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This week's topics: EU resolution on cigarette advertising, average wage, Czech arms trade, new autumn schedule. Listeners quoted: Paul Marsh, Barry Levingston, Justine…

From September 25 to October 5, Prague hosted the Week of Czechs Living Abroad - a large event held every two years, bringing together Czechs living abroad to talk about…

Last week saw one of the biggest gatherings of Czechs abroad in Prague. Organised by Charles University, with the support of the City of Prague and the Foreign Ministry…

This week's topics: Growing number of self-immolations. Beethoven's connection to Prague. The Clam-Gallas family. Listeners quoted: George Rosseli, Franz Schwartz Jr., Jan…

If someone were to ask you to list five national symbols of your country, would you be able to name them? Of course, the most common are the national flag and the national…

With the Czech Republic expecting to become a fully-fledged member of the European Union next May, one of the main topics of discussion among the country's academics has…

This autumn, the Czech government started another national campaign aimed at combating xenophobia and racism. Very much like last year's campaign, Tolerance 2003 focuses…

September 28 is a national holiday designated as the Day of Czech Statehood, when Czechs celebrate their chief patron saint Wenceslas, who was killed by his brother on…

Perhaps surprisingly, the Czech Republic currently has no legislation against discrimination. On Monday the government took a big step towards rectifying that situation…