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Security incidents in Germany reverberate in Czechia

Recent security incidents in Germany are prompting a response in Czechia, with the foreign minister rejecteing Russia's characterisation of a drone attack in Leipzig.
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Lost Václav Havel play Warning set for Prague premiere

A previously lost play by Václav Havel, Warning, will soon get its first performance, after being completed by director and actor Jiří Havelka.
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Lost play by Václav Havel, Czech lace inspires new Žižkov mural, Václav Bartuška, Czechia’s ambassador to the UK

Previously lost play by Václav Havel to premiere, Czech lace inspires new Žižkov mural by Polish artist, Václav Bartuška, Czechia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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Václav Bartuška: “The revolution was too velvety”

Václav Bartuška is Czechia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom. In the past he has been a 1989 student leader, a journalist and the government's envoy for energy securituy.
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Havel ALIVE festival to celebrate late president's legacy at Prague Castle

Among the events marking the 90th anniversary of Václav Havel’s birth in October will be the festival Havel ALIVE at Prague Castle. We speak to its organisers.
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Traditional Czech lace inspires new Žižkov mural by Polish artist

A new mural has been unveiled on Kostnické Square in Prague’s Žižkov district. Created by Polish artist NeSpoon, it is inspired by traditional Czech lace.
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Havel ALIVE festival, copy of Infant Jesus of Prague heading for Ireland, atlas of country's wild plants nearing completion

Havel ALIVE festival, copy of Infant Jesus of Prague heading for Ireland, extensive atlas of country's wild plants nearing completion
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Professionals and amateurs join forces to photograph Czechia’s entire flora in 10,000 pics

After eight years of field work, Czech botanists are completing a unique photographic atlas covering some 3,300 plants found in Czechia.
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Mozart and his love of Prague

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a particularly close relationship with Prague. He first visited the city in 1787, where his music was already hugely popular.
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Copy of the Infant Jesus of Prague heads to County Kerry as Czech gift for Ireland’s EU Council presidency

Czechia’s Infant Jesus of Prague is heading to Ireland. A specially dressed copy is being given to the Diocese of Kerry to mark Ireland’s EU Council presidency.
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Pěšky do školy: Campaign encouraging kids to walk to school

September 1 marks the start of school in Czechia. The Walk to School campaign encourages children to walk, cycle, scoot or take public transport.
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Czech demographic paradox and schools, getting kids to walk to school, Neil Bermel interview

Czech demographic paradox and schools. Campaign encouraging kids to walk to school Neil Bermel on language, translation and Czech studies.
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Outcry over 2027 draft budget, posting second-highest deficit in history

The draft budget for 2027 is expected to run a deficit of CZ 389 billion – the second-highest deficit in Czech history. The proposal has sparked a wave of criticism.
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Fewer children, full schools: Czechia faces a demographic education paradox

Czechia’s birth rate is falling sharply, yet some schools remain overcrowded. Demographic change could soon pose a very different challenge.
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Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz

Test your knowledge of things Czech!
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Radio Prague International celebrating 90 years on the air with you!

What better way for a radio station to celebrate its 90th birthday than together with its listeners? Enjoy today’s special birthday program!
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Štetl Fest celebrates Jewish culture; RPI marks 90 years - listeners send messages

Brno's Štetl Fest celebrates Jewish culture; Radio Prague International marks 90 years since its first broadcast - listeners share their memories with us.
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RPI turns 90!

On August 31, 1936, at 10:00 a.m., a Czech signal travelled from Prague to the world for the very first time.
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Most race track hosts European Truck Racing Championship

The European Truck Racing Championship and NASCAR Euro Series drew 46,600 fans to Most over the weekend.
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Jewish life under pressure in Europe – but Czechia remains different, says Irena Kalhousová

Štetl Fest 2026 celebrated Jewish life in Brno as antisemitism rises elsewhere in Europe. Irena Kalhousová explains why Czechia remains different.
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Petr Novák: The romantic voice of the Prague Spring

Petr Novák's delicate tenor voice is synonymous with Czechoslovak society of the late 1960s and most notably with the period of the Prague Spring.
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Václav Klaus: Europe needs more than reform – it needs fundamental change

In Czechast, former president Václav Klaus reflects on Czechia 35 years after communism, the EU, Ukraine and Europe’s political future.
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The voice of Czechia that circled the globe: A look behind the scenes at Radio Prague International (8)

Czech Radio’s international service is celebrating its 90th anniversary. What is Radio Prague International like today? How has it changed and who are the people behind it?
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Prague and Warsaw have responded to a disinformation campaign falsely claiming Poland planned to seize Czech territory, Beavers fighting drought in Czechia are “ecosystem engineers,” says zoologist

Prague and Warsaw have responded to a disinformation campaign falsely claiming Poland planned to seize Czech territory, Beavers fighting drought in Czechia
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Poles and Czechs talk up links after “annexation” disinfo campaign

Polish and Czech officials have been praising the countries’ positive relations in response to a disinformation campaign claiming Poland wanted to seize Czech territory.
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