How The Mass Production Of This Fighter Jet Keeps Its Price Down

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced fighter jet flying today. It boasts the world's greatest production numbers, with the asterisk that there are high levels of uncertainty around those of Chinese jets. This high level of...

Cases of Modern Slavery On The Rise In The Czech Republic, Says Police Chief

Cases of modern slavery, in which either foreign workers or socially vulnerable Czech citizens are exploited, are on the rise in the Czech Republic, according to Jiri Mazanek, director of the National Centre against Organised Crime (NCOZ),...

No Debate Over Czech Withdrawal From EU or NATO, Says ANO’s Havlicek

SPD and the Motorists have accepted there will be no discussion of possible Czech withdrawal from the EU or NATO, including via a national referendum, during negotiations on the policy statement of the nascent government, ANO deputy leader Karel...

designboom events round-up in october 2025, from lebanese renaissance to prague’s contemporary pulse

designboom, once again, highlights the biggest, most inspiring moments in the global creative landscape, providing a vital radar for recently wrapped installations to highly-anticipated festivals. Since the launch of our dedicated events guide in...

Czech election winner Babis signals weeks of coalition talks ahead

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech election winner the ANO party is focused on drawing up a policy agenda with two small parties and will get round to talks on cabinet posts next month, party leader Andrej Babis said on Tuesday, indicating weeks of talks...

Czech gene bank sends 13th seed shipment to Svalbard vault

Staff from the Czech national gene bank dispatched their 13th consignment of rare seeds to Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Monday, the 13th in ten years, the Czech News Agency reported. The shipment includes 150 samples of agriculturally...

GALLERY: Archistar Brings His First Czech Project to Prague’s Karlin

A long-forgotten stretch of Prague’s riverfront is turning into one of the city’s most ambitious urban developments. On Rohanský ostrov, between Karlín and the Vltava River, construction has begun on Rohan City — a modern neighborhood combining...

Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2025 Announces Selected Projects

For the second year, the selection also includes films aimed at youth and children. Since its launch in 2005, the Baltic Event Co-Production Market has served as a key meeting point for feature films in development seeking coproducers, financiers,...

Russian gas, some still want it. Orban’s minister at Moscow Energy Week

Brussels – Russian gas is increasingly far from the homes of Europeans, but there are those who are not resigned to the path decisively taken by Brussels. The proposal to ban all contracts with the Kremlin by the end of 2027 is entering into full...

Reading between the lines: Can airport queues stop crime in Czechia?

Victims often arrive legally through agencies but are forced into conditions different from their contracts. Their wages may be reduced, documents confiscated, and labor exploited in agriculture, construction, laundries, or as household servants....

New Generation of Prague Trams: Škoda ForCity Plus 52T Receives Type Approval

Successful Approval for Prague’s New Trams: The Škoda ForCity Plus 52T Has Passed All Tests and Is Close to Entering Service. The new Škoda ForCity Plus 52T trams, intended for operation in Prague, have successfully completed the type approval and...

Seven New Chinese Car Brands Eye Expansion Into Czechia

European automakers have long dominated the market, but a new wave of competition from China is on the horizon. Following BYD’s entry into Czechia in April, seven more Chinese brands are preparing to follow, targeting both budget-conscious buyers...

“Babiš will be more radical in his opposition to Brussels”—Czech Analyst

Roman Joch is the executive director of the Czech conservative think tank the Civic Institute. We talked to him about the recent parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic and former prime minister Andrej Babiš’s victory. Babiš’...

Remembering the sounds of Czech bells stolen by the Nazis

The initiative was started by sound engineer Miloslav Turek, who realized that sound recordings of bells from the early 1940s, captured during a time of national turmoil, were invaluable. Miloslav Turek|Photo: Czech Radio These recordings, made on...

A new Orban in Prague? What Babis’s win means for the region

The Czech elections signal a pragmatic yet Eurosceptic shift under Babiš, with implications for EU unity and regional cooperation. While a pro-Russian turn is improbable, reduced support for Ukraine and alignment with populist EU factions could...

People on the Move, October 19, 2025

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Czech governor promotes Moravian-Silesian region to attract Korean investment

Josef Belica, governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic, highlighted the area's growing potential as a gateway for Korean businesses seeking to expand into Europe during an official visit to Korea this week. In a group...

Industry minister reiterates legitimacy of Czech nuclear power plant deal

Korea has signed a "legitimate" deal to build nuclear power units in the Czech Republic, the industry minister reaffirmed Monday, amid criticism over the intellectual property settlement deal made between the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power...

Czech's Moravia-Silesia seeks Korean partners to transform into AI innovation hub

Published: 13 Oct. 2025, 15:58 Moravia-Silesia Governor Josef Bělica speaks during a media roundtable hosted by the Czech Embassy in Seoul, in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 13. [SEO JI-EUN] Czech Republic's Moravia-Silesia region, home...

Czechia's energy suppliers slash prices as heating season starts: How to save

If you choose a three-year contract, your price drops even further to CZK 1,089 per MWh, a 40 percent decrease compared to last year. For a typical household using around 10 MWh of gas annually for heating, that means you could save roughly CZK...