Foreigners and the Czech Republic
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MPs push for regulation of foreign-language ads
In recent years there has been a rise in the number of outdoor advertisements in Russian, English and other languages in the Czech Republic, to the annoyance of many…
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Vietnamese stores take sizable bite out of Czech food market
The Czech Republic has a large Vietnamese community and today Vietnamese-run open-all-hours corner stores are to be found throughout the country. Indeed, a new report by…
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Czech NGOs consider humanitarian aid for embattled Ukraine
Events in Ukraine have repercussions across the wider region; neighbouring countries, like Slovakia, are already preparing for the potential arrival of refugees, and…
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Czechs respecting Schengen open space but keeping tight rein on non-EU migrants
Switzerland’s vote in favour of imposing quotas on EU migrants has put migration issues very much in the spotlight. While the Czech Republic has criticized the Swiss…
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Beer at James Joyce Irish pub cheaper now than in ’93, says owner Frank Haughton
Earlier this month there was a big party at Prague’s James Joyce marking the 20th anniversary of its foundation. The country’s first genuine Irish pub, the Joyce was…
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Prague nursing school issues hijab ban
The Czech Republic has just experienced its first controversy over Muslim headwear. Two young women studying to become nurses at a Prague school left the institution after…
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Former Ukrainian porn star and her kids finally allowed to settle in the Czech Republic
A Ukrainian woman and her three young sons have been granted permanent residency in the Czech Republic, after two years of failed attempts to gain political asylum. Unlike…
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Prague 2100 – dominated by immigrants?
One time a few years back I went to record vox pops outside Prague’s Nový Smíchov shopping centre. However, a strikingly high percentage of the men and women in the street…
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NGOs voice strong disapproval of new immigration bill draft
Over a hundred people gathered in front of the Interior Ministery on Tuesday to protest a new immigration bill, which migrant rights’ advocates feel is overly restrictive…
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Poll: majority of Czechs blame foreigners for loss of jobs
A new survey released by the STEM polling agency suggests that Czechs, in troubled economic times, largely blame foreigners for the loss of jobs. According to the poll…
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Young Czech Vietnamese artists open the doors to isolated community
Probably the first generation of Vietnamese who have grown up in the Czech Republic is now coming of age. Although students and immigrants from Vietnam have been coming to…
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Native speakers in school system way down on ‘90s numbers
Young teachers from the West whose main qualification was often the ability to speak English were common at Czech schools in the 1990s. But those days are gone. A new…
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