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The Prague 1 municipal district has opened its own mediation centre to help residents, schools and other organisations resolve conflicts without going to court. According to district mayor Radomírská, the aim of the project is to teach peop

A group of 21 Polish Sejm deputies from the PiS, Confederation and Poland 2050 parties has sent the prime minister a formal inquiry proposing official celebrations of Poland's National Independence Day in Lviv, including a march through the

In the town of Vsetín in eastern Czechia, the TJ Zbrojovka Vsetín sports complex operates as one of the most modern tennis and padel centres in the region. The venue is suitable for both amateur and competitive players, as well as for famil

Footballers of the... well, not Prague's but Plzeň's Viktoria suffered a painful home defeat in their opening match of the Europa League's main phase. At the Štruncovy sady stadium, the team fell 0-3 to Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise, the r

In the opening matchday of the Europa League's league phase, Beşiktaş beat Olympique Marseille 4-1, with Czech forward Matěj Černý playing a decisive role in the victory. Meanwhile, Germany's Hoffenheim — featuring Czechs Adam Hložek and Vl

The Prague 8 municipal district is purchasing more than 16,000 square metres of land beneath the football pitch on Bedřichovská Street, where the Meteor club has played for decades. The decision to buy the plot from a company belonging to t

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EU will allocate €3.3 billion to Ukraine for the purchase of missiles and drones. She said the relevant decision is expected to be adopted as early as Friday. The ann

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian assets of Swiss food giant Nestlé and French supermarket chain Auchan to be placed under temporary external management. The move was reported by Reuters, citing a presidential decree

Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), the energy group controlled by billionaire Daniel Křetínský, saw its net profit for the first half of the year fall by more than half. According to Hospodářské noviny, citing results published by the

In the German city of Wuppertal (North Rhine-Westphalia), an unknown assailant set fire to a synagogue. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, according to the Jüdische Allgemeine newspaper.The outlet reports that the attacker threw

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini received world number one Elena Rybakina at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, personally congratulating her on her US Open victory. He shared the news on his page on the social network X."Did you know

Russian hockey star Alexander Ovechkin said he agreed without hesitation to appear in a campaign video for the United Russia party, which is backed by President Vladimir Putin, because he "stands up for his country." He made the comments to