Czech Republic

West Ham and Fiorentina fans look to end trophy drought in Prague

At Eden Arena in the Czech capital, West Ham will face a team that scored the most goals in the campaign, 36, led by forward Arthur Cabral's seven

7 June 2023

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Watch: Prague's Museum of Light challenges perceptions

Prague's new 'Museum of Light' showcases cutting-edge video mapping, light illusions and interactive projections.

24 May 2023

World News

Meet the Czech-Ukrainian 'Sunflower' choir sending gifts to war zones

Ukrainian refugees and Czech residents started getting together out of pure joy. Now, they sing to be able to send back small pleasures to the front line.

22 May 2023

Czech Republic

Czech Republic considers ending 'barbaric' trans sterilisation law

Czech lawmakers have launched a proposal to remove the sterilisation requirement for legal gender transition, but progress to lift society-wide prejudices is slow.

5 May 2023

Czech Republic

Brno blaze: Eight people killed in abandoned building fire

Police and firefighters are investigating a fire which claimed the lives of eight people in the Czech Republic's second largest city, Brno.

4 May 2023

Czech Republic

Czechs mark Easter with noisy rattle procession

Hundreds of people clad in black suits and white masks marched through the southern Czech city of Ceske Budejovice on Friday, partaking in an old Easter tradition.

9 April 2023

Czech Republic

Thousands of Czechs protest against proposed retirement age rise to 68

The government wants to raise the age from 65 to 68, saying it must rein in spending as there's a huge hole in the budget.

29 March 2023

Czech Republic

Putin's 'gift': Czech citizens raise €1.2m to send missiles to Ukraine

Czech citizens have pulled together €1.2m to send a RM-70 rocket launcher and 365 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine.

24 March 2023

Czech Republic

Ukrainian refugees in Czech Republic strive to integrate but miss home

After the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army in February last year, over 460,000 refugees were registered in the Czech Republic.

22 February 2023

Ecotech

Which European countries are leading on heat pumps?

Europe’s 20 million heat pumps now avoid emissions the equivalent of the entirety of Greece.

20 February 2023

Smart Regions

The success behind Brno's business-boosting hub

In partnership with the European Commission

Euronews explores how the success of the JIC business hub helped reinvent Brno from a former textile city, into an innovation ecosystem

30 January 2023

Czech Republic

Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential race with record turnout

Retired general Petr Pavel secured a million more votes than his opponent Andrej Babis to win the Czech presidential election. There was record turnout for the second round of voting.

29 January 2023

Czech Republic

Retired Czech army general Pavel wins presidential election

Petr Pavel, a retired army general, has decisively defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis to become the Czech Republic's new president.

29 January 2023

Czech Republic

Retired general Petr Pavel wins election to become Czech president

Retired general Petr Pavel wins runoff election to become Czech president, beating billionaire Andrej Babis.

28 January 2023

Czech Republic

Petr Pavel: Ukraine supporter and war hero is the new Czech president

Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babiš after a runoff vote on Friday and Saturday in an expected landslide victory.

28 January 2023

Czech Republic

Czech Republic casts final ballots in runoff election for president

Voters in the Czech Republic head to the polls in a presidential runoff between retired NATO general Petr Pavel and billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis.

28 January 2023

World News

Czech Republic heads to polls for runoff for president

A retired army general and a populist billionaire are battling it out in a runoff election for president of the Czech Republic.

27 January 2023

World News

Billionaire Babis vies with ex-general Pavel for top Czech post

A retired army general who backs military support for Ukraine and a eurosceptic billionaire who has questioned NATO’s collective defence clause is contesting for the ceremonial but prestigious post of Czech president in a runoff election.

26 January 2023

Czech Republic

Former Czech PM Babiš backpedals after 'anti-NATO' comments spark ire

Babiš, who is facing former general Petr Pavel in a presidential election run-off next weekend, said on Sunday he would not send troops to Poland or the Baltics in case of Russian invasion.

23 January 2023

Czech Republic

Babis faces stiff competition in Czech Republic presidential election

Former Czech Republic PM Andrej Babis is taking on economist Danuse Nerudova and retired army Gen. Petr Pavel as well as five other candidates in the Czech Republic presidential election. Zeman was the first president elected by popular vote. His second and final five-year term expires in March.

13 January 2023