Czech Republic

The Czech government awarded Bulgarian PR expert and diplomat Maxim Behar a high state honor - a medal for diplomatic activity and notable contributions to the development of relations between the two countries.

Research by the international rating agency Moody's reveals that the Czech Republic, which accounts for just 2.4% of the EU's population, hosts over a quarter of the approximately 46,000 companies linked to Russia operating across the 27 EU member states. Bulgaria ranks second, with 9,500 Russian-connected companies, while Germany follows in third place with 4,200 such firms.

The 12th Hania Chamber Music Festival will take place at the Minoa Palace Resort and the Ancient Theater of Aptera from August 26 to September 4. Each of the six concerts will juxtapose works from the German Classical and Romantic traditions with works from Russia, Poland, Armenia and the Czech Republic, all of them written in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Georgian had gone to the 54-year-old perpetrator's livestock unit, together with three other people, with the aim of breaking and entering

The Czech Republic has revealed the dismantling of a vast network of Russian influence spanning across Europe, with Bulgaria among its targeted countries. Prime Minister Petr Fiala disclosed the operation at a press conference, highlighting the involvement of a dozen European secret services in uncovering the intricate web of propaganda and political manipulation.

A truck explosion has rocked the town of Kazanlak in Bulgaria, occurring near the Arsenal military plant. Fortunately, there are no reported casualties or injuries. Authorities have cordoned off the area for investigation. More updates to follow.

The Czech Republic has declared December 23rd as a day of mourning following the devastating shooting incident at Prague University, as reported by Reuters.

In the aftermath of the tragic event, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic conveyed that efforts are ongoing to identify the victims, and their nationalities remain to be determined.

Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris at the age of 94, Czech media said on July 12.

At the beginning of June, the Czech Justice Ministry unveiled the Childhood Without Violence Initiative aimed at reforming the Civil Code and bringing the Czech Republic up to date with its international obligations on child protection and the fight against domestic violence.

And the confusion doesn't stop there. As war, inflation and migration helps to expand competition on the far reaches of the political spectrum, the more established radical-right players are circling the wagons. On Wednesday, the SPD - Czechia's only far-right parliamentary party - signed a memorandum of cooperation with the non-parliamentary Trikolora.