Jan Richter

Karel Čapek is one of the few Czech writers whose work has transcended borders. Although he died prematurely, aged 48, during the dire year of 1938, in the course of his…

The Czech Republic and Poland were the centre of world attention on Thursday, when the United States announced that it was abandoning plans to place parts of an anti…

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…

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…

A “hi-tech living room” for students is how the director of the National Technical Library described the institution’s new building, which was officially opened in Prague…

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…

Moravian folk music has long and rich traditions, and many artists work with its motifs in creating their own musical style.