Jan Richter

In Business news this week: the Labour Ministry plans to introduce four-day working week; building output drops nearly five percent; Moody’s lowers ratings for Czech banks…

The German Foreign Ministry wants to acquire Prague’s Lobkowicz Palace, the seat of the German embassy. For thousands of East Germans, the compound was the last stop on…

For many Czechs, politics is a world of its own, with its own rules and strange characters. Some back their candidates based on things that have little to do with their…

Summer in Prague has many joys to offer to its dwellers and those of our guests who venture beyond the tourist zones that are packed throughout the year, except perhaps…

Former Czech president Václav Havel has come out in support of the Green Party ahead of October’s early general election. He also backed the party before elections to the…

“Path of Life” is the name of a new exhibition by the Jewish Museum in Prague marking 400 years since the death of Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, a 16th century scholar and…

Few rabbis and Jewish scholars became part of legends of non-Jewish people. But one, Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel who lived in Prague at the turn of the 17th century, has…

It’s mostly football in this week’s sports news: five Czech football clubs get ready for the next round of Europa League play-offs; Chelsea’s Petr Čech saves two spot…

The band Lesní zvěř has been around for some eight years, touring clubs and festival in the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, and beyond. In June, the Brno-based group…