Daniela Lazarová

Czechs go to the polls on Friday and Saturday to cast their ballot in regional and Senate elections. Here is what you need to know.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday unveiled her team of commissioner candidates for the next cycle. Czechia should get the International Partnerships portfolio.

As the flood waters slowly subside, Prime Minister Petr Fiala has outlined the government’s strategy in dealing with the damage wrought in many parts of the country.

The Crown of St. Wenceslas is rarely put on display and people cue up for hours to see it. Few people know that there is a replica of it that anyone can borrow.

The Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling allowing midwifes to assist home births.

Twenty teenage "space ambassadors" will help to promote fighter pilot Ales Svoboda’s journey into space as an astronaut of the European Space Agency.

As of Sept 1, there is a ban on using first and second-class emission boilers, with heavy fines for non-compliance. 

Although Czechia is a landlocked country, a replica of an 18-century privateer ship, named La Grace, is sailing the seas under the Czech flag.

The West Bohemian city of Plzeň is currently fighting an infestation of bats. Pest control experts warn that they are not only a nuisance but a serious health hazard. 

On August 21, Czechs marked the 56th anniversary of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. The oppressive atmosphere of the time is reflected in the music of Karel Kryl.