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Czech PM faces ministerial haemorrhage from ANO veterans

Czech prime minister and ANO leader Andrej Babiš has had an uphill battle but now appears on the verge of sealing a coalition government deal more than six months after…
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Prague will have its New Year’s fireworks show, but separate from City Hall’s official video mapping spectacle

Despite the practice being stopped by City Hall earlier this year, Praguers will get to see a special fireworks show during New Year’s celebrations, albeit privately…
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Study: Czech children more active than their peers

Czech children are more active than their peers in other parts of the world when it comes to spending their free time, suggests an international study carried out by…
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News Tuesday, MAY 16th, 2000

Sporitelna has new CEO A new Chief Executive Officer has been appointed to Ceska Sporitelna savings bank. American Jack Stack has been made CEO and chairman of the board…
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News of Radio Prague

Germans call on Czech govt to shut down Temelin, stocks plunge The German environment ministry has called on Prague to close down the Temelin nuclear power station in…
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News Saturday, JANUARY 29th, 2000

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague, I´m Ray Furlong and we begin the programme with a bulletin of news. First the headlines. Those are the headlines - now the news in more…
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Czech currency seen firming in volatile year of 2019

A pre-Christmas poll by the Reuters news agency of several dozen analysts pointed to a likely strengthening of the Czech crown next year, bolstered by the anti…
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New chiefs take over at Czech Centres in London and New York

The Czech Centres in London and New York are getting new directors this spring, with Přemysl Pela assuming control in the UK capital and Miroslav Konvalina taking the helm…
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Pension tension: Czechs living longer, but not in good health

Czechs are living longer, but many do not live well in retirement – in terms of both their physical and financial well-being. With the population rapidly aging, the nation…
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Daily news summary

Czech tourist killed by shark in Egypt A Czech tourist in Egypt was attacked and killed by a shark on Friday, the news site Echo 24 reported. The news was confirmed by…
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Moore and Affleck bring star power to opening weekend of Karlovy Vary

The stars have been out at the Karlovy Vary film festival. Hollywood actress Julianne Moore received the cinema showcase’s lifetime achievement award, while actor Casey…
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Number of foreigners in the Czech Republic on the rise

The Czech Republic is not a great example of a multicultural country. While the large ethnic German and Jewish minorities from pre-war Czechoslovakia - have all but…
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Czech Republic posts first November trade surplus in 10 years

For the first time in ten years, the Czech Republic has exported more goods than it imported. Figures released by the Czech Statistics Office show that last November the…
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A unique cubist café reopens in Prague

Like Vienna and Budapest, Prague also was once famous for its café culture. The coffeehouse tradition - which was interrupted by the communist regime that took power after…
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Deloitte survey shows Slovakia has lowest labour costs within EU

A new survey by the accounting and consultancy firm Deloitte has shown up a dramatic difference in pay packets between the old EU member states and the new ones of Central…
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News

Czech Republic asked to act as mediator The Czech Republic could help mediate a solution to the border disputes between Lebanon, Syria and Israel, according to the UN…
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Germans head to Poland in hope of better job prospects

We've often brought stories on the movement of workers from Eastern Europe to Western Europe but now one that breaks the rule. An increasing number of Germans from the…
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News of Radio Prague

Austria protests Czech plans to build two new reactors at Temelin Austria's Ministry for the Environment has expressed protest at plans by the Czech Ministry for Industry…
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Unique Prague-based laser facility invites scientists from across Europe

Passers-by would never guess what lies inside this inconspicuous two-storey building in a quiet north Prague suburb. The simple concrete construction houses one of the…
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Saudek Brothers Documentary

By Dita Aseidu
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Prague UN Information Center moves after 54 years

The United Nations Information Center is moving to new premises. Czechoslovakia was one of the founding members of the UN and the organisation's centre in Prague was one…
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Press Review

Saturday's anti-IMF demonstrations dominate the headlines in all Czech daily newspapers today. MLADA FRONTA DNES points out that the true sense of the annual meeting…
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Press Review

The lifting of diplomatic sanctions against Austria has naturally received a lot of front-page coverage. Political commentators are highlighting the fact that both sides…
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Press Review

The front pages of all Czech daily newspapers carry photographs of the angry face of one Ed Fagan, an American lawyer representing Austrian anti-nuclear activists who has…
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British Nobel Prize Laureate in Prague

By Nicole Klement
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