Chris Johnstone

A survey of Czech mothers with young children has found that many of them would like to combine childcare with work but cannot. Most are thwarted by a lack of childcare…

The Czech government has taken another step to meet its pledge of clamping down on ever bolder manifestations of extremism in the country. The latest move is a guide for…

In Business News this week: speculation soars over Staropramen bid; emissions handout sparks controversy; Czech financial sector gets positive health check; and Aero…

Czech companies are complaining that they are already being hit by a credit crunch with banks reluctant to lend them money. Meanwhile, the Czech National Bank has warned…

Czech foreign minister Jan Kohout will finish chairing a two-day meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Luxembourg on Tuesday. It is the last foreign ministers’…

In Business News this week: recession strikes; unemployment stabilises; hard coal producer announces layoffs; Orco confirms the worst; and the steady advance of a sunrise…

The Czech Republic has taken a step against the anti-smoking flow in the rest of Europe. While anti-smoking bans have spread across the continent in recent years, Czech…

The speaker of the Czech lower house of parliament has got himself into hot water while leading a delegation of European MPs on a fact finding meeting in the Middle East…

Some figures are cast as heroes and others as villains. Emanuel Moravec - the face, voice and main force behind Czech collaboration with the occupying Nazis during WWII …