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    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Artisans
      ‘Glass is jazz’: finding artistic freedom behind the Iron Curtain

      An exhibition introduces six Czech pioneers who embraced glassmaking as a fine art and ‘the only medium possible under communism’

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Allwyn
      Allwyn planning to bid for majority stake in Irish lottery

      Czech group looks to further expansion after winning the contract to operate UK’s national sweepstake

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Special ReportFT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Growing investor interest nurtures Prague’s ambitions

      Advances in sectors including AI gather pace as capital inflows climb

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      InterviewSport
      Jakub Jankto: ‘Football is homophobic but it’s going to get better’

      Czech midfielder, the first active international player to come out, puts spotlight on attitudes within the men’s game

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Czech president-elect says west must accept China is ‘not friendly’

      Petr Pavel challenges Beijing by becoming Europe’s first elected head of state to speak to Taiwanese president

    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      Former Nato commander wins Czech presidential election

      Petr Pavel sees off former prime minister Andrej Babiš with pledge to back Nato and ‘restore integrity’

    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      Former Nato commander edges ahead in Czech presidential vote

      Petr Pavel will face former PM Andrej Babiš in a run-off election

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Europe Express
      Are we finally entering the Northern Ireland protocol endgame? Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter: Former Czech prime minister Babiš guns for the presidency

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Billionaire Czech ex-premier Babiš acquitted of EU fraud charges

      Court ruling bolsters divisive presidential candidate ahead of tight vote

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      Europe Express
      Mission possible: How the EU gas price cap finally came about Premium content

      Sceptical capitals received sufficient caveats to sign off on deal

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Travel
      Bohemian therapy: water cures and peat baths in central Europe’s spa capital

      Newly listed by Unesco, the three historic towns of the Czech ‘spa triangle’ offer a fascinating alternative to conventional wellness breaks

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      EU energy
      Brussels must do more to tackle EU energy crisis, says Czech minister

      Jozef Síkela warns lack of action risks economic damage that would undermine support for Ukraine

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Travel
      Postcard from the Czech Republic — walking the world’s longest suspension footbridge

      Stretching 721 metres, the new bridge is designed to help a ski resort become a year-round destination

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      EU energy
      Russian oil flow halted through Druzhba pipeline to central Europe

      Supply to Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary cut off amid row over payments related to EU sanctions against Moscow

    • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
      Travel
      The secret charm of Lower Silesia

      The hills of southwest Poland are crammed with crumbling castles and medieval towns — but not yet tourists

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Czech Republic sends tanks to bolster Ukraine forces

      First time a foreign country is known to have supplied this type of offensive weapon to help resist Russian invaders

    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Eastern European leaders visit Kyiv as Russian shelling continues

      Polish, Czech and Slovenian prime ministers hold talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky while Biden plans trip to Nato

    • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
      Art Basel OVR:2021
      Prague’s new private museum is electrifying

      Petr and Pavlína Pudils’ Kunsthalle Praha aims to be a cultural crossroads in a transformed power substation

    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
      European prime property
      With stag parties a Covid casualty, Prague draws local homebuyers

      A drop in tourism has made city-centre living more appealing, pushing up rents and house prices

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Czech president ready to appoint rightwing coalition’s leader as PM

      Country left in limbo after head of state was hospitalised the day after last month’s parliamentary election

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Europe Express
      Brussels’ von der Leyen under fire for jetting across Europe Premium content

      European Commission president has used private jets to fly distances as short as 50km

    • Monday, 11 October, 2021
      Europe Express
      Russia weighs in as EU scrambles for fixes to energy crisis Premium content

      Brussels to put forward a ‘toolbox’ likely to disappoint southern countries

    • Sunday, 10 October, 2021
      Czech president in intensive care a day after parliamentary poll

      Zeman rushed to hospital just as he faces key decisions after ruling coalition unexpectedly loses election

    • Sunday, 10 October, 2021
      Czech opposition wins parliamentary election

      Close result could herald end of Andrej Babis’ premiership

    • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
      News in-depth
      French château purchase raises pressure on Czech prime minister Babis

      Billionaire leader faces tight election race and may have to strike deal with far right

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