Rob Cameron

Talking Point

'Jana' is a young Roma woman who fled the Czech Republic 18 months ago after being beaten up and raped by skinheads. Today she lives happily in Wales with her British…

Czechs disappointed but defiant following shock Irish vote

The Czech Republic and other candidates for membership of the European Union are still reeling from the shock rejection of the EU's Nice Treaty in Friday's Irish…

U.S. Defence Secretary steps into fray over fighter jets

The U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped into the fray over the Czech jet fighter issue on Thursday, warning his Czech counterpart Jaroslav Tvrdik not to…

Havel comes out in support of controversial new fighter jet tender

President Vaclav Havel stepped into the dispute over new supersonic jet fighters for the Czech air force on Tuesday, saying his country's geographical location and…

Press Review

Former Terezin guard sentenced to life in prison for killing Jewish inmate

A court in Munich sentenced an 89-year-old former Nazi guard at the Terezin concentration camp to life in prison on Wednesday, for the murder of one Jewish prisoner and…

Roucek and Dzurinda to run New York Marathon

Well the papers are full of pictures today of the visiting Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and the Czech government spokesman Libor Roucek, running round Prague in…

Transport Minister fails new driving test

The Transport Minister Jaromir Schling was left with egg on his face on Saturday - after failing his driving test. Well, to be fair, he wasn't actually taking his test…

Roma groups issue fresh call for removal of Lety pig farm

Members of the Czech Republic's large Roma community issued a fresh call this week for the removal of a pig farm on the site of a former concentration camp near the…

Union leader Falbr: many foreign firms ignoring workers' rights

Take a tram ride around Prague these days and you'll see firm evidence that large multinational companies have firmly established themselves in the Czech Republic: Shiny…