Domestic Affairs

03:09

Constitutional Court cancels early elections in breakthrough ruling

The Czech Constitutional Court upheld a complaint by an independent MP on Thursday, cancelling the holding of early general elections planned for early October. The court…

03:44

Domestic affairs

Threat of record budget deficit looms ever larger

The Czech government has just approved a draft budget for 2010 that includes a record deficit of 230 billion crowns, or more than 13 billion USD. The caretaker cabinet has…

03:20

Foreign policy

Liechtenstein, Czech Republic establish relations after long property dispute

The Czech Republic and the Principality of Liechtenstein established diplomatic relations on Tuesday, marking an important step forward in a decades-old property dispute…

02:51

Domestic affairs

Number of foreigners staying legally in Czech Republic jumps 10 percent in one year

On Monday, the Ministry of the Interior released its report on migration for the year 2008, which showed that there are currently 438,000 foreigners residing legally in…

04:42

Domestic affairs

Uncertainty surrounds Czech place on next European Commission

Some Czech politicians have warned that due to the postponement of general elections, the Czech Republic might lose its seat on the European Commission. If a candidate is…

03:52

Society

“Golden Barb” award highlights failures in integration of foreigners

The Golden Barb is the name of an award that the Prague-based NGO Centre for Integration of Foreigners hands out for the worst contribution to the field of integration of…

04:32

Domestic affairs

Klaus: timing of constitutional challenge "deliberate" ploy to delay elections

On Wednesday the ten most important political figures in the country stood before the TV cameras at Prague Castle and vowed that October’s early elections would go ahead…

04:15

Society

NGOs call for action in the face of persisting discrimination of Romany children in schools

Two years after a breakthrough verdict by the European Court for Human Rights which denounced racial segregation in Czech schools, Romany children still face widespread…

02:42

Society

Experts criticise Constitutional Court for exceeding mandate

Tuesday’s Constitutional Court decision came as quite a surprise to many people, not least constitutional lawyers, who questioned the court’s right to postpone elections…