Czech and Belgian PMs warn EU leaders of Russian interference in EP elections

Netherlands officially signs on to Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative

Czech billionaire Křetínský considers buying British Royal Mail

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Czechia’s Minister of Education Mikuláš Bek recently expressed his support for implementing education about the LGBTQ+ community into the country’s secondary school curriculum. If applied, the move would be a step towards members of the LGBTQ+...

Eurostat: inflation rate stagnating in Czechia but lower than EU average

ČS analysis: standard of living in Czechia has improved thanks to EU accession

Senate allows same-sex partnership amendment to be adopted using unusual move

Following talks with US President Joe Biden on Monday, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the US Congress on Tuesday meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson and a number of Democrat and Republican lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote on funding fo...

Písek, a South Bohemian town of around 30,000 inhabitants, was an important town in the Middle Ages and has a well-preserved medieval centre with six churches and a partly preserved Gothic castle, rebuilt into the town hall and a brewery. Known as ...

Czechia is becoming increasingly attractive for international students, and numbers are growing fast, but the bureaucratic challenges faced by prospective students can be daunting.  We bring you tips and advice on how to get your diploma recognised...

Poll: growing number of Czechs interested in EU elections

Prime Minister Fiala visits US Congress ahead of crucial vote on aid to Ukraine

PM Fiala pays tribute to Václav Havel at US Congress

PM Fiala: another million pieces of ammunition could be purchased for Ukraine

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Record number of participants to attend horse-driving competition in Kladruby

Prague Zoo to bring four horses to Kazakhstan in early June

Some 20,000 vaccines against whooping cough to arrive in Czechia on Tuesday

Experts: minimum decent wage in Czechia should be CZK 45,573

A telescope in the Štefánik Observatory on Prague’s Petřín hill has been returned after underdoing extensive repairs in Germany for two years. The telescope, which was first placed in the observatory in 1930, allows visitors to observe the moo...

Support for Ukraine in the face of Moscow’s aggression was among the main items on the agenda when the Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, was welcomed at the White House by US President Joe Biden on Monday. Indeed Mr. Fiala told his host he remembe...

PM Fiala wants to convince Republicans in Congress to approve Ukraine aid package

Czechia is becoming increasingly attractive for international students, and numbers are growing fast, but the bureaucratic challenges faced by prospective students can be daunting. Here you can find some useful tipes and advice to get you through th...

Fiala awards Karel Kramář Medal to Milada Horáková's daughter Jana Kánská

Biden calls Czechia "great ally" during White House meeting with Fiala

Biden welcomes Fiala in Oval Office

Czech prime minister kicks off US trip with visit to CIA headquarters

Czech Tennis Federation fraud repayment case to be handed over to tax authority

Czech foreign minister summons Iranian ambassador over airstrike on Israel

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Construction of new Wenceslas Square tram line to begin June 29

More than half of Czechs think country has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than it can handle

Czech Tennis Federation misses CZK 30 million fine payment deadline for subsidy fraud

The Jewish Museum in Prague has joined an international project called the Library of Lost Books. It invites readers from all over the world to help track down the thousands of books that once belonged to the Higher Institute for Jewish Studies in B...

About one million people live on the poverty line here in Czechia – that’s nearly one tenth of the country’s population. This past weekend, a spring food collection was hosted by the Czech Federation of Food Banks and will continue to accept d...

Czechia joined international condemnation of Iran's strikes on Israel on Saturday night, backing Israel’s right to self-defense and expressing concern regarding a further destabilization of the region.  The worsening global security situation is ...

Most whooping cough cases registered in one week since start of year

The traditional ceremony of “unlocking rivers” opened the canoeing season in Czechia at the weekend. Pictured here are fans of canoeing in Český Krumlov.

Czechia is becoming increasingly attractive for international students, and numbers are growing fast, but the bureaucratic challenges faced by prospective students can be daunting.  To make it easier for prospective students, we take you through th...

Some 467 tonnes of goods gathered in spring National Food Collection

PM Fiala to meet with Joe Biden on Monday

Hundreds take part in Sunday’s march against Antisemitism in Prague

PM Fiala to discuss Middle East and Ukraine during visit to US

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Poll gives ANO 34.5 percent, Civic Democrats 16

Elite Czech MMA fighter Procházka wins UFC 300 event

The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, is due to visit the White House on Monday for a meeting with US President Joe Biden that officials say will further the relationship between the two countries.

Czech women’s ice hockey team to face Finland for World Championship bronze

Foreign Ministry urges Czechs in Israel to exercise maximum caution

Czech Foreign Ministry condemns Iran’s strike on Israel

Guitarist David Dorůžka, regarded as one of Czechia’s leading jazz musicians, teamed up with flutist Robert Fischmann and drummer Martin Novák to record an album inspired by Jewish music. Called Gilgul, which means “cycle” in Hebrew, it has...

Okamura re-elected leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy party

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PM Petr Fiala re-elected chairman of Civic Democratic Party

Josef Nuzík officially inaugurated as Olomouc Archbishop

 Klára Kolouchová first Czech woman to summit Annapurna

Spring edition of national food collection gets underway in Czechia

Hamas attack survivor Jenny Sividya to attend commemorative event in Prague on Sunday

Lower house approves increased funding for disability care

The Mriya International Film Festival will take place in Prague on Saturday, screening films made by Ukrainian directors while raising funds for the country. The festival had its premiere back in 2022 in Toronto, Canada, and the founder and organize...

Czechia still lagging behind EU average in terms of health

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Fiala to meet with members of Congress as well as Biden on US trip

The Prague Zoo has announced the birth of a critically endangered western lowland gorilla cub. The baby gorilla, whose sex still remains unknown, was born to 30-year-old mother Kijivu and 26-year-old father Kisumu in the early hours of Friday mornin...

Travelling along Route 66, riding free by plane, going to a casino and taking part in a beer run. These are just some of the many adventures Czech traveller Vojtěch Pechar experienced on a hitchhiking trip across the United States, during which he ...

Pavel: bilateral security agreement with Ukraine could be ready in May or June

Baby gorilla born at Prague Zoo

Russian oil imports to Czechia increase slightly year-on-year

Zelensky thanks President Pavel for Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative

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The Czech government has officially acknowledged the term "antigypsyism" with the aim of curbing discrimination towards Roma people in the country. But what does the term mean, and how will its use effect change? I asked human rights activist Gwendo...

Světce Riding School and chapel in Jevíčko named Monuments of the Year

The Czech statute books are set for a significant change. After a lower house debate on Wednesday rape will be defined as non-consensual sex, rather than the current forcible sex. The new bill also gives greater protection to the under 12s in this a...

Babiš: government is concealing corruption within its ranks

The great writer Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883 and spent his entire life in the city. His early years, and the life of his family, are closely linked to its Old Town district.

Czech government adopts working definition of anti-Roma racism

Czech President attends Three Seas Summit in Vilnius

Czech President Petr Pavel travels to Vilnius on Thursday for a summit of the Three Seas Initiative, which aims to boost connections between countries by the Baltic, Adriatic and Black seas. But why is the landlocked Czechia involved? And what will ...

The name Vlasta Kálalová Di Lotti might not mean very much to you – even many Czechs have not heard of her. But the woman with the exotic-sounding name was decidedly one of the most fascinating figures of the First Republic and had an incredible...

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British singer Raye to headline Prague’s Metronome festival

Heat consumption in Czechia lowest in seven years

State Health Institute records rising number of infections including measles and diphtheria

Journalist Martin Milan Šimečka to receive František Kriegel Award

With European Parliament elections around the corner, Czechs are gearing up to head to the polls. But how do Czechs, specifically younger ones, feel about the EU and Czechia’s membership? That’s a question that Czech Radio reporter Anna Urbanov�...

Czech lower house approves new definition of rape

Defence industry mainstay Czechoslovak Group sees big jump in profits

Seven injured after car hits people outside Czech supermarket

For years scientists have been warning against the dangers of antibiotic resistance, with increasing numbers of diseases proving impervious to such drugs. One potential solution might be using bacteriocins against bacteria that have developed resist...

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Police raid city authority buildings in Liberec

Poll: ANO likely to come first in European Parliament elections

Christian Democrats say ex-chair interviewed by Russian site should consider future

Prague Zoo first in world to breed Pel’s fishing owl

Conservationists have applied a special protective paint on one of the Gothic towers on Prague’s Charles Bridge, the city’s most famous landmark. The transparent nano-coating can decompose algae and mosses with the help of light alone, keeping t...

No release from custody for Czech tennis boss

Unemployment fell to 3.9 percent in March due to seasonal factors

Foreign Minister Lipavský begins official visit to Brasil

Czechia experienced its first bout of tropical weather this past weekend, with temperatures reaching as high as 30 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country. While the warmer weather is welcomed by some, it’s indicative of a larger problem bein...

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Police: No signals of threats to Ice Hockey World Championship

Survey: two-thirds of economically active Ukrainian refugees have jobs in Czechia

Saharan sand appears over Czechia again

MEP Bystroň feels “clear support” from Alternative for Germany leadership

Czechia sees second highest weekly rise in whooping cough

The weekend’s presidential elections in Slovakia were also closely watched in Czechia. Czech leaders have congratulated winner Peter Pellegrini, despite his pro-Russian image. But what is Prague really thinking about his victory? And could Czech p...

Unusually high temperatures have been leading Czechs to spend their free time by the water and it feels like summer in many places. Pictured are girls on a pedal boat near Prague’s Charles Bridge.

Freedom and Direct Democracy MP Jaroslav Bašta dies at age of 75

Deník N: Czech authorities want to deport Russian living 20 years in Prague over alleged connection to Kremlin

Highest recorded temperature for April 7 in České Budějovice

Minister calls for expulsion of former party leader over interview for sanctioned news site

Czechia experiences first tropical day of year with temperatures above 30 degrees

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ANO leading in latest parliamentary election poll

Czech politicians congratulate new Slovak president-elect

President Pavel congratulates Peter Pellegrini on Slovak election victory

On April 9, 1624 Ferdinand II issued a patent allowing only the Catholic religion in Bohemia. A few days later he banned royal towns from accepting non-Catholic burghers and also forbade non-Catholics to practice their trade in such towns.

The 33rd annual Anděl Award winners received their trophies last week at a prize giving ceremony in Prague’s O2 Universum. Among them were young singer Pam Rabbit (Best Female Solo Artist), musician and record producer David Koller (Best Male Sol...

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