UNDP and the Czech Republic help Georgia expand mental health peer support

On World Mental Health Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Georgia brought together partners from civil society and health institutions to mark the results of a joint project that...

A new generation steps in: Record number of young MPs enter Czech parliament

Twelve candidates under the age of 30 were elected in the recent parliamentary elections (October 3-4, 2025) and they will make up 6% of the lower house of parliament. Most of the successful young contenders ran for the Pirate Party and the Mayors...

I am travelling to the EU. What has changed with the entry-exit system?

British passport holders – as well as other “third-country nationals”, from the US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere – are now subject to the European Union’s entry-exit system (EES) – requiring fingerprints and facial biometrics. The digital...

Now healthy, centre Filip Chytil already proving his importance to Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER – For the first time in more than six months, Filip Chytil played a regular-season NHL game in more on Thursday. He wasted no time making an impact. The 26-year-old Czech centre scored twice, helping his Vancouver Canucks open their...

Czech Republic, China seek deeper ties at business summit

PRAGUE, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Officials and industry leaders from China and the Czech Republic on Monday urged closer economic cooperation, emphasizing shared opportunities in industrial innovation at the 2025 China-Czech Business Summit in Brno. The...

Bulgaria Wins Two ESPA Innovation Awards for Successful Practices in Medical Spa Tourism

Bulgaria received two awards for innovation from the European Spas Association - ESPA Innovation Award, which are presented for the most innovative and successful practices in the field of medical spa tourism in Europe. This happened on the second...

One Side of This Czech Home Feels Like a Traditional Log Cabin—the Other Has Lots of Glass

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Nový Hrozenkov, Czech Republic From the Architect:...

Prague’s First Pizzeria Employing People with Disabilities Opens in Smíchov

A new pizzeria has opened in Prague’s Smíchov district with a mission that goes far beyond food. Pasta Fidli, located on Štefánikova Street, is operated by the Etincelle Group, a network of Czech social enterprises that has spent the past twenty...

From vineyards to bunkers – the Prague park that captivated Dan Brown

A park beneath the bridge Folimanka and Nuselský Bridge|Photo: Jolana Nováková, Czech Radio When people talk about Prague’s botanical gardens and parks, Folimanka rarely comes to mind. Hidden between Vinohrady, Nusle, and New Town, it lies in the...

Syrian Youth Gang Member With 200 Crimes Finally Arrested in Germany After Turning 14

A 14-year-old Syrian boy accused of committing around 200 crimes has been arrested in northern Germany after years of violent offenses that terrorized towns in Schleswig-Holstein. Known to police as Mohamad H., the teenager was taken into custody...

Are healthcare providers making changes to provide better service?

It’s been a couple of weeks now since Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) announced it would be closing a number of clinics in southern Minnesota, including here in Montgomery. Come Dec. 10, what will many people do? I feel the answer to that...

New standards in personalized facial surgery

Patient-specific solutions give us bespoke reconstructions that deliver better cosmetic and functional results. The clinical engineers bring a lot to the table Vladimír Machoň Clinical data from Charité show that digitally planned,...

Estonia, Luxembourg, Czechia expecting full EES launch this weekend

Europe is preparing for the rollout of the biometric-based Entry-Exit System (EES) this Sunday, October 12th. On Tuesday, the EES–ETIAS Advisory Group confirmed that all EU Member States are technically ready to join the system. But while some are...

Czech Village BBQ restaurant says meat stolen from smoker, individuals caught on camera

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - In a Facebook post on Saturday, Up In Smoke BBQ in Czech Village said two people had broken in to the restaurant and stole meat from its smoker. The post included several photos from the restaurant’s security cameras...

Is Gerhard Richter the Greatest Artist of Our Time?

Gerhard Richter was born the first child of Horst and Hildegard Richter in Dresden, Germany, a year before Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 (a sister, Gisela, was four years his junior). His father was a secondary school teacher and his mother a...

Babiš confirms advanced coalition talks with SPD and Motorists for new Czech government

Negotiations on the formation of a new Czech government have entered a decisive phase after election winner Andrej Babiš confirmed that his ANO movement is in talks with Tomio Okamura’s hard-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Petr...

Ivan Klíma: Czech novelist and playwright whose work was banned under communism – obituary

Ivan Klíma, who has died aged 94, carried into the third decade of the 21st century his memories of four years in a Nazi concentration camp. That childhood, from 10 to 14, was spent in the “model” camp at Terezín, where Jews died from malnutrition...

Czech novelist Ivan Klima dies aged 94

Ivan Klima, the Czech novelist whose survival of two totalitarian regimes — one Nazi, the other communist — made him one of Eastern Europe’s most perceptive distillers of the human condition under authoritarianism, died on Saturday at his home in...

‘Czech Trump’ on course to be prime minister after election triumph

A billionaire businessman dubbed the “Czech Trump”, who is wary of the EU and wants to end military aid for Ukraine, is set to become prime minister of the Czech Republic after winning a resounding victory in parliamentary elections that ended on...

The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “The problem is the export license, huh? For this we can find a…a way.” It was early June and Guenther Rudolph was in an expansive...