Germany Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes in Germany and Czech Republic Hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires in eastern Germany and neighbouring Czech Republic on Tuesday as tourist regions and residential areas are being evacuated. 26/07/2022
world news Wildfires Europe: Greece, Tenerife, and Czech Republic battle new and ongoing blazes Several major fires are burning across Greece where the heatwave, which started on Saturday, 23 July, has increased the danger of new ones. Meanwhile, a fire in Tenerife has burnt almost 2,500 hectares. 24/07/2022
Culture news Karlovy Vary film festival creates space for Ukrainian filmmakers The famous Czech film fest staged a Works In Progress event in collaboration with the Odesa International Film Festival for movies whose progress was interrupted by the war. 07/07/2022
Culture news Karlovy Vary festival returns after two editions marred by pandemic The historic festival, considered amongst the best in Europe, is back for its 56th edition after two years affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 04/07/2022
Europe News Prague will be 'honest broker' on rule of law, says Commissioner Commissioner Věra Jourová, said Prague will also focus on strengthening democracy across the bloc during its EU presidency and will be an "honest broker" with Poland and Hungary. 01/07/2022
Europe Decoded Watch: A quick video guide to the Czech Republic's EU priorities The Czech Republic begins today its six-month presidency, with a focus on Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis. 01/07/2022
Uncovering Europe What are Prague's priorities during its six-month EU presidency? Prague will be hoping it comes out smelling of roses. 30/06/2022
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
