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Train-spotting and people-watching at five major stations

Every environment has its typical background noise. Every country has its own language. Check-out the atmosphere in a number of selected sites in the Czech Republic and…
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The Sounds of...

Every environment has its typical background noise. Every country has its own language. Check-out the atmosphere in a number of selected sites in the Czech Republic and…
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New protected area established at Morava and Dyje confluence

A new protected landscape area called Soutok was officially established today at the confluence of the Morava and Dyje rivers. Spanning 125 square kilometres, it contains…
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Ostrava’s legal battle for cleaner air is not over

Ostrava’s legal battle against the Czech state for failing to adequately protect the environment and citizens’ health is not over. After a Prague municipal court dismissed…
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Business News

In this week’s Business News: low inflation seen through 2015; Hopin taxi offer rides in from Slovakia; two-thirds of Czech companies see corruption as part of environment…
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One in four cars on Czech roads exceed emissions limits

Nearly one in four vehicles on Czech roads exceeds permitted emissions limits, an inspection carried out by the ministries of transport and environment this summer suggest…
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Babiš announces 16-member cabinet plan with SPD and Motorists, SPD to head lower house

ANO leader Andrej Babiš announced on social media that his movement has agreed with Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD) and the Motorists on the shape of a potential…
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2024 Club for Old Prague Award given to Brno University extension

The 2024 Club for Old Prague Award for the best new building in a historic environment has been awarded to the Art Studios of the Faculty of Education at Masaryk…
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Experts fear energy crisis will make air pollution much worse

With heating bills going through the roof, many Czechs are turning back to solid fuels, using coal, firewood and even burning household waste, including plastics.
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Czech towns and villages take part in first ever European River Swimming Day

This Sunday, people will jump into rivers all over Europe to reclaim their environment and demonstrate their wish to have clean and living rivers again. But how clean are…
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Incoming coalition parties reject coal mining beyond existing environmental limits

The parties of the incoming government coalition have not got the greenest credentials or aspirations. But on one issue they have earned praise from environment groups…
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PM Fischer reveals new members of his government

The caretaker government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer is undergoing its first major change since it was sworn in seven months ago. The Czech prime minister has announced…
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Traditional Czech wood for musical instruments in short supply

The deep forests of the Sumava Mountains in South Bohemia used to abound in spruce trees whose wood was of such high quality that it was used for the production of musical…
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Czech and German authorities announce joint investigation into mysterious noxious fumes

The Czech Ministry of the environment is launching a joint investigation with German authorities following countless complaints of noxious smells alleged to be seeping…
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Czech National Park infested with bark beetle

It's been a hot month of August in the Czech Republic's biggest national park in the Sumava Mountains - and that has little to do with the scorching heat of the summer…
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Government report highlights alarming state of Czech forests

The impact of global climate change in the Czech Republic can be felt more strongly than ever before, suggests a newly-released government report on the state of the Czech…
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President Pavel names new cabinet, stresses stability, NATO and EU responsibility

President Petr Pavel has appointed a new Czech government, urging ministers to unite society and act responsibly in NATO and the EU.
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Unprecedented blow-up in Czech politics: President versus foreign minister

Growing tensions between the Czech president and foreign minister erupted into a massive row on Tuesday, when President Pavel accused Minister Macinka of blackmail.
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Czech Helsinki Committee launches pilot project in prisons

The Czech Helsinki Committee has launched a pilot project aimed at helping parents to maintain a close bond with their children while serving time in prison. The project…
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“Eden Greenhouses” project in Karviná postponed

The Eden Silesia Educational Park, one of the key strategic projects in the Moravian-Silesian Region, will not be built in Karviná in the coming years. As acknowledged by…
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Locals rally in Šumava to oppose planned deep nuclear repository

Over 200 people protested on Saturday near Pačejov in the Klatovy region, in the southwest of Czechia, against a planned deep nuclear waste repository. In a follow-up…
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“Moravian Amazon” set to enjoy protected status after decades of debate

The confluence of the Morava and Dyje rivers in South Moravia is set to be declared a protected landscape area, the Ministry of Environment has just announced.
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Communist agreement to dialogue after pre-revolution environmental protests unprecedented, says historian

November 17 is the anniversary of the start of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution. But what is less well known is that six days earlier it was preceded by what has been…
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Business News

The Czech Internet market has entered a stage of consolidation. While one of the largest projects has collapsed, others are subject to a wave of mergers and acquisitions…
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Czechs increasingly concerned about economic and political instability

A growing number of Czechs are seriously concerned about the threat of recession and the tense geo-political situation. According to the results of an April survey…
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