Czech news in brief for January 26: Friday's top headlines
Istanbul Convention stirs up greater debate, Finance Ministry worsens economic outlook, and Auschwitz liberation commemorated in Czechia.
'An international disgrace': Czech Senate fails to pass Istanbul Convention
The Czech Republic will now be among the minority of countries that have signed but not ratified the Istanbul Convention.
Czech news in brief for January 25: Thursday's top headlines
Senate rejects Istanbul Convention, Wednesday in Czechia sees record road fatalities, weekend to see above average temps, and more top headlines.
Czech news in brief for January 24: Wednesday's top headlines
Senate to cast critical votes on constitutional judge nomination and violence against women, high-speed train crash leaves one dead, and more headlines.
New bill speeds up and digitizes foreigners' applications for Czech residence permits
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Under the new proposal, applicants would communicate with Czech authorities electronically and receive online status notifications.
Czech news in brief for January 23: Tuesday's top headlines
Plans for Prague's driverless metro move ahead, suspicious luggage reported at Charles University campus in Prague 8, and more top headlines.
A 'relic' in the EU: Czech primary schools' new report card shifts focus from grades
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Czechia's new report card, primarily focusing students' strengths and progress with grades secondary, could go into use later this year.
Number of foreign employees in Czechia sees massive growth in 2023
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The country's international talent pool has surged past 823,000 according to new figures from the Czech Statistical Office.
Czech news in brief for January 22: Monday's top headlines
Memorial to shooting victims created at Jan Palach Square, two-thirds of Czechs against euro adoption, and more headlines.
Czech news in brief for January 21: Sunday's top headlines
Plzeň honors Josef Hlavatý with memorial plaque, TV Barrandov channels briefly halt broadcasting, and more Sunday headlines.
Czech news in brief for January 20: Saturday's top headlines
Northern Czechia sees plummeting temperatures, Czech car production rebounds to pre-Covid levels, and more weekend headlines.
Suspended sentence for man who raped minor sparks public outrage in Czechia
Victims-rights organizations are planning a protest to highlight the failure of the judicial system to deliver justice to victims of sexual violence.
Czech state to contribute CZK 20 million to restore faculty building after shooting
The faculty building, closed since a shooter killed 14 students, will remain shuttered until at least the end of January for technical reasons.
Czech news in brief for January 19: Friday's top headlines
Prague zoo baby gorilla is female, Czech politican sets filibuster record, anonymous list of shooting victims sent to media, and more top headlines.
Czech news in brief for January 18: Thursday's top headlines
Freezing drizzle complicates morning traffic across Czechia, Czech films head to Berlinale, and the postal voting debate rages on.
First center dedicated to sexual violence victims opens in Prague
In Czechia, 54 percent of women have experienced sexual harassment or sexual violence, according to a recent survey conducted on 5,000 women.
New campaign draws attention to non-Czech speakers in Czech schools
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The campaign takes aim at, and seeks solutions for, what it calls an unjust system towards children with a different language background.
