Alena Škodová

On Tuesday morning a memorial ceremony was held on the D 1 motorway between Prague and Brno to remember the 10th anniversary of the car crash which resulted in the death…

The first cases of infectious diseases have occurred in the Czech Republic in the wake of recent floods in the country. Health officials say people have contracted flood…

Today's Czech in History is Jan Kotera, a well-known Czech architect of the turn of the 20th century. When he arrived in Prague after finishing his studies in Vienna, he…

On Tuesday, for the first time since the devastating floods, Prague's National Gallery allowed journalists to see collections of ancient Czech art in St. Agnes convent in…

The birth rate here in the Czech Republic has been falling in recent years, and every year there are less and less new pupils enrolling at Czech schools. The new Minister…

A new school year started in the Czech Republic on Monday, and it is an exceptional beginning of school this autumn, as many schools in the country could not open because…

My Letter from Prague today cannot be about anything else than floods. As a culturally-minded person I was horrified about the damage caused to cultural monuments…

The devastating floods in the Czech Republic in mid-August caused enormous material damage, and the cultural sphere was not spared either. Although the Minister of Culture…

And we begin with a headline from Lidove noviny that blames Prague conservationists for blocking anti- flood protection proposals in recent years, that could have…