On Saturday, August 8, the Prague Pride parade will make its way through the centre of Prague, causing partial disruptions to car and public transport. The event kicks off at noon from the lower part of Wenceslas Square, according to Prague
After a wavy cold front swept through at the end of the working week, temperatures in Czechia dropped noticeably: while thermometers climbed to nearly 40°C in some places earlier in the week, daily highs over the next couple of days will re
Hidden hostility or distrust toward women shows up everywhere — at work, behind the wheel, within families. Experts discussed this phenomenon, known as internalized misogyny, in a new episode of a podcast on women's issues from the Czech ou
For the first time since 2015, the Czech government will not allocate any money to the regions for the repair and reconstruction of Class II and III roads, which fall under regional administration. This is stated in a letter from Transport
A fraudulent scheme is gaining traction in Russia in which women marry servicemen just days before they are deployed to the front — or shortly before they die of their wounds — in order to claim state compensation after the soldier's death.
Working pensioners in Czechia are entitled to a discount on social insurance contributions equal to 6.5% of their assessment base — essentially their salary or income. The benefit has been in place since January 2025, and anyone who forgot
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The CEO of the state-owned company České dráhy (Czech Railways), Michal Krapinec, has voluntarily given up his security clearance at the "Confidential" level — the second-highest of the four classification levels in the Czech Republic. This
The European Union is betting on nuclear power as a replacement for coal generation and a way to reduce dependence on imported energy resources. Under EU plans, the capacity of conventional nuclear power plants is set to grow by nearly nine
Ahead of the elections, the Czech governing parties promised pensioners better pension increases and discounted fares, but delivering on these pledges has stalled, and some have already been quietly abandoned. Lenka Desátová, a representati
Police in Chomutov detained a foreign national who first got behind the wheel while drunk and under the influence of cocaine, then tried to bribe the officers who pulled him over. The details were confirmed by police spokeswoman Miroslava H
The head of Lithuanian intelligence, Kaunas, has said that Russia is considering unconventional strikes on critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, using drones of Ukrainian origin to carry them out. According to him, Moscow could deploy
In the Slezská Ostrava district, city authorities are tackling a dangerous invasive plant — Sosnowsky's giant hogweed. According to Aleš Boháč, Ostrava's deputy mayor for the environment, the eradication effort has been split into three sta