Europe is 'close to war,' says Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala
Plus: Czech Foreign Ministry to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine, start to 2022 is Czech Republic's windiest on record, and more weekend headlines.
Covid-19 travel update: Czech map now valid for foreigners only
From Monday, February 21, entry restrictions to the Czech Republic based on its color-coded traffic light map will pertain to foreigners only.
Night hiking reaches peak interest in Czechia's Krkonoše National Park
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Hiking in the night to catch the sunrise from the mountain ridges was a growing trend last summer and and fall.
Greenpeace celebrates three decades of activism in the Czech lands
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While the Czech branch of Greenpeace opened 30 years ago, its activities predate the Velvet Revolution.
Embryos from Czech-born endangered rhinos last hope to save species
There are now 14 fertilized embryos from the world’s last two northern white rhinos – both of whom were born in Dvůr Králové's zoo.
Police detain Czechs smuggling marijuana to Britain
Plus: Miloš Forman would have been 90 today, President Zeman to appear in parliament, damage being assessed after strong winds in Czechia.
Prague’s speedy ‘Leningrad-style’ metro escalators are slowly vanishing
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The metro’s original escalators don’t meet EU standards, but replacing them all will take until 2030.
The future face of Prague's Letná district revealed
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The city district is planning to redevelop the area between Letná and Stromovka parks.
Czech daily news roundup: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Strong winds hitting the Czech Republic today, Zeman criticizes U.S. intelligence over Ukraine, Ledecká competes again in Beijing finishing fourth.
On this day 160 years ago, the Czech Sokol fitness movement was founded
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Buildings in Prague and across the country will be lit in the movement’s colors of red and white this evening.
Prague's Barrandov Bridge to undergo multi-year renovation
The Czech Republic’s busiest bridge has not had significant maintenance since it went into service in the 1980s.
Czech mortgages and rents set for dizzying increases due to inflation
Inflation is having a dramatic impact on the Czech real estate market, with buyers and renters set to suffer most.
Czech women's rights organizations calling for a new definition of rape
Thirteen European countries now define rape as non-consensual intercourse; protesters Tuesday called for a similar definition to prevail in Czechia.
Czech daily news roundup: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022
Parliament deadlocked again over pandemic law, Slovak truckers block the D2 motorway, Kulhánek named Czech ambassador to the UN.
An online tool calculates the carbon footprint of classic Czech meals
Traditional dishes like beef guláš and svíčková na smetaně score the highest for environmental impact.
Ukrainians make up the largest group of foreign students in Czech schools
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According to new data from the Ministry of Education, Ukrainians make up about one percent of all students in elementary schools.
Miloš Forman and Jaromír Jágr honored with printed collectibles
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The Oscar-winning director is on a Czech stamp, with the famed hockey player appears on the front of a replica banknote.
