Pavla Horáková

One of the institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Social Science, has re-opened its library to students and the broader public.

The current boom of the construction industry in the Czech Republic is keeping Czech archaeologists busy.

Earlier this month the President of Romania, Ion Iliescu, paid an official visit to the Czech Republic. He arrived just a few days after Romania, along with six other…

Voters in neighbouring Slovakia have chosen the country's new president. In the second round of voting on Saturday, Slovakia's former parliament chairman Ivan Gasparovic…

The violin that's different from all others but still makes sweet music. Record breakers on the Old Town Square and the man who fell asleep at a rail crossing waiting for…

The Social Democrat MP Jozef Kubinyi was appointed as new Health Minister on Wednesday. He replaced his party colleague, Marie Souckova, who was sacked earlier this week…

For the fifth year in a row, Prague audiences had a chance this spring to see a Shakespeare play delivered in the original. It was not performed by any distinguished…

In less than three weeks, the Czech Republic will become a member of the European Union. One of the potential benefits of membership is that the country will be entitled…

Last week the Moravian town of Litomysl celebrated the 90th anniversary of the birth of one of its great natives, world-renowned astronomer Zdenek Kopal. Zdenek Kopal left…