Search | Radio Prague International

Skip to main content

CS
DE
EN
ES
FR
РУ
УК

Study: traffic flow on Czech roads among world’s best

Czechia has the seventh best traffic flow in the world, Czech Radio reported on Sunday, citing a ranking of 50 countries compiled by a UK-based insurance price comparison…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Czechs lose to Japan in World Baseball Classic

The Czech team did not continue their promising start at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo, losing 10-2 to favourites Japan in Group B on Saturday morning. Czechia was…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz

Test your knowledge of things Czech!
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Weather forecast

It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 14 degrees Celsius. The following days are expected to see clear skies and…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Event to mark 205th anniversary of Czech National Museum

A commemorative event marking the 205th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech National Museum will take place on Wednesday at the historical building on top of…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Rare mushroom, previously thought to only grow in US, discovered in Moravia

A Czech amateur mycologist has discovered a unique truffle-like mushroom in South Moravia, previously thought to grow only in the west of the United States.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Are the Motorists on the road to government?

The Motorists party is quickly establishing itself in Czech politics. Danny Bate spoke to political scientist Jiří Pehe about its appeal and his predictions for its future.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Ten die in tragic weekend on Czech roads

A total of 10 people died in traffic accidents in Czechia on Saturday and Sunday, making it the most tragic weekend on Czech roads so far this year. On Saturday, five…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
“Jágr was a symbol of the era”: Pittsburgh retires legend’s jersey

Chants echoed the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home arena on Sunday for the jersey retirement of the legendary Czech ice hockey player Jaromír Jágr.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Europe cannot reduce emissions alone, says head of Czech COP29 delegation

Organizers of COP29 have not shown great optimism. The atmosphere has not been helped by the re-election of Donald Trump, leaving climate agreements hanging in the balance.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Russia’s attacks on civilian targets intentional, says Czech president during Borodianka visit

Czechia’s President Petr Pavel expressed sadness during his visit to Borodianka north of Kyiv, on Friday. Mr Pavel, who is visiting Ukraine together with Slovak President…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
University climate strikes begin in Prague, Brno, and Olomouc

Climate strikes have begun across Czech universities, with events taking place over the next seven days in Prague, Brno, and Olomouc.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Remains of the only US pilot killed in Brno in WWII handed over to US Ambassador

Eighty years ago, U.S. pilot William L. Kiggins was killed during a combat mission over Brno, becoming the only US soldier to die in the Moravian capital in World War II.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Labour minister hopes to discuss pension reform with trade unions and opposition

Before the amendments to Czechia’s law on the indexation of old age pensions are handed over to the government, they should first be discussed with members of the…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
President Pavel to attend the UN General Assembly in US September

President Petr Pavel is expected to attend the UN General Assembly due to take place in New York City in September, his advisor Petr Kolář said in an interview for the…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Rare Apollo butterfly re-introduced to Krkonoše after hundred years

After more than a century, the Apollo butterfly, one of Europe’s most threatened butterfly species, has returned to the Krkonoše Mountains, where it once used to thrive.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Czechs and Canadians celebrate Canada Day in Prague

On June 25, Canadian embassy officials, dignitaries, and friends met at the Kaiserstein Palace in Prague to preemptively celebrate Canada Day.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Orchids, coral reefs, turtles: Prague Airport official reports strange customs violations

We’ve probably all taken back some sand or a shell from the beach as a souvenir from a holiday before. But what about a gecko or a turtle?
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Weather forecast

It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 12 degrees Celsius. Temperatures of 8 or 9 degrees Celsius are expected on the…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
President Pavel says he is pro electronic voting

President Petr Pavel said on Friday evening during an interview at the Colours of Ostrava festival that he is for the introduction of electronic voting, calling it a…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Unique Bronze Age hoard discovered in north Bohemia

Archaeologists from the Museum in Roudnice nad Labem have announced a rare discovery of bronze artefacts, including pieces of jewellery, dating back over 3500 years.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Three Volhynian Czechs named Righteous Among the Nations

The title of Righteous Among the Nations was awarded in Prague on Wednesday in memoriam to Bohuslav, Olga and Evženie Čepka, a Volhynian Czech family who hid a Jewish…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Vesna finish 10th in Eurovision with My Sister’s Crown

The all-female Czech group Vesna came 10th in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest with My Sister’s Crown in Liverpool on Saturday night. It was Czechia’s second best…
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Weather forecast

It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 7 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter
Foreign Ministry honours ten personalities and two associations with prestigious Gratias Agit Awards

The Foreign Ministry has handed out its annual Gratias Agit Awards to Czech expats and foreigners for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad.
share
- Facebook
- Twitter

Pages