Jan Velinger

Chilly October weather has settled over Prague and a light fog now covers the park I cross every day on my way to work, the new gravel path wet beneath my feet. The sun…

Trade and Industry Minister Milan Urban supports the idea of CEZ becoming a Central European giant; the value-added tax on museums, hotels, and historic sites may be…

It has been called the communist's answer to Coca Cola and Pepsi - a fizzy cola with an unexpected twist - the Czech brand Kofola - actually invented in the 1960s by the…

Up to now cigarettes in the Czech Republic have been among the cheapest in the European Union. But all this is about to change. The government has announced plans to raise…

It has been more than 100 days since Social Democrat Stanislav Gross was named prime minister, after an appalling showing by the Social Democrats in June's European…

It may seem hard to believe but it is fifteen years since the world witnessed the dramatic days of social upheaval and protest that eventually led to the fall of Communism…

In today's Spotlight we get off the beaten path and visit a castle rarely listed among more dominant tourist sites. All the same Kamen - literally rock or stone - is…

This year's U.S. presidential elections have attracted attention world-wide, but there's one place in the Czech Republic where the contest carries special resonance: Horni…