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Václav Havel’s literary agent Jitka Sloupová on his plays, their foreign productions and his image as an author

The late Václav Havel is now being remembered as a great statesman and human rights advocate. But he was also a prominent literary figure. In fact, before he became an…
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Eva Eislerová – Czech designer who reached top of jewellery world in NYC

The Czech artist and designer Eva Eislerová originally wanted to be an architect. Instead, she became one of the most highly regarded makers of art jewellery in the world…
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Centre-right government survives confidence vote The centre-right government of Prime Minister Petr Nečas has won a confidence vote in the lower house, receiving 105…
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Mycologist Jan Borovička on mushrooms and where to find them

With mushroom season in full swing, our guest in this edition of One on One is Jan Borovička, a leading member of the Czech Mycological Society, who combines a very Czech…
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Mycologist Jan Borovička on mushrooms and where to find them

With mushroom season in full swing, our guest in this edition of One on One is Jan Borovička, a leading member of the Czech Mycological Society, who combines a very Czech…
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Iva Frühlingová: the road to success can be bumpy

My guest on One on One this week is Iva Frühlingová – model, singer, actress and author. Born in the town of Litvínov, with a French grandfather Iva dreamed of going…
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New recruitement site helps women find jobs that leave time for family

The Czech Republic has been experiencing a sort of mini baby boom for the past six or so years, with one of the first generations of well-educated Czech women deciding to…
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Janet Seckel-Cerrotti: addressing a legacy of displacement

Hana Dubová was a Jewish girl from the town of Kolín living a normal, happy life surrounded by family and friends. She was just 14 when this carefree existence was brought…
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Foreign universities court Czech students as competition between institutions increases

Czech students are sought after not just by local universities and colleges, but also by their European counterparts as student numbers dwindle across the continent. But…
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My Prague – Adam Štěch

Adam Štěch writes for the leading Czech design magazine Dolce Vita, as well as high-end international outlets like the website Coolhunting and Mark magazine. He also takes…
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Glenn Spicker: the American who brought bagels to the Czech Republic

Glenn Spicker is a successful businessman who was drawn to the Czech capital through an avid interest in the history and politics of this region. Once the fall of the Iron…
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Visegrad Group makes case for easier US shale gas imports

Four central European countries have made a renewed effort to secure imports of natural gas from the United States. Amidst the ongoing Crimea crisis, the Visegrad Group…
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Projected Russian gas pipeline opens rifts in Central Europe

The fate of a projected new gas pipeline link last week sparked a rift between the Czech Republic on one side and Slovakia and a series of Prague’s Central European…
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Jan Hubík: Why I became one of Czech Republic’s first cyborgs

Last month Jan Hubík became one of the first people in the Czech Republic to have a microchip inserted in his body, specifically his left hand. Indeed the 20-something…
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CEO and co-founder of Heaven Labs on how MANA nutritional product went from hobby to successful business

Jakub Krejčík is the head and co-founder of Heaven Labs, the producer of the MANA nutritional product, which went from being a hobby to a major business. MANA is specially…
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Czech tourism sector seeks room and directions for greater success

The Czech tourism sector has something to celebrate following the announcement last week of record incoming visitors for 2016. But all is not rosy in the sector with some…
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It’s a car, it’s a plane… no, it’s an autogyro in the middle of Prague!

Nirvana Systems is a company based in Přerov, the Czech Republic, which for years has been building paramotors and kits and other gear for the sport of PPG – powered…
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Bianca Bellová: Books still have power

Bianca Bellová is a Prague-based translator, interpreter and author. Following her 2009 debut, "Sentimentální román" (Sentimental Novel), she has published three other…
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Czech research centre warms to prospects of small modular nuclear reactors

A small nuclear power plant outside every city providing heat and power. Alternatively, a safe and reliable power supply for large parts of the undeveloped world or…
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Prague stands out for cluster of European brain business jobs

A study has perhaps surprisingly put the Czech capital Prague and its Slovak counterpart, Bratislava, out there as some of the top locations for the concentrations of so…
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Czechs scrutinise disinformation during presidential campaign

Disinformation and its role was one of the themes of the latest Czech presidential elections. Re-elected head of state Miloš Zeman was cast as pro-Russian and so it was a…
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Czech, Central European equity funds grabbing worldwide notice

NN Investment Partners is an international fund management company that has been operating in the Czech Republic for more than 20 years. In 2016 it had over 111 billion…
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Economic differences underpinned Czechoslovak divorce

"It’s the economy stupid." That phrase underlying US president Bill Clinton’s first election campaign sums up one of the major fault lines in Czech-Slovak relations in the…
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Red hot success story for Brno businessmen

Jan Jašek and Richard Belžík are two friends and chilli fans from the city of Brno. A few years ago, they turned their chilli growing hobby into a business and started…
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NoFit State Circus' visually-stunning Bianco kicks off Letní Letná

Prague's Letná Park this Sunday saw the return of the Letní Letná festival of contemporary circus - now in its 12th year. Over more than two weeks, visitors will be…
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