DAILY NEWS UPDATE
Colours of Ostrava festival releases star-studded 2024 lineup
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The four-day festival, will host 20 Grammy-award-winning artists from over three dozen countries including Lenny Kravitz, Sam Smith, and Sean Paul.
Czech-Slovak relations on thin ice as fallout over Ukraine intensifies
PM Fiala's cancellation of a joint cabinet meeting has thrown a spotlight on disintegrating relations between the two nations.
Czech Senate passes gun reform: A closer look at the new law
In a bid to improve safety after the December 2023 Prague shooting new legislation gives authorities more powers for intervention and medical supervision.
Czech news in brief for March 7: Thursday's top headlines
Slovak PM: Czechia is jeopardizing relations, farmers block traffic, spread manure in Prague, and Czechia passes lobbying bill aimed at corruption.
'Compact, fairy-tale walkability': Prague ranked among Europe's 10 best cities
Analyzing 100 European cities' livability, lovability, and prosperity, Prague outperformed the likes of Barcelona, Vienna, and Lisbon.
The end of line 119: There's now a new way to reach Prague Airport
A new, battery-powered trolleybus that is both environmentally friendly and offers higher capacity for passengers will travel to and from Prague Airport.
Commuter alert: Prague braces for a second round of tractor protests Thursday
The City of Prague has urged residents to use public transport instead of cars and work from home where possible.
Czech news in brief for March 6: Wednesday's top headlines
Senate to debate laws on guns, money laundering, Fiala-Macron ink Czech-French partnership action plan, a pivotal Czech underground artist dies, and more.
Tech startup becomes third Czech firm in history to reach unicorn status
A near-record investment round from hospitality-management firm Mews means that it joins Rohlík and Productboard as Czech companies worth over USD 1bn.
US voters encouraged to head to the Globe to vote in presidential primaries
American voters living abroad can cast this Super Tuesday’s first ballots, as voting centers open worldwide on March 5 for Democrats living abroad.
Czech news in brief for March 5: Tuesday's top headlines
Pavel to welcome Macron at Prague Castle, German train strike to impact Czech travel, and a woman struck by a Prague tram dies on the spot.
The average Czech drinks over 11 liters of pure alcohol every year
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EU-wide data shows that, in terms of overall alcohol consumption, Czechia consumes the third most out of all EU countries.
Career Expo to connect English speakers with international firms in Czechia
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Next week's free-entry 2024 Career Expo gives job seekers a chance to connect with representatives of global companies hiring language speakers.
Czechia still lags behind EU average despite rising wages
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Czech incomes have surpassed that of Portugal and Greece, but are still one-third lower than EU average due to purchasing power and high inflation.
Czech news in brief for March 4: Monday's top headlines
Czechia has met euro adoption criteria six times, more Czechs traveling abroad for Easter this year, and more Monday headlines.
Prague donates five buses to war-torn Ukrainian cities
The Czech capital and Prague Public Transit Company have sent five buses that had been decommissioned from Prague's fleet to Bucha and Mykolaiv.
GTA: Prague – AI trailer brings Rockstar video game to Czech capital
Inspired by the release of the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, a Czech fan has used AI to imagine the series set in Prague, complete with trdelníks.
