Garbage Warrior selected as Ekofilm winner

Garbage Warrior, a documentary by British film maker Oliver Hodge was given the main award at the Ekofilm festival at Český Krumlov on Saturday. The 90-minute documentary follows the real life battle of maverick US architect Michael Reynolds to build environmently friendly homes out of everyday waste. The head of the award jury, Alena Činčerová, described the film as in many respects a breakthrough.

Around three-fifth of Czechs have witnessed corruption: survey

Around 60 percent of Czechs say they have witnessed corruption according to a survey carried out by the SANEP institute. Thirty-eight percent said they had offered bribes and a fifth said they had accepted them. Around three-quarters of respondents said that a new law limiting the activities of lobbyists should come into effect. The survey was carried out between October 1 and 5 with 12,330 people responding to questions on the Internet.