Earning an internationally recognized high school diploma and preparing for admission to top universities no longer requires moving abroad. Canadian International High School in Prague (CIHS) offers students in Grades 10-12 a fully English-language education based on the Canadian curriculum. Located in the heart of Prague, CIHS combines the strengths of Canada’s education system with the quality of life and accessibility of the Czech Republic. Students receive a globally recognized diploma while studying in a familiar European environment, avoiding the higher costs and challenges of relocating overseas. An International Diploma Recognized Worldwide Graduates earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), Canada’s official high school credential, recognized in more than 20 countries. The diploma provides access to over 30,000 universities and colleges worldwide, including leading institutions across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Unlike the Czech education system, which typically spans 13 years, the Canadian program is completed in 12. As a result, students graduate a year earlier, begin university sooner, and gain an additional advantage as they build their academic and professional future. Learning the Canadian Way CIHS delivers its academic program in partnership with Toronto Imperial School, ensuring that students follow authentic Canadian educational standards. Courses...
Security will be tightened at this year’s Prague Pride festival following a deadly attack at a similar event in Berlin. Czech police are preparing additional measures to protect participants in the week-long festival, which begins Monday. The measures will also reflect changes to this year’s festival route and venue. Prague Pride is moving its main festival area from Letná Plain to Štvanice Island. The traditional Saturday parade will also follow a new route, starting in the lower section of Wenceslas Square, continuing through the historic center and ending at Štvanice. Organizers will begin the parade with a minute of silence on Wenceslas Square to remember the person killed in the Berlin attack. “Thousands of people standing in silence will be a reminder that we will definitely not remain silent about violence motivated by prejudice,” Prague Pride director Kamila Fröhlichová said. This year’s Prague Pride will feature more than 100 cultural, educational and social events. Dozens of associations, institutions, companies and individuals will organize programs at venues across the capital. While many events will focus on the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people, the festival will also address wider questions surrounding human rights and civil society. A full program is available...
People looking for relief from the heat in central Prague can use the air-conditioned ground floor of the Škoda Palace in Jungmannova Street on Thursday and Friday. The city has opened the space to the public as temperatures across the Czech Republic are expected to rise well above 30°C. The building will be accessible from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days. Visitors can sit on benches and chairs, refill their water bottles at drinking fountains and use the toilets. Drinks and snacks are also available for purchase. The measure comes as the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has warned of very high temperatures in parts of the country. Forecasters are advising people to drink regularly, stay out of direct sunlight where possible and avoid strenuous physical activity, particularly during the afternoon. The Czech Republic is facing several days of intense heat, with Friday expected to be among the hottest day of the current spell. Temperatures above 35°C are possible in some areas. Individual Prague districts are taking similar steps. Prague 3, for example, plans to make air-conditioned areas in its town hall, information centre and Žižkostel available to the public when temperatures are forecast to exceed 35°C. Visitors will be...
Revolut is expanding its investment services in the Czech Republic, giving retail customers access to funds focused on private equity, private credit and infrastructure. The new products will become available in the Revolut app from July 31. The fintech has signed distribution agreements with four major asset managers — Apollo, Ares, Hamilton Lane and Partners Group — which collectively manage more than $2.8 trillion in assets. The move gives Czech retail investors access to parts of the private markets that have traditionally been aimed largely at institutional investors. Private market investments have often required substantial minimum commitments, frequently above €100,000, or around CZK 2.5 million. Revolut’s new offering is designed to lower that barrier and allow customers to add private assets to portfolios that may already include stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds. Investments will be available directly through the Revolut app. The funds will be offered through the European Long-Term Investment Fund framework, known as ELTIF 2.0. How ELTIF 2.0 works The structure is intended to provide investors with greater flexibility than traditional private equity funds, where capital can remain committed for several years and withdrawals may not be possible during that period. The products offered through Revolut use an...
A tourist has reported an alleged taxi scam in Prague, claiming that a journey from Old Town Square to Prague Main Railway Station ended with an unexpectedly high fare and a disputed payment. The incident reportedly took place on July 25 at around 16:15. According to the complaint, the driver charged CZK 980 for the ride, an amount the passenger said was far higher than the expected price for such a short distance. The tourist claims that the driver refused to accept payment by card and requested cash instead. “I paid him 100 Euros for the fare. He just took the note, swapped it and lied to me saying what I gave was 100 in Czech currency, and demanded me to pay the remaining 50 euro taxi fare,” the tourist said in his complaint. “So I paid the initial 100 euro that was swapped, plus the 50 euro taxi fare.” According to the passenger, the total amount paid for the ride was therefore €150 (over 3,600 CZK). He said he was rushing to catch a train to Bratislava and was unable to resolve the dispute at the scene. The tourist also claimed that no receipt was provided after the payment....
The Czech prime minister also said Brussels is likely to permit a larger budget deficit as Prague seeks funding for hospitals, highways, and other domestic investment. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has expressed alarm over the country’s rapidly increasing payments to the European Union, warning that the Czech Republic could become a net contributor to the bloc as early as 2029. Following talks with Finance Minister Alena Schillerová, Babiš said Czech payments into the EU budget had risen by 22 billion crowns (€911 million) this year alone. “I was shocked by how much we are paying into the European Union,” he said, as cited by Echo24. “If in one year we are told that we will pay 22 billion more, that is a lot.” Officials currently expect the Czech Republic to become a net contributor to the EU budget for the first time in its history in either 2029 or 2030. Babiš was also asked about next year’s state budget deficit. When asked whether it would exceed this year’s planned shortfall of 310 billion crowns (€12.8 billion), he replied, “Don’t test me. I don’t know what the deficit will be.” Schillerová said a reliable estimate would only be possible after...
Visitors will be able to explore more than 100 state-managed castles, chateaus, monasteries, and other historic landmarks across Czechia free of charge on August 30 and September 27. The initiative follows a spring pilot program that granted free admission to selected state museums and galleries. According to the Ministry, strong public interest in that campaign encouraged officials to extend the concept to historic monuments managed by the National Heritage Institute (NPÚ). The free admission will apply to the standard sightseeing route at each participating site, along with selected additional visitor circuits where available. Tours will operate under normal conditions, meaning visitor numbers will remain limited and capacity restrictions will continue to apply. The National Heritage Institute is expected to publish a complete list of participating sites, opening hours, reservation requirements, and visitor information on its website in the coming days. The latest initiative builds on an earlier trial introduced this spring. Between April and June, visitors were granted free entry on selected Sundays to five of the country’s largest state museums: the National Museum in Prague, the Moravian Museum in Brno, the Silesian Museum in Opava, the National Technical Museum in Prague, and the Technical Museum in Brno. According to...
Six hundred years ago, an angry crowd stormed Prague’s New Town Hall and threw several royal councillors from its windows. The attack, known as the First Defenestration of Prague, took place on July 30, 1419, and is widely regarded as the event that ignited the Hussite Wars—a conflict that transformed medieval Bohemia and left a lasting mark on Czech history. Yet the violence that unfolded that summer day had been years in the making. Its roots lay in the teachings of Jan Hus, a Czech theologian, university lecturer, and religious reformer who became one of the most influential figures of the late Middle Ages. Hus openly criticized corruption within the Catholic Church, particularly the sale of indulgences and the growing power of the church hierarchy. Rather than viewing the Church as an institution led by the pope and bishops, he argued that the true Church was the community of faithful believers. Summoned before the Council of Constance in 1415 to defend his beliefs, Hus was arrested despite receiving a promise of safe conduct. After refusing to renounce his teachings, he was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake. His execution outraged many across Bohemia. While members of the nobility...
A Czech company has entered the Fortune Global 500 ranking for the first time in history. Energy and industrial group EP Group (EPG), controlled by Czech businessman Daniel Křetínský, placed 179th in the latest edition of the prestigious list of the world’s largest companies by revenue. The ranking, published annually by the U.S. business magazine Fortune, evaluates companies based on their total sales. EP Group reported revenues of $75.387 billion, equivalent to around CZK 1.6 trillion. To put the figure into perspective, the Czech state budget expects total revenues of CZK 2.118 trillion this year. EP Group’s portfolio includes stakes in major companies across Europe, including British postal operator Royal Mail, Slovak energy producer Slovenské elektrárne, German retail chain Metro and French energy giant TotalEnergies. With its debut in the ranking, EP Group has also placed Prague among the headquarters of the world’s largest corporations. The Czech capital is now one of 242 cities worldwide where at least one Fortune Global 500 company is based. Only 14 other countries in the Fortune Global 500 ranking have a single representative, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Poland, Austria and Thailand. EP Group is also among a very small number of newcomers. Only 13...
Just off Old Town Square, past the cafes and the crowds waiting for the Astronomical Clock, sits a museum that started almost by accident. Today, IAM Prague has welcomed well over 1 million visitors from around the world and has held TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Award for five straight years. From Shopping Malls to Old Town Square The museum wasn’t originally supposed to be a… museum. Co-founder Jakub Bechyně and his partner Patrik Proško had been running a traveling illusion exhibit that moved between shopping malls, renting space for a month at a time before packing up and relocating. It worked, but it wasn’t permanent. Then, in 2017, the owner of a building on Old Town Square approached them with an idea: turn part of it into a museum. The catch was the timeline. They wanted it open in two months. Rather than build something from scratch, the team pulled from what they already had on the shelf, opening with one floor and sixteen exhibits in 2018. The collection has grown to more than 60 pieces since. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Illusion Art Museum Prague (@iamprague) The museum moved to its current location in...
Nearly one in five vendors inspected at Prague’s farmers’ markets during the first half of 2026 were found to have breached food safety or labeling regulations, according to the State Veterinary Administration (SVS). Between January and June, veterinary inspectors checked 53 vendors across Prague and identified violations in 10 cases, representing almost 19 percent of all inspections. Nationwide, inspectors carried out 165 inspections, with irregularities detected in 27 cases, or roughly 16 percent. Officials said the most common problems in Prague involved improper storage temperatures for food of animal origin, incorrect or incomplete product labeling, and inadequate protection of food from contamination during sale. Inspectors also highlighted several cases they considered particularly serious. In one instance, a vendor was found producing meat products without the legally required authorization while packaging them with the identification mark of a production facility that no longer exists. Authorities said such practices can mislead consumers about where products originate. The SVS warned that food safety risks increase during the summer months, especially at outdoor markets where high temperatures make it more difficult to maintain proper cooling conditions. Across the Czech Republic, labeling violations were the most frequently recorded offense this year, accounting for 26 cases....
The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has made his way to the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday – but was not an official visit. Ever wondered what world leaders do in their free time? For Czech Republic president Petr Pavel, the answer is sports photography – and he’s particularly passionate about motorsport. This weekend, he was attending the Hungarian GP with a full photography kit – and an official FIA accreditation. He arrived at the Hungaroring for Saturday’s sessions and was already taking pictures, accompanied by Czech F1 photographer Jiri Krenek. This wasn’t the first time he was seen at a major motorsport event as a hobby photographer. Most recently, Pavel travelled to France in June to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours, once again equipped with full camera gear. In fact, the former NATO Military Chairman has attended several races on both two and four wheels over the years. Within the Czech Republic, Pavel covered the MotoGP and World Superbike events at Brno, while he has travelled as far as the US and Saudi Arabia to photograph NASCAR and the Dakar Rally respectively. Last year, he also raised nearly 30,000 euros for a charity dedicated...
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