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The Czech Republic is a Central European country bordering Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. It has over 10 million inhabitants and its capital is Prague.

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Herbert Kickl of Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hold a news conference to announce the creation of a new European populist alliance called Patriots of Europe, in Vienna, Austria, on June 30, 2024

Hungary: Orban announces new far-right European alliance

The Patriots for Europe group aims to secure more influence for right and far-right parties in the European Parliament.
PoliticsJune 30, 2024
Argentinian President Javier Milei (L) with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Germany

Germany's Scholz urges Argentina's Milei to focus on harmony

Argentina's populist leader Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, had drawn fire during his European tour.
PoliticsJune 23, 2024
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

A Disney actor with Down syndrome, a day with the highway patrol and Barcelona in check.
LifestyleJune 14, 202426:04 min
Annalena Baerbock speaks at a press conference in Adelaide

Germany summons Russian envoy over cyberattack

Berlin has summoned a top Russian envoy over the cyberattack. The Czech Republic said it too was targeted.
PoliticsMay 3, 2024
A view of the Prague skyline showing the Old Town Square

Instagram vs. reality: Does Prague live up to the hype?

Prague's many sights make it a tourist hot spot. But do images on Instagram depict the Czech capital as it really is?
TravelApril 22, 202404:34 min
AfD lawmaker Petr Bystron speaks at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2023

German AfD politician rejects Russian payment claims

Petr Bystron said he was a target of a "defamation campaign" after reports that he was paid by a Russian website.
CrimeApril 4, 2024
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 4 April 2024

The electoral tide turns on Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, taking stock of NATO at 75, the war in Gaza casts a cloud over the Eurovision Song Contest and why Czechs spent Wednesday taking it easy. Also: a special focus on farmers and mental health.
PoliticsApril 4, 202454:59 min
Taiwan Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim gestures while holding a microphone during an international press conference in Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan's vice president-elect visits Czech Republic

China was angered by the visit of Taiwan's Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim to Prague, where she met with the speaker
PoliticsMarch 19, 2024
Two Przewalski horses in a wood

Kazakhstan: Wild horses to be reintroduced by European zoos

A German and a Czech zoo are joining forces to reintroduce endangered Przewalski's horses to the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 5, 2024
From left to right: Slovakia's Fico, Poland's Tusk, the Czech Republic's Fiala and Hungary's Orban

Ukraine: Deep divisions among central European nations

Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia – known as the Visegrad Four – are divided on Russia's war in Ukraine.
PoliticsFebruary 27, 2024
People gather around a sea of candles outside Charles University, while others lay flowers, Prague, Czech Republic, December 22, 2023

A million weapons: Arms and the Czech Republic

Czech citizens have the constitutional right to bear arms. Will December's mass shooting change that?
PoliticsJanuary 18, 2024
Flowers before the Charles University

Czech Republic mourns university shooting victims

Events have been held across the Czech Republic to honor victims of the worst mass shooting in the country's history.
CrimeDecember 23, 2023
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stands in mourning outside the headquarters of Charles University for victims of mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

Prague shooting: Memorial held as police search for motive

Authorities continued to investigate the motive behind the attack, with Saturday declared a national day of mourning.
CrimeDecember 22, 2023
A police officer cordon off an area near the university in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. Czech police said Thursday a shooting in a university building in central Prague has left "dead and wounded people", without providing further details.

Czech Republic: Fatal shooting at Prague university

Czech police say the shooter has been "eliminated," and that there were several dead and wounded at the university.
CrimeDecember 21, 2023
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) grimaces as he speaks to his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico (right), at the European summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 26, 2023

Hungary, Czech Republic grapple for influence over Slovakia

The Czech Republic is trying to use its close ties with Slovakia to keep its neighbor in Europe's pro-Ukraine camp.
PoliticsNovember 21, 2023
Euromaxx Sendung

The last hand-made Christmas ornaments

Glass beads for Christmas ornaments are hand-made in Czechia as they have been for over 100 years.
CultureNovember 20, 202304:08 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Glass beads for Christmas ornaments, Germans on Sunday and insider tips for Riga.
LifestyleNovember 17, 202326:06 min
German border police check vehicles arriving from Austria's Tyrol province

Germany prepares to widen fixed border checks

Germany is to notify the EU about plans for fixed border checks on the Polish, Czech Republic and Swiss borders.
PoliticsOctober 16, 2023
A border crossing in the German state of Bavaria, where police monitor cars

Germany introduces border checks with Poland, Czech Republic

Germany's Interior Ministry said the border controls seek to "put maximum pressure on smugglers" and protect people.
MigrationSeptember 27, 2023
A sample of zinnwaldite (cinvaldit) at the Geomet company, which is in charge of lithium mining in Cinovec, Dubi, Czech Republic, May 16, 2023

Lithium: The Czech Republic's 'white gold' rush

The Czech government's plans to boost the country's economy by mining and processing lithium have had a mixed response.
PoliticsSeptember 15, 2023
DW Sendung Euromaxx | Tschechien Prag Städtetourismus

Beautiful or beastly? Brutalism in Prague

The Czech capital is a little-known bastion of brutalism. Not everyone is a fan of the architecture.
ArchitectureSeptember 1, 202305:04 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

A typical German working day, Iceland‘s Golden Circle tourist route, brutalism in Prague.
SocietyAugust 26, 202326:06 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 03 August 2023

Is the far-right AfD treading a more radical course? A ship fire off the Dutch coast stokes fears over electric vehicles and after leaving Russia, many dissidents find life abroad is not plain sailing. Also: the arrival of Wagner forces near the Polish-Belarusian border angers Warsaw, the struggles of being a teenager and a Ukrainian refugee and is France's Fox News swinging too far to the right?
PoliticsAugust 3, 202355:01 min
A picture of Daniel Kretinsky

Czech tycoon Kretinsky eyes German steel and big subsidies

The controversial Czech business tycoon wants to use profits made from fossil fuel assets to invest in ThyssenKrupp.
BusinessJuly 28, 2023
A Hungarian police car patrols near the border fence between Hungary and Serbia

Skilled migrants start looking to Eastern Europe

Eastern European nations like Hungary and Poland are attracting a rising number of skilled migrants from outside the EU.
BusinessJuly 18, 2023
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

For our 20th anniversary at Euromaxx, we bring you highlights from the past two decades.
LifestyleJune 23, 202326:06 min
A birds-eye view of a ski resort

Top 5: Favorite European travel destinations

Join us at Europe's highest train station, on the very best island and in the country with the highest beer consumption.
TravelJune 23, 202306:06 min
Barbed wire fences at the border between Czechoslovakia and West Germany, July 1968

Former minister on trial for border deaths in communist era

A former interior minister is on trial for the death and injury of people at the Czechoslovak border in communist times.
Law and JusticeMay 25, 2023
Vaclav Stanek inspecting a pair of Botas shoes together with a worker

Czechia: Walking in giant footsteps to save iconic shoemaker

Czech shoemaker Botas was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the iconic sports shoemaker has found a savior.
BusinessMay 19, 2023
Group of women, men and children seen sitting and standing behind a long table

Well integrated: Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has mastered the largest immigration influx in its history — to the advantage of the business sector.
SocietyMarch 19, 2023
Europol headquarters in the Netherlands

Europol operation nets 16 suspects, 4.7 tons of meth seized

Sixteen people have been arrested in a joint operation. They are accused of producing and distributing 4.7 tons of meth.
CrimeMarch 14, 2023
Czech President Petr Pavel

Former NATO general sworn in as Czech president

Petr Pavel began his five-year term as Czech president with a promise to continue helping Ukraine.
PoliticsMarch 9, 2023
A woman pays for vegetables at a market

Inflation: Eastern Europe's dilemma comes to a head

Europe's east has suffered higher and more persistent inflation than their western neighbors, but the tide is turning.
BusinessFebruary 13, 2023
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks by phone with the Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023

Taiwan: Czech Republic president-elect elevates ties

To the chagrin of China, the Czech Republic and Taiwan are keen on deepening ties after an unprecedented call.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2023
Petr Pavel

Incoming Czech President Pavel speaks with Taiwan's leader

The Czech President-elect said his country shares "the values of freedom, democracy, and human rights" with Taiwan.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2023
President-elect Petr Pavel speaks during a press conference on the preliminary results of the second round of the presidential election in Prague, Czech Republic, January 28, 2023

New Czech president aims to renew 'truth, dignity, respect'

Petr Pavel has won a sweeping election victory, defeating the populist billionaire and former premier Andrej Babis.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2023
Former general Petr Pavel arrives at his election headquarters to recognize preliminary results of presidential runoff

Czech election: Ex-NATO general Pavel defeats ex-PM Babis

Former Prime Minister Andrej Babis had labeled the vote "a referendum" on his political leadership.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 2023
Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel walks past reporters

Pavel wins first round of Czech presidential election

Former NATO official Petr Pavel accused his opponent Andrej Babis of "populism."
PoliticsJanuary 14, 2023
Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis visits a polling station in Prague, Czech Republic, on January 13, 2023.

Czechs vote for new president in 2-day first round

Ex-Prime Minister Andrej Babis is battling against two other main rivals to replace outspoken veteran Milos Zeman.
PoliticsJanuary 13, 2023
Former Czech PM Andrej Babis smiles broadly as he gives a briefing on his acquittal on charges of subsidy fraud, Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, January 9, 2023

Czech presidential race wide open after court ruling

Ex-Prime Minister Andrej Babis has been acquitted of fraud, boosting his prospects in this weekend's presidential vote.
PoliticsJanuary 11, 2023
Lucie Fukova (left) speaks into a microphone at a meeting on Roma at the OSCE

Czech Republic appoints its first Roma commissioner

Lucie Fukova will coordinate the activities of ministries working to improve the lot of the country's Roma minority.
PoliticsJanuary 4, 2023
Rastislav Kacer (left), foreign minister of Slovakia, and Jan Lipavsky (right), foreign minister of the Czech Republic, October 2022

Czech Republic, Slovakia: Still close after 30 years apart

While the Czech Republic and Slovakia remain close allies, there has been tension in recent months.
PoliticsDecember 31, 2022
A public container for collecting plastic waste in Prague, Czechia

Czechia's plastic recycling push falling short of EU goals

Czech recycling companies and activists say most of the country's plastic waste is simply being burned or buried.
BusinessNovember 29, 2022
Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis

Ex-Czech PM Andrej Babis to run for president

Former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, one of the wealthiest people in the Czech Republic, is currently on trial for fraud.
PoliticsNovember 25, 2022
Austrian policemen check passports at the Slovakian border to Austria in Kittsee, Austria

Illegal migration puts Slovakia into Schengen isolation

Relations between Slovakia and the Czech Republic have been strained by the reintroduction of border checks.
PoliticsNovember 18, 2022
Two soldiers looking out of the turrets of a tank in a field

Germany's ring exchange with Ukraine: An assessment

Some experts see Germany's contentious tank swaps to arm Ukraine as a prelude to a new German security policy.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2022
Prag | Schokolade mit Hanf

Czech Republic on the way to legalizing cannabis

The Czech Republic aims to fully legalize cannabis by 2023 and wants to coordinate the step with Berlin.
PoliticsNovember 2, 2022
Kirchweihnudel auf dunklem Holz

Bavaria police find crystal meth in doughnut

Border police in the German state of Bavaria say they found portions of crystal meth hidden inside a doughnut.
CrimeOctober 31, 2022
Anti-government protest in Prague

Thousands rally in Prague against pro-Western government

Protesters have called for the Czech government to resign amid rising prices.
PoliticsOctober 29, 2022
Former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, center, at the Prague Municipal Court in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Ex-Czech PM Andrej Babis takes stand in fraud trial

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis appeared in court for the start of a trial over misusing EU funds.
Law and JusticeSeptember 12, 2022