Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Russian man held by Czech police over 'hacking aimed at US'

Police in the Czech Republic have released video footage of a Russian man’s arrest in connection with hacking attacks on targets in the United States.

19/10/2016

Cinema

Cillian Murphy stars in Nazi-era thriller

Irish heartthrobs Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan ('Fifty Shades of Grey') star in WWII thriller 'Anthropoid', based on the real story of a 1942 plan to assassinate a leading Nazi officer.

19/09/2016

Cult

Czech exhibition celebrates Communist Chic

An exhibition celebrating Communist-era interior design and fashion has opened in Prague.

25/08/2016

Sport

Borg and McEnroe renew rivalry in Laver Cup

Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe announced on Wednesday that they had committed to lead the Europe and World teams for the first three years of the Rod Laver Cup, a new competition styled after golf’s Ryde

24/08/2016

Cinema

Festival celebrates best in eastern and central European film

The American actor Michael Shannon was among the guest stars attending the closing ceremony of the 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

11/07/2016

Cinema

Karlovy Vary film festival honours Willem Dafoe with 'outstanding contribution' prize

Willem Dafoe was honoured at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which also featured the world-premiere of the Prague-shot film 'Anthropoid' about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.

04/07/2016

Czech Republic

Czech and Greek police break up forgery network

Czech police have released a video of a raid which took place at the end of May said to be targeting an international criminal network of migrant smugglers and document…

01/06/2016

Sport

Bolt builds up speed ahead of Rio

Usain Bolt’s famous signature gesture, arm extended shooting for the stars, is one his olympic rivals will be hoping they do not see this summer, but who can stop the double Olympic sprint champion Us

20/05/2016

Sport

Russia batters Ukraine in a medieval dust up in Prague

Armour, weapons, men and women from all over the world fight in Prague in the Battle of Nations. The aim to recreate the drama of medieval combat

10/05/2016

Czech Republic

Czech Republic wants to adopt new name of Czechia

The Czech Republic should introduce an official shortening of the name to use in English and other foreign languages, the country’s foreign minister

13/04/2016

Czech Republic

Pro-Tibet activists deface Chinese flags as President Xi arrives in Prague

Czech police have arrested 12 people in Prague for defacing Chinese flags and replacing them with Tibetan ones, as Chinese President Xi Jinping

28/03/2016

Business Planet

Boost your business and the environment with the European Ecolabel system

This week, Business Planet has been to the Czech capital, Prague, to find out more about the European Ecolabel system: how it works and how it businesses can benefit from it.

04/03/2016

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Warm weather cuts short tough Czech dogsled race

The Sedivackuv Long, one of the toughest dogsled races in Europe, has been hindered by warm weather. The 20th edition began on Wednesday with more

30/01/2016

Czech Republic

Greece recalls its Czech ambassador after Eurozone comments

22/12/2015

Sport

Fed Cup pits Czech and German women in final in Prague

It is Federation Cup Final weekend and the two teams, defending champions the Czech Republic and challengers Russia have met up in Prague. The draw

13/11/2015

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: far-right demonstrations attract thousands

Anti-migrant and anti-Islam demonstrations across the Czech Republic have attracted up to 5,000 people. Organised to coincide with the Czech national

28/10/2015

Czech Republic

Czech police marking refugees directly on their skin

Officials in the Czech Republic are facing an outcry from human rights activists over their police writing on refugees’ arms. The refugees were

03/09/2015

Czech Republic

Handling of migrants 'reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps'

03/09/2015

No Comment

Two people die in Czech train smash

22/07/2015

Cinema

Karlovy Vary hands out the Crystal Globes to an eclectic selection

American actor Harvey Keitel attended the closing awards ceremony of the 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival. http://t.co/kcVX4pkg0bIncontro con

13/07/2015

Cinema

Beware 'The Red Spider' and heed 'The Sound of Trees' at Karlovy Vary

Polish director Marcin Koszałka took to the red carpet at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present his feature film, ‘The Red Spider,’ in

08/07/2015

Cinema

All 'Heil' Karlovy Vary a platform for young film directors

The Karlovy Vary Festival has cemented its reputation as Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest cinematic event and celebrates its 50th anniversary

07/07/2015

Cinema

Richard Gere honoured at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival

American actor Richard Gere was the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The

06/07/2015

Czech Republic

Hungarian Gripen fighter plane crashes in Czech Republic

The crew of a Hungarian fighter plane managed to eject to safety before it crashed at the Czech military base in Caslav. The plane a JAS-39 Gripen

20/05/2015

Culture news

How young translators are helping knit European culture together

Europe’s babel-like patchwork of languages has, on the face of it, made communication and understanding a constant issue. To deal with it the EU has

27/04/2015

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Over 100kg of cocaine found in supermarket banana shipment

More than 100 kilograms of cocaine has been found in a consignment of bananas delivered to a Lidl supermarket in Prague. It represents a record find

04/04/2015