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HM King Harald V has passed away
Our sincere condolences to the people of Norway, and H.E. Snøfrid Byrløkken Emterud, the Ambassador of Norway to the Czech Republic. ...

The President of the Republic received new ambassadors
The President of the Republic, Petr Pavel, received the credentials of the new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors at Prague Castle on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. H.E. Ms. Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen, new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark, based in Prague H.E. Mrs. Jane Charlotte Coombs, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of […]...

After hundreds of years, the first Przewalski’s Horse Foal has been born in KAZAKHSTAN
A Przewalski’s horse foal has been born in central Kazakhstan after hundreds of years. Its parents are the mare Tessa, originally from Tierpark Berlin, and the stallion Zorro, bred at the Prague Zoo. Both arrived in the country in June 2024 during the first of three transports of Przewalski’s horses to the Golden Steppe, organized […]...

New apostolic nuncio Nugent to arrive in Prague on September 3
New Apostolic Nuncio Eugene Martin Nugent will arrive in Czechia on Thursday, September 3, where he will be welcomed by Czech and Moravian bishops at Prague’s Archbishop’s Palace. Pope Leo XIV appointed the Irish diplomat as the Vatican’s representative to Czechia on May 25. The nuncio represents the Holy See in Czechia and serves as […]...

Los hispanos aprenden a hablar con Petra ese loco idioma llamado checo
En 2021, decidió crear una comunidad para unir las culturas hispana y checa. Además trabaja en la embajada de Perú y se recibió de antropóloga con una tesis muy crítica sobre la comercialización de la cultura latina en Chequia a través de la salsa. Con semejante experiencia, en esta charla con RPI, Petra Smutná nos […]...

Returns to Brno: ŠTETL FEST revives the city’s Jewish stories
Brno’s ŠTETL FEST returns for its fifth edition from August 26 to 30, bringing together history and memory with contemporary Jewish culture, music, theatre and debate. This year’s theme, Returns, focuses on descendants of Jewish families coming back to Brno and on restoring forgotten stories to the places where they unfolded. At the heart of […]...

Trauma of betrayal we should learn from: Political leaders honor victims of 1968 invasion
August 21, 1968, went down in Czechoslovak history as the day that Soviet-led Warsaw Pact troops crushed the Prague Spring reforms and the hopes of millions of people yearning for freedom and democracy. At a solemn ceremony outside the Czech Radio building, political leaders laid wreaths to honor those who lost their lives in the […]...

Crystal Valley Week turns Liberec into a showcase of Bohemian glass
Crystal chandeliers, monumental glass sculptures, jewellery, fashion shows and even a tram transformed into a kind of Orient Express. For six days, the northern Czech city of Liberec is celebrating a material that has shaped this region for centuries. Crystal Valley Week brings contemporary glass art into galleries, workshops and public spaces across the city, […]...











































