Czech Republic

A record number of shops and supermarket chains joined in the latest National Autumn Food Drive, with people donating more than 410 tonnes of food and hygiene products for people in need, achieving the best result in history

Czech scientists have presented the world's first method for observing the non-uniform distribution of electron charge around halogen atoms, confirming the existence of a phenomenon that had been predicted in theory but never directly observed

National radio's project entitled 'Concert for Animals - A Hushed Conversation with the Landscape' recently won the prize for best radio programme of the year at the Prix Europa 2021 festival

Fears of rising prices and a shortage of products due to the global shipping crisis have prompted some Czechs to start Christmas shopping earlier than usual, with some e-shops already seeing sales rise by tens of percent during September

At Budapest Demographic Summit, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis called on the Visegrad Four countries to increase the birth rate as a solution to the extinction of the indigenous European population

The first traffic light labels have appeared in Czech shops at the initiative of the EU, allowing consumers to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy food

Children's Homes, where children under the age of three are brought up, will be abolished by 2025 and will be replaced by accredited guardianship families

Broadway Palace in Prague is put up for auction starting from today till September 16 th for about 40 million euros

According to the Technical Road Administration (TSK), cleaning up the Charles Bridge, one of the most famous monuments in Prague, especially from graffiti, costs about 20 thousand euro a year

The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened yesterday with a ceremony with live public; Michael Caine has been awarded while Johnny Depp and Ethan Hawk are expected in the next days

The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) has put up for sale the retired trams and buses from 1995-96. In recent years, public transportation vehicles have been often purchased by individuals for various purposes

The New Year’s tradition existing since the 60s will be changed by the Prague City Council: from 2022 the children born on new year's day will receive a certificate and a commemorative set of coins instead of instead of a cash benefit

The towns of Karlovy Vary, Marianske Lazne and Frantiskovy Lazne, known as the Western Bohemian Spa Triangle, have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional architecture and the 200 years continued spa recreation service