Prague Castle to devote exhibit to Jože Plečnik, born 150 years ago this week
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The Slovenian architect turned Prague Castle into a suitable presidential seat and also built an iconic church in Prague 3.
Ten years of suffrage: How will Czech presidential elections work next spring?
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Today marks the anniversary of universal suffrage in Czech Presidential elections, in an election process to be repeated next spring.
Confirmed: Disney+ coming to Czechia this summer
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Viewers across Central and Eastern Europe will now be able to legally watch the antics of Baby Yoda as well as Marvel universe spin-offs.
Inflation serving up price hikes at tennis courts and indoor pools across Prague
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Steep rises in the costs of operating mean swimming pools and other large sports venues are about to get more expensive.
Smartwings makes history with first ever Boeing 737 MAX landing in Antarctica
Plus: Czech Republic braces for Ukrainian refugee influx, Slovak flying car gets stamp of approval, Czech punished for posing topless at Venice memorial.
What's gray water? A Czech environmental expert explains this growing trend
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Skanska Reality’s Miroslav Kobera says that more and more people are interested in sustainable living.
Prague mayor refloats the possibility of a floating pool on the Vltava
Zdeněk Hřib tweeted that he now supports the plan from 2017 to build a spa at the end of Náplavka.
Czech government slams lack of U.S. ambassador in Prague as eastern tensions rise
The U.S. Embassy in Prague has been without an ambassador for a year today, and the Czech government isn’t happy.
Czech Republic lacks vital anti-corruption laws, says latest transparency index
Plus: Czech Republic unhappy with EU nuclear proposals, Czechoslovak Holocaust survivor dies in Sweden, first foal of the year born at National Stud Farm.
Meet the Czech Republic’s first hands-on task guru for expats
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From watering your plants to explaining complex travel restrictions, a new startup is making life easier for foreigners living in the Czech Republic.
Demand among Czech women low for removing 'ová' from surname
Registry offices report that demand has yet to increase significantly among Czech women for dropping the masculine ending.
New Czech software could be ushering in human-level automatic translation
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The CUBBITT automatic translation system, developed by language experts at Charles University, has been found to outperform global competitors.
Eduard Marek, the oldest Czech Boy Scout, dies at 104
He was imprisoned by both the Nazis and communists for upholding the Scouting ideals.
Covid-19 treatment pill approved for use within the EU
A regularly updated article with all the latest developments related to the Covid-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic for Jan. 24–30.
Czech tennis great slams Australian Open China stance as "cowardly"
Plus: tensions over Ukraine in Prague, naked Xi Jinping statue paraded in front of Chinese embassy, murder in Mělník as woman chops off man's genitals.
Prague to restore fountain and gardens at long-neglected Vinohrady park
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Renovation work has already begun at Svatopluk Čech Park, with hopes to complete the project by this summer.
Czech Republic rated more stable than US, UK in new Social Risk Index
The Czech Republic moved up to 19 in the latest Social Risk Index from Euler Hermes, which measures political and economic stability across the world.
