Although Czechs remain generally skeptical of the EU, most do not wish to leave. Support for membership varies sharply by political affiliation. It is strongest among voters of the centre-right Spolu ...

Dita Kraus, one of the last surviving witnesses of the Holocaust, died shortly after midnight in Jerusalem at the age of 96, Seznam Zprávy reported. Born Edith Polachová in Prague in 1929 to a Jewish ...

Police have charged a 32-year-old foreign national with attempted murder after he attacked a shop assistant with a battery-powered garden saw in the town of Horní Blatná, Karlovy Vary region, on ...

This weekend on Czechia in 30 Minutes, we tell the story of Barbara Day and Nancy Durham—two women who helped keep free thought alive in communist Czechoslovakia.

A police training exercise in Varnsdorf, North Bohemia, ended in embarrassment on Thursday when officers stormed the wrong building during an active-shooter drill. Special unit officers were meant to ...

Nineteen EU member states, including the Czech Republic, are urging the European Commission to allow the voluntary or forced return of Afghan migrants who lack legal residency or face criminal charges ...

British musician Sting performs Saturday night at the Winning Group Arena in Brno as part of his STING 3.0 tour. Coming from Berlin, he will continue to Poland and the UK after the Czech concert. The ...

More than 470 artists, academics, and cultural figures have signed an open letter rejecting the nomination of a representative from the Motorists’ party for the post of culture minister. The ...

Short-stay travellers from outside Europe can expect stricter border checks when entering Czechia as the country adopts the ...

A 3,000-year-old bronze vessel, one of the most remarkable archaeological finds in Czechia, will soon go on display at ...

In a new Czechast episode, Barbara Day and Nancy Durham recall how the Jan Hus Foundation helped keep free thinking alive in communist Czechoslovakia.

Czech climber Adam Ondra has claimed victory for the seventh time in the prestigious Rock Master competition in Arco, Italy, winning the duel event that combines lead and speed climbing. In the final, ...