Ľubomír Smatana

The Božena 5 de-mining system has been brought to the Kharkiv region by members of the Czech association, Team4Ukraine. 

German plans to build wind turbines near the Czech border have sparked a backlash, as local communities claim they were ignored and environmental concerns were overlooked.

With 1 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals, Czech athletes finished in 53rd place in the national rankings.  But the joy the Paralympics brought was first rate. 

The police have so far uncovered hundreds of cases of forged or resold tickets at this year's IIHF World Championship in Czechia and one person is being prosecuted.

Last Saturday saw the passing of the last surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot. Emil Boček died just a month after his 100th birthday.

Czechia’s humanitarian aid program MEDEVAC provides medical assistance to people in need the world over. In war-torn Ukraine it is literally helping to save lives.   

The inhabitants of Dobříš, close to Prague, are calling for a referendum to block developers from building largescale housing on the outskirts of the district.

This week marks exactly 80 years since the Soviet Union officially granted amnesty to Czechoslovak prisoners who were being held in Gulag labour camps. 

David Vencl, a freediver from Teplice, will attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest swim under ice this month. 

There are over 1700 Catholic priests serving in parishes around the Czech Republic, among them a number of foreign priests from different parts of the world.