Europe Decoded Turkey is now Türkiye: What other countries have changed their name? Throughout history, many countries have chosen to re-baptise themselves, but not every new name has stuck. 28/06/2022
Czech Republic One dead and five injured after high-speed train hits locomotive The accident took place early on Monday in Bohumin near the border with Poland. 27/06/2022
Europe News Czech Republic unveils priorities for its EU Council presidency Cutting Russian fossil fuels and funding Ukraine's post-war reconstruction will top the Czech agenda for the six-month presidency. 15/06/2022
Czech Republic Andrej Babis: Former Czech PM loses secret police collaboration case The populist billionaire is alleged to have worked as an agent of the former Czechoslovakia secret police. 14/06/2022
Uncovering Europe Is the Czech Republic about to legalise same-sex marriage? Legalising same-sex marriage has broad support among Czechs. But will politicians put a spanner in the works? 13/06/2022
Czech Republic Two killed and 50 injured in fire at Alzheimer's nursing home The blaze broke out on Wednesday evening in Roztoky, a town just north of the Czech capital. 02/06/2022
Uncovering Europe Marking Operation Anthropoid’s place in Czech history, 80 years on The assassination of one of the most senior Nazis is today firmly part of the Czech national consciousness. 27/05/2022
Uncovering Europe Big-drinking Czechs bid to tackle problem of underage drinking A study found the Czech Republic had one of the worst records in Europe for underage drinking, with just over 40% of 15-year-olds admitting they drink alcohol on a regular basis. 20/05/2022
no comment World's longest suspension bridge opens in Czech Rep A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic. 14/05/2022
Experiences The world’s longest suspended pedestrian bridge opens today in Czechia Czech Republic opens their record-breaking ‘Sky Bridge’ today. 13/05/2022
Europe News Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia and Bulgaria resist EU ban on Russian oil Discussions between EU ambassadors continue on Monday to reach an agreement to phase out all imports of Russian oil. 09/05/2022
Uncovering Europe Is Milos Zeman's remorse genuine over his pro-Russian stance? Zeman made a resounding volte-face after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. But not everyone is buying his sincerity. 05/05/2022
Uncovering Europe Europe’s army of Elves fights real-world Russian disinformation Self-organised and nonfunded, groups of volunteers from the Baltics to Central Europe took on the task of combatting the Kremlin propaganda machine. Now, the war in Ukraine has them doubling their efforts. 13/04/2022
Czech Republic Czech MPs vote to recognise Soviet-era famine in Ukraine as genocide Up to four million people are believed to have died during the great famine between 1932 and 1933. 06/04/2022
Uncovering Europe How the Czech Republic's Vietnamese community is rallying for refugees More than 5,000 Vietnamese nationals have also left Ukraine for neighboring countries. In the Czech Republic, they have been welcomed. 06/04/2022
Czech Republic Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš to face trial for fraud Babis denies any wrongdoing and has repeatedly said the allegations against him were politically motivated. 21/03/2022
This will impact your life Czech unemployment is the lowest in Europe. That may be a bad thing. The European nation is struggling to find workers. 16/03/2022
Europe News Czech, Polish and Slovenian PMs meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia travelled to the war-torn capital to express the EU's support for Ukraine. 15/03/2022
Czech Republic Czech parliament lifts immunity of former PM Andrej Babiš for fraud The former prime minister is accused of using €2 million in EU subsidies on his own businesses. He denied the allegations. 03/03/2022
Uncovering Europe Meet the extrovert billionaire bidding to be Czech's next president “Janeček is the joker in the pack.” 15/02/2022
Uncovering Europe Speed limits on Czech motorways could soon be among highest in Europe Prague wants to increase the speed limit on sections of motorway from 130 to 150 kmh. 09/02/2022
Germany Czech millionaire investigated for racing at 417 km/h on German road The incident was reportedly filmed and uploaded to YouTube earlier this year. 08/02/2022
Europe News Brussels to withhold EU funds from Poland to cover unpaid fines Warsaw was slapped with a €500,000-a-day fine last year for failing to close a controversial lignite mine near the Czech Republic. 08/02/2022
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
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
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
