Taking a trip into Brno’s underground this summer will give you double goosebumps, from the cool temperatures and the spooky atmosphere. The unique attractions on offer include an elaborate ossuary, breathtaking underground reservoirs, and…
A new ammunition plant will be built in Ukraine in cooperation with the Czech company Sellier & Bello, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced at a press conference in Prague yesterday after the second intergovernmental…
A total of 42% of Czech citizens believe that it is easy to obtain a firearms licence in the Czech Republic, up 16 percentage points since 2017, according to a STEM/MARK poll. According to the agency, the change in public opinion is most…
A joint meeting of the Czech and Ukrainian governments will take place in Prague today to discuss cooperation in the defence and energy sectors, migration, support for Czech exports, and the involvement of Czech companies in the…
Brno-born Barbora Krejcikova won the Wimbledon women’s singles tennis tournament yesterday, beating Italian Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the final. “This is the best day of my life,” said Krejcikova in an on-court interview after the…
The organisers of the Pohoda music festival in western Slovakia have suspended this weekend’s event prematurely, after strong winds during a storm on Friday evening knocked down one of the big tents and damaged other festival tents,…
After 14 months and CZK 45.5 million, the renovation of the apartment building on Hálkova in Brno-Husovice is completed. The building contains 12 renovated apartments, mostly two-room apartments suitable for young couples and families. For…
From 1-4 August, Brno city centre will once again be taken over by the rhythms and atmosphere of Brazil for several days, as Brasil Fest returns to the city for its 5th edition. This year, the now-traditional celebration of Brazilian…
President Petr Pavel held talks on Wednesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the implementation of the peace plan, the current situation on the battlefield, and the Czech munitions initiative, the Presidential Office…
Over 60% of Czechs think it is not necessary for the parents of children to be married if the family lives together, while 85% agree that divorce is an acceptable solution in the case of a dysfunctional family, according to a survey by the…
The Czech Republic plans to significantly speed up railway transport from Prague to Plzen to the border with Germany by 2030, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told journalists during a visit to Bavaria on Monday. The modernisation of this rail…
As has become almost an annual tradition, in June the City of Brno’s data portal posted data from 2023 regarding various aspects of life in Brno, summarising information about the city’s economy, population, environment, public services,…
The Patriots for Europe grouping in the European Parliament, newly founded by Andrej Babis’s ANO last week along with Hungary’s Fidesz and the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), has already become the third largest grouping in the parliament,…
Czech President Petr Pavel is leaving today for a week-long visit to the United States. The key item on his agenda is the NATO summit in Washington, which takes place from Tuesday to Thursday, after which he will spend two days in Houston,…
The British documentary ‘A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things’ by Mark Cousins won the Grand Prix (Crystal Globe) in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this weekend. For his portrait of one of the most important figures of…
The Civic Democrats (ODS), the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) and TOP 09 will run together in four regions in the September regional elections, as they have formed a joint list of candidates in the Central Bohemia, Liberec, South Moravia…
As of yesterday, the Czech Republic no longer recognises non-biometric passports issued by the Russian Federation, and Russian citizens with such passports are now remaining in the country illegally, the Foreign Ministry told CTK today.…
On 27 July, an English-language walking tour of the centre of Brno, organised by TIC BRNO, will shed light on the city’s thriving café culture of the 1920s and 1930s, in the days of the first Czechoslovak Republic. Led by David Pokorný,…
The number of Czechs who say the government is not taking sufficient care of the social situation of families with children has risen significantly over the past four years, according to a CVVM poll released to CTK today. 52% agreed with…
The Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) has prepared a birthday video for Leoš Janáček (1854 – 1928), the celebrated composer who the academy is named after. The video was released today, 3 July 2024, on the 170th anniversary of…
Ukraine and the Czech Republic have made significant progress in drafting a bilateral security agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office announced on their Telegram channel yesterday. The Czech delegation in Kyiv was led…
On Monday, the Czech Republic handed over to Poland the one-year presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4), a Central European cooperation forum also including Hungary and Slovakia. The priorities of the Polish presidency of the V4 include…
A new decree of the Czech Ministry of Health has lifted the ban on homosexual men donating blood. As of 1 July, all those who have engaged in risky sexual practices are excluded from blood donation, regardless of gender or sexual…
Summer is here and we know where to find all the fun in the city! Go see open-air festivals, exhibitions in local galleries and outdoor theatre and cinema. The latest edition of the cultural magazine KAM v Brně (WHERE in Brno) has plenty…
A new concert has been added to the autumn programme of JazzFestBrno. On 29 September, at Sono Centrum, the U.S. trumpeter Randy Brecker, winner of seven Grammys, and Gustav Brom’s Radio Big Band will play a joint concert celebrating 100…
Brno’s municipal waste company SAKO Brno has unveiled its first garbage truck with an integrated tilting hydraulic arm, used to deal with the city’s network of underground garbage containers. For SAKO Brno, this means at least a 300%…
The renowned Czech composer Leoš Janáček would have celebrated his 170th birthday this year. The Brno National Theatre (NdB) and TIC BRNO are holding a birthday party for him on Wednesday, 3 July, on the piazzetta in front of the Janáček…
EUROFANZ is an annual international football tournament for fans of European teams. The tournament began in 2007 in Lviv, Ukraine, but temporarily moved to Brno following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is taking place in Brno for the…
Former Czech PM Andrej Babis’s ANO is establishing a new political alliance with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s Fidesz and Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO). The three parties are calling on other European parties to join them, with the…
In December 2023, Brno city representatives decided to merge the planning departments of Brno districts into one central authority, in response to the new Building Act, which takes effect on 1 July. From this date, on Monday, the new…