Nick Carey

Austria to examine environmental impact study

Finance Minister tenders resignation

In a surprise move, Finance Minister Pavel Mertlik tendered his resignation on Tuesday morning. Citing an inability to influence government decisions, Mr Mertlik's…

Free movement of labour within the EU

In this week's edition, Nick Carey takes a look at an issue that's been raising a few hackles inside and outside the European Union recently, the free movement of labour…

Letter from Prague

Verheugen: 7-year transition period, review after two years

Austrian Greens call for shutdown of Temelin

Roma face housing segregation in the Czech Republic, new report says

The Open Society Institute has just released a report on the housing and social care made available to the Roma minorities of Central Europe. In the report, called On the…

Football Association committee resigns over Chvalovsky affair

On Tuesday, the executive committee of the Czech Football Association voted to resign en masse from their posts. This move comes after the arrest and detention of the…

Salman Rushdie complains over heavy security at writers' festival

The 11th Prague Writers' Festival is now well underway, and this year's line up of international authors includes a well-known and controversial figure: Salman Rushdie…

EU expansion commissioner warns of transitional period for movement of labour

On Monday, EU enlargement commissioner Gunter Verheugen revealed that prior to EU expansion, the European Commission may propose a seven-year transitional period where the…