Jan Velinger

A third of ski hills in the Czech Republic will modestly boost prices this winter season, news website iDnes reported on Tuesday, citing the Association of Czech Ski…

Halloween, Czechs always say, is an import, a holiday that has taken root only recently. But the kids love it (at least in schools and nursery schools) and, more broadly…

This Friday, Czech military intelligence released its annual report, finding (along with the civilian counter-intelligence service BIS earlier) that there were an…

Jan Roháč and Martin Jůza are the co-founders of Ironing Ladies, a project launched over a year ago employing women part-time who (for health reasons or the care of…

Czechs planning on an exotic vacation in the sun and by the sea this winter are in for an unpleasant surprise. Compared to last year, prices of package vacations are up…

Several hundred flight attendants at the Czech national carrier, Czech Airlines, were expected to strike next Thursday in protest over extensive layoffs and wage cuts…

The new European Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker received a relatively strong endorsement from MEPs on Wednesday, roughly ten days before it assumes office on…

Uprooted earth, ruined fields, leftover bits of corn, beetroot and wheat gobbled up: each year, wild boars in the Czech Republic cause extensive damage. Legally, game…