Martin Mikule

Imagine a proper sand beach with umbrellas and deck-chairs in the centre of Prague. Although this idea might seem a bit unusual, Prague indeed now has its first sand beach…

Summer in the Czech Republic is not just about swimming and sunbathing. During recent decades, film too, has become something of a summer ritual, and not only for its…

The Senate has proposed that state honours be granted to the resistance group of the Masin brothers, who fought their way out of Communist Czechoslovakia in the early…

After weeks of negotiations, Stanislav Gross has finally been appointed prime minister. But with a very slim majority in the Chamber of Deputies - and divisions within his…

As every year at this time the Moravian town Uherske Hradiste is host to the Summer Film School. The event, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, began as a…

It looks as though the outgoing Czech Prime Minister, Vladimir Spidla, could be about to find himself a new job. His successor at the helm of the Social Democrats…

Prague's rabbi Karol Sidon was recently dismissed from his position by the board of the Prague Jewish community. The official statement says that he failed to perform his…

Prague's rabbi Karol Sidon was recently dismissed from his position by the board of the Prague Jewish community. The official statement says that he failed to perform his…

The Czech Republic will send a larger team to the Olympic Games in Athens than ever before. Last week the Czech National Olympic Committee nominated a total of 136…

The long summer days in Prague are passing quite slowly. Most of the school children have left the city for summer camps, lots of families have moved southwards to the…