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GM crops and food products

By Daniela Lazarova This week the Czech branch of Greenpeace presented the public with a Czech translation of Eric Millstone's book Genetic Manipulation in Court. The book…
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Czech government reacts to European Parliament resolution

In the ongoing controversy over the launch of the Temelin nuclear power plant in southern Bohemia, the European Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution urging the…
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The rebirth of "home delivery"

For many decades Czech women have been used to giving birth in maternity hospitals, in an environment they have often perceived as cold, impersonal and unfriendly. In…
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Czech wins Woman in Youth Activism Award for her work in preventing sexual violence

This year’s Woman in Youth Activism Award for strengthening the voice of young women in Europe went to Czech activist Johanna Nejedlová. The 28-year-old Czech is the co…
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Tackling the Czech Republic's poor air quality

November saw the release of an annual government-commissioned report on the state of the environment in the Czech Republic. While the gist of the report maintained that a…
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Babiš becomes Czech PM, controversial Motorists' Filip Turek NOT nominated for minister

Andrej Babiš was appointed Czech prime minister for the third time on Tuesday, returning to office after nearly four years as a new three-party coalition takes shape.
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Czech Press Photo 2024: winning photo chosen from among 256 photographers and over 4,500 submissions

For the thirtieth-anniversary edition of the prestigious Czech Press Photo competition, the Photo of the Year was taken by Petr David Josek at last year’s Olympic Games.
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Environmental activists losing ground at Šumava National Park

The number of environmental activists holding a blockade in the Modrava region of Šumava National Park to prevent felling of bark-beetle infested trees swelled on Tuesday…
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Large 3D model of Prague goes on display at Anděl shopping mall

Before the computer age, Prague city planners used a large 3D model of the capital to see what new buildings, roads and other features would look like in the given…
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Třeboňsko nature reserve

Třeboňsko nature reserve spans an area of 700 km2 in the far south of Bohemia. Lying east of the hilly terrain of the Šumava region, the area is notable for its remarkably…
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NATO Secretary General: Our role is to address cause of migrant crisis, not deal with consequences

The migrant crisis, the changing security environment and NATO’s role in addressing the challenges of the present day topped the agenda of NATO Secretary General Jens…
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Smart City projects win bank backing, see cautious roll out in Czech Republic

Prague last week hosted an international symposium about Smart Cities. The concept is a fairly simple one: to marry the latest information and communication technologies…
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Press Review

All the papers lead with stories as varying as former environment minister Milos Kuzvart's appointment as the Czech Republic's first commissioner to the European Union…
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained; a look at private equity in the Czech market

Risk capital, private equity or venture capital; whatever you choose to call it, investment in high-risk but high-yield start-up companies has been rather sluggish here…
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Aleš Svoboda on track to become first Czech aboard the ISS

Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda is on track to become the first Czech to visit the ISS. An ESA agreement with US firm VAST could see him fly there next year as pilot.
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“I’m a fish trapped by a dam. Will you give me a lift?” How car transport helps save eels in Czechia

The decline in eel populations is a long-term problem in Czechia mainly caused by dams preventing their free movement. One of the solutions is their car transport.
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New Czech firework rules ahead of New Year’s Eve: what you need to know

New rules on pyrotechnics in Czechia further restrict the sale of New Year’s rockets and firecrackers, with additional local bans also introduced.
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Charles University rector on terror shooting: our priority is to boost the safety and wellbeing of our students and staff

The primary task of Charles University in the year following the terror attack on the Faculty of Arts was to provide assistance to survivors, their families and the…
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RegioJet Ranked third best rail carrier in Europe

Czech company RegioJet has been named the third-best passenger rail carrier in Europe in a ranking of the continent's largest railway companies by the group Transport and…
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II reveals exciting expansion

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II's second expansion, Legacy of Forge, launches September 9. Warhorse Studios revealed the DLC in a trailer at Gamescom.
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June 8-9, 1990: The first free elections after four decades of communist rule

Thirty-five years ago, on June -8-9, Czechs and Slovaks went to the polls in the first free elections held after the fall of the communist regime.
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Row blows up over management of Šumava National Park

A row over the management of the Czech Republic’s biggest national park and forest has blown up. Political leaders in the regions which the park straddles have accused…
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Czech scientists develop new method of neutralising mustard gas

Mustard gas or Yperite was first used as a chemical weapon by the German Army in World War I in September 1917 near the Belgian town of Ypres and took a heavy toll of…
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Minister resigns after pressure from PM over controversial power plant

Environment Minister Jan Dusík resigned on Thursday over plans to modernise the controversial Prunéřov coal-fired power plant in north-west Bohemia. Mr Dusík said he’d…
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Campaign aims to help save endangered species in Czech Republic

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, aimed at raising awareness of the disappearance of many of the Earth’s species and finding ways to reverse the current…
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