Jan Richter

The future of an American missile defence project that would include facilities in central Europe now seems to be in doubt. The new US administration is reportedly seeking…

Fame, envy, intrigue and murder –that is what some suspect surrounded the mysterious death of Tycho Brahe, a Danish astronomer who died in Prague in 1601 as one of the…

The Czech Republic’s health care reform has sustained a severe blow. On Monday, the opposition Social Democrats fulfilled the promise which secured their victory in the…

David Černý, the author of the controversial artwork Entropa unveiled by the Czech EU presidency last week in Brussels, has agreed to give the government back the money he…

A Renaissance mystery is beginning to unravel in Prague. A team of experts from Denmark have asked the authorities for permission to open and explore the grave of the…

Environment experts from the 27 EU member states met in Prague on Monday for a two-day seminar on battling climate change. The conference should help outline the framework…

The horrible death of Jan Palach shook the Czechoslovak nation. In the ten days between Palach’s self-immolation and his massive funeral, the country saw a number of…

The Czech currency is losing its muster. The crown, one of the world’s fastest appreciating currencies in 2008, is now rapidly weakening. It has sunk to its lowest point…

Václav Havel is known as the first president of the Czech Republic, an anti-communist dissident, and a playwright. A new exhibition, which opened in Prague on Tuesday…