Jan Richter

Czech authorities believe they have the methanol crisis under control, and they have eased the ban on spirits sales. As of Thursday afternoon, hard liquor produced before…

The fate of one of the Czech government’s key reforms – an overhaul of the country’s pension system – is uncertain. The bulk of the reform legislation had already been…

The police have made a breakthrough in the investigation of methanol poisonings that have claimed 25 lives in the Czech Republic over the past few weeks. Detectives have…

In Sports news this Monday: Two Czech clubs begin their Europa League campaign while football at home is set for fresh scandal; in hockey, Jaromír Jágr and other NHL…

Less than a week after sales of hard liquor in the Czech Republic were banned in response to the ongoing methanol crisis, the government has announced plans to ease the…

The recent outbreak of methanol poisonings from bootleg liquor has drawn attention to the Czech alcohol market and its regulation. Up to 25 percent of all spirits sold in…