Czech Republic Hardy swimmers take a Christmas dip in Prague's Vlata river It was the 74th edition of the event which commemorates the life of Alfred Nikodém, who was a goldsmith and a promoter of a spartan lifestyle. 26/12/2020
Czech Republic Meet the Czech volunteers helping out in hospitals amid COVID-19 surge Hundreds of Czechs are in training to become healthcare volunteers as a new wave of COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm hospitals. 29/10/2020
Czech Republic Czech hospitals under pressure as coronavirus cases surge The number of new COVID-19 cases rose by 50% in September, Europe’s second-largest spike in cases. 06/10/2020
no comment Banquet in Prague to celebrate the end of the lockdown Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night. 01/07/2020
no comment Europeans drop their trousers on public transport for annual event Organisers want commuters to stop looking at their phones. 13/01/2020
Hungary Meet the central European capitals fighting their populist governments It's a move that says as much about Europe's political polarisation along urban and rural lines as it does about the four countries involved. 17/12/2019
Czech Republic Tens of thousands protest against Czech PM after damning EU report The latest protest against Andrej Babis was called after Czech prosecutors reopened a probe into Babis's business dealings. 11/12/2019
Czech Republic 300,000 mourners pay respects to Karel Gott, 'Sinatra of the East' Czechs bid a final farewell on Friday to singer Karel Gott, standing in line for hours to pay their respects to the man whose popularity in former communist Europe earned him the nickname the “Sinatra of the East”. 11/10/2019
no comment Listening to opera from a rooftop bathtub: Czech! Czech opera singer Adam Plachetka sang arias from the opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on Thursday( August 29) to people lying in bathtubs at the rooftop of Lucerna building in Prague. 30/08/2019
