Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček has said he wants to talk to the Minister of Industry and Trade Marta Nováková about an incident on Wednesday, where a representative of Taiwan was forced to leave a diplomatic...
Acclaimed Czech-born author and essayist Milan Kundera, still an enigma at 90
The celebrated Czech-born author Milan Kundera turns ninety on April 1st. True to form, the reclusive writer – who hasn’t granted an interview in decades – has insisted his publishers ignore the milestone. But the literary...
Daily news summary 29.3.2019
Terror suspects to be extradited, NATO praises defence plan, Plíšková in final
Czech traveller hitchhikes across the Atlantic
For people from a land-locked country, boat hitchhiking may not seem like the ideal way of going places. But young Czech traveller Matěj Vohryzek, who has just returned from a hitchhiking trip across the Atlantic...
Weather
Saturday is set to be sunny and warm across the country, with open skies and temperatures fluctuating between 17 to 19 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, temperatures are expected to remain high, but Bohemia is likely...
NATO Supreme Allied Commander praises ‘robust’ Czech plan for increasing defence budget
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti, has praised the Czech Republic for its ‘robust modernisation plans’, saying that the country belongs to those European states with a clear plan on how to increase d...
Czech National Bank sets up information website for exchange office clients
The Czech National Bank has launched a special website informing currency exchange clients on their rights. Clients will be able to see the website’s address on the payslips they receive once they do a transaction at...
Czech Railways to buy 55 Škoda trains in CZK 7 billion contract
Czech Railways have announced they will buy 55 regional trains from the Škoda Transportation-Škoda Vagonka consortium in a deal worth around CZK 7 billion. The new trains should start operating in 2021, the Czech News Agency...
Prague Airport aims to be best in Central Europe
Václav Havel Airport, also known simply as Prague Airport, has continued to attract more passengers every year since 2013 and a number of new projects ranging from transport, commercial infrastructure and customer service are expected...
Price of vegs skyrockets due to last year’s poor harvest
The price of vegetables in Czech shops has seen a steep growth. Potatoes – once the cheapest of commodities –are now more expensive than exotic fruits. And, since last year’s poor harvest was a pan-European...