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Czechia bracing for extreme floods at the weekend

Towns and villages around the country are bracing for floods following a high alert about extreme weather conditions in Central Europe at the weekend. Extreme rainfall is…
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Thousands of Europeans support Save Bees and Farmers campaign

With the alarming decline in insect populations thousands of people are coming together from across the European Union to call for a bee-friendly agriculture.
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Abuse of MPs expenses still plaguing Czech politics

Abuse of MPs expenses is an ongoing problem on the Czech political scene –and occasionally politicians pay a high price for the malpractice. On Thursday, former…
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Czech EU ambassador Pavel Telicka nominated as country's first commissioner

The Czech government decided this week that its EU ambassador Pavel Telicka will be the country's first European Commissioner. Mr Telicka would seem to have the right…
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British universities keen to attract talented Czech students

One of the most tangible benefits of joining the European Union is that it is now much easier for Czechs to study abroad. This is a very attractive prospect not just for…
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Greenpeace slams Spolana for "scandalous" lack of information

Germany sent its Environment Minister Juergen Trittin to the Czech Republic on Tuesday, to examine claims that toxic dioxins and mercury were leaking into the River Elbe…
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Floods in Czechia: day 3

Water levels on upper river courses are beginning to recede as water flows from the mountains to lower areas. Flood alert remains in more than 200 locations across Czechia.
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‘Mafia: The Old Country’ soon to hit the shelves, Czech developer promises throwback

The Mafia franchise is one of the most successful Czech-made game series ever. ‘Mafia: The Old Country’ will be its fourth instalment, to be launched on August 8.
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Resistance and Regeneration: ArtMill in the Czech Republic

Two hours from Prague, near the village of Horažďovice, a former flour mill has been turned into a farm that now focuses on art instead of agriculture.
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Why a tiny cinema at a railway station still matters in the age of Netflix

Film scholar and local politician Pavel Bednařík has opened a mini-cinema at Olomouc Město station, reviving an overlooked space in the Netflix era.
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Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský who captured 1968 invasion has died at 89

Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who was best known for his photographs of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, has died at the age of 89. News of his passing was…
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From tanks to sabotage: How Russia never left Czechia alone

Even after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian agents never stopped operating in Czechia, says investigative journalist Jaroslav Spurný.
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Beyond Trump: Greenlandic literature takes centre stage in Brno

Author's Reading Month spotlights Greenland as its guest of honour. Pavel Drábek told Radio Prague International why the choice has been years in the making.
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Czechia may get six new hydroelectric power plants

Six new pumped-storage hydroelectric power plants could be built in Czechia, Czech Television reported. The ministries of the environment and agriculture have presented a…
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Blood in Bohemia: the brutal fall of the Vršovci clan

In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, we explore how a powerful clan, the Vršovci, fell victim to a wave of brutal political violence.
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Blood in Bohemia: the killing of Saint Wenceslas and the birth of a legend

In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, we explore the murder of Saint Wenceslas and how it became a defining moment in Czech history.
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British Ambassador Matt Field on Czechia, Ukraine and why public media “matter more than ever”

In Czechast, British Ambassador Matt Field reflects on Czechia, Ukraine and Brexit—and explains why trusted public broadcasters matter more than ever today.
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Globsec report: Czechia strong in defence industry but lags in crisis decision-making

A new Globsec report ranks Czechia as “mid-tier” in NATO readiness—strong in industry, but slower in crisis decision-making.
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“We need to use our bodies as a kind of sensor”: artist Tereza Stehlíková on the importance of taste, touch and smell

Tereza Stehlíková is a film and visual artist engaged in cross-disciplinary research at the intersection of art, philosophy, and science.
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Radio/TV Marti’s director on ways of disseminating information to Cubans

Cuba has one of the world’s most restrictive media environments; it habitually ranks in the bottom ten on the Freedom of the Press Index as one of the ten worst countries…
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8 places to go in Prague over Easter

Are you in Prague for the Easter holidays? Here are 8 tips for places to go and things to see.
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Four Przewalski horses from Prague Zoo transported to Kazakhstan

A Czech military plane transported four Przewalski horses to Kazakhstan on Monday, as part of Prague Zoo’s long-standing programme to save the endangered species. Another…
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Ondřej Provazník on taking inspiration from choir abuse scandal for Broken Voices

Ondřej Provazník is the writer-director of Broken Voices, a new Czech drama that has been inspired by a real-life sexual abuse scandal in a well-known girls' choir.
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The Bellarie Summer House in Český Krumlov renovated to its former glory

The Bellarie Summer House, a Rococo jewel in Český Krumlov reopened to the public in October after undergoing extensive renovation.
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Three Czech films at Venice film festival to include mixed-reality installation about Ukraine

Three Czech films are set to screen at the Venice film festival at the end of this summer – including a mixed-reality immersive film set in a Ukrainian living room.
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