Czech News in English — Prague & Czechia Today

Czech Environment Minister Petr Macinka has sharply responded to President Petr Pavel's call for unity in Czech foreign policy. According to the minister, the Czech Republic does not have two foreign policies — there is only one, and it is

According to a recent public opinion poll, President Petr Pavel is considered the most recognisable opposition politician in Czechia, with sitting Prime Minister Andrej Babiš coming in second — while also topping the list of the most visibl

In the Brno-venkov district, a drunk driver whose car was carrying five children swerved into the opposite lane, lost control, ran off the road and hit a tree. According to police, one child died at the scene, while the other passengers wer

On Chia beach in southern Sardinia, a motorboat carrying 14 undocumented migrants from Algeria struck a 17-year-old girl who was swimming near a red buoy not far from shore. The incident, which took place in mid-August, was captured on vide

The Czech Ministry of Finance has drawn up a sweeping reform of the pension savings system that, according to its own calculations, could boost the average sum saved by retirement by one million crowns for those who start putting money asid

The Czech Chamber of Deputies is debating the government's disputed amendment to the state budget laws after President Petr Pavel vetoed it. Coalition representatives say the ruling majority parties are highly likely to override the veto as

Prague orthopedist Miroslav Synkule, who for years treated footballers from Sparta Prague and Mladá Boleslav as well as players on the Czech national basketball team, has received a suspended sentence for his role in a large-scale insurance

Grajner, an instructor at Prague's King driving school, has flagged three specific locations in the capital where road signs and markings tend to confuse drivers. According to him, these aren't isolated incidents — Prague has quite a few su

The Czech American Football Association (ČAAF) has refused to send its youth national teams to the European Championship, set to take place in Italy this September. The reason: Russian teams have been admitted to the tournament, and Czechia

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament has once again taken up the contested amendment to the budget rules — this time after President Petr Pavel vetoed it. The bill had already been sent back once by the Senate, but the ruling coa

Talks between the US and Canada aimed at lowering trade tariffs collapsed on Monday, prompting US President Donald Trump to declare on Truth Social: "We don't need Canada, they need us!" Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the Ameri

The village of Brodec near Louny in northern Czechia has gone almost three years without being able to elect a mayor. Between January 2023 and March 2026, local authorities called by-elections for the village council eight times — and on se