World news about “Czech Republic” published by euronews.
Annual pillow fight in Prague Hundreds of residents of Prague gathered at Old Town Square for a giant pillow fight (filmed by Michael Fowler). 03/02/2012
EU deal hailed as first step towards fiscal union “It is the first step towards a fiscal union.” So says Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, hailing a deal on stricter budget discipline… 31/01/2012
Dog sled race in Czech Republic – nocomment A dog sled race considered one of the toughest on the European continent was held in the northeastern Czech Republic. Almost 100 mushers from eight countries… 28/01/2012
Vaclav Havel’s funeral – nocomment People mourned former Czech president Vaclav Havel, one day before state funerals that will be held on Friday December 23. 23/12/2011
Czech parliament remembers Vaclav Havel – nocomment The Czech parliament mourned Vaclav Havel on Tuesday (December 20) with a minute of silence. 21/12/2011
Czechs mourn Vaclav Havel – nocomment Thousands of Czechs pay their last respects to Vaclav Havel, the playwright who became the country’s president by leading its peaceful ‘Velvet Revolution’. 20/12/2011
Prague pays tribute to Czech statesman Vaclav Havel – nocomment Czech people light candles and lay flowers to pay their respects to Vaclav Havel, leader of the ‘Velvet revolution’, who died on Sunday at the age of 75. 19/12/2011
The Czech Republic mourns Havel’s passingAt Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech presidency, the national flag was replaced by a black flag to mark the death of former president Václav Havel at the… 18/12/2011
Vaclav Havel – from pensmith to president Vaclav Havel, the man who was to become the symbol of the struggle against Soviet domination, was born into the Prague bourgoisie in 1936 just before German… 18/12/2011
Portugal peerless in Lisbon Portugal sealed their place Euro 2012 finals after beating Bosnia 6 -2 in Lisbon. An inspired performance from Christiano Ronaldo with two solo goals helped… 16/11/2011
Freestyle Disc & Football World Championships – nocomment Freestylers from 38 countries gathered in Prague to take part in the first Disc and Football Freestyle World Championship. 15/08/2011
Czech capital hosts first ‘gay pride’ festival – nocomment The Czech Republic, regarded as one of the more liberal European countries in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, sees thousands of… 14/08/2011
Museum draws back the Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain Museum has opened in a former Communist police border control building on the Czech/German border. The museum documents the Cold War with… 07/08/2011
Warm festival welcome for 1,000 euro film Young Spanish film director Jonathan Cenzual Burley has proved that you can make a movie on a low budget and even manage to show it at a big festival. His… 13/07/2011
Judi Dench gets lifetime award at Karlovy Vary British actress Judi Dench was one of the guests of honour at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the most important movie… 04/07/2011
Prague zoo welcomes its newborn hippo – nocomment Prague zoo, which has been keeping hippopotami since 1933, welcomes its latest arrival. At a sturdy 45 kg and 120cm long, the newest hippo delighted Czech… 22/06/2011
Famous pink tank rolls back into Prague – nocomment A symbolic pink tank returns to Prague as the city readies to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the Czech Republic. The… 21/06/2011
Ex Czech president’s film opens in Prague A film by the former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, has premiered in Prague. “Leaving” is based on his own stage play, first published in 2007. 17/03/2011
Jana Hudcova` – Czech Republic Euronews travelled to ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, to speak to representatives from countries worldwide and get a first-hand look at the… 12/03/2011
New Year fireworks in Prague Prague new year’s eve panorama. By Anthony RAHAYEL 20/02/2011
WTM – an insider’s view – Filip Remenec Interview with Filip Remenec, Head of Media Department and Spokesman, Czech Tourism. Every year Euronews heads to the World Travel Market in London, one of… 11/11/2010
Back in the Day: the start of the ‘Prague Spring’January 5, 1968 Alexander Dubcek is elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and immediately goes about implementing liberal reforms… 04/01/2012
Czechs honour Havel in Prague processionThousands of Czechs have turned out in Prague to pay their respects to the former president Vaclav Havel following his death at the weekend. A procession… 21/12/2011
Czechs pay tribute to ‘Velvet Revolution’ leader HavelThousands of Czechs have been paying their last respects to Vaclav Havel, the playwright who became the country’s president by leading its peaceful ‘Velvet… 19/12/2011
Czechs mourn Velvet Revolution leader HavelTributes have been pouring in from around the world after the death of Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic’s first president. Widely regarded as the leader of… 19/12/2011
Tributes paid to Vaclav HavelTributes have been pouring in to Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who helped overthrow Communism and became President of the Czech Republic. Havel died… 18/12/2011
The Czech Republic mourns Havel’s passingAt Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech presidency, the national flag was replaced by a black flag to mark the death of former president Václav Havel at the… 18/12/2011
Vaclav Havel diesVaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who was to become the first President of the post-communist Czech Republic, died this morning. The 75-year-old had… 18/12/2011
Hungary may join the UK in opting out of EU dealThe UK may not be the only country to shun signing up to a new EU deal aimed at tackling the debt crisis. Hungary and the Czech Republic, who are also… 16/12/2011
Israeli film takes top Karlovy Vary awardThe 46th Karlovy Vary film festival, central and eastern Europe’s most important such event, has come to an end in the Czech Republic. The main prize, the… 10/07/2011
The ‘President pockets pen’ scandalPictures of Czech President Vaclav Klaus apparently pocketing a ceremonial pen on a visit to Chile are causing a sensation on the internet. A now… 12/04/2011
Czech police and firefighters protest pay cutsCzech police and firefighters have staged a small but noisy demonstration outside parliament in Prague, protesting against cuts in wages. As static… 15/12/2010
Public sector Czechs protest austery measuresPublic services in the Czech Republic were disrupted as workers went on strike, angry at their lot in the government’s economic austerity plan. Unions… 08/12/2010
WTM – an insider’s view – Filip RemenecInterview with Filip Remenec, Head of Media Department and Spokesman, Czech Tourism. Every year Euronews heads to the World Travel Market in London, one of… 11/11/2010
Eight die in city-centre Prague blazeIn Prague eight homeless people died when fire broke out at an abandoned building in the city centre near the main bus station. The alarm was raised shortly… 27/10/2010
Czech civil servants storm government officePublic sector workers in the Czech Republic on Tuesday stormed the country’s interior ministry during a protest against planned pay cuts. Some 30,000… 21/09/2010
Chaplin cameo in winning Kalovy Vary filmThe Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is not only central Europe’s biggest movie fest but one of its oldest, too. 12/07/2010
Jude Law/Women Without MenEnglish actor, Jude Law, has collected a gong at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. His impressions of the festival were… 07/07/2010
Karlovy Vary film festivalThe 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is currently underway in the Czech Republic. It aims to be a showcase for films from Eastern Europe… 06/07/2010
Necas appointed Czech PM The Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas as prime minister. The right-wing Civic Democrat leader has been officially sworn-in to lead a… 28/06/2010
Czech Republic election result looks set to end political unstabilityCentre right parties favouring tough austerity measures look set to form the Czech Republic’s next government following a closely fought general… 30/05/2010
Czech Republic goes to the pollsThe Czech Republic has been voting in a closely fought two-day general election against the backdrop of a looming economic crisis. Voters will have to… 29/05/2010
Czechs vote in tight election contestThe Czech Republic has been voting in a general election that is expected to lead to lengthy coalition talks. Polls predict a close result at the end of the… 28/05/2010
Weak economy is Czech election top topicThe Czech economy has been the main focus of the election campaign. Although the country is in as better state than some of its central European neighbours… 28/05/2010
Czech Republic goes to the pollsThe Czech Republic’s leftist Social Democrats are currently favourites to win this weekend’s election. However the party looks set to fall short of the… 28/05/2010
It’s a man’s life in the… Czech Energy CompanyA film that allegedly shows company staff training methods for a military-style debt recovery squad now accused of corruption is stirring the Czech… 18/02/2010
Velvet Revolution celebrated in PragueTens of thousands of Czechs and Slovaks have taken to the streets of Prague to re-enact a mass demonstration 20 years ago that led to the end of Communist… 17/11/2009
Velvet underground – Velvet Revolution: Prague remembersCzechs and Slovaks are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which saw an end to Communist rule in the then Czechoslovakia. The current… 17/11/2009
Prague remembers Velvet RevolutionThe rise and fall of communism is being marked in Prague with an open air exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the “Velvet Revolution.” The show… 17/11/2009
1989 Velvet Revolution celebrated in PragueFirst it was Berlin, now it is Prague marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of communism in Europe. Singers serenaded some of those who played a… 15/11/2009
Havel’s democracy speech wins warm EP ovationCzech former president and dissident Vaclav Havel has delivered an ode to solidarity and universal human dignity in the European Parliament. He was invited to… 11/11/2009
Klaus signs, Lisbon Treaty due Dec. 1With a heavy heart, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has finally signed the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty. He said that with its entry into force, the republic… 03/11/2009
Klaus signs Lisbon at lastThe European Union’s Lisbon Treaty has received the final signature it needed to complete ratification. The Czech Republic’s President Vaclav Klaus has… 03/11/2009
Czech court clears way for Lisbon ratificationThe Czech constitutional court has thrown out a complaint against the Lisbon Treaty, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. It said the document was… 03/11/2009
EU eyes turn to Prague for treaty decisionThe Czech Republic court decision that could clear the way for the last signature on the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty for institutional reform is due this… 02/11/2009
Difficulties dog EU treaty to the lastProtesters in the Czech Republic have a week’s reprieve before discovering whether the Lisbon Treaty is to be ratified. The country’s Constitutional court… 28/10/2009
Czech court to give Lisbon treaty ruling nextUncertainty over the EU’s Lisbon Treaty is set to continue after the Czech Constitutional Court said it will not give its ruling on a complaint against the… 27/10/2009
Czech decision on Lisbon Treaty on November 3The Czech Constitutional Court is expected to give its ruling on a complaint about the Lisbon Treaty on November 3. There had been speculation the verdict… 27/10/2009
Lisbon treaty faces final legal hurdleThe Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court is to begin considering today what is likely to be the last legal objection to the EU’s Lisbon Treaty. 17… 27/10/2009
Klaus bends slightly on Lisbon TreatyEuropean officials are hopeful that an exit strategy may be forming to get out of the Lisbon Treaty impasse. Eurosceptic Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who has… 23/10/2009
Czechs ready to adopt new US missile defence planThe Czech prime minister has endorsed a revised US missile defence plan after a meeting with US Vice President Joe Biden in Prague. Jan Fischer says his… 23/10/2009
Biden seeks Czech support for missile defence planUS Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Prague on the last leg of a key trip to central and eastern Europe. He will present America’s revised missile… 23/10/2009
Ex Czech president slams Klaus’ refusal over Lisbon“Dangerous and irresponsible” is how the former Czech president has described his successor’s refusal to sign the Lisbon Treaty. Vaclav Havel also said… 15/10/2009
No way! Czech President digs in heels on EU treatyThe President of the Czech Republic says he will not drop his objections to the Lisbon treaty nor will he ratify it unless it is amended. Vaclav Klaus… 15/10/2009
Barroso presses Czech leader to sign Lisbon Treaty“Absurd and surreal.” That is how European Commission president José Manuel Barroso sees the notion of going through the Lisbon Treaty ratification process… 13/10/2009
Contemplating the next hurdle to the Lisbon TreatyThe Czech prime minister and the European Commission president will meet on Tuesday to swap ideas on how to push the Lisbon Treaty over the finish line… 12/10/2009
Klaus seeks WWII-linked opt-out from Lisbon TreatyCzech President Vaclav Klaus wants guarantees in the EU’s Lisbon reform Treaty to protect his country from post-war property claims. This emerged from a… 09/10/2009
Klaus, Buzek will discuss Lisbon Treaty this FridayVaclav Klaus finally picked up the phone. After days of trying, a top EU official has managed to get the Czech president to agree to a talk about putting his… 08/10/2009
Lisbon goes virtual; will Klaus face ‘reality’?Jan Fisher’s airplane had a breakdown, says the Czech Prime Minister’s office says, but that has not stopped him from conferring with senior EU officials in… 07/10/2009
How to acquire Klaus’s signature for Lisbon TreatyIreland has cleared it, now the pressure is on the Czech Republic to finish ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer will be in… 06/10/2009
Lisbon treaty laggards: Poland eager, Czech Republic silentPoland hasn’t yet ratified the Lisbon treaty, but if the Prime Minister has his way, this omission will soon be rectified. Donald Tusk called on the… 03/10/2009
Czech challenge to Lisbon Treaty ahead of Irish voteA group of Czech senators has filed the second constitutional challenge against the Lisbon Treaty on European Union reform. The papers deposed in Prague by… 29/09/2009
Papal visit to boost Czech Catholic churchOn his first visit to the Czech Republic Pope Benedict has urged Czechs to rediscover their Christian roots trampled on by 40 years of totalitarian rule… 27/09/2009
Pope urges Czech Catholics to return to foldPope Benedict XVI has called on Catholics in the Czech Republic to return to the fold, after years of declining Church numbers. He arrived in Prague this… 26/09/2009
Pope in Prague on mission to revive Czech faithPope Benedict XVI is visiting the Czech Republic today on a mission to revive faith in a country showing increasing indifference to religion. The… 26/09/2009
US intelligence report sparked missile u-turnThe American decision to scrap its missile shield based in eastern Europe was based on a revised intelligence report that said Iran was much further behind in… 19/09/2009
US firepower still bound for eastern EuropeThe long-range missiles of the US defence shield might not be heading for Polish soil, but that does not necessarily mean there will not be any American… 18/09/2009
Czech politicians bare flesh in holiday hunt for votesCzechs heading for the holiday of Croatia are being treated to some unusual sights from back home - billboard pictures of politicians in swimming trunks… 28/07/2009
Storms ravage Eastern EuropeHeavy overnight storms in Eastern Europe have left at least nine people dead and dozens injured. Poland was the hardest hit with seven reported deaths as… 24/07/2009
Eastern Europe battered by stormsWhile southern Europe struggles with wild fires, Eastern Europe is sheltering from the deluge. In Poland at least 7 people died and nearly 100 have been… 24/07/2009
Diplomatic row looms between Canada and Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic is talking of diplomatic reprisals after Canada reintroduced visas for its citizens. Prague plans to recall its ambassador from Ottawa… 15/07/2009
“Angel at Sea” takes Crystal Globe.The Belgian-Canadian picture “Angel at Sea” took the prestigious Crystal Globe for Best Film at the end of the 44th Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech… 13/07/2009
Karlovy Vary displays low-budget wondersThe Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic has provided a platform for film-makers with a talent for making something out of virtually… 10/07/2009
Milos Forman at Korlovy VaryRespected film director, Milos Forman is attending the Korlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. Orphaned at an early age, his… 06/07/2009
Czechs bow out of EU presidency to little applauseThe stormy six-month boat-rocking Czech presidency of the European Union is at an end. Many – among the 27 nation bloc – are likely to be breathing huge… 30/06/2009
Europe counts cost of heavy floodingParts of central and eastern Europe are counting the cost of heavy flooding that has left at least eight people dead over the past two days. The deaths… 25/06/2009
Barroso’s Lisbon delayJose Manuel Barroso sooner or later? Some European Union countries want to delay formally naming him to continue as President of the European Commission… 17/06/2009
Another boost for Barroso from Czech RepublicJose Manuel Barroso’s campaign to keep his job is gathering momuntum with the Czech prime minister becoming the latest to throw his weight behind the … 12/06/2009
EU election: low turnout expected in Czech RepublicTurnout for the European elections is also expected to be low in the Czech Republic, where voting was spread over two days in a bid to draw people to the… 06/06/2009
Low turnout expected in Czech Republic EU voteVoting for the EU elections has been taking place early in the Czech Republic, spread over two days in the hope of drawing people to the polls as turnout here… 06/06/2009
Czech acrimony in voteOne day was not enough for the Czech Republic to choose its 22 representatives in the European Parliament. Voting continues this Saturday. The country… 05/06/2009
EU election: voting underway in Czech RepublicVoting is underway in the Czech Republic where the ballot is taking place over two half-days to give people a chance to vote. Czechs will elect 22 MEPs… 05/06/2009
EU polls kicks off in Czech RepublicThe EU elections continue to sweep across Europe today with voting currently underway in presidency holder the Czech Republic. Voters are electing 22 MEPs to… 05/06/2009
Ireland and Czech Republic vote for MEPsThe Irish airforce delivers ballot papers to a remote island to ensure everyone gets the chance to cast their votes in today’s polls. The fate of Ireland’s… 05/06/2009
Schwarzenberg warns EU excludes Balkans at its perilPrague, the capital of the Czech Republic, just a few days ahead of the European Parliamentary elections. Polls show a very low interest of citizens for this… 27/05/2009
China and EU go to Prague summitChina and the European Union are gearing up for a summit delayed since last December. The EU says it is aimed at creating a new global order, fighting the… 20/05/2009
Treaty clears Czech hurdleThe Czech senate has put the bounce back in the Lisbon Treaty. The members of the upper house of parliament in Prague voted 54-20 in favour of ratifying the… 06/05/2009
Czech Senate votes on Lisbon TreatyThe upper house of the Czech parliament has begun debate on whether to ratify the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty. Senior members of the country’s… 06/05/2009
Interim Czech PM appointedPresident Vaclav Klaus officially unveils the man set to become the Czech Republic’s next Prime Minister. Jan Fischer, a non-aligned technocrat and former… 09/04/2009
