Daniela Lazarová

Brno has plenty to offer visitors. Its Christmas markets celebrate local crafts and traditions; a lightshow at Špilberk Castle highlights of the city’s history and legends.

Nativity scenes celebrating the birth of Baby Jesus have a long tradition in the Czech lands, dating back to 1560. Many of them depict real-life figures and buildings.

The Czech lower house on Wednesday approved the Lex Ukraine 7 law, which will make it more difficult for Russians to obtain Czech citizenship.

Russian oligarch Rostislav Zorikov, the former son-in-law of Russian arms dealer Boris Obnosov, will remain on the Czech national sanctions list.

Boží Dar is a popular Czech ski resort which almost always gets the first snow of the year. However, its claim to fame is linked to a special Christmas tradition.

The Senate has passed an amendment to the gun law that will oblige arms dealers and shooting range owners to report suspicious clients to the police. 

The “Lex Babiš” law prohibiting members of the government from owning media outlets has been invalidated by the Constitutional Court for procedural reasons.

“More funding, soldiers and active reserves needed” was the message Czech army commanders sent to politicians and the public in connection with the growing threat of war.

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský paid a two-day working visit to Ukraine at the weekend, meeting with top officials and  taking part in a summit on food security in Kyiv.

Although Leoš Janáček's Taras Bulba was inspired by Russian literature, the music itself reflects the cadence of Janáček’s mother tongue and its Silesian dialect.