Alexis Rosenzweig

The newly inaugurated Nicholas Winton Street in Prague was officially opened today by representatives of the municipality Prague 7 and other organizations. 

Antonín Panenka turns 75 on Saturday. With a famous penalty kick in 1976 the Czech created a new soccer term – “the panenka” – that is still used all around the world.

Among those receiving an award on Thursday for promoting the good name of Czechia will be Holocaust survivor and writer Eva Erbenová, repatriated from Israel last week. 

The arrival of an Israeli government delegation in Prague on Monday is expected to spark protests from Israelis living in Czechia against the government's current policies.

When Time Stopped is the title of Ariana Neumann’s first book, about the history of her Jewish family in Prague during the war.

The Czech cabinet recently approved drug policies that include introducing a  regulated cannabis market. Details are being fine-tuned but there already obstacles in sight.

Thirty years ago, a Czech unit serving in the UNPROFOR mission rescued over 50 French soldiers under siege in what was then still Yugoslavia.

The Council of Europe has been facing major challenges recently, including the expulsion of Russia. Radio Prague spoke to Czech ambassador to the council Petr Válek.

Long queues of cars have been forming at the Czech-German border since Sunday morning following the introduction of tighter restrictions for travel into Germany. 

Hundreds of thousands of documents were recently added to the website of the Arolsen Archives organisation, which houses the world’s most comprehensive collection on Nazi…