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The Czech President Vaclav Klaus addressed the nation on Thursday in his first ever New Year's speech as head of state. President Klaus, who was sworn into office last…

And now, as part of our series on Central Europe's borders, we travel to the north-eastern corner of the Czech Republic, and the area surrounding the little town of Hlucin…

The Czech Republic was among the first countries to join the international rescue effort underway in the Iranian city of Bam, devastated by Friday's earthquake. Some 22…

Czechs are a nation of beer-lovers it's true and rare is the street, which doesn't boast at least one pub. These vary enormously - from the swanky, upmarket bars that…

Some of you might remember a programme a few months back about a very unusual composer called Vaclav Halek, who has composed more than 2,000 pieces of music based on the …

Christmas is just days away, and it would be obtuse of me if I wrote this Letter from Prague about anything else. To be honest I find Christmas has little to recommend it…

Christmas is almost upon us - a time of cosy evenings round the fire and carol singing. The Czech composer, Vaclav Halek, composes and arranges traditional Czech Christmas…

Do the country's air force pilots finally have something to look forward to? After three hours of discussion on Wednesday night, the cabinet announced it was to start…

Just days after the EU failed to agree on a new constitution for Europe, and a new row appears to be emerging - this time over money. Six of the EU's richest countries…