The Czech Military Police have launched a criminal investigation on suspicion of negligent endangerment following the crash of an army helicopter at the military base in Náměšť nad Oslavou. The disaster occurred two weeks ago on a Thursday
Prague's Sparta now know their opponent for the third qualifying round of the 2026/27 Champions League — French side Lyon. The first leg will be played on Tuesday at Letná, with the return match a week later away from home.Sparta are compet
Czech Post is scrapping the independent status of its parcel service Balíkovna and folding it back fully into the company's structure. The news was confirmed by Minister Jan Metnar in an interview with Respekt, who noted that the service wi
Since the start of the year, Poland has opened almost 163 kilometres of new motorways to traffic, with even more sections due to be completed before the end of 2025 — including part of the ring road around Kraków. According to the economic
Czech politician Filip Turek of the Motorists party boasted on social media about a nearly CZK 9.5 billion subsidy for building a new electric arc furnace at the Nová Huť steel plant in Ostrava, presenting it as a personal achievement of hi
The prosecutor's office of the High Court in Olomouc has filed charges in the high-profile "bitcoin case" against four defendants: programmer and former drug dealer Tomáš Jiříkovský, former Justice Minister Pavel Blažek, his ex-deputy Radom
The Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office in Olomouc has requested 6.5 years in prison for former Justice Minister Pavel Blažek (formerly of ODS) and his then deputy Radomír Daňhel, 8 years for lawyer Karim Tica, and, for the case's main defen
Czechia may lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 — a step none of its neighbours has taken
Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek... — wait, the minister named in text is Pavel Tejc. Let me keep it: Czech Justice Minister Pavel Tejc has proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility for violent crimes from 15 to 13, while keep
Czechs in their thirties are drifting further and further away from politics. Their share among MPs, senators and municipal councillors keeps shrinking, and in last year's parliamentary elections this age group posted the lowest turnout of
This opinion column draws a comparison between the governing style of certain Czech politicians and dictatorial practices of the past — from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who meddled without any preparation in science, philosophy and linguis
Prague is facing a shortage of secondary school places, and the issue has become one of the hot topics of the race for mayor. According to data from Cermat, the organisation that runs the admissions process for secondary schools, the overal
Cuba has been plunged into darkness after the island's national power grid completely failed, leaving residents without electricity. This marks the third such collapse since July, occurring amid a severe oil blockade of the island.In Januar