Czech Republic China threatens retaliation after Czech delegation visits Taiwan The Czech Foreign Ministry will summon the Chinese ambassador to Prague after threatening statements were made by Beijing against the visit. 31/08/2020
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein demands Prague stop recognising its citizens as German Prague recognition of Liechtenstein citizens as German allows it to retain property seized after the Second World War. 20/08/2020
Czech Republic Eleven dead in Czech building fire Authorities said the fire might have been set deliberately. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident. 09/08/2020
Czech Republic Eleven people killed in Czech Republic apartment building fire At least 11 people have been killed in a fire in an apartment building in the northeastern Czech Republic, police and firefighters said Saturday. 08/08/2020
Czech Republic Former Soviet military base turned into wildlife sanctuary Bison and horses are re-establishing a natural balance in the area by eating dangerous and invasive plants. 08/08/2020
Czech Republic Huge hangover as Czech beer sector's revenues drop €179m amid pandemic The Czech beer industry weathered communism and Nazi occupation with scarcely a dent during the last century – but it may prove less bulletproof in the wake of COVID 19 impacts, according to brewers. 31/07/2020
Czech Republic 1 dead, 35 injured after two trains collide near Czech capital The driver of the train was killed and dozens more are believed to be injured after a collision between two trains near Czech capital, Prague. 15/07/2020
Czech Republic Two killed after passenger trains collide near Czech-German border Police say one person has already been detained as an investigation has been launched in the cause of the crash. 08/07/2020
Czech Republic Coronavirus: Czech Republic reports record spike in daily cases It comes just days before the country lifts the obligation to wear face-protection, exception made for Prague. 27/06/2020
brussels bureau Analysis: New EU tools to prevent backsliding on the rule of law So far, the EU's response to assaults on the rule of law was based on infringement procedures, European Court of Justice rulings, and - in the case of Hungary and Poland - the so-called Article 7 process. But now, the EU is introducing new tools. 23/06/2020
Russia Russia expels two Czech diplomats amid ongoing diplomatic tension Russia said it was a retaliatory move after hostility from the Czech Republic 15/06/2020
Czech Republic Prague expels two Russian diplomats over fake mayor murder plot claim “The whole case was a result of infighting between staffers at the Russian Federation Embassy in Prague,” claimed Czech PM Andrej Babis. 05/06/2020
United Kingdom Huge hangover as Europe's bars and breweries face battle for survival Little or no income, millions of pints thrown away and operating at reduced capacity when they do reopen. Will Europe's bars and pubs survive? 02/06/2020
Czech Republic Czechs so far avoid worst of COVID-19 despite lenient lockdown The Czech Republic hasn't been hit as hard by COVID-19 as some other countries, despite lockdown leniency over outdoor life. 08/05/2020
Luxembourg Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic guilty of rejecting refugees - ECJ Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic breached EU law by failing to take in refugees, rules European Court of Justice 02/04/2020
Business Czech microbreweries call for 'beer paramedics' amid lockdown hangover With bars and restaurants closed, Czech microbreweries have had revenue cut and been left with soon-to-expire beer. 31/03/2020
Czech Republic Czechs facing up to coronavirus crisis by making masks mandatory The Czech Republic is thought to be one of the few countries in the world where protective masks are mandatory during the coronavirus crisis. 24/03/2020
Czech Republic Prague set to rile Moscow by naming square after Boris Nemtsov To make matters worse, the square is near the Russian embassy in Prague. 12/02/2020
brussels bureau 2019 ends as it began, in political turmoil We look back at the week in Europe where MEPs called on the Maltese leader to resign immediately, protests took place in the Czech Republic and Poland. A tumultuous end to a rollercoaster year in EU politics. Our journalists sum it up in their words of the year. 20/12/2019
Czech Republic Watch: Car collides with two trams in Czech Republic The car was a mangled wreck but the driver escaped with minor injuries, reported Associated Press. 17/12/2019
brussels bureau EU summit climate showdown Europe's new Green Deal faces its first test as EU leaders meet in Brussels with the aim of agreeing to carbon neutrality by 2050, but not every country is on board ahead of talks. 12/12/2019
Czech Republic Gunman kills himself after shooting six dead in Czech hospital Police said they found the perpetrator dead in his car from an apparent suicide. 10/12/2019
no comment Czech village hosts re-enactment of Napoleon's Battle of Austerlitz The roar of canons boomed across a field in the Czech Republic's Brno-Country district on Saturday as men in military uniforms clashed and fired at each other during a grand re-enactment of one of the greatest battles in modern history. 04/12/2019
Czech Republic Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies. 04/12/2019
no comment 298/5000 This Sunday the Czech Republic celebrated the 30th anniversar Thirty years after November 17, 1989, the Czech Republic sees perhaps the largest commemoration of the Velvet Revolution this Sunday. One of the commemorative events was video mapping at Narodni street in Prague. 17/11/2019
Czech Republic At least 200,000 protest in Prague against Czech PM Andrej Babis It's claimed to be one of the biggest protests since the fall of communism 30 years ago. 16/11/2019
