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Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Taiwan is making new friends in Europe. China isn't happy about it. Lithuania and the Czech Republic have both begun to normalise relations with Taiwan. But Beijing is hitting back. 01/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment Ukraine demo calls for de-escalation of tension Demonstrators formed a human chain in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Saturday for the annual Unity Day, which marks the anniversary of the country's unification 22/01/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Czech left-wing parties are at rock bottom. Can they make a comeback? The communists and social democrats failed to win any seats at the last Czech election. Where do they go from here? 20/01/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech singer dies after intentionally catching COVID for a health pass Hana Horka's son said that anti-vax campaigners had 'blood on their hands'. 19/01/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Republic to let some workers stay on after testing positive The new Czech government will allow some workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 to stay on the job. 14/01/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic New Czech governing coalition wins confidence vote The Czech Republic's new conservative-led government won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Thursday in a mandatory ballot that every administration must win to govern. 13/01/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe How COVID has heralded a golden age for Czech cottage culture Purchases of small countryside cottages have boomed in the Czech Republic since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 13/01/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Republic and Slovenia report bird flu outbreaks The Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic estimates the damage at CZK 20 million (€802,005). 29/12/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Will the Czech Republic boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics? Such a move could start a spat between the new coalition government and President Milos Zeman, one of the loudest pro-China advocates in Czech politics. 23/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news The real story behind the Czech Christmas glass beads The handmade production of blown glass beads into Christmas tree decorations in Poniklá, Czech Republic, earned the craft a place on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage last year. But there's more to this. 17/12/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic New Czech government takes office after swearing-in ceremony The five-party cabinet will be led by Petr Fiala, who takes over from Andrej Babis as prime minister. 17/12/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech COVID restrictions quash Battle of Austerlitz re-enactment For a second year running the commemoration for the Battle of Austerlitz in the Czech Republic has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Only a small group of hard-core history fans were allowed to participate. 05/12/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech arsonist sentenced to life in prison for 2020 apartment fire Eleven people, including three children, died in the building in Bohumin last August. 30/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Sign of the times as COVID-positive president appoints new Czech PM The Czech president on Sunday swore in centre-right opposition leader Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister following last month’s election. 27/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech President Miloš Zeman back in hospital after positive COVID test Zeman had just been discharged from a Prague hospital where he had been in care for six weeks. 25/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czechs protest restrictions on unvaccinated as cases soar Protesters marched through the Czech capital of Prague on Monday to decry the government’s restrictions on unvaccinated people as new infections soared. 22/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Zoo pelicans moved to heated enclosure ahead of winter For most wild birds, seasonal change rhymes with migration to warmer regions of the world. But for their captive counterparts in Czech Republic, it's time to move from an open air pond to a heated enclosure. 19/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Babiš calls unvaccinated 'selfish' amid protests over new restrictions From Monday, the unvaccinated in the Czech Republic won't be able to visit restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres. 18/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Who is Petr Fiala, the Czech Republic's likely new prime minister? Petr Fiala is expected to be confirmed as the new Czech PM this week. 17/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech prosecutors ask parliament to lift immunity for PM Andrej Babiš The populist billionaire is facing allegations of fraud involving nearly €2 million of European Union subsidies. 10/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech president asks head of centre-right coalition to form government Milos Zeman’s announcement came a day after two coalitions that garnered a majority of votes in October's election signed a power-sharing deal. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Centre-right parties sign coalition deal to form new Czech government The agreement to form an 18-member government was signed by two party alliances in Prague on Monday. 08/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech President Zeman leaves intensive care amid political stalemate The military university hospital in Prague said the Czech President had been transferred to a rehabilitation unit. 04/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Republic edges closer to new coalition government While parties have agreed on a coalition, the forming of a government has been complicated by the ill-health of President Miloš Zeman. 03/11/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic One dead as cable car crashes in northern Czech Republic The accident in Liberec occurred on Sunday afternoon when one of the two cabins crashed to the ground. 31/10/2021