After spending much of my youth abroad I came back to Prague in my late teens to study at Charles University and I knew right away that this was the city I wanted to call home. Joining Radio Prague in 1986 was a lucky break. I was there to see the crowds welcoming Gorbi at Ruzyne Airport, I found myself reporting on the fall of the Iron Curtain and getting my first taste of adrenalin. Ever since, it has been an exciting road to tread. And when the generally fascinating world of politics becomes too much I balance it out with whacky human interest stories from the Czech Republic hoping to raise a smile somewhere on the other side of the globe.
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Admission of “quota” refugees off to slow start in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic this week accepted the first refugees within the EU allotted quotas. However, instead of the expected thirty people only four arrived, following set…
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Czech PM makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka returned from an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Monday where he met with the country’s top officials and visited Czech troops serving…
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Czech police officers to help enforce EU-Turkey agreement in Greece
The Czech Republic is to send thirty police officers to Greece on Friday where they will help fulfill the EU’s agreement with Turkey on the return of migrants who attempt…
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Czech Republic playing crucial role in Syria, says deputy foreign minister
The Czech Republic has agreed to send some four million crowns in extraordinary humanitarian aid to Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa confirmed on Thursday after…
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Migrant crisis fuelling negative sentiments towards foreigners and the EU
The migrant crisis is making Czechs increasingly wary of foreigners. According to a recent poll conducted by the STEM agency, the number of people who think an ethnic…
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Tomáš Bata’s town wants to revive the art of traditional shoemaking
The art of traditional shoemaking is slowly disappearing in the Czech Republic. The town of Zlín, home to footwear mogul Tomas Bata, is now trying to revive the tradition…
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Foreign workers still face widespread abuse on the labour market
There are presently over 460,000 foreigners living and working in the Czech Republic and tens of thousands more who are here illegally. Their status, poor Czech or lack of…
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Defence Ministry planning sustained involvement in foreign missions
The Czech Defence Ministry has revealed the details of its foreign missions plan for 2017 -2018. The plan envisages continued participation in all current foreign…
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