Rock and Roll Garage

The Czech Republic's Rock and Roll Garage is a retro fever dream where every room feels like a backstage pass to pop culture history. From a Harley Davidson suite with biker flair to a Rolls Royce room dripping with vintage class, no two stays are...

Czech billionaire ex-PM’s party tops parliamentary election vote

PRAGUE: The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis has topped the Czech general election according to near-final official results. ANO secured 34.6% of the vote for a preliminary 80 seats in the 200-member parliament of the European Union...

Andrej Babiš to hold talks with other Czech parties on forming government

Andrej Babiš has met the Czech president, Petr Pavel, and is to hold talks with other party leaders as the billionaire populist begins the tricky job of trying to form a stable government after his ANO (Yes) party won parliamentary elections, but...

Czech President Begins Post-election Consultations With Party Leaders

2 Peter Paul Photo: EPA The results will be announced at a special press conference. Czech President Petr Pavel began post-election consultations with the heads of political parties and movements that made it to the Chamber of Deputies on Sunday...

The surprising art of Pearson Hall

A month ago, I attended Susan Ewing’s lecture on the inherent monumentality in her miniature art. From her dinner rings to her Prague-inspired stars, the idea that certain concepts could seem bigger than their literal size and could successfully...

Awkward moment ex-Rangers star Vaclav Cerny storms out of live TV interview as fans say ‘where’s the self-reflection?’

THE Czech Republic were condemned to one of the worst defeats in their history last night. And frustrations boiled over in the aftermath as former Rangers star Vaclav Cerny dramatically STORMED OUT of a live TV interview. Sign up for the Rangers...

Babis Agrees Czech Coalition Deal but Doubts and Questions Remain

Leader of the ANO movement Andrej Babis arrives for a meeting with Czech President Petr Pavel following the Czech general elections at the Prague Castle, in Prague, Czech Republic, 05 October 2025. EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK After a week of intense...

Pavel at Forum 2000 stresses role of free media and civic structures

President Petr Pavel said at the Forum 2000 conference that regardless of the next Czech government’s composition, it is vital to preserve and strengthen the foundations of democratic civic structures. He highlighted the need for strong public...

Debate: Were the Dutch right to chase down their own teammate at the Gravel World Championships? Is gravel a team sport or an individual one?

The 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships took place in the Netherlands this weekend, held on the winding farm roads of Limburg. The course, an attritious Classics mix of cobbled sectors, gravel and rolling fields, was tailor-made for the home...

Czech Republic: Far-right oligarch Babiš’s electoral victory threatens the country’s European stance

Czech oligarch Andrej Babiš has achieved a significant victory in the recent parliamentary election in the Czech Republic, as indicated by nearly complete results released on Saturday. He joins the ranks of other far-right leaders in Central...

Czech Winner Babis Bids To Reassure West, But May Find Coalition Complications

PRAGUE –- Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, after scoring a dramatic political comeback in the October 4 parliamentary elections, looked to reassure the West over his commitment to the EU and NATO, but he may be forced to partner with...

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 Election Results: Babiš's Party Will Not Be Able To Create A Government On Its Own

Possible coalition partners will not be easy to find. The ANO movement of the country's former prime minister, billionaire and Eurosceptic Andrzej Babiš is leading in the elections of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house of parliament) in the...

Faroes shock Czechs to maintain World Cup dream

THE Faroe Islands stunned the Czech Republic to keep their narrow but remarkable World Cup qualification chances alive. The Nordic islanders, ranked 136th in the world, are third and one point below the second-placed Czechs with one game left in...

Zalando names CFO

As Zalando CFO, Dimitrova will succeed David Schröder, who has served as interim CFO since March 2025 and will refocus on his role as co-chief executive. Bringing more than two decades of international finance experience across mergers and...

Czech PM Admits His Party's Electoral Defeat And Congratulates Babiš On His Victory

4 Peter Fiala Photo: Getty Images The country's president said he was ready to start talks on forming a new government as early as today. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala recognized the defeat of his SPOLU coalition in the parliamentary elections...

Robert Kružík receives Sir Charles Mackerras Prize for young Czech conductors

Conductor Robert Kružík has been named this year’s recipient of the Sir Charles Mackerras Prize for young Czech conductors. The Leoš Janáček Foundation grants the award only once every decade, and Kružík is just the second conductor ever to...

Goals and Highlights: Faroe Islands 2-1 Czech Republic in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for our live coverage of the Faroe Islands vs. Czech Republic match, corresponding to matchday 8 of Group L of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. We wish you a pleasant afternoon and encourage you...

Czech ex-PM Babis poised for win, raising Ukraine aid concerns

Czechs voted Saturday in an election expected to return populist ex-prime minister Andrej Babis to power, a result that could strain Prague’s support for Ukraine and its relations with the European Union. A return to power by the ex-premier's...

Right-wing billionaire Babiš wins parliamentary election in the Czech Republic

After four years in opposition, right-wing billionaire Andrej Babiš and his party ANO have emerged as the winners of the Czech parliamentary elections held October 3–4. ANO secured just under 35 percent of the vote, well ahead of the previously...