PRAGUE, June 18 (Reuters) - The Czech National Bank (CNB) raised interest rates on Thursday, as expected, for the first time in four years to get ahead of inflationary pressures coming from ...

The Czech government has approved a plan to buy 24 US-made F-35 advanced fighter jets in a deal valued at approximately $6.5bn, the largest defence contract ever signed by the Czech Republic that will ...

The Czech or Czechoslovak New Wave was a period in the 1960s during which a group of filmmakers made movies that were at once humorous and humanistic, artistically engaging and politically challenging ...

A team of specially trained sniffer dogs from the Czech Republic assisted with search-and-rescue efforts following the ...

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was halfway through an interview with the Wall Street Journal in March when an aide had to inform him that his country had another name in English. “I didn’t know ...

Czech cuisine is “kind of a mystery” to most British people, says chef and cookery author Evie Harbury – “apart from the beer”. Czechia, or the Czech Republic, is probably best known for its capital ...

Prague is a magical city that looks spectacular in every season. Admired for the beauty of its well-preserved Old Town, romantic narrow pathways, an amazing variety of architectural styles, affordable ...

Prague, Czech Republic – Presidential polls begin in the Czech Republic on Friday, with voters choosing the next head of state. The first round includes eight candidates bidding to run the country for ...

Czechia is a prosperous market economy that boasts one of the highest GDP growth rates and lowest unemployment levels in the EU, but its dependence on exports makes economic growth vulnerable to ...

In the 17th Century, when the kingdom of Bohemia was under Habsburg rule, the Czech language almost disappeared. I entered a puppet shop in Prague and peered towards the back corner into a room, where ...