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NATO

Czech military must prepare for prolonged war, but lacks the funding, says former army chief

Czech military must prepare for prolonged war, but lacks the funding, says former army chief

Monthly Quiz

Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Anniversary of the Week

Mikuláš Medek: the painter the communist regime tried to silence
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Sport

Sports great Hašek demands legislation to block Russian athletes

News

Václav Havel remembered

Czech democracy leader Václav Havel was born 90 years ago this October. We speak to several people who were close to the dissident playwright-turned-president.

Foreign policy

“Stronger together”: Babiš and Magyar pledge closer cooperation

At a meeting in Prague, the Czech and Hungarian governments agreed to strengthen bilateral ties and coordinate more closely on EU affairs, security, energy and transport.

Society

Anniversary of the Week

Martina Navrátilová at 70: from defection to 59 Grand Slam titles

Tennis legend Martina Navrátilová turns 70. She fled communist Czechoslovakia and went on to win 59 Grand Slam titles. Here is her story.

Culture

Franz Kafka | Photo: Atelier Jacobi, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

In Kafka's Footsteps

Franz Kafka was born in Prague, but where specifically did the world-famous writer grow up? Where did he draw inspiration, or even go on holiday?

Picture of the week

World's parkour elite gather in Brno

Overcoming obstacles, spectacular acrobatic jumps and races against the clock.

Photogallery

Reopening of the Palace of Industry at the Exhibition Centre (Výstaviště) in Prague

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Video

Video of Signal Festival 2026: laser nad Vltavou, Laterna magika i Václav Havel

Lit up: Signal Festival in Prague

Petra Hůlová | Photo: Karolína Němcová, Czech Radio

Petra Hůlová on The Long Version: “It’s about my own experience of being used”

Written from the perspective of a female author in her 50s, Petra Hůlová’s The Long Version explores themes of gender, potential abuse and intergenerational tensions.

Milan Olšánek sculpture in Vysočina marking the Czech-Moravian border | Photo: Martin Veselka, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

Bohemia versus Moravia: Does the old divide still matter in Czechia?

Czechast explores whether Moravian identity still matters in modern Czechia, from a fading historical border to demands for political autonomy.

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