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Cardinal Dominik Duka represents Czechia at Notre-Dame reopening ceremony

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Archbishop of Prague, is representing the Czech Republic at the ceremony marking the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, following…
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Warm spell breaking temperature records around Czechia

The unseasonably warm weather on Friday broke temperature records around the country for March 15 , the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Office reported. Prague's Klementinum…
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New campaign aims to address shortage of foreign organ donors in Czechia

The Prague-based Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) has launched a new website to explain the importance of organ donation to the bereaved.
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Czechia in 30 minutes (January 4, 2024)

News; Minister promises tightened security measures across the board; Czechs abroad could vote by post in 2025 elections
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Spending the summer in Czechia? The festival season has already started!

Summer music festivals are becoming increasingly popular in this country and there are plenty to choose from. Here are a few of the events you shouldn’t miss.
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Říčany voted best place to live in Czechia for seventh consecutive year

The Central Bohemian town of Říčany has been ranked the best place to live in Czechia for the seventh consecutive year, according to the annual Quality of Life Index…
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Czechia celebrates 35 years since the Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia

November 17th this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, through which Czechoslovakia transitioned into a democratic and capitalist country.
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Pavel tells Trump: Czechia recognizes that NATO membership comes with responsibilities

Czech President Petr Pavel sent a congratulatory letter to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in which he emphasized that Czechia is aware of the fact that NATO membership…
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First street in Czechia named after Alice Masaryk

She was the daughter of the founding father of Czechoslovakia and headed the Red Cross for 20 years. Yet Alice Masaryk has never had a street named after her – until now.
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Czechia in 30 minutes (January 3, 2024)

News; Year of Czech Music; Czechia eliminates Canada in IIHF World Junior Championship; Largest transport aircraft made in Czechoslovakia
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60 places in Czechia under flood alert

Some 60 places in Czechia were under flood alert on Thursday morning after several days of heavy rain and melting snow. The highest of the three flood alert levels was…
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Council of Europe highlights Czechia’s efforts in supporting Ukrainian refugee children

The Council of Europe has published a report addressing the challenges of hosting Ukrainian children and highlighting good practices in countries like Czechia, which has…
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Czechia increases pensions for people who fought against the Communist regime

As the country approaches the 35th anniversary of Velvet Revolution of 1989, hundreds of dissidents have been their income rise by an average of 4,400 Czech Crowns.
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Czechia in 30 minutes (January 2, 2024)

News; 2024 brings stiffer fines for road law violations; Three Kings charity collection returns to Czechia; Soviet-era comic book superheroine from Czech literary hoax
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Significant rise in number of unoccupied apartments in Czechia

There were 200,000 unoccupied flats in apartment buildings in Czechia at the start of 2021, a rise of 40 percent on the number a decade earlier, according to a Ministry…
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Three Kings Collection returns to streets of Czechia

Each year following Christmas, the Czech charity Caritas begins their Three Kings Collection campaign. Julie Růžičková, head of communications for Caritas, told me more.
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People around Czechia marking Dušičky

People around Czechia are remembering their late loved ones on Thursday’s Dušičky, or All Souls’ Day. November 2 is referred to as the Commemoration of All the Faithful…
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Czechia marking 25 years since NATO accession

Czechia is marking the 25th anniversary of the country’s accession to NATO. The milestone event in the country’s history is the main focus of a conference at Prague Castle…
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Czechia planning to introduce deposit-refund system on PET bottles and cans

Within its sustainable economy goals, Czechia is planning to introduce a deposit-refund system for PET bottles and cans from 2026.
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First ever butterfly census to get underway in Czechia on Monday

The first ever butterfly census involving the public is due to get underway in Czechia on Monday, 3 June. The aim of the event, called Butterfly Half-hour, is to estimate…
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Gale-force winds to hit parts of Czechia this weekend

Parts of Czechia will experience gale-force winds of up to 70 km/h this weekend, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has warned. East Bohemia will be particularly…
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Czechia in 30 minutes (December 30, 2023)

Interview with Michal Horáček, one of Czechia's most successful song lyricists. A one-time journalist, he was active in the revolution and became very wealthy in the 1990s.
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Czechia to meet ammunition initiative goal for Ukraine, PM Fiala says

Czechia will meet its goal of delivering 500,000 rounds of large-caliber ammunition to Ukraine by the end of this year as part of its initiative, Prime Minister Petr Fiala…
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Czechia: an organ music powerhouse

Czechia holds the unusual distinction of having the most organs per capita in the world, with about 10,000 of them to the country’s roughly 10 million inhabitants.
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Czechia in 30 minutes (Dec.29, 2023)

News, access to firearms hotly debated issue, Caritas helping in Gaza, interview with Pavlína Adam, first Czech woman to complete the Great Himalaya Trail.
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