Czech news in brief for August 22: Saturday's top morning headlines
Czechia battered by heavy overnight storms, Czech budget deficit set to widen, Defense minister quiet on Ukraine talks, and more top headlines.
Czech news in brief for August 21: Friday's top afternoon headlines
Pavel speaks out in support of media freedom, 1968-set film becomes second-highest-grossing of all time, and strong storms on the horizon.
EXPLAINED: What a toilet-paper fight tells us about Czech politics today
A toilet-paper shortage that may not even exist has become a revealing fight over populism, power, and the politics of playing the hero.
Hundreds in Prague mark 1968 invasion with protest outside Russian Embassy
Demonstrators gathered in Prague to remember the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and protest Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
Czech news in brief for August 21: Friday's top morning headlines
Czechia marks 1968 occupation today, Zeman still tempted by return bid, and Hip Hop Kemp festival canceled.
Czech news in brief for August 20: Thursday's top afternoon headlines
A controversial Building Act receives a senatorial 'no', a bad year for Czech harvests, and an old wind turbine falls off into early retirement.
Prague remembers 1968: ‘We can lose our freedom faster than we think’
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This year's commemorations focus on the people who left after the Soviet-led invasion, with exhibitions, films, archival broadcasts and a new documentary.
Czechia needs more homes. Can a new Building Act help solve the housing crisis?
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Senators will debate a controversial Building Act amendment today that aims to speed up construction and ease the housing shortage.
Czech news in brief for August 20: Thursday's top morning headlines
Defense budget to hit NATO target, Kratom crackdown finds violations in 900 stores, and the public can vote to send something Czech into orbit.
The Czech government portals every foreigner should use to avoid office visits
From taxes and health insurance to driving and residence, here's what you can handle online, and what still requires a trip to the office.
Czech news in brief for August 19: Wednesday's top afternoon headlines
Okamura vs. Czech Railways over toilet paper, iPhone spyware alert hits Czech users, and new Prague hospital to rise on Vinohrady site.
Czech news in brief for August 18: Tuesday's top morning headlines
Storms batter Czechia, hundreds of calls to firefighters, rents dip in Prague, and Prague marks '68 Invasion with Ukraine rally.
Czech news in brief for August 17: Monday's top afternoon headlines
President signs CZK 50,000 parental allowance bump, government moves to shutter Eurocenters, Czech state galleries free every first Sunday.
Could your age or name work against you on the Czech job market?
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New research finds fewer positive responses for some Czech-named applicants and shows men's job prospects begin declining after 40.
Bring your own coffee cup: EU packaging rules will change takeaway in Czechia
From 2027, cafés and restaurants must let customers bring their own containers for takeaway food and drinks under new EU packaging rules.
Czech news in brief for August 17: Monday's top morning headlines
New tunnel bus cuts Prague commute times from today, storms return this week, heatwave over, and Wenceslas Square generates about a ton of trash daily.
Prague police crack down on foreign taxi drivers: One in four cited
Police checked more than 200 foreign taxi and rideshare drivers, finding 52 traffic and residency violations and three cases of suspected illegal work.
