Jan Velinger

For years, numerous Czech governments promised but failed to abolish an infamous pig farm in Lety, South Bohemia, built in the 1970s at the site of a former concentration…

One of the most exciting bands to emerge on the Czech music scene over the last 12 months is the funky and progressive pop group known as Toxique. Headed by singer Klara…

On Wednesday the Czech capital played host to the European Commission, headed by José Manuel Barroso, to officially mark the start of the Czech EU presidency. Originally…

A cabinet reshuffle planned by Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek has threatened to further undermine the country’s weak government, only days after the Czech Republic took up…

Nothing could be simpler than grabbing one’s skates and heading for local ponds in the Czech Republic, now that real winter conditions have arrived. But officials are…