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The Czech Republic is a Central European country bordering Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. It has over 10 million inhabitants and its capital is Prague.

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Reports & Analysis

Barbed wire fences at the border between Czechoslovakia and West Germany, July 1968

Former minister on trial for border deaths in communist era

Former minister on trial for border deaths in communist era

A former interior minister is on trial for the death and injury of people at the Czechoslovak border in communist times.
Law and JusticeMay 25, 2023
Vaclav Stanek inspecting a pair of Botas shoes together with a worker

Czechia: Walking in giant footsteps to save iconic shoemaker

Czechia: Walking in giant footsteps to save iconic shoemaker

Czech shoemaker Botas was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the iconic sports shoemaker has found a savior.
BusinessMay 19, 2023
Group of women, men and children seen sitting and standing behind a long table

Well integrated: Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic

Well integrated: Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has mastered the largest immigration influx in its history — to the advantage of the business sector.
SocietyMarch 19, 2023
A woman pays for vegetables at a market

Inflation: Eastern Europe's dilemma comes to a head

Inflation: Eastern Europe's dilemma comes to a head

Europe's east has suffered higher and more persistent inflation than their western neighbors, but the tide is turning.
BusinessFebruary 13, 2023
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks by phone with the Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023

Taiwan: Czech Republic president-elect elevates ties

Taiwan: Czech Republic president-elect elevates ties

To the chagrin of China, the Czech Republic and Taiwan are keen on deepening ties after an unprecedented call.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2023
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'It is in our own vital interest to support Ukraine'

'It is in our own vital interest to support Ukraine'

Czech President-elect Petr Pavel has told DW that NATO countries should consider sending fighter jets to Ukraine.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 202302:55 min
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In the spotlight

Austrian policemen check passports at the Slovakian border to Austria in Kittsee, Austria

Illegal migration puts Slovakia into Schengen isolation

Relations between Slovakia and the Czech Republic have been strained by the reintroduction of border checks.
PoliticsNovember 18, 2022
A portrait of writer Irena Brezna in a red scarf.

Writer Irena Brezna receives German PEN award

Giving a voice to dissidents, Brezna combines literary and journalistic elements in her reports and novels.
CultureNovember 18, 2021
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Opinion

Dudek Bartosz Kommentarbild App

Trip to Ukraine a courageous show of solidarity

Bartosz Dudek
Commentary
ConflictsMarch 16, 2022
Barbara Wesel Kommentarbild App *PROVISORISCH*

How to win elections

Barbara Wesel
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 16, 2021
Kommentarbild Keno Verseck

Czech voters want change

Keno Verseck
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 11, 2021
van Opdorp Davis Kommentarbild App

Delaney at the center of Denmark's inspiring run

Davis VanOpdorp
Column
SportsJuly 3, 2021
Frank Hofmann Kommentarbild App PROVISORISCH

New Berlin museum a place of reconciliation

Frank Hofmann
Commentary
PoliticsJune 21, 2021
Kommentarbild Keno Verseck

Czech voters more than just right-wingers

Keno Verseck
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 23, 2017