Broadcast in English - 09/22/2024
The opposition ANO party is celebrating a landslide victory in Czechia's regional elections. Commentators have described it as "a debacle" for the ruling parties.
Harpsichord maker Jukka Ollika on making the Omniwerk, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci; Zlín: modernist architecture, bustling industry and big personalities
News; Voting in elections “tough test” for flooded municipalities; Festival of illustration and comics; Czech Please: You can eat as well in Prague as in major world cities
The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has just paid a two-day official visit to Czechia. The visit is part of efforts to form even closer ties between the countries.
The biggest Czech festival of illustration and comics, LUSTR, kicks off on Friday at Prague’s Holešovice market.
Municiplaities in the badly flooded eastern parts of the country are holding elections in makeshift polling stations with the help of power generators and volunteers.
Father Adolf Kajpr spent 13 years of his life in concentration camps and prisons. He was persecuted by both the Nazis and the Communists for his journalism and opposition.
Czechs go to the polls on Friday and Saturday to cast their ballot in regional and Senate elections. Here is what you need to know.
News; Prague rated the coolest student city in Europe; Ivan Theimer 80th birthday; Adam Štěch’s architecture and design exhibition Elements opens in Vienna.
The Czech art journalist and researcher Adam Štěch has opened his exhibition Elements at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna.
This week marks the 80th birthday of Ivan Theimer, one of the most prominent contemporary Czech sculptors, who is based in France and Italy.
In this part of our video series on Czech Music Greats, we return once again to one of the best-known names in Czech classical music - Antonín Dvořák.
Prague ranks as the number one student city in Europe, surpassing London, Paris, and Berlin in key categories like cost of living and safety, according to Campus Advisor.
News, Czechia gets International Partnerships portfolio in EC, government helping flood-hit regions organize voting in elections, trip to Loučen Chateau in Central Bohemia
The elections to the Senate and regional councils remain on track despite the fact that many parts of the country are still recovering from the floods.
EC President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday unveiled her team of commissioner candidates for the next cycle. Czechia should get the International Partnerships portfolio.
Loučeň Chateau is a Baroque estate situated in the town of Loučeň. I was given a tour of the chateau to learn more about its history.
News; PM Fiala on solidarity in flood crisis, promises support; Bohemian jewels go on display at Prague Castle; Veronika Novotna argues for more youth in politics.
The Czech UN Youth Delegates Programme connects the youth with the UN. I spoke with Veronika Novotná, one of the Czech UN Youth Delegates, about her mandate.
As of today people have the rare opportunity to view the authentic Bohemian crown jewels which have been put on display in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle.
As the flood waters slowly subside, Prime Minister Petr Fiala has outlined the government’s strategy in dealing with the damage wrought in many parts of the country.
News; Storm Boris swept across central and eastern Europe; Czech Red Cross on the ground helping those most hit by floods; interview with Euan Edworthy
The northern parts of Moravia and Silesia are the most affected by recent flooding in Czechia, particularly the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions.
UK public relations man Euan Edworthy has been involved in a number of initiatives in Prague, perhaps most notably building a monument to Czechoslovak WWII RAF aviators.
