World news about “Czech Republic” published by euronews.
Prague metro plans to launch love train for singlesRail passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its… 20/05/2013
Czech Republic nuclear bunker turns Cold War museum Shortly to be added to the list of Europe’s most unusual tourist destinations, you too will soon be able to experience some of that Cold War chill in this… 18/05/2013
Czech crown jewels on display After five years under wraps, the Czech crown jewels will go on display for the election of a new president. The crown jewels are precious symbols of Czech… 10/05/2013
Search goes on after Czech office blast Rescue workers in the Czech Republic are still picking through the rubble for people after a suspected gas explosion on Monday tore apart an office building… 30/04/2013
Rescuers search for workers buried in Prague office explosion The search for missing people continues following an explosion at an office building in the Czech capital Prague. It is believed a gas leak may have… 29/04/2013
Several wounded in ‘gas’ blast in Czech capital Prague An explosion thought to have been caused by a gas leak has ripped through a building in the centre of the Czech capital Prague. First reports say around 20… 29/04/2013
Czech mate as Russia win Euro Hockey crown The Euro Hockey Tour decider pitted arch-rivals the Czech Republic against Russia. On home ice the Czechs took the lead after 5 minutes thanks to Ivan… 29/04/2013
Czech Ambassador: Chechnya Is Not Czech RepublicThe ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States stressed Friday that his country is different from Chechnya, the region with which one of the Boston… 20/04/2013
Korean Air takes minority stake in Czech Airlines Korean Air has taken a forty four percent stake in Czech Airlines (CSA). That provides a financial lifeline for the state-owned carrier which was facing… 11/04/2013
Czech Rep: French school coach trip ends in tragedy A teenage girl has died after a French coach crashed in the Czech Republic, 650 kilometres west of the capital Prague. The bus was carrying 36 pupils aged… 08/04/2013
EU flag flies at Prague Castle – nocomment Czech President Milos Zeman and European Commission President Jose Barroso jointly raised an EU flag at Prague Castle, which is the seat of the Czech head of… 03/04/2013
Czech-mate opponents celebrate end of Klaus’ presidencyA man throws a burning effigy depicting outgoing Czech President Vaclav Klaus from the medieval Charles Bridge during a celebration rally for the end of… 08/03/2013
Schlierenzauer makes ski jump history Gregor Schlierenzauer rewrote the history books on Sunday by setting the record for most career World Cup ski jumping victories. The 23-year-old Austrian… 04/02/2013
Burning Bush pays tribute to Jan Palach’s family In 1969 Czech student Jan Palach set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in Prague to protest against the Soviet occupation. The television mini series… 28/01/2013
Get sweaty in public in Prague – nocomment People can now enjoy the warm waters of an outdoor public sauna in front of the Czech National Theatre. The price is just two euros. 05/01/2013
Baby gorilla born in Prague – nocomment Moja, a gorilla baby girl, was born on December 13th in Prague zoo. She is the first baby gorilla born in one of the Czech Republic’s zoos. 29/12/2012
Nothing but pumpkins – nocomment Pipek’s farm at Nova Ves, some 150 kilometres south east of Prague, is the Czech Republic’s largest grower of pumpkins. The owners have created ‘Pumpkin… 19/10/2012
Norwegian film grabs top prize at Karlovy Vary The 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival drew to a close with the help of actress Susan Sarandon who was there to receive a lifetime achievement… 09/07/2012
Mirren helps the curtain up at Karlovy Vary The 47th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has begun in the Czech Spa town of Karlovy Vary, 120 km west of Prague. Despite its… 02/07/2012
Portugal 1 – 0 Czech Republic: How it happened Cristiano Ronaldo was in inspired form to help seal Portgual’s spot in the last four. Joao Moutinho was a constant threat from midfield and his delightful… 22/06/2012
Portugal through to Euro 2012 semi finalsPortugal are through to the semi finals of Euro 2012 having knocked out the Czech Republic 1-nil. Skipper Cristiano Ronaldo rattled the woodwork twice –… 21/06/2012
Shock finale in Group A: How it happened The results from the last Group A matches created the first surprise exit of the competition. In the match between Poland and Czech Republic neither side… 17/06/2012
EURO 2012: Czechs beat Poland to reach quarter-finals The Czech Republic qualified for the quarter-finals of the European championships for the third time on Saturday night following a 1-0 win over co-hosts… 16/06/2012
Czech Republic v Greece: How it happened So the Czech Republic kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout phase with a 2-1 win over Greece. Let’s have an in-depth look at how this group … 12/06/2012
Euro 2012: Czech Republic down Greece The Czech Republic bounced back from their disappointing loss to Russia in their opening game with a convincing 2-1 win over Group A rivals Greece in Wroclaw… 12/06/2012
Russia v Czech Republic: How it happened The Russian team got off to a flying start with their 4-1 victory over the Czech Republic. The opening goal after just 15 minutes was started and finished by… 09/06/2012
EURO 2012: Russia thrash the Czech Republic to start on high note Russia got their Euro 2012 Group B campaign off to a blistering start courtesy of a 4-1 drubbing of the Czech Republic in Wroklaw, Poland on Friday. Chelsea… 08/06/2012
EURO 2012: Russia v Czech Republic Russia will try to bring an exciting, attacking style of play to their group A opener against the Czech Republic later on Friday. A playing flair that saw… 08/06/2012
EURO2012: Czech Republic The Czech Republic head to Euro2012 fancying their chances of qualifying out of a relatively easy Group A that includes co-hosts Poland, Russia and… 25/05/2012
Annual pillow fight in Prague Hundreds of residents of Prague gathered at Old Town Square for a giant pillow fight (filmed by Michael Fowler). 03/02/2012
Dog sled race in Czech Republic – nocomment A dog sled race considered one of the toughest on the European continent was held in the northeastern Czech Republic. Almost 100 mushers from eight countries… 28/01/2012
Vaclav Havel’s funeral – nocomment People mourned former Czech president Vaclav Havel, one day before state funerals that will be held on Friday December 23. 23/12/2011
Czech parliament remembers Vaclav Havel – nocomment The Czech parliament mourned Vaclav Havel on Tuesday (December 20) with a minute of silence. 21/12/2011
Czechs mourn Vaclav Havel – nocomment Thousands of Czechs pay their last respects to Vaclav Havel, the playwright who became the country’s president by leading its peaceful ‘Velvet Revolution’. 20/12/2011
Prague pays tribute to Czech statesman Vaclav Havel – nocomment Czech people light candles and lay flowers to pay their respects to Vaclav Havel, leader of the ‘Velvet revolution’, who died on Sunday at the age of 75. 19/12/2011
The Czech Republic mourns Havel’s passingAt Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech presidency, the national flag was replaced by a black flag to mark the death of former president Václav Havel at the… 18/12/2011
Vaclav Havel – from pensmith to president Vaclav Havel, the man who was to become the symbol of the struggle against Soviet domination, was born into the Prague bourgoisie in 1936 just before German… 18/12/2011
Portugal peerless in Lisbon Portugal sealed their place Euro 2012 finals after beating Bosnia 6 -2 in Lisbon. An inspired performance from Christiano Ronaldo with two solo goals helped… 16/11/2011
Freestyle Disc & Football World Championships – nocomment Freestylers from 38 countries gathered in Prague to take part in the first Disc and Football Freestyle World Championship. 15/08/2011
Czech capital hosts first ‘gay pride’ festival – nocomment The Czech Republic, regarded as one of the more liberal European countries in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, sees thousands of… 14/08/2011
Museum draws back the Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain Museum has opened in a former Communist police border control building on the Czech/German border. The museum documents the Cold War with… 07/08/2011
Warm festival welcome for 1,000 euro film Young Spanish film director Jonathan Cenzual Burley has proved that you can make a movie on a low budget and even manage to show it at a big festival. His… 13/07/2011
Judi Dench gets lifetime award at Karlovy Vary British actress Judi Dench was one of the guests of honour at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the most important movie… 04/07/2011
Prague zoo welcomes its newborn hippo – nocomment Prague zoo, which has been keeping hippopotami since 1933, welcomes its latest arrival. At a sturdy 45 kg and 120cm long, the newest hippo delighted Czech… 22/06/2011
Famous pink tank rolls back into Prague – nocomment A symbolic pink tank returns to Prague as the city readies to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the Czech Republic. The… 21/06/2011
Ex Czech president’s film opens in Prague A film by the former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, has premiered in Prague. “Leaving” is based on his own stage play, first published in 2007. 17/03/2011
Jana Hudcova` – Czech Republic Euronews travelled to ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, to speak to representatives from countries worldwide and get a first-hand look at the… 12/03/2011
New Year fireworks in Prague Prague new year’s eve panorama. By Anthony RAHAYEL 20/02/2011
WTM – an insider’s view – Filip Remenec Interview with Filip Remenec, Head of Media Department and Spokesman, Czech Tourism. Every year Euronews heads to the World Travel Market in London, one of… 11/11/2010
Bulgaria: Electricity protests continue despite minister’s sackingThe sacking of Bulgaria’s finance minister Simeon Djankov has done little to quell public anger over the cost of electricity. Further demonstrations took… 19/02/2013
Leftist ex-PM chosen as Czech Republic presidentA former Social Democrat prime minister of the Czech Republic has been voted the country’s next president. Milos Zeman won 55 percent of the ballot in… 26/01/2013
Zeman becomes Czech presidentThe Czech Republic has held its first direct presidential election, and defying polls predicting they were neck and neck, the former Social Democrat prime… 26/01/2013
Czech presidential candidates cast their votes in tight second roundKarel Schwarzenberg and Milos Zeman, both running for Czech president, have cast their votes in the election’s closely-contested second… 25/01/2013
Presidential run-off election in Czech republic hots upThe race is on for the presidential election in the Czech Republic and the two main players – 75-year old Karel Schwarzenberg and leftist Milos Zeman are… 25/01/2013
Czech PM survives vote of no confidenceIn Prague, Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas has survived a vote of no confidence over an unpopular amnesty that blocked the investigation of certain financial… 18/01/2013
Czech vote pits right against left, old against newTwo very different candidates will go head-to-head in the second round vote to pick the next President of the Czech Republic. With the majority of votes… 13/01/2013
Zeman wins first round of Czech presidential voteFormer Prime Minister Milos Zeman took the lead in the first round of the Czech Republic’s presidential election. With nine candidates in the running, the… 12/01/2013
Voting near an end in Czech Republic presidential ballotPolls close at 14:00 CET on Saturday as the Czech Republic votes for a president for the first time. Previously, the president was chosen by politicians… 12/01/2013
Czechs head to the polls in presidential electionVoting is underway in the Czech Republic in the first round of voting for the country’s next president. With nine candidates in the running the race is… 11/01/2013
Vladimir Franz, tattooed musician and wannabe Czech presidentVladimir Franz is not expected to win the Czech Republic’s first direct election to choose a new president. Round one takes place on Friday and Saturday… 11/01/2013
Investigators suspect pilot error for Russian jet crashPreliminary findings by investigators looking into what caused a Russian airliner to slide off a runway and crash onto an adjacent road, point to pilot… 30/12/2012
Clinton flies to Prague for trade talksUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has flown to the Czech Republic to lobby for American know-how to be used in a major nuclear project. It’s the country’s… 04/12/2012
Protests across Europe against austerityIn Slovenia, an estimated 30000 people took to the streets to denounce government cutbacks. The country has been badly hit by the global crisis. Public sector… 17/11/2012
Czech President victim of airgun attackQuestions about national security are being asked in the Czech Republic after a man repeatedly fired a water pistol at President Vaclav Klaus at the opening… 28/09/2012
Czech Republic eases alcohol banThe Czech government has agreed to relax a ban on the sale of some spirits after 26 people died in a spate of poisonings. Beverages with more than 20 percent… 27/09/2012
Charges over Czech Republic alcohol poisoningPolice in the Czech Republic say charges are being brought against two people suspected of being responsible for a wave of alcohol poisoning which has claimed… 25/09/2012
Poland bans sales of Czech alcohol after bootleg booze claims livesPoland has banned the sale of alcohol from the Czech Republic as the spate of poisonings attributed to bootleg spirits continues to rise. To date 19 people… 18/09/2012
Czech’s face booze ban after bootleg deathsBuying booze in the Czech Republic has been banned. The new law which applies to all liquor with more than 20 percent alcohol has been brought in after 19… 14/09/2012
Czech officials search for deadly tainted alcoholOfficials in the Czech Republic are describing it as the worst case of fatal alcohol poisoning in 30 years. Five people have died and another thirteen are… 11/09/2012
Hard-drinking Czechs go soft on beer with ‘radler’Brewers in the world’s number one beer drinking nation the Czech Republic say consumers are shifting irreversibly towards softer mixed drinks. Known as… 27/08/2012
Czech Republic man suspected of planning ‘Breivik-style’ attackAuthorities in the Czech Republic have arrested a man they believe was planning an attack similar to the one carried out by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway… 18/08/2012
Czech MP charged with briberyCzech police have charged a leading opposition politician with corruption. David Rath, a former health minister, is accused of taking a bribe connected with… 18/05/2012
Thousands join anti-austerity protest in PragueTens of thousands of Czechs have demonstrated in Prague against spending cuts, tax rises and corruption. The protest is said to be one of the largest since… 22/04/2012
Activists rally to give ACTA the cold shoulderThousands of internet users have taken part in protests around Europe against an international anti-piracy agreement. Campaigners believe the… 11/02/2012
Czech government agrees to turn over seized churchesA Czech government plan to return church property seized during the country’s communist era will cost more than two billion euros in compensation. The… 11/02/2012
EU deal hailed as first step towards fiscal union“It is the first step towards a fiscal union.” So says Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, hailing a deal on stricter budget discipline… 31/01/2012
Back in the Day: the start of the ‘Prague Spring’January 5, 1968 Alexander Dubcek is elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and immediately goes about implementing liberal reforms… 04/01/2012
Czechs honour Havel in Prague processionThousands of Czechs have turned out in Prague to pay their respects to the former president Vaclav Havel following his death at the weekend. A procession… 21/12/2011
Czechs pay tribute to ‘Velvet Revolution’ leader HavelThousands of Czechs have been paying their last respects to Vaclav Havel, the playwright who became the country’s president by leading its peaceful ‘Velvet… 19/12/2011
Czechs mourn Velvet Revolution leader HavelTributes have been pouring in from around the world after the death of Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic’s first president. Widely regarded as the leader of… 19/12/2011
Tributes paid to Vaclav HavelTributes have been pouring in to Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who helped overthrow Communism and became President of the Czech Republic. Havel died… 18/12/2011
The Czech Republic mourns Havel’s passingAt Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech presidency, the national flag was replaced by a black flag to mark the death of former president Václav Havel at the… 18/12/2011
Vaclav Havel diesVaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who was to become the first President of the post-communist Czech Republic, died this morning. The 75-year-old had… 18/12/2011
Hungary may join the UK in opting out of EU dealThe UK may not be the only country to shun signing up to a new EU deal aimed at tackling the debt crisis. Hungary and the Czech Republic, who are also… 16/12/2011
Israeli film takes top Karlovy Vary awardThe 46th Karlovy Vary film festival, central and eastern Europe’s most important such event, has come to an end in the Czech Republic. The main prize, the… 10/07/2011
The ‘President pockets pen’ scandalPictures of Czech President Vaclav Klaus apparently pocketing a ceremonial pen on a visit to Chile are causing a sensation on the internet. A now… 12/04/2011
Czech police and firefighters protest pay cutsCzech police and firefighters have staged a small but noisy demonstration outside parliament in Prague, protesting against cuts in wages. As static… 15/12/2010
Public sector Czechs protest austery measuresPublic services in the Czech Republic were disrupted as workers went on strike, angry at their lot in the government’s economic austerity plan. Unions… 08/12/2010
WTM – an insider’s view – Filip RemenecInterview with Filip Remenec, Head of Media Department and Spokesman, Czech Tourism. Every year Euronews heads to the World Travel Market in London, one of… 11/11/2010
Eight die in city-centre Prague blazeIn Prague eight homeless people died when fire broke out at an abandoned building in the city centre near the main bus station. The alarm was raised shortly… 27/10/2010
Czech civil servants storm government officePublic sector workers in the Czech Republic on Tuesday stormed the country’s interior ministry during a protest against planned pay cuts. Some 30,000… 21/09/2010
Chaplin cameo in winning Kalovy Vary filmThe Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is not only central Europe’s biggest movie fest but one of its oldest, too. 12/07/2010
Jude Law/Women Without MenEnglish actor, Jude Law, has collected a gong at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. His impressions of the festival were… 07/07/2010
Karlovy Vary film festivalThe 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is currently underway in the Czech Republic. It aims to be a showcase for films from Eastern Europe… 06/07/2010
Necas appointed Czech PM The Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas as prime minister. The right-wing Civic Democrat leader has been officially sworn-in to lead a… 28/06/2010
Czech Republic election result looks set to end political unstabilityCentre right parties favouring tough austerity measures look set to form the Czech Republic’s next government following a closely fought general… 30/05/2010
Czech Republic goes to the pollsThe Czech Republic has been voting in a closely fought two-day general election against the backdrop of a looming economic crisis. Voters will have to… 29/05/2010
Czechs vote in tight election contestThe Czech Republic has been voting in a general election that is expected to lead to lengthy coalition talks. Polls predict a close result at the end of the… 28/05/2010
Weak economy is Czech election top topicThe Czech economy has been the main focus of the election campaign. Although the country is in as better state than some of its central European neighbours… 28/05/2010
Czech Republic goes to the pollsThe Czech Republic’s leftist Social Democrats are currently favourites to win this weekend’s election. However the party looks set to fall short of the… 28/05/2010
