Pavla Horáková

While the Czech Republic is hoping to benefit financially from membership of the European Union, accession will also mean the Czechs will have to pull their weight when it…

Memorising. That's what Czech school children are very good at. Czech kids usually also do well in general knowledge tests but if they are asked to present and defend…

While Czech school children are very good at memorising facts and have fairly wide general knowledge, they tend to lag behind their peers from Western Europe as far as…

November 11th marks both Remembrance and Veteran's Day in many countries around the world, including the Czech Republic; Sunday saw several special masses and…

Yes, another week has passed and it's time for a new letter in our Czech language programme in which we follow the alphabet. It's "w" this time, so let's talk about the…

Every year a million people die of hepatitis B around the globe. The disease is caused by a virus and spreads in a similar way to HIV, only the hepatitis virus is stronger…

"The World Summit on Sustainable Development has concluded successfully", reads a headline on the summit's official website. The Johannesburg summit took place shortly…

Over the weekend Czechs across that country went to the polls to elect members of the Senate and local administration. The governing coalition parties lost their majority…

An unusual requiem mass took place on All-Souls Day in the Trinity Church close to the Vltava in Prague, remembering all those who lost their lives in rivers across the…