Alena Škodová

Earlier this week, two Czech long-distance swimmers, Petr Mihola and Richard Haan, attempted for the second time to swim the English Channel. Unfortunately, the attempt…

The Czech currency has reached record levels over the past few weeks, which not only poses problems to Czech exporters, but it also means that everything is more…

A huge illegal techno music festival known as Czechtek has now entered its 6th day near the village of Andelka in North Bohemia. Organisers kept the venue of this year's…

Last year the head of Czech police, Jiri Kolar secretly set up two new departments at the Police Headquarters, whose main task is to investigate crimes committed by…

A small exhibition opened last week at the National Museum in Prague featuring the work of Jan Kollar, an outstanding figure of the 19th century Slovak national revival…

Earlier this week, Prague Town Hall approved new conditions for filming in the capital, particularly in the old centre of the city. While until now, Prague seemed to be a…

The Czech Republic is playing an active role in helping to ease the plight of people in war-torn Chechnya, which in recent years has experienced two wars when fighting for…

A number of Czech customs officers, policemen and employees of the Ministry of Trade and Industry are currently attending a special course in the United States. With…

Last month, the internationally famous Czech mezzosoprano, Dagmar Peckova, launched a new CD, featuring the most popular arias from George Bizet's opera Carmen. The CD…