The speaker of the Czech lower house, Radek Vondráček, will have a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday. Mr. Vondráček told journalists on Tuesday that he would discuss church-state relations with the...
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Weather forecast
Wednesday should be quite sunny in the Czech Republic, with temperatures of up to 9 degrees Celsius. Daytime highs will then gradually increase to reach up to 15 degrees Celsius on Saturday. ...
Demolition of Prague Brutalist building to start within weeks
Demolition work will begin on the Prague centre Transgas building at the turn of March and April, a representative of the company that owns it said. Campaigners had fought in vain to preserve the Brutalist...
Sevilla keeper Vaclík named Czech footballer of year
Goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík was named Czech Footballer of the Year 2018 at a ceremony in Prague on Monday evening. The 29-year-old has been a regular at Spanish top flight side Sevilla since joining them last...
CTK newsagency wants family photos to help document Velvet Revolution
In view of the upcoming 30th anniversary of the fall of communism later this year the CTK news agency has appealed to the public to dip into their family albums and share personal photos from...
Coalition agrees to raise old age pensions and children’s allowance
The parties of the ruling minority coalition, ANO and the Social Democrats, on Monday agreed to raise old age pensions by 900 crowns a month as of January 2020. This is perceived as a victory...
Czechs ready to end meat control measures if Poland provides safety guarantees
The Czech Republic will scrap the strict control measures it introduced on Polish meat imports after salmonella-infected beef and poultry was found in several deliveries from Poland on condition that Poland provides guarantees regardin...
Daily news summary 18.3.2019
Verdict on Frljic plays, Wikipedia protest,former detective charged over leaks
Respekt: Czech intelligence uncovered Russian hackers using IT company front
Respekt has just published a story which provides more detail on a recent successful intelligence operation carried out by country’s BIS counterintelligence service, an agency that has been criticised for incompetence by President Mil...
Czech travel agencies note rise in senior clientele seeking exotic locales, extras
Czech travel agencies have noted a steady rise in clients over the age of sixty, reflecting increased spending power among seniors looking to enjoy – in many cases –a long overdue foreign holiday. With the...
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