In the second edition of our summer mini-series, Radio Prague pays a visit to U Veselíků, one of Prague’s oldest outdoor pools. The family-owned swimming pool located in the Divoká Šárka valley opened back in...
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Moon landing: the Czech experience
The 1969 moon landing glued millions of people around the world to their TV sets 50 years ago. For Czechs and Slovaks, this historic event had a special, bittersweet, taste. Vít Pohanka spoke to two...
Tatra to supply Jordan with over 300 chassis in CZK 1 billion deal
The Czech company Tatra Trucks will supply 328 chassis for military vehicles in a deal worth more than CZK 1 billion, the Kopřivnice based manufacturer announced in a press release on Friday. The company says...
Daily news summary 19.7.2019
Babiš audit reply delay, Charles Bridge vandals banned, HIV+ numbers triple
Prague’s Žižkov TV Tower set for videomapping of Apollo 11 moon launch, landing
The Žižkov television tower in Prague, once voted the world’s second-ugliest building, will host a virtual space launch this Saturday evening – thanks to an ambitious videomapping project. Filip Liška, who came up with the idea,...
Prague Philharmonic tour of China cancelled over Beijing's row with Czech mayor
A China tour by Prague’s Philharmonic Orchestra has officially been cancelled due to a feud between the mayor of the Czech capital and Beijing. Mayor Zdenek Hřib (Pirate Party) has long been a vocal supporter...
Český Krumlov international nusic festival opens Friday
The 28th International Music Festival opens on Friday in Český Krumlov with a gala evening in the castle garden. The festival programme, which closes on August 10th, includes 23 concerts, including by American pop, jazz...
Sinologist Filip Jirouš: China will keep pressuring Prague leadership, new agreement unlikely
Prague’s leadership has for months been trying to remove an article from an agreement signed between the Czech capital and Beijing during the rule of previous coalition, which refers to the One China concept. Mayor...
Czech pensioner jailed over terror attacks aimed at defaming Muslims files appeal
A pensioner found guilty of terrorism after causing two train crashes aimed at spreading fear of Muslim migrants has appealed his conviction, Czech Television reports. Jaromír Balda, aged 71, was sentenced in January to four...
EU funds: Development Ministry to ask EC for more time to reply to PM Babiš audit
The Ministry for Regional Development will ask the European Commission to extend its deadline for replying to a draft report on Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s (ANO) alleged conflicts of interest when drawing EU funds. The EU Commission's preliminary audit found Mr. Babiš to be in conflict…