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Eurostat: Employment rate of migrants born outside EU highest in Czechia A greater percentage of migrants born outside the European Union have found work in the Czech…
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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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Visegrad Four summit in Israel cancelled over diplomatic row A Visegrad Four summit in Israel has been cancelled after Poland announced it would not be attending the…
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Pirate MP calls for legalising prostitution, citing risks for sex workers Pirate Party caucus head Jakub Michálek has proposed legalising prostitution. He said doing so…
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Moravian Karst – Natural Wonder Of Moravia

The Czech Republic is known for its beautiful historic sights, picturesque cities and towns, chateaux, and castles. Few foreign visitors realize that the country has also…
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Minister tells Turkish ambassador country should stop military operations in northern Syria Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomáš Petříček summoned the Turkish…
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Babiš, Petříček to represent Czechia at UN General Assembly Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (Social Democrats) will represent the…
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PM Babiš: govt won’t change salary proposal in face of teachers’ strike Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has said the planned teachers’ strike over salaries on Wednesday…
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Chinese ambassador tells Prague to change approach or own interests will suffer China’s ambassador to the Czech Republic has called on the Prague authorities to change…
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Marie Heřmanová: Most Czech parties don’t understand social media

Digital anthropologist Marie Heřmanová discusses Czech politics and social media, how online abuse impacts real lives, influencers spreading Covid lies and much more.
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Czech minister for EU affairs: We are ready to be the honest broker in the negotiation process

Czechia will take over the rotating presidency of the EU Council from France on July 1st. Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikuláš Bek outlines the challenges ahead .
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Jáchymov – the oldest radon spa in the world

A fifteen-minute drive north of Karlovy Vary, Jáchymov is the oldest radon spa in the world. It became a popular spa destination at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Number of new Covid-19 cases lowest in week on Thursday The number of coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic rose by 33 on Thursday, which is the lowest number over the…
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Czechs cycling through the COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 crisis leads to some unexpected positive trends. Many Czechs have exchanged their cars for bicycles. In fact, so many people are getting on their bikes that…
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Jaroslava Doležalová - a story of bravery and inequality

Jaroslava Doležalová has become an honorary citizen of her home town Žďár nad Sázavou. She hid a little Jewish girl during WW II and probably saved her life, risking her…
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Foreigners who vandalized Charles Bridge receive hefty fine and eviction order Two foreigners who were caught red-handed vandalizing Charles Bridge with graffiti have been…
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PM Babiš says Czechia aims to be innovation leader in UN speech The Czech Republic wants to become a leader in innovation and artificial intelligence, and a country that…
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Czech Pirates suing EU over delay in PM Babiš’s conflict of interest case The Pirate Party plans to sue the European Commission for failing to decide on complaints over…
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European Parliament approves von der Leyen’s new commission with Jourová as vice-president The European Parliament approved the new European Commission with an…
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Klara Skrivankova: fighting trade in human lives

My guest on One on One today is Klara Skrivankova, who works for the La Strada organisation, a body set up several years ago to tackle the problem of human trafficking…
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Loretta Lau: Raising a Voice for Hong Kong and Others in Prague 7

Part art gallery, part café and part community space, Prague 7's NGO DEI is closing this July. It's director, Loretta Lau, spoke to Kevin Loo about its purpose and future.
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Why are Russian and Chinese spying activities in Czech Republic so intense and how exactly do they do it?

This week’s release of the Czech Security Information Service’s (BIS) annual report was widely covered by Czech media and even some foreign outlets. What stood out was the…
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Three Wishes for Cinderella: popular Czech fairy tale gets Norwegian remake

A re-make of the famous Czech fairy tale, Three Wishes for Cinderella, made by Václav Vorlíček in 1973, gets a release in Norway.
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Czech puppet masters Hermína Týrlová and Jiří Trnka

In the first episode of our new series Masters of Czech animated film we trace the origins of the eventual golden age of Czech animation.
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Why do Czechs only eat carp at Christmas?

The Czech Christmas is inseparably associated with carp, but Czech breeders producing carp and other freshwater fish today do more business abroad than at home.
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