Ian Willoughby

Czech banks and building societies provided new mortgages to the tune of CZK 17.5 billion in April, a fall of 40 percent on March and of 60 percent on April 2021.

David Ondříček is currently shooting a TV series about Czech Cold War figure Josef Hasil. His exploits smuggling defectors to the West led to the nickname “king of Šumava”.

As head of office of new minister Jiří Dienstbier, Dana Huňátová was involved in the overhaul of the Czechoslovak Foreign Ministry needed after four decades of communism. 

Viktoria Plzeň have been crowned Czech soccer champions for the sixth time in their history, to the suprise of many, even the club's own coach.

Interest in gold has skyrocketed in the Czech Republic this year, the business daily Hospodářské noviny reported on Tuesday, saying this reflected a worldwide trend.  

Credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded its outlook for the Czech economy from stable to negative. This has sparked fears it could also cut the country’s credit rating.

Jan Patočka is regarded as perhaps the greatest Czech philosopher of the 20th century. A new book makes several of his writings available in English for the first time.

Bohéma is the name of a new Prague shop selling T-shirts and other items featuring classic Czech images, from Sokol gymnasts to writer Karel Čapek.

“Things were better under Babiš!” declare billboards that have been popping up around the Czech Republic.  But how much impact can this negative campaign have?

President Zeman says in the past he misjudged Russia but has now changed his view of the Kremlin, saying that Putin is destroying his own country with the war on Ukraine.