Jan Richter

The weekend’s general election delivered a slap in the face to the established Czech political parties. Indeed, much of the electorate seemed to use their ballots as a…

The Social Democrats have come first in the Czech general elections, with some 20.5 percent of the vote. That result, however, is far weaker than expected, and the party…

The leading Czech beer producer, Pilsner Urquell, has announced a slight increase in the prices of its bottled and canned beer on the domestic market. The Plzeň-based…

The Czech Republic is said to have one of the highest levels of slavery in Europe. According to the first edition of the Global Slavery Index, compiled by Australia’s Walk…

With four days left before a vote for the Czech lower house, the front-running Social Democrats seem to be losing steam, with a slow but steady decline in their voter…

While many European leaders are concerned about healthcare costs related to smoking, the Czech president, Miloš Zeman, opposes curbs on the habit. Indeed, on a visit to…

One of the front-runners in the upcoming Czech lower house elections is the newly-formed grouping ANO which polls suggest might take as much as 14 percent of the vote…