Rob Cameron

In this week's edition of the Arts, Rob Cameron pays a visit to the Prague studio of Slovak-born multi-instrumentalist Swetja. Born in the Slovak town of Banska Bystrice…

It's just over a week since a new law on smoking in public places came into effect in the Czech Republic. The law has been criticised by smokers as too harsh and by the…

2006 is a crucial year for the Czech Republic. In June the country's voters go to the polls in a much-anticipated clash between the ruling Social Democrats and the right…

A Czech businessman was arrested at Brussels airport on Thursday on charges of illegally exporting weapons to a number of countries, including Iraq. Dalibor Kopp, who is…

The Czech Republic has a large Roma minority who live very much on the margins of society. But estimating the size of that minority is - and the effectiveness of…

2006 is a crucial year for the Czech Republic. In June the country's voters go to the polls for an election which will decide whether the Social Democrats (CSSD) - who…

There are rising concerns being voiced in the media that Czech households are getting deeper and deeper into debt, and more and more of them are having trouble paying back…

2005 was definitely the year for reality TV shows - at one point there were two versions of Big Brother running on rival commercial stations, and acres of coverage was…

Czech Television have announced that it's axing its popular satirical TV show Bez Obalu - which loosely translates as Unwrapped. Many observers immediately cried foul…

The lower house approved landmark legislation on Tuesday which would phase out the controversial system of regulated rents. The bill, if it is approved by the Senate and…