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News Tuesday, APRIL 18th, 2000

Those were the headlines and now the news in more detail: Kohinoor mine to be sold to SHD-Peel The management of the Kohinoor coal mine and representatives of SHD-Peel…
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News Friday, JANUARY 28th, 2000

EU welcomes latest Czech political developments The European Parliament and the European Commission have welcomed this week's amendments to the power-sharing pact between…
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Magazine

A historic Czech town debates whether or not to build a gallows on its main square, why don't more Czechs sort garbage and will St. Valentine's day take root in the Czech…
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Business News

Changes are in the pipeline for both the employed and unemployed - a new Labour Code is being processed and parliament has passed a new bill on employment policies. The…
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A weekly round-up of business news, interviews and comments from leading economic experts

Welcome to Economics Report. Coming up later in the programme, we'll examine whether the Czech lion can - or should even try - to roar like a Celtic tiger. But first, here…
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From the Weeklies

What can the Czech government do for nationals who get in trouble abroad? Will fear of the mad cow disease bring about a revolution in European agriculture? - and who are…
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From the Weeklies

The Czech Republic's historic regional elections presented a sorry picture. Why did two thirds of Czechs turn their backs on local government? Scientists are now able to…
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Petra Francova - Citizens' Advice Bureaux in the Czech Republic

Imagine you turn up for work and you find that your employer has decided to sack you without giving a reason, or your landlord suddenly gives you a week's notice to move…
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Czech Made: The soft contact lens

Hundreds of millions of people around the world wear contacts every day, but they may not be aware that the invention of the modern soft lens came from this country.
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Spotlight - Slovaks in the Czech Republic

Ten years after the split of Czechoslovakia, there are an estimated half a million Slovaks here in the Czech Republic. To find out just why so many Slovaks choose to live…
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“Autumn is one of our top seasons”: Czech Centre London’s fall programme packed with events

We spoke to Přemysl Pela, director of the Czech Centre London, to find out what projects it has lined up for the next few months.
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Jazz organist Ondřej Pivec on making it in New York: Don’t ask questions – just learn it all and be prepared

Ondřej Pivec plays organ with one of the biggest stars in world jazz, singer Gregory Porter. This makes Pivec, who is in his mid-30s, perhaps the most successful non…
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Simon Johnson: The UK developer making his mark on Prague

Englishman Simon Johnson heads the Czech branch of Creystl, the developers behind the renovation of the Prague centre Savarin Palace and other major projects.
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Ukrainian classes for refugee children now underway in Czech Republic

Special school classes for Ukrainian children whose families have fled to the Czech Republic are now running in Prague, Brno and other places.
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Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto celebrates the diversity of footwear in the history of humankind

The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is the largest museum in the world entirely dedicated to the culture, traditions and styles of footwear.
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Jaroslav Foglar and his “Rapid Arrows”

Writer and youth movement activist Jaroslav Foglar left a deep trace in Czech popular culture. Besides more than 25 novels for children, Jaroslav Foglar is also the father…
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Jaroslav Foglar and his “Rapid Arrows”

Writer and youth movement activist Jaroslav Foglar left a deep trace in Czech popular culture. Besides more than 25 novels for children, Jaroslav Foglar is also the father…
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Prague festival shows new face of Iranian cinema

A festival of Iranian films held in Prague this week brings over two dozen feature films, shorts and documentaries to audiences in the Czech capital. Entitled Iran: A…
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Czech government pledges to bring the country back to the European mainstream

In its policy statement approved this week, the new centre-left government promises to bring the Czech Republic back to the EU mainstream, reaffirm its commitment to EU…
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The Café Louvre: a surviving jewel from Prague’s café heyday

Café society was a reality in Prague and many other Czech towns and cities during a golden era before the First World War and between the wars. There were hundreds of such…
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Prague’s Villa Bílek, “stronghold of a higher realm”, opens after renovation

Prague’s Villa Bílek, an intriguing piece of modern architecture, has opened to the public after two years of renovation. Designed by the Czech Art Nouveau artist…
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News

Klaus against no-fly zone in Libya Czech President Václav Klaus expressed his opposition to the idea of a no-fly zone being introduced over Libya, ahead of Friday’s…
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Brazilian-born journalist Fabiano Golgo on Czechs, censorship and being a provocateur

In this edition of One on One, Jan Richter’s guest is the Brazilian-born journalist Fabiano Golgo. When he first came to Prague nearly 15 years ago, he came as a cultural…
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The Republic of Žižkov, Pt. II: Palác Akropolis

Our weekly Spotlight programme features the places in the Czech Republic that you should know about; if you’re interested in Prague’s arts scene, cultural idiosyncrasies…
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Mikulov museum displays historic scientific instruments from town’s 380-year-old Piarist school

The Regional Museum in Mikulov, in southern Moravia, has opened an exhibition of historic scientific instruments once used at the town’s 380-year-old grammar school. The…
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