A guide to the Czech EU presidency: What to expect as Czechia takes the helm
The country's leadership has expressed confidence in leading the European countries in times of crisis, but rocky times may be ahead.
Morning headlines: Czech tourist killed in glacier collapse in Italian Alps amid heatwave
Plus: Czech parliament to ratify NATO enlargement in early autumn and firefighters spend nearly 40 hours extinguishing warehouse blaze.
Petřín Tower and City Hall to light up in blue for EU presidency
Plus: Hail destroys cars and homes, express train derails near Karlštejn, state of emergency ends in Czechia today.
American actor Liev Schreiber to attend Karlovy Vary film festival
Plus: General Petr Pavel to run for president, senate approves lower social insurance fees for part time jobs, and more.
New people smuggling gangs formed in Czechia, police say
Plus: Mayor survives removal attempt in City Hall, Police accuse two of cryptocurrency fraud, highly contagious Omicron subvariants prevailing.
Ukraine update: Prague to reopen refugee center despite mayor's objections
A daily dispatch on how the war in Ukraine is impacting life in the Czech Republic.
Czech morning headlines: Driver dies after a train to Prague collides with locomotive
Plus: T-Mobile under a cyberattack, dozens of Czech stuck in Barcelona over weekend, coalition parties want to tax energy companies, and more.
PHOTO GALLERY: This week's headlines in photos (June 20–24, 2022)
The top headlines for Czechia this week in ten photos.
PM Fiala: Energy prices will be a shock, but we won't let you down
In an extraordinary televised address, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Czechia must get rid of its dependence on Russia.
Clock tower removed from Prague's Industrial Palace for restoration
Plus: Czech zoo sends endangered black rhinos to Poland, corruption scandal may include Post Office, and more June 23 headlines.
Politico: Corruption scandal shatters Czech govt. before presidency
Triggered by the transport company corruption scandal, the turmoil in the Czech government comes on the eve of the Czech EU presidency.
PHOTO GALLERY: This week's headlines in photos (June 13–17, 2022)
The top headlines for Czechia this week in ten photos.
Czechia EU presidency aims to 'write the future of Europe' by revising its past
While most historians place the start of WWII in 1939, the Czech EU presidency video moves it back to 1938, when the Munich Pact was signed.
Morning headlines: Czech Post to close this weekend, Prague airport collapse due to software glitch
Plus: Hlubuček resigns as Prague deputy mayor and more headlines for June 16, 2022.
Czech morning headlines: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Plus: Raid taking place on Prague City Hall, Senate proposed EU candidate status for Ukraine, and parental benefit law moves ahead.
Ukraine's First Lady thanks Czechia for support
A daily dispatch on how the war in Ukraine is impacting life in the Czech Republic.
A new name tops Forbes' list of influential Czech women for 2022
The annual ranking looks at the accomplishments of women in the public sector, politics, business, non-profit sector, culture, and sports.
