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Jan Lipavský on war, security and Czech foreign policy today

In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, former FM Jan Lipavský looks back on war in Ukraine, Gaza, and the tough choices Czech foreign policy has faced.
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Jan Lipavský on war, security and alliances: Czech foreign policy under pressure

Czechast: former foreign minister Jan Lipavský, now opposition MP, looks back on war in Ukraine, Czech security priorities and the ammunition initiative.
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Rare books return to library in Votice, Ice at Lipno reservoir turns green, Michal Smetana on Trump, Greenland and future of European security

Rare books return to monastery library in Votice. Why the ice on the Lipno reservoir has turned green. Michal Smetana on Trump, Greenland and future of European security.
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Rare lost books return to monastery in Votice

More than a thousand rare books have returned to the monastery library in Votice. The books were taken away 75 years ago, and for many years their whereabouts were unknown.
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Czech castles and chateaux in the snow: where to visit

Friday’s snowfall turned much of Czechia into a winter wonderland, giving historic castles and chateaux a special winter charm – but which can be visited year-round?
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Rare winter phenomenon turns ice on Lipno Lake green

A rare sight appeared at South Bohemia’s Lipno Reservoir: the ice turned green, caused by cyanobacteria trapped beneath the frozen surface.
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“Threats alone are disaster for NATO”: Michal Smetana on Trump, Greenland and future of European security

Security expert Michal Smetana discusses what a US move on Greenland could mean for NATO and the future security of Czechia and other European states.
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Broadcast in English - 01/08/2026

Broadcast in English - 01/08/2026
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Hard coal mining in Czechia to end as the last mine closes

At the end of January, Czechia’s last coal mine will close, ending nearly 250 years of mining. OKD will lay off 900 workers as it stops mining operations.
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Czechia criminalizes promotion of communism

As of January 1, 2026, Czechia introduced a new amendment to its Criminal Code, placing communism on the same legal footing as Nazism. What does the law actually prohibit?
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"Good deed" not done: President refuses to appoint Motorists’ Party nominee as minister after meeting with PM Babiš

President Petr Pavel met Prime Minister Andrej Babiš for a New Year’s lunch at the Prague Castle on Wednesday. What did they discuss?
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Baba, Prague’s modernist plateau: architecture, views and European heritage

In Prague off the Beaten Track, Baba reveals dramatic views, functionalist villas from the 1930s, and familiar Prague silhouettes seen from an unexpected angle.
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Czech ammunition initiative to continue, how salt destroys bridges, lost photos of Jiří Viktor Daneš

Czech ammunition initiative to continue under current government, scientists study salt corrosion to protect bridges and spacecraft, lost photos of Jiří Viktor Daneš
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Czech scientists study how salt destroys metal structures to protect bridges and spacecraft

Winter coats roads with salt, slowly eating away at metal. Scientists at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences are trying to combat this.
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Czech ammunition initiative to go on: government shifts stance after taking office

The Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine will continue, despite earlier campaign promises to stop it, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says.
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From Prague to Australia: the lost photographs of Jiří Viktor Daneš, Czechoslovakia’s first consul down under

Jiří Viktor Daneš was Czechoslovakia’s first consul to Australia. His restored photos are now in a new book. We spoke with one of its authors, historian Tomáš Pavlíček.
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Veteran Masopust passes away, Prague's new urban project Florenc21, Czech beer in London

Today: Veteran of the First Czechoslovak Army Corps, Miloslav Masopust, has died; Florenc21’s transformation of Prague’s key urban site; and later Czech beer in London.
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Florenc21’s transformation of one of Prague’s key urban sites

Florenc21 is Prague’s largest urban renewal project. I spoke with Luboš Križan from IPR about the project’s vision and its transformation of the site.
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Veteran of the First Czechoslovak Army Corps, Miloslav Masopust, has died

WWII veteran Miloslav Masopust has died at the age of 101. In 1944, he joined the First Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR and took part in the liberation of Slovakia.
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Bohem Brewery: Showing London what good lager tastes like

Bohem Brewery brings authentic Czech lager to London. A visit to one of its pubs reveals its wider mission to show Britons what a good lager can taste and look like.
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Opposition seeks ouster of Czech house speaker, Czech scientist named to Time 100 for HIV work, Czech juniors to play for world gold, New folk song archive

Opposition seeks ouster of Czech house speaker, Czech scientist named to Time 100 for HIV work, Czech juniors to play for world gold, New folk song archive
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Czech juniors to play for gold at World Championships after defeating Canada 6:4

The Czech hockey team defeated Canada 6:4 in the semifinals of the World Junior Championships and will play Sweden for the gold medal on Tuesday night at 2:30 a.m. CET.
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Czech leaders respond to US intervention in Venezuela – PM Babiš hopes it will lead to democracy

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) hopes that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to citizens enjoying freedom and democracy and choosing a democratic regime.
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Czech scientist named among Time’s 100 Most Influential People for HIV breakthrough

Time magazine has named Czech virologist Tomáš Cihlář among its 100 Most Influential People of 2025, recognising his work on developing drugs that protect against HIV.
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Praguers ice skating and sledging in Stromovka Park

Thanks to freezing temperatures, Czechs are enjoying the winter season not only in the mountains. Ideal conditions for winter fun can also be found in Prague’s parks.
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