On July 1, 2026, Tomislav Stršelec, a department director at the Czech Ministry of the Environment, signed a ruling that cleared the Ostrava-based firm Ridera Bohemia in a case over dumping at the Heřmanice spoil heap in Ostrava. Correspond
Since October 1, a government price cap on fuel has been in effect in Czechia, and according to a forecast by Finlord analyst Boris Tomčák, by the end of next week petrol could get cheaper by another 30 hellers per liter, while diesel could
The United States has held a series of closed-door talks on NATO matters without inviting Britain, France or the Baltic states — even though these countries invest heavily in defence and play key roles within the alliance. The information c
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, the Institute for Landscape Research, the UK's Coventry University and the Czech Union for Landscape and Urban Greenery have released a free catalog of invasive and problematic non-native garden
Czech senator, archaeologist and Egyptologist Professor Miroslav Bárta has said that the political and economic elites of Czechia and the European Union have become disconnected from most of society and do not understand how ordinary people
The environmental group Arnika has published an open letter to AVE CZ, the company that operates the landfill in Čáslav: the organisation says its survey, carried out in August 2026, found dangerous contamination in the soil, dust and chick
Air quality in Czechia was noticeably better last year than the average for the past decade: according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ), concentrations of most pollutants fell to their lowest or second-lowest levels since 2
The Czech army will remain at the contaminated military site in Šumava for several more weeks: according to the Ministry of the Environment, about 1,000 tons of contaminated soil and 200 barrels of hazardous chemicals have been found there.
In the Portuguese city of Évora stands the three-nave Sé Cathedral, consecrated in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Construction began in 1186, the church itself was consecrated in 1204, and the work was fully completed by 1250.
Conrad Lant, better known as Cronos, has died — the vocalist, bass guitarist and one of the founders of the British band Venom, which stood at the origins of black metal. This was stated in an announcement posted on the band's Facebook page
Czech fencer Alexander Choupenitch, who won the world championship this season and became world number one, has secretly married swimmer Barbora Seemanová. The couple announced the wedding in an unusual way — with a photo of the bride's swi
In Czechia, near the town of Benešov, crews have begun drilling the third exploratory tunnel needed for one of seven tunnels planned for the future D3 motorway. According to the Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD), the geological survey wor