Martin Mikule

Last week at a Council of Europe meeting in Warsaw, the Czech President Vaclav Klaus warned of what he called the dangerous influence of non-governmental organizations…

On May 18th museums in the entire world celebrate their holiday. In order to promote cultural heritage around the planet, UNESCO's International Council of Museums (the…

Under the previous communist system, there was essentially no such thing as a non-profit sector in this country, and many Czechs were quick to embrace the idea of a civil…

A memorial to the second Czechoslovak President Edvard Benes was unveiled on Monday in front of the Foreign Ministry headquarters near the Prague Castle. President Benes…

She is a young fragile-looking woman but with a raw and deep voice, full of life and energy. She started as a very young girl busking with a guitar. Now she is one of the…

While one important music festival - the Prague Spring - begins on Thursday night, another one - Golden Prague - ended on Wednesday. But Golden Prague, although it has a…

On Thursday night Bedrich Smetana's "Ma Vlast" or "My Country" played by the London Symphony Orchestra will open the 60th Prague Spring Festival. The biggest and oldest…

On Tuesday morning Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek presented the policy agenda of the new government. Or should we say 'new-old' government, as all but four Cabinet ministers…

In recent days Czech towns have been commemorating the end of the Second World War. But among the events of 60 years ago that many prefer not to be reminded of, is the…

During the past eight days Prague inhabitants have had a chance to see a number of good documentary films from different parts of the world. The One World human rights…