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On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Ondřej Soška, ​​general commissioner of the Czech participation in the world exhibition EXPO 2025, was elected to the so-called Steering Committee.

On Friday afternoon the Czech lower house finally approved a bill that has been years in the making – the introduction of postal voting for citizens living abroad. Czech expatriates have been waiting decades for this change to happen. While...

With its picturesque towns, wooded hills, stone castles and ruins the Plzeň Region has plenty to offer visitors. Check out its sights in our photo gallery. See the sights here.

The Plzeň Region in west Bohemia, is known as the cradle of Czech beer brewing, but there’s a lot more to it.  See how well you know the region in our quiz. See the test here.

The staged trial of Heliodor Pika is one of the most infamous political trials in communist Czechoslovakia, along with that of Milada Horáková. He was sentenced to death on the basis of fabricated evidence. Heliodor Píka, a World War I...

A new exhibition in Prague explores Czechoslovak perspectives on the work of UK writer George Orwell, particularly his novel 1984. That dystopian classic, published 75 years ago this year, found a particular resonance among the country’s anti...

The Ambassador of Republic of Iraq  H.E. Mr. Falah Abdulhasan Abdulsada and the Mayor of Prague 6 Mr. Jakub Starek organized a ceremonial unveiling event of the plaque of the Iraqi poet Al-Jawahiri a front of the building where he lived in...

The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesiain the Czech Republic , H.E. Mrs. Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih organized the exhibition “Indonesia through the Eyes of an Artist” at Wisma Duta, her beautiful residence. This exceptional...

Boston Bruins star forward, David Pastrňák, has won the Golden Hockey Stick award for the seventh time. The 56th edition of the traditional poll ceremony symbolically sealed the hockey year in which Czechia won the gold medal at the World...

We’re tackling a persistent issue that has plagued Czechia since the fall of communism over thirty years ago: the segregation and discrimination of the Roma people. Despite various efforts and initiatives, Czechia has been consistently...

The Children’s and Youth Olympics 2024 is being hosted by the South Bohemia Region this year. Over 3,500 young athletes are competing in 20 sports disciplines at 27 venues. The regional capital of České Budějovice is the main hub, but...

After more than a century, the Apollo butterfly, one of Europe’s most threatened butterfly species, has returned to the Krkonoše Mountains, where it once used to thrive. Earlier this month, conservationists reintroduced the first 55 males of...

Archaeologists from the Museum in Roudnice nad Labem have announced a rare discovery. While surveying a site in the small town of Budyně nad Ohří they came across a number of bronze artefacts, including pieces of jewellery, dating back over...

To define Nikol Bóková as a pianist and composer would be far too simplistic. The rising star we present to you today has many more talents, as we learned through this conversation. Record label owner, film producer and lover of poetry and...

If our keepers decided to give them names, I would propose names Vltava and Vyšehrad, and at the same time I would ask Prague Steamboat Company to become their sponsor. I am talking about the couple of Fuegian steamer ducks, which in our zoo...

People are drinking much less beer in Czechia than before, a country that is known for its highest beer consumption per capita in the world. Some of the reasons include tighter budgets due to economic uncertainty as well as the rising cost of...

If you’ve ever visited the UNESCO-listed castle in the picturesque South Bohemian town of Český Krumlov, you can’t have failed to notice the brown bears living in the former moat of the castle complex. These ursine dwellers won’t be on display...

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Czech Republic, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Mr. Suwat  Kaewsook and Mrs. Patcharin Naewsook host a Thai cultural event in...

On the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Slovenia and the end of the Ambassador duty in the Czech Republic, H.E. Mrs. Tanja Strniša and Mr. Toni Strniša host a reception at the Embassy’s beautiful garden.

We walked through the large acclimatization enclosure in Kazakhstan’s Golden Steppe and looked around in vain for the three Przewalski’s horses that we released here. Finally, we noticed a movement in the distance. But it was only a solitary...

To mark the end of our Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium H.E. Mr. Jurgen Van Meirvenne organize a Belgian Carillon Concert in front of the Rudolfinum (Namesti Jana Palacha), Prague 1.

US chip maker Onsemi is planning to invest $2 billion in its production facility in Rožnov pod Radhoštem–the biggest single foreign investment in Czechia’s modern history. The company’s chip production in Czechia would shoot up by hundreds of...

The third part of our video series on Czech Music Greats is devoted to the work of Jan Dismas Zelenka, known as the “Czech Bach”.

The diversity of plants in Europe’s forests, wetlands and meadows is rapidly declining. This long-term trend has been confirmed by data collected by botanists from Masaryk University in Brno in collaboration with their European colleagues...

Róza Andělová is a budding young Czech actress who studied French and English literature at Charles University. Magdalena Kadula invited her to Radio Prague’s studio to talk about her work, the opportunities for English-speaking actors and...

Czechast from and about Mikulčice-Valy, an archaeological site that preserves the remnants of a significant Slavic settlement from the times of the Great Moravian Empire. After stopping at the Monument of Great Moravia in Staré Město near...

The discovery was made in the garden in Přímětice near Znojmo, where Diviš worked as a parish priest and conducted scientific experiments. The main function of the “weather machine” was to permanently balance the tension between the...

The era of the rise of hip hop, the growing popularity of music videos, and the influx of boy bands and girl groups – all of this describes the early 2000s perfectly. While the world was ruled by Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync or Spice Girls...

The Czech-Canadian émigré author and publisher Josef Škvorecký wrote his novels and stories on reams of paper. After his death in 2012, he left behind over 140 boxes of documents, manuscripts and personal correspondence, which he donated to the...

Avoidance of the news is at a record high, according to the Oxford-based Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which produced the 168-page Digital News Report 2024 analysis.

The Mayors party, who have a say in the matter under the coalition deal, have announced they will put forward both Danuše Nerudová and Jozef Síkela for next Czech European commissioner – with the government to decide on a candidate by August.

The west Bohemian city of Plzeň is without doubt synonymous with beer. It was here that the world’s first-ever Pilsner lager was brewed in 1842.

The star guests for this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – which gets underway in nine days – have just been revealed.

Dogstar pulled the crowds at the Rock for People festival in Hradec Kralove. They appeared at the festival within their 2024 summer tour to support their latest album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees.

The two-day peace summit on Ukraine held in Switzerland over the weekend was attended by 93 countries from around the world. Russia and China were notably absent.

Czech President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva received the outgoing Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová and her partner Juraj Rizman at Prague Castle on Thursday. With the trip, Čaputová has concluded her farewell foreign visits before the end of...

On the occasion of the 126th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Philippines Independence and the 50thAnniversary of the Philippines and Czech Republic Diplomatic Relations, H.E Mr. Eduardo R Menez The Ambassador of the Republic of...

The countries of Nordic and Baltic regions – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden – hold their yearly joint National Days celebration together. Ukraine joins them as a guest country.  Prague is the only...

The first baby wombat born in the Czech Republic can be seen at the Prague Zoo. Although it was born last September, it can only now be observed because wombats, like other marsupials, are born in the embryonic stage and subsequent development...

Tourism leaders from across the world have met again in Barcelona, Spain to shape the sector’s future, emphasizing the sector’s vital economic importance while also placing it firmly on the political agenda. The 121st session of the Executive...

This weekend representatives of 90 or so states will be taking part in a conference at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland aimed at finding a route to sustainable peace in Ukraine. Specifically the event will focus on issues such as nuclear...

Moscow is very likely to blame for a recent failed arson attack on city busews in Prague, the Czech prime minister said on Monday. Petr Fiala said the foiled plot was part of a hybrid war Russia is waging against Czechia. But what can the...

The annual Smetana Litomyšl, the second oldest music festival in Czechia and the country’s largest classical music festival outside of Prague, gets underway on Saturday. This year’s edition, marking the bicentenary of the birth of Bedřich...

There was success for Czech athletes at the Canoe World Cup held in Prague’s Troja district over the weekend. Gabriela Satková (pictured) and Jiří Prskavec won gold medals in the women’s and men’s canoe slalom races...

What really happens to your waste after you’ve sorted it and dutifully put it in your local recycling container? The Czech Environment Ministry attempted to find out via a unique experiment – at least for one very specific type of rubbish. They...

President Petr Pavel and Eva Pavlova received the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová and Juraj Rizman at Prague Castle. This is the last official visit of Zuzana Čaputová in the role of president. They discussed Czech-Slovak...

The Prague Sounds music festival, which takes place in November and was previously called Strings of Autumn, prides itself on mixing up genres. This year it will feature jazz great Branford Marsalis alongside rather less well-known names in the...

Under pressure to decide the never-ending battle between outdoor concert organizers and local residents regarding excessive noise, the Czech Health Miwnistry has ruled in favour of the culture scene. In a statement published on its web page...

The Czech government has moved to open the labor market to foreign workers from nine countries outside of the European Union. As of July 1, foreign workers from the selected states will no longer need employment cards or work permits in Czechia...

The KHNP (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company) organized an event on the occasion of “Czechia – Korea Nuclear Energy and Cultural Exchange Day”, which took place at the beautiful Zofin Palace by the Vltava River in Prague...

A newly restored Jawa 750, which appeared at the start of the legendary 1930s race Thousand Miles of Czechoslovakia, was recently unveiled at the National Technical Museum in Prague. This Thursday, the fiery red sports car will take part in the...

The Embassy of Georgia in the Czech Republic and Georgian Wings organize a B2B workshop and presentation at the Lindner Hotel Prague Castle on the occasion of starting direct flights between Prague Airport and Tbilisi Airport. The main speakers...

In the past 12 years Eva and Rob McLean, who live just outside Prague, have fostered no fewer than 12 children. All of them were new-borns who stayed with the pair for a year. What motivates them to devote so much care to often traumatised...

For the 7th year, Prague 6 is organizing a special and unique festival – the Festival of Embassies – Food & Culture. This year 55 countries and Ambassadors participated in this big festival which was also an EU Voting Day Big celebration...

Concerts packed with Czech and foreign performers, music enthusiasts from around Europe and a great community atmosphere – summer music festivals, are becoming more and more popular in this country and there are plenty to choose from...

Like in other EU member states, elections to the European Parliament in Czechia brought a number of surprises. In addition to a record turnout, almost double that ten years ago, many voters came to the polls to cast a protest vote. As the...

Some seven percent of children and adolescents in Czechia witnessed or directly experienced repeated domestic violence last year. This behaviour is often linked to excessive alcohol consumption. Experts across the board are currently drafting...

The Czech government has approved a proposed amendment that would outlaw corporal punishment of children. Czechia is one of the last EU member states to adopt such a regulation and while there will be no sanctions for breaking it, child experts...

The ceremony was attended by Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife Elisabeth, also known as Sissi. The imperial couple also made a significant contribution to a public fundraiser for the construction of one of the largest church buildings of its...

Czech footballer Petr Čech, considered one of the best goalkeepers of the modern era, was born in the west Bohemian city of Plzeň. His journey to the top of the football world is a fascinating story of determination and talent. He launched his...

In June, several types of restoration work will begin in the Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas, and Vojtěch. Those on the stained glass windows with the theme of the Holy Trinity have already started, and monitoring of the mosaic of the Last...

The trucks raced through the steppe, raising high clouds of dust behind them, along the improvised road, which the grader dug for them a few days ago. The moment when three Przewalski’s horses, loaded on their decks, would be able to leave the...

The Ambassador of Brazil H.E. Ms. Sonia Regina Guimaraes Gomes and the Mayor of Prague 6 Mr. Jakub Starek organize an unveiling ceremony of the bust of the former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek that has Czech roots.

The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with the Czech Post Museum organizes an exhibition “The Luxembourg Dynasty between Two Countries “ at the post office at Prague Castle.

A CASA plane of the CR Army landed in Arkalyk in central Kazakhstan with four more Převalský horses. The mares Tessa, Wespe, Umbra and Sara completed an 18-hour flight from Berlin and then traveled on the backs of trucks over difficult terrain...

Trumpeter and composer Štěpánka Balcarová, a two-time Anděl Award winner in the jazz category, recently released a new album inspired by her own experience of becoming a mother. It includes eight compositions, inspired by one of the basic human...

Rosa Bohemica is not your typical arts festival in that it doesn’t just take place in one location, but in 13. Spread out over four different Czech regions, the festival includes concerts, theatre and talks, all held in unique and exceptional...

More than two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, there are over 339,000 Ukrainian nationals with temporary protection status living in Czechia. As the war drags on, many have grown accustomed to the idea that they may never...

For the third consecutive year, Prague’s DOX Centre for Contemporary Art is hosting Prague Offspring, a Prague Spring festival concert format dedicated to contemporary music. The legendary Klangforum Wien will again appear in the role of...

Join us on a trip to the Plzeň Region – the birthplace of Czech pilsner lager. Our drone video will guide you through wooded hills, stone castles and ruins, all from a bird’s eye view. See the rest here. Authors: Vít Pohanka...

The one-month-old male Sumatran orangutan born at Prague Zoo has been named Harapan, which means ‘hope’ in Indonesian. He is pictured in his mother’s arms, the 11-year-old female Diri. The zoo keepers have shortened...

The war in Ukraine dominated an informal summit of NATO foreign ministers in Prague, which entered its second day Friday. Also in attendance was the alliance’s secretary general, who responded positively to news the US is allowing Ukraine to...

Ondřej Krutílek is a member of the ruling Civic Democratic Party and is running in the European elections within the coalition SPOLU, made up of Civic Democrats, Christian Democrats and TOP 09. He is an expert on EU legislation and is familiar...

The Jungborn nudist sanatorium, the Paris metro, or the picturesque town of Stresa by Lago Magiorre – these are just some of the many places visited by Franz Kafka, the great Prague-born Jewish writer who died exactly 100 years ago. To mark the...

Věra Jourová is one of the best-known Czech names in Brussels’ circles. In 2019, the former Czech minister and commissioner, now Vice-President of the European Commission, made Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people on the...

In the first episode of our five-part-series Czechs in the EU, which we are running in connection with the upcoming European Parliament elections, we will look at the legacy left by the country’s first post-communist president Václav Havel and...

Czech voters will cast their ballots in European Parliament elections at the end of this week. A last minute poll suggests the SPOLU (Together) alliance are on the heels of opposition leaders ANO, while the Communists, no longer in the lower...

This year, Czechia is marking the 20th anniversary of its accession to the European Union. When it joined the club, some people in this country were concerned about whether the Czech voice would be heard in the competition of so many other...

Czechs are paying tribute to the photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who died on Wednesday at the age of 89. He is best known for his photographs documenting the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Bohumil Dobrovolský (1935...

The 80th anniversary of D-Day, otherwise known as “Operation Overlord,” will remember the Allied soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy on 6 June, 1944. Czech President Petr Pavel will attend, along with 25 other world...

Rolls Royce and Bentley Club Czech Republic is inviting fans and admirers of these elegant vehicles to its Prague get-together. The Rolls-Royce and Bentley Club Czech Republic was setup in 2003 by admirers of these elegant and luxurious brands...

Pavlina Prokesova the Founder and the General manager of ReallocateCZ continues with her exclusive charity events for a great purpose. This week the “Femme Fatale” Event, took place in the historic  Betlemska Kaple – Prague Old Town, a venue...

3D printing has found a home in several industries, primarily the industrial and electrical sectors. But healthcare has also found many uses for the technology, including for creating medical devices, dental implants, patient-specific surgical...

On the occasion of the National Day, Armed Force Day of the Republic of Croatia and 15 years of membership in NATO the Ambassador of Croatia H.E. Mrs. Ljiljana Pancirov and the Defense Attache Col. Zdravko Barbaric host a reception and...

On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E Mr. Adish Mammadov and Mrs. Amanat Pashazade host a reception at the Bohemia Ballroom at the Prague Marriott Hotel. Mr. Jaroslav Kurfürst – Director General for...

Visitors to the Prague Zoo can expect several extraordinary events during the first weekend of June. On Saturday, June 1, all children under the age of 15 will be admitted to the Prague Zoo for a symbolic one crown. A special program for...

Have you ever wondered what a Baroque pharmacy looked like? The answer lies in a monastery called Zlatá Koruna, in southern Bohemia, which recently re-created such a pharmacy from authentic items dating back to the 18th century. Have you ever...

The annual Ride of the Kings folk celebration – a centuries-old UNESCO listed tradition – took place in the village of Vlčnov in South Moravia on Sunday. The festive ride of young men, led by a nine-year-old boy in the role of king, signifies...

The Czech prime minister on Tuesday hosted a work dinner for a group of EU leaders and the prime minister of Ukraine aimed at coordinating and strengthening aid to the embattled country in the face of continuing Russian aggression. The meeting...

A special concert performance of Bedřich Smetana’s opera Libuše will be performed at Prague’s Rudolfinum on Tuesday, marking the 200th anniversary of the great Czech composer’s birth. The event, featuring Czech opera stars Kateřina Kněžíková...

“The biggest obstacle is not the stairs, but the people,” says the thirtieth winner of the Olga Havel Award Doris Průšová On May 27, 2024, Doris Průšová received the Olga Havlova Prize awarded by the Committee of Good Will –...

Danuše Nerudová is an economist and university professor and a former rector of Mendel University in Brno. She is running in the European elections for the Mayors and Independents Party. Ms. Nerudová, a recent poll showed that the issues Czechs...

19-year-old Daniel Matejča is perceived throughout Czechia as a bit of a wunderkind. Studying under the mentorship and guidance of famous Czech pedagogue Ivan Straus, Matejča has been playing the violin since he was four, has impressed...

The Liberec Region boasts a picturesque, hilly landscape, dotted with many castles and chateaus and a sight you can’t miss – the iconic TV transmitter on Ještěd. Czech out its landmarks in our photo gallery. See the rest here.

The Liberec Region is known for its glassmaking tradition and its exquisite costume jewellery exported to many countries of the world. It offers great mountain hiking in both summer and winter, beautiful nature and picturesque towns. Test your...

Marcel Kolaja is the leader of the Czech Pirate Party in the European elections. He is an IT specialist and internet freedom and digital rights activist and has served in the European Parliament since the 2019 elections. Europe has seen some...

Billed as “the world’s largest professional Romani festival”, Khamoro, meaning ‘sunshine’ in Romani, has been taking place in Prague since 1999. But as Izabela Chalupníková from the festival’s production team told me, it’s not your typical...

Two Czech titles, Tiny Lights and Our Lovely Pig Slaughter, will be in the main competition at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, organisers revealed on Tuesday. Meanwhile Hollywood star Geoffrey Rush will be part of the jury...

Max Brod, an important representative of Prague Jewish German literature, was born 140 years ago, on May 27, 1884. He is best known as the saviour of Franz Kafka’s work. Max Brod was born into the family of a German-speaking clerk. After...

Jazz Dock, one of Prague’s most popular jazz clubs thanks to its cool location in a modern glass building that appears to be floating on the river Vltava, plays host to a wide variety of jazz, funk, Latin and soul bands. But it also has its own...