Experts warn local election choices could deepen Czech housing crisis
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New city governments risk worsening affordability by blocking construction, selling municipal homes or abandoning long-term planning.
Survey: Rising prices and war top Czech fears for the next five years
An Ipsos survey finds economic pressure and conflict dominate public concern, while most Czechs feel the state is poorly prepared for crises.
Norway ends search for three Czech fishermen missing at sea
Three Czech men remain missing and are presumed dead after their fishing boat capsized off Norway’s western coast in September.
Rails return: Wenceslas Square tram tracks reconnect Prague after 46 years
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Tracks now run continuously through the upper half of Wenceslas Square, although trams will not begin carrying passengers until June 2027.
Volkswagen recalls 200,000 cars in Czechia over steering risk
Around 150,000 Škoda vehicles are affected by a large Volkswagen recall involving a potentially corroded steering-system bolt.
Czech Embassy stays in Kyiv despite Russian warning of more strikes
Czech diplomats remain in the Ukrainian capital after Moscow urged foreigners to leave and warned that large-scale attacks would continue.
Babiš rejects claim Czech government has softened its stance on Russia
The Czech prime minister dismissed the Russian ambassador’s claim that his government has toned down its rhetoric toward Moscow.
Czechs view Havel more positively, but political divide persists
Three-quarters of Czechs now view Václav Havel positively, although opinions vary sharply according to age and political allegiance.
March to Václav Havel’s ‘existential home’ marks his 90th birthday
Participants walked from Trutnov to Václav Havel’s cottage at Hrádeček ahead of the late president’s 90th birth anniversary.
Czech warm spell to end Thursday as rain, cooler weather arrive
Sunny skies and highs of up to 24 degrees Celsius will continue through Wednesday before a cold front brings rain and a sharp drop in temperatures.
Police record 176 offenses at illegal Prague car meet
Hundreds of modified vehicles gathered across Prague and Central Bohemia on Friday, with participants expected to move to Brno on Saturday.
This week's news: Here's what you had to say
Every weekday we ask our readers about Czechia's hottest topics. Here's what this week's polls revealed.
Czechia's new 'super benefit' is changing again: What recipients need to know
Just two months after the new benefit system took effect, Czechia is preparing further changes affecting single parents, housing costs and debt.
Bear caught on camera roaming Beskydy near Czech-Polish border
The animal has spent several weeks around Nýdek without threatening people or causing damage, feeding on apples, oats, and wildlife fodder.
Czechia records third-driest start to year since 1961
Only 395 millimeters of precipitation fell through September, leaving the country about 150 liters per square meter below normal.
Pavel to miss Czech local elections after private-trip planning error
The president left for an undisclosed destination outside the EU and will not return to his public schedule until Oct. 19.
Missing Frýdek-Místek woman found dead after monthlong search
Police discovered the 38-year-old woman in dense woodland nearly a month after her disappearance. The cause of death remains under investigation.
