Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will not appoint a new special envoy for energy security after Václav Bartuška steps down from the role at the end of July. Bartuška is set to become the Czech ambassador ...

Czech mime legend Ctibor Turba has died at the age of 80. A pioneering figure in non-verbal theatre, he helped redefine the genre alongside Boris Hybner in the late 1960s. He also taught for years at ...

A new STEM/MARK poll suggests President Petr Pavel would be a strong contender for a second term in office, with no major rivals emerging so far. Voters say they want a president who is decent, ...

Seven Czech tennis players will take to the courts on Monday, the opening day of Wimbledon. Among them is last year’s champion Markéta Vondroušová, facing 32nd seed McCartney Kessler of the US. Jiří ...

The number of single-person households in Czechia is growing, according to the Czech Statistics Office. Almost a third of all households now consist of just one person, a significant rise from two ...

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has issued a warning ahead of an upcoming heatwave, with temperatures expected to exceed the 30 degrees Celsius mark for the entire week ahead. The heatwave ...

The Czech Republic wants the EU’s new emissions trading system for transport and building heating (ETS 2) to be voluntary for member states, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said on Czech Television.

Zlín Zoo has announced a major breeding success –the birth of a female jaguar cub born on June 12 to five-year-old Yuna and three-year-old Akabo. A veterinary check-up on June 26 confirmed that the ...

Josef Masopust, Ballon d'Or winner, World Cup finalist, and one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest footballers, passed away.

With the arrival of summer, Czechia’s music scene bursts into life with a wide array of festivals catering to every taste - ...

The next Czech government must narrow its focus to four or five key priorities, even if it means that other areas stagnate, President Petr Pavel said on CNN Prima News on Sunday. He warned that having ...

Several dozen people gathered on Prague’s Old Town Square on Saturday to protest against mass tourism and in particular the growing number of Airbnb providers in big city centres. Demonstrators ...