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01/26/2021
Czech cross-border workers frustrated as Germany tightens travel restrictions
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.
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01/26/2021
Covid-19: should Czechia follow Hungary’s lead and buy Russia's vaccine Sputnik V?
The vaccination of vulnerable groups against Covid-19 is dragging. Some are calling on the government to buy from companies not party to the EU collective agreement.
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01/25/2021Picture of the week
Closed storefronts alive with culture
Cirk La Putyka has enlivened closed storefronts via the #kulturunezastavis initiative (Culture can't be stopped). Actors, acrobats and musicians performed in Prague.
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01/25/2021
Demand for cross-country skis skyrockets as Czech winter centres remain closed
Closed ski centres have compelled Czechs to switch from downhill to cross country-skiing. Producers and retailers say demand has grown exponentially .
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01/25/2021
Czech high schooler masters Italian button accordion to win global contest
The accordion has played a central role in Czech folk music for centuries. Among those carrying on the tradition is 14-year-old Lucie Pudilová, who won CMA gold.
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01/25/2021
South Bohemia faces growing wave of illegal moldavite miners
Police in South Bohemia are increasingly struggling with illegal miners of moldavites, bottle-green gemstones found almost exclusively on the territory of Czechia.
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01/24/2021Anniversary of the Week
Ignaz Schustala, founder of a company that later became Tatra, born 130 years ago
This week marks 130 years since the death of Ignaz Schustala - the founder of the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft, which later became Tatra.
