Jan Richter

An intervention by Finance Minister Andrej Babiš in the Czech state-run energy giant ČEZ has annoyed his party’s coalition partners. Mr Babiš’s ministry has replaced seven…

Czech households’ debt increased in May by over 43 billion crowns annually, amounting now to over 1.2 trillion crowns, according to figures released by the Czech National…

The ice hockey club Lev Praha has shocked fans – and players – by announcing it will most likely withdraw from the Kontinental Hockey League next season. Owners of the…

Software piracy levels in the Czech Republic decreased slightly in 2013, according to a freshly released study by BSA, an anti-piracy group representing several global…

Tribute has been paid to the great Czech industrialist Emil Kolben, with the unveiling of a plaque at his former Prague home on Wednesday morning. Kolben, who died in the…

A hundred years ago, the world was about to be plunged into a conflict whose impact can still be felt today in many parts of the globe. Indeed, the creation of independent…

Nearly 19 percent of students at Czech secondary schools have this year failed their final examinations. That’s the worst fail rate since unified tests were reintroduced…