clamp down on kratom sales, tightening...

Czech MPs advance major building law reform

Budget council warns Czech deficit could exceed 350 billion crowns next year

Health minister discusses healthcare reforms with President Pavel

Czechia plans three small modular reactors, aims to supply European projects

Opposition attacks conflict-of-interest bill as Babiš skips special parliamentary session

Czechs spent CZK 94.5 billion on healthcare beyond insurance coverage

Zdena Mašínová, whose family played a major role in modern Czech history, has died at the age of 92. Her father was a WWII resistance hero, while her brothers dramatically escaped from communist Czechoslovakia – leading to Mašínová and other...

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Customs seize 38 kilograms of illegal ivory in Czech Republic

FM Macinka calls for Czech development policy focused on trade and investment

Czechs underestimate health risks when travelling outside Europe, survey finds

A sound designer trained at FAMU in Prague, Victoriia Kralko spent months collecting phone calls and messages from Ukrainians separated by war - soldiers, refugees, families waiting for news. Born in Prague to Ukrainian parents, she turned this mate...

Special parliamentary session over alleged Babiš conflict-of-interest law

Czechs open World Cup campaign against Korea

President Pavel flags off 1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia veteran rally

US doctor monitored for Ebola leaves Czech hospital

Zdena Mašínová, daughter and sister of Czech resistance fighters, dies at 92

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Czechia records one of Europe's lowest inflation rates

The Czech Republic boasts one of the densest library networks in Europe. But who exactly uses these libraries, and what do their reading habits look like? Drawing on data from roughly 17 million loans made over three years at Prague's Municipal Libr...

Eighty-four years ago, on June 10, 1942, the Nazis annihilated the Central Bohemian village of Lidice in retaliation for the assassination of Acting Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak parachutists. In one of the most brutal reprisals ...

ČEZ to build pumped-storage hydropower plant at Orlík reservoir

Defence minister seeks military spending increase to NATO target

Experts back restoration of Prague's historic Vyšehrad railway bridge

Speedskater Jilek wins top Czech sporting award

Student gets suspended sentence for school shooting threats

Czechia has lowest standard VAT rate in Visegrad Group

Czechia investigates alleged exploitation of Filipino workers

Czech defence minister reaffirms commitment to NATO's Eastern flank

Czech coalition lawmakers propose changes to conflict-of-interest law

The biggest event in football, the World Cup, gets underway this week. Czechia, appearing in the tournament for the first time in two decades, will take on South Korea in their first game in Mexico’s Guadalajara on Thursday. But what are the Czech...

Germany pledges additional €300 million for Czech-led ammunition initiative

June rains ease drought, but concerns remain

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Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda is on track to become the first Czech citizen to visit the International Space Station. The European Space Agency has signed an agreement with the US space company VAST that could see him fly to the ISS next year, and t...

Czech customs officers seize record 800-kilograms of Kratom intended for illegal distribution

Czech linguists are helping preserve the language of one of Central America's Indigenous peoples. They are racing to record the stories of El Salvador's Nahuat Pipil before they disappear with the last generation of storytellers.

Renáta Kellnerová tops Forbes list of most influential Czech women

Prosecutors seek charges in €4 million Agrofert subsidy case

Government plans 18 measures to tighten drug policy

Government to push ahead with public media funding shift

Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda to become first Czech to fly to the ISS

Two Czech Roman Catholic priests killed by the communist regime were beatified in Brno at the weekend. Jan Bula and Václav Drbola were hanged after a show trial in the 1950s, the darkest decade of the totalitarian era.

For generations, the town of Vamberk has been synonymous with lace-making. Now its most famous craft has earned a new distinction: the exquisite Vamberk bobbin lace has become the first Czech craft product to receive European protected geographical ...

Czech paddler Jakub Krejčí delighted home fans at Prague's Troja whitewater course, claiming gold in the men's slalom and dominating the kayak cross event. The reigning world silver medallist finished 1.77 seconds ahead of Britain's Joseph Clarke ...

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Czech unemployment falls to 4.8% in May

Audit Office: State failing to manage public investments effectively

Pavel to head Czech delegation to UN General Assembly, NATO summit delegation undecided

Zookeeper injured in kangaroo attack at Plzeň Zoo

Meteorologists confirm tornado near Děčín

Government expects higher budget deficit next year

Government plans tougher rules for benefits paid to Ukrainian refugees

Pavel to attend cabinet meeting as NATO delegation remains undecided

Menšík rises to career-high world No. 17, Siniaková remains doubles No. 1

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Czechia wins arbitration case against JCDecaux

Siniaková wins 11th Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros

Krejčí secures World Cup double in Prague, Beková tops kayak cross time trial

Dog owners to register pets in new central database

Electric car sales in Czechia up 17 percent

Interior Ministry warns of toxic contamination from waste incineration

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 100 years. In this five-part series, we follow its journey from a modest ensemble to an orchestra that helped shape Czech musical history.  

130 years ago, the Kolben & Co. factory began its story in Vysočany, which became the industrial heart of Prague and a symbol of Czech electrical engineering.  

Record crowd joins Brno Pride Parade

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Canoeist Satková takes silver in Prague

Prague Zoo completes record transport of Przewalski's horses to Kazakhstan

Czech Army recruits 1,400 soldiers this year, plans further expansion

Thousands attend Bahna Day military showcase in western Bohemia

Communist-era victims Bula and Drbola beatified in Brno

Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra marks centenary with open-air concert

Menšík falls short of Roland Garros final, Siniaková to play for doubles title

The annual final exhibition of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) has moved to Kasárna Karlín, where students have come together to showcase an exciting variety of works, from sculpture to performance art, shaped by th...

EU withholds Agrofert subsidies pending conflict-of-interest review

Eva Kostolanská elected Czech ombudswoman

Vamberk lace becomes Czechia’s first protected craft product in the EU

91-year-old Czech injured in fall on Austria’s Grossglockner

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