Ian Willoughby

The 2020 edition of the Ji.hlava festival of documentary films gets underway on Tuesday. Given the Covid-19 emergency, the 24th Ji.hlava will be purely online.

Brno-based Roger Johnson heads the Czech branch of Republicans Overseas. As the US elections draw ever nearer, he discusses Trump's performances and chances of reelection. 

The crisis surrounding Covid-19 is likely to cause the Czech economy to contract by around 8.5 percent this year, economists say.

The central bank says the crisis has caused Czechs to withdraw more cash from ATMs than usual, though in some cases it is small firms that are using paper money.

Long-time Prague resident Julia Bryan is the international chair of Democrats Abroad. She says turnout from overseas voters is high this year – and could help Biden win.

Award-winning scientist Michal Šimíček (35) heads the Blood Cancer Research Group in Ostrava, a team doing very exciting work in the field of cell therapy.

The Czech government has extended one plank of its Antivirus progamme supporting businesses hit by the coronavirus crisis.

Sales of spirits in the Czech Republic are set to fall by between 35 and 40 percent this year, the national Spirits Producers and Importers Union has said.

The Supreme Audit Office slammed the Czech Ministry of Education, saying it failed to prepare for inclusion in the country’s schools, despite funding of CZK 32 billion

Tatra’s futuristic-looking, aerodynamic cars, which first appeared in the 1930s, represent some of the most distinctive designs ever produced in Czechoslovakia.