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Karel Gott to get funeral with state honours as singer’s death is mourned at home and abroad

The legendary Czech singer and pop icon Karel Gott passed away on Tuesday at his home in Prague surrounded by his family. As tributes to the singer pour in from at home…
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President has to act without delay on minister issue, says head of Constitutional Court The Czech Constitution dictates that the president is obliged to satisfy the prime…
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V4 premiers meeting in Prague to discuss European Summit Prime Ministers of the central European countries comprising the Visegrad Four are in Prague on Friday to discuss…
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Prague’s Faust House: home of alchemists and other peculiar residents

Prague’s Faust House, located on the southern side of Charles Square, is associated with a plethora of mysterious stories and legends.
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Czech painter Tibor Červeňák on his life in Britain and using boxing gloves instead of paint brushes

Czech painter Tibor Červeňák graduated from the prestigious Chelsea School of Arts in London and has had his work exhibited all over the world.
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“The EU needs to act,” says Czech analyst as Lukashenko accuses Prague of organising Minsk protests

The Czech Republic has been accused by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of organising demonstrations in the country after his official landslide victory.
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“We should have taken part” – analyst on Czech PM’s vetoing of V4–Belarus opposition talks

The Czech prime minister vetoed a Polish proposal to invite a Belarusian opposition leader to Visegrad Four talks. Expert Pavel Havlíček thinks it was a mistake.
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Foreign minister to Czechs seeking “settled status” in UK: Time and reliable information are essential

Czech citizens living in the UK have just over a year to register for “settled status” in order be allowed to remain resident in the country post-Brexit. Now, the…
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Coronavirus: first death reported in Czechia, confirmed cases reach 1165 The Czech Republic on Sunday reported the country’s first death of a patient with coronavirus: a…
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Constitutional Court rejects bill taxing financial restitution to faith groups The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected legislation under which money returned to faith…
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Government extends state of emergency to April 30 The Czech government has officially extended the state of emergency to April 30, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said on…
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Czechs mark 70th anniversary of death of Jan Masaryk This Saturday marks the 70th anniversary of the tragic death of former diplomat and foreign minister Jan Masaryk. On…
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Defence Ministry wants greater powers in defending cyber-security The Defence Ministry wants greater powers in defending the country’s infrastructure against cyber attacks…
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Communist MPs protest plan to delay till 2021 taxing money paid to churches in restitution A Communist proposal to tax churches on monies they received in line with a…
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Czechs looking to 2019 with optimism

2018 has been a good year for the Czech economy. Unemployment is the lowest in the European Union, wages have grown both in the public and private sector. But statistical…
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EU Satellite Navigation System Centre in Prague to Grow

Prague is the seat of GSA: European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency. It manages and monitors the increasingly ambitious EU space programme and its…
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EU Summit: Czechia among eastern states to derail 2050 climate target The Czech Republic and three other post-Communist countries voted to stop the EU from adopting a…
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Babiš govt expected to survive no-confidence vote Wednesday The government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is expected to survive a no-confidence vote in the Czech lower…
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Looking back at 30 years of the Visegrád Group

The partnership between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, known as the Visegrád Group is celebrating 30 years of existence.
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“Reading adds profound qualities to your life,” says researcher Anežka Kuzmičová

Czech researcher Anežka Kuzmičová is conducting research into children’s reading at Charles University.
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Poděbrady – a spa town “for the heart” (and soul)

“Poděbrady is for the heart” is the motto of Central Bohemia’s main spa resort, which specializes in cardiology, boasts top-class balneology and splendid architecture.
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Small is beautiful – why British students are choosing to study Czech

The University of Sheffield in northern England has a surprising feather in its cap – it has the most students learning Czech out of any UK university.
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“Buy in the regions. Prague is not worth it”, says expat property investor

We speak to American Colin Shea whose investments in Czech properties have led him to become a full-fledged land lord.
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The Czech Tiger King

The Netflix series Tiger King may have struck Europeans as something that could only happen in the US. But Czechia has its own subculture of keeping exotic animals as pets.
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Czechia drops to 44th spot on TI’s corruption perception rankings The Czech Republic has significantly worsened its standing in watchdog Transparency International’s…
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