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For the 9th year, Prague 6 is organizing a special and unique festival – the Festival of Embassies – Food & Culture. This year, 60 countries and Ambassadors participated in this big festival. The festival was hosted by Mr. Jakub...

The Ambassador of Finland, H.E. Mr. Pasi Olavi Tuominen, and Mrs. Marjut Kuokkanen hosted a farewell reception at their beautiful residence Garden. Here are selected sections of H.E. Mr. Pasi Olavi Tuominen and H.E. Mr. Claudio Javier...

A new environment, strange smells and sounds – and above all, unfamiliar roommates. The white-banded vari, one of the largest and loudest lemurs, settled in their new home surprisingly quickly. Previously, visitors to Prague Zoo would see them...

Su gran dominio del idioma y chispa mediterránea hacen que compatriotas y extranjeros tomen a Lucie Novotná por española. Desde las aulas hasta Instagram, esta checa que desconcierta a todos se está volviendo cada vez más popular por contagiar...

Czechia had the seventh-lowest inflation rate in Europe in May, according to an analysis by investment company Portu. See more here. Author: Vít Pohanka

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dog owners in Czechia will be required to register their pets in a new Central Dog Register from July 1, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons and the Agriculture Ministry. See more here. Author:...

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. Emil Kolben was a Czech engineer who worked in the United States alongside Thomas...

The Czech 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. The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR) is one of the...

Award-winning Czech indie studio Amanita Design has unveiled its latest game, Phonopolis, a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a dystopian city built entirely from cardboard. More than a decade in the making, the game combines puzzle-solving...

A small zoo near the Central Bohemian town of Kladno is celebrating an exceptional breeding achievement. At the end of March, a young African hawk eagle hatched at the Zájezd Zoopark, one of only three zoos in Europe that keep the species...

Hundreds of employees of Czech Television and Czech Radio staged protests on Wednesday against proposed changes to the funding of public-service media, warning that the measures could threaten their independence and financial stability...

The Regional Museum in Chrudim has opened an exhibition of works by the renowned Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. The collection of first edition posters, which captivated Paris in the late 1890s, is on show under the title Alphonse Mucha –...

This November will mark 60 years since the premiere of Closely Watched Trains, the Oscar-winning film by Jiří Menzel. The anniversary will be celebrated on 20 June in Loděnice, where a large part of the film was shot. Fans of the famous movie...

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. Clerics Jan Bula and...

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...

On the occasion of the 80th Italian National Day, the Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Alessandro Gaudiano, and Mrs. Beate Bender hosted a reception at the beautiful Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The honored speaker...

The countries of the Nordic and Baltic regions – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden – hold their yearly joint National Days celebration together, with Ukraine as a partner and an ally, at the beautiful...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between the city of Kyoto and the city of Prague, established on 15 April 1996. I April 2026, a delegation from Prague City visited Kyoto, where both cities reaffirmed their...

The public opening will take place at the Lidice Gallery, Tokajícká 152, Lidice, attended by Huma Kabakci, custodian of the NHK Collection; Dr. Eduard Stehlik, Director of the Lidice Memorial; Ruth Noack, member of the LAC Council; and Míloslav...

A team of Czech scientists has developed DigiDiadem, an app designed to help identify memory problems at an early stage. Using ten simple voice-based tasks and artificial intelligence, the system analyzes speech patterns that may indicate...

After over a decade of preparation, the Prague Council last week approved a new zoning plan for the city. What will it do to fix Prague’s shortage of new apartments? And does it factor in all the amenities that development will demand? I spoke...

Convocada por una retrospectiva de sus mejores películas, la realizadora Jana Boková volvió a Praga con más miedo que certezas. Sin embargo, el entusiasmo del público y un episodio surrealista mientras bailaba tango le devolvieron, de golpe...

Jakub Menšík’s breakthrough season has reached another milestone. The Czech tennis star defeated Brazil’s João Fonseca in straight sets to become the first Czech man in sixteen years to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros...

In Prague, around 157,000 apartments are currently under construction, which is 8,000 more than in the first half of last year. See more here. Author: Romana Grajcarová

The 12 contenders for the Crystal Globe at the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have just been revealed. They include one Czech picture as well as works from as far afield as Myanmar and Lebanon. Meanwhile the...

A new survey commissioned by the organisation Konsent suggests that relationships between teachers and students may be more common than many people realise. The research also found broad agreement that such behaviour has no place in schools...

For most people, hearing the name Stalin evokes images of the late Soviet dictator and of immense restriction. But in the case of many people in the Czech capital the name has instead become associated with fairy lights, electronic music and...

Olympic bronze medallist Tereza Voborníková has been named Czech Biathlete of the Year for the second time in her career. See more here. Author: Daniela Lazarová

Up to 70 percent of former prisoners in the Czech Republic end up returning to jail, often because they lack access to housing, work, addiction treatment or family support after release. A new online platform, launching this autumn, aims to...

Earlier this year, Jan Zikmund launched Zikmund Literary, an agency that primarily aims to help Czech authors find readers around the world. But how does he plan to achieve this? How do books from this country tend to fare in foreign markets...

In the Madrid Río park, just a few steps from the Puente de Praga, the statue of František Suchý has been standing for a few days now. Suchý was the director of the Strašnice Crematorium, who secretly preserved the identities of more than two...

Owners and enthusiasts of cars, motorcycles and utility vehicles from the former Eastern Bloc gathered at Autocamp Hnačov in the Klatovy District for this year’s annual gathering of historic vehicles. The photograph captures a moment from the...

Prague’s public transport operator has unveiled the new cars for the Petřín Funicular, allowing the public to see them for the first time, as reconstruction of the line moves toward completion in the second half of September. The popular cable...

Yvonne Přenosilová was a Czech singer and radio presenter, regarded as one of the pioneers of Czech rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Her life and career were shaped not only by music, but also by political upheaval, emigration, and a...

It is 610 years since the death of Jerome of Prague (Jeroným Pražský), who sought to defend Jan Hus but ended up burnt at the stake for heresy himself. Exactly 610 years ago, on May 30, 1416, the Czech philosopher and university professor...

The Czech National Bank has unveiled a new gold coin dedicated to the west Bohemian city of Plzeň. Although its face value is 5,000 crowns, collectors are already paying almost 60,000 for it. Made from pure gold, the coin features some of...

The garden of Rothmayer Villa in Prague, one of the finest examples of Czechoslovak interwar architecture, is now open to the public free of charge. Visitors can now explore the garden, famously photographed by Josef Sudek, without having to...

On the occasion of the 78th Independence Day of the State of Israel, H.E. Mr. Amir Weissbrod, the Ambassador of Israel to the Czech Republic, hosted a reception at the beautiful garden of the Ambassador’s Residence. The honored guest was...

On the occasion of the 108th Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Mr. Yashar ALIYEV, the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, hosted a reception at the Fairmont Golden Prague Hotel.

H.E. Mr. Metin  FEYZIOGLU, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Czech Republic, and Mrs. Birgul FEYZIOGLU, hosted a special event on the occasion of the Turkish cuisine week, at their beautiful residence. The theme of this year is...

Located at Černý Důl, Krkonoše, Aurum Resort is a modern next-generation mountain resort in the heart of the Krkonoše Mountains, redefining the way people experience time in the mountains. It brings together sport, regeneration, gastronomy, and...

Un ranking global basado en millones de reservas y opiniones sitúa a Praga como una de las ciudades más atractivas para descubrir a pie, gracias a su centro histórico compacto y su creciente apuesta por el turismo de experiencias. Praga se ha...

The new Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic is Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent, who was born in Ireland. See more here. Author: Romana Grajcarová

The Czech Senate celebrated 30 years of existence in a ceremony on Tuesday evening. But what has the upper house of Parliament actually achieved in the last three decades? And could talk of abolishing it ever become reality? I discussed those...

People in Prague today commemorated the 84th anniversary of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich at the Anthropoid memorial. See more here. Author: Romana Grajcarová

An unvaccinated preschool child from the Ostrava region has died after contracting diphtheria, a disease that had become extremely rare thanks to routine immunization. The case has prompted renewed concern about vaccine coverage, with health...

Richard Falbr, a former head of the main Czech trade unions umbrella body and MEP, has died at the age of 85. A very well-known face in public life in the 1990s, Falbr was born in the UK during the war to a Czech airman father and Spanish...

The line-up of the 2026 Prague Sounds multi-genre music festival has just been announced. Names such as sitar star Anoushka Shankar, jazz pioneer Shabaka and electronica-and-visuals wizard Max Cooper will appear at a variety of venues in the...

Prague Castle’s Renaissance jewel, the Royal Summer Palace of Queen Anne, better known as the Belvedere, is closing to the public for nearly two years as a major restoration project begins. The Prague Castle Administration has launched the...

The 2026 Speedway Grand Prix at Prague’s Stadion Markéta featured a showdown between the elite riders of world speedway. Pictured are Max Fricke, Adam Bubba Bednář, Jason Doyle and Brady Kurtz. See more here.

Exactly 85 years ago, on May 24, one of the most famous American singer-songwriters, Bob Dylan, is born. A few years later and several thousand kilometres further east, another baby sees the light of day for the first time – Jozef Frídl, who...

On 25 May, 1996, Czech javelin thrower Jan Železný threw 98.48 m at a small meet in Germany where he reportedly travelled „just to test his form“. The world record set in Jena in 1996 still stands today and remains one of the toughest records...

Czech researchers have discovered that nanoplastics can weaken the lungs’ natural defence system, raising fresh concerns about the health risks posed by the tiny particles now found almost everywhere in the environment. Using a special...

This weekend, more than 100 usually inaccessible buildings and spaces across Prague will open to the public free of charge as part of the Open House festival, whose theme this year explores the link between historic preservation and urban...

Orchard owners in several regions are dealing with the consequences of the frosts. According to preliminary estimates by the Fruit Growers Union, the harvest will be roughly half of the average, and the damage could reach hundreds of millions...

On the occasion of Ibero-American Week in Prague, the Ambassador of Colombia to the Czech Republic, H.E. Ms. Solangel Ortiz, hosted a Colombian music concert “Marimbea All Stars” at the French Institute in Prague. It was a great...

Filipínská Barrio Fiesta 2026 Brings a Vibrant Celebration of Filipino Culture, Music, and Community to Prague The Filipino community in the Czech Republic warmly invites the public to experience Filipínská Barrio Fiesta 2026, a vibrant...

The return of the wild horses continues this year! The transport of Przewalski’s horses to Kazakhstan, directed by Prague Zoo and its partners, will begin next week. This will happen almost exactly fifteen years after the first Prague...

Hace un siglo, el presidente Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk recibió el primer automóvil con el emblema de Škoda, una lujosa limusina basada en la ingeniería de la firma española Hispano Suiza que simbolizó el avance tecnológico y las ambiciones del...

The annual GLOBSEC Forum is set to bring over 2,000 guests – including presidents, ministers and business and civil society leaders – to Prague later this week. Run by the think-tank GLOBSEC, the strategic conference will deliver dozens of in...

New plaques at Prague’s Old Jewish Cemetery pay tribute to staff at the city’s Jewish Museum who saved countless valuable artefacts during the Holocaust. The memorial helps mark the 120th anniversary of the foundation of the museum, one of the...

Prague has ranked sixth among thousands of destinations in the latest global congress rankings, confirming its place among the world’s leading conference cities. International conferences bring significant economic benefits, with delegates...

Thirty-five years ago, mountaineer Leopold Sulovský became the first Czech to reach the summit of Mount Everest. On May 17, 1991, he climbed the world’s highest mountain with an Italian expedition, reaching an altitude of 8,848 metres at a time...

Škoda Auto has officially unveiled its smallest and most affordable electric vehicle to date, the new Škoda Epiq, during a world premiere in Zurich. The compact crossover represents Škoda’s latest step in its rapid expansion of electric...

When psychiatrist Jaroslav Skála opened the world’s first medically supervised sobering-up station, he wanted to help intoxicated people rather than punish them. Although his idea revolutionised immediate care for intoxicated people, sobering...

A two-year-old lynx named Bardi has completed what experts say is the longest lynx migration ever recorded in Czechia. The young male travelled from the Šumava region in the far south of the country all the way to the German side of the Krušné...

In a sports hall in the Czech town of Pelhřimov, a dream from the age of steam and brass finally lifted off the ground. A nearly three-meter-long replica of the Albatross – the fantastical flying machine from Jules Verne’s 1886 novel...

Since its seat-of-the-pants beginnings in the early 2000s, the Prague Fringe has established itself as one of the leading events of its kind in Europe. Indeed, this year the festival is marking no less than a quarter century of existence with a...

The story of the theft of the skull of Saint Zdislava, which shocked the nation last week, has a happy ending. The police found it in time and restorers say it will be preserved for future generations. However, questions still remain about when...

A once-neglected passageway inside the iconic Prague apartment building known as Molochov has been transformed into a new gallery space. The opening exhibition features works by illustrator and artist Jakub Bachorík. Standing opposite the wide...

Puppets are considered a true national heritage in Czechia. Therefore, it is no surprise that when one of the most famous of them, the little rascal Hurvínek, celebrates his 100th birthday, celebrations are taking place across the entire...

He is big, shaggy, kind-hearted, and loves his best friend Ája – Maxipes Fík is an animated fairy-tale character who has been wishing children good night for five decades. Nevertheless, it is also a prime example of Czech animation resulting...

On the occasion of the National Day, Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Croatia, the Ambassador of Croatia, H.E. Mrs. Ljiljana Pancirov, and the Defense Attache, CDR Ivo Musulin, hosted a reception and exhibition of the “Cravat Story” at the...

H.E. Mr. Metin  FEYZIOGLU, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Czech Republic, and Mrs. Birgul FEYZIOGLU, hosted a Piano recital at their beautiful residence in Prague. The piano recital was performed by Ruya Taner, one of...

Edwards’ pheasants, who have not been seen in the wild since 2000, are returning to their original homeland. Ten pairs will be transported to Vietnam this week by the Berlin Zoo, with three of the twenty animals coming directly from the...

In this special episode of Czechast, Czech President Petr Pavel and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have a timely discussion on Europe’s future, security, and democracy. A thoughtful conversation between two European leaders at a critical...

En su visita oficial a Praga, la viceministra de Relaciones Exteriores de México, María Teresa Mercado Pérez, impulsó la firma de nuevos acuerdos bilaterales, abriendo paso a una cooperación más profunda en innovación y tecnología. También...

President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš have agreed to four changes in a proposed list of new Czech ambassadors, the former said on Tuesday, adding that he would not comment on the matter further at present. See more here. Author:...

Cities and municipalities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are gaining a new ally in the fight against climate change. Using freely available European satellite data, Czech and Slovak researchers have developed an app that will help local...

A new exhibition is currently underway at the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures in Prague, marking 200 years since the birth of Vojtěch Náprstek, a remarkable 19th-century figure who was not only the founder of a museum...

Book World Prague, Czechia’s biggest literary festival, gets underway at Prague’s Exhibition Grounds this week, featuring around 60 international writers, including historian Timothy Snyder. Ahead of the festival, I spoke with its director...

The skull of Saint Zdislava, a priceless 800-year-old relic, was stolen this week from a glass case in the Basilica of St Lawrence and St Zdislava north of Prague. The theft has stunned clergy and worshippers alike, raising fears over the fate...

The site of a nuclear power plant is not a place where you would expect to see wildlife or conservation efforts. However both the Temelin and Dukovany power plants pride themselves in providing rare birds of prey with a safe nesting ground. The...

For decades, Wolfgang Beltracchi fooled the art world with paintings he passed off as lost works by famous artists. Now the German former forger is exhibiting his own paintings in Prague. His works hung in galleries, museums and private...

The biggest classical music festival in Czechia gets underway on Tuesday as the 81st edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival opens with Bedřich Smetana’s Má vlast, performed this year by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra...

Last winter Nico Moro managed to walk from Třebíč all the way to the Olympics in Milan. He covered more than 920 kilometres on foot in 31 days and gained many fans and supporters. Less than three months later, he already has a new goal –...

Do you know who a groomer is? It is a dog hairstylist. At the international GrooMasters competition in Prague, 140 of the best dog groomers from Czechia, Slovakia, Germany and even Canada showcased their precision and skill in grooming and...

It is a dramatic legend of violence between women striving for independence and men determined to reassert control. In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, the episode explores the Maidens’ War and its enduring appeal. The story...

Filip Šír from the National Museum in Prague has spent years researching into a series of remarkable wartime broadcasts made by the much-loved Czech duo Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich. Their satirical sketches and songs, some of them in English...

On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Poland - May 3rd Constitution Day, Ms. Barbara Krystyna TUGE-ERECIŃSKA, Minister Plenipotentiary, Chargé d´Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Poland, hosted a special reception at the...

On the occasion of the first Anniversary of the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to the See of Saint Peter, and a farewell from H.E. Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo – Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic, the Apostolic Nunciature in...

President Petr Pavel received the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, at Prague Castle. President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb arrived on Monday, the 4th of May, for a two-day official visit. President Pavel...

“Will the World be Saved or Destroyed? The Choice is Yours” PASAYA Invites People to Explore the Fate of Humanity at Textile Art Exhibition “The Sediments of Human Civilization (on The Brink of Its End)” at Bangkok Art and Culture Center...

The Terracotta Army is a collection of sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Chinese Emperor. It is a form of funeral buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE in his mausoleum, to protect him in his afterlife. The figures...

La delegación comercial del estado mexicano de Nayarit presentó en Praga su apuesta por la conectividad, la infraestructura logística y el desarrollo industrial, además de subrayar la identidad cultural del estado mediante las artesanías de sus...