Jan Bumba

After freezing Russian state-owned property on Czech territory, Czechia is now pushing for restrictions on movement for Russian diplomats within the Schengen space. 

Timothy Garton Ash, who spent time in this region when communism was collapsing, spoke last week to Czech Radio about those dramatic times and where Europe is going today.

Earlier this week, Czechia and the United States signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement in Washington. The US ambassador to Prague, Bijan Sabet, discusses the treaty.

Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk heads the non-profit Centre for Civil Liberties, which was one of three recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize last year.

Charles University vice-rector and respected researcher Milena Králíčková was recently elected the university’s new rector. 

Rock musician Michael Kocáb is asking senators to file a constitutional complaint against the Czech president for betraying his country in the row with Russia.

The headquarters of Lasvit in Nový Bor, combining historical  houses with a new building covered in translucent tiles, has won this year’s annual Czech Architecture Prize. 

The most frequent question being asked these days in connection with the coronavirus epidemic is how long can it last. The Slovak daily Denik N on Thursday published a…