This time of year, everyone is naturally taking stock of 2018 – the highs and lows of the past year – and what may lie ahead. Meanwhile, in Brussels, the EU’s direct…
The second ever public bird census got underway in the Czech Republic on Friday. The citizen science project invites people to observe birds alighting on the feeders in…
Founded a year after the birth of Czechoslovakia in 1918, Masaryk University bears the name of the country’s co-founder and its first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.
The Harrachov glassworks - the oldest surviving glassworks in Czechia -is making a glass bell for the Klok & Peel Museum in Asten .
The city of Olomouc lies in the eastern province of Moravia. I took a trip to the city to learn more about its history and inhabitants.
Czechia is set to cease issuing visas to Russians and Belarusians who also possess citizenship of other states.
Linguist Danny Bate, who alternates between living in Prague and Edinburgh, has many fascinating things to say on the Czech language, which he himself is studying.
The Art Report 2023 found that forgeries are considered to be the biggest problem currently facing the domestic market and that the number of forgeries is on the rise.
Why are so few Czechs believers? And is the Catholic Church fulfiling its role in Czechia? I spoke to priest Vojtěch Eliáš and first asked him how he found his calling.
A special tram commemorating the 30 year anniversary of President Vaclav Havel’s election began making rounds across Prague this Thursday.
The Semler Residence, a striking interwar apartment designed on the concept of the pioneering modernist architect Adolf Loos, has become part of the Iconic Houses network.
Englishman Simon Johnson heads the Czech branch of Creystl, the developers behind the renovation of the Prague centre Savarin Palace and other major projects.
Arguably one of the most internationally renowned contemporary Czech composers, Miroslav Srnka has wowed audiences across the globe with his original and innovative operas.
When Miloslav Stašek took up his post as Czechia’s ambassador to the United States he hit the ground running with a robust daily work agenda. I spoke to him about it.
Under the communist regime, Czechs were limited in terms of their travel destinations. But where are Czechs vacationing today? I spoke to Jan Papez to find out.
I spoke with Blanka Škodová about the mistreatment young female ice hockey players have been receiving throughout the U18 Women’s World Championship.
Only 26 percent of Czech MPs are women. Why do so few Czech women want to be in politics? Lenka Hrbkova from Masaryk University speaks about the challenges that they face.
Regular blockades of the through road cutting across Prague have become a fact of life, incensing some drivers. We speak to organiser Arne Springorum of Last Generation.
Michal Bregant heads the National Film Archive, which administers Czechia's rich cinema heritage and is currently celebrating 80 years of existence.
The controversial monopoly, enshrined in law, which one company has held over health insurance for non-EU citizens for the last two years has finally been abolished.
Barbora Tellinger is a Czech-born jazz singer who after many years in South Africa, now lives in Prague and performs with her husband, Grammy-nominated pianist John Fresk.
Ex-army chief Petr Pavel and former PM Andrej Babiš will go into a second-round run-off for the post of Czech president in a fortnight’s time after a close first round.
Following Petr Pavel’s inauguration as Czechia’s new head of state, the president’s office chief Jana Vohralíková, also assumed her post at Prague Castle.
A parody event backing the “annexation” of Kaliningrad to Czechia was held outside Russia’s embassy in Prague on Monday.
The small Moravian village of Nesvačilka, which lacked a house of prayer for over 300 years, will soon have its own unique wooden chapel.