In the past few months the Czech Environment Ministry has been plagued by the problem of illegal waste imports into the Czech Republic. Since the beginning of the year an…
In January 2008, to be in accordance with an EU directive on taxation on energies, the Czech government will implement the first of two phases of an environmental tax…
All agree that restaurant culture in Prague has advanced dramatically over the past ten years or so, with perhaps the exception of some notorious tourist traps in the…
Talks between the ruling government coalition’s Civic Democrats and junior partner Public Affairs on Thursday failed to produce a solution to disputes within the coalition…
In 2007, up-and-coming designer Marek Rosa founded an independent Prague-based studio called Keen Software House, focusing (until now) on space-themed games. Today, he and…
For those of you living in Prague with children, there is always something interesting to do at Toulcuv dvur, an environmental education centre for children. The aim of…
This week the Czech Republic's candidate for a seat on the European Commission in Brussels, Pavel Telicka, was put through one final grilling before taking up the post. Mr…
The beginning of the new school year always brings heated debates about the present education system. More than a decade after the fall of the Iron Curtain Czech…
On Monday, Prague city councilors voted to terminate lease agreements for spaces used by horse-drawn carriage operators. But why?
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.
New plaques at Prague’s Old Jewish Cemetery pay tribute to staff at the city’s Jewish Museum who saved countless valuable artefacts during the Holocaust.
The Czech Republic is still dealing with an environmental legacy left by decades of poor management when little attention was paid to protecting nature.
As hotter summers become the new normal, Prague is expanding its efforts to help residents cope with extreme temperatures.
Prague's iconic Charles Bridge is undergoing regular maintenance to protect its medieval stonework and keep the landmark in good condition.
Voices not only from the opposition are raising concerns, viewing planned changes in public media funding as a threat to the stability and independence of Czech media.
Jakub Mareš is one of the operators of the Hub, Prague’s biggest co-working centre. They are a new kind of shared working environment where people whose main tool is their…
The environment was high on the agenda during a short visit to Prague by British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. He launched a youth forum on climate change, and also…
It was meant to be a big day for Czech skiing but now it looks more like an international fiasco. This weekend, the north Bohemian village of Vesec is due to host a World…
The lower house of parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill which will provide local administrations with the means to fight air pollution more effectively. In…
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek set out on Sunday on a diplomatic quest to New York, together with Environment Minister Martin Bursik. Their mission is clear: to make…
It is estimated that in Prague, every sixth couple who are trying to have a baby need to seek help from fertility clinics. The last eighty years have seen the male sperm…
In Business News: Prague is set to get its second international airport within three years; after years of letting people go, Czech banks are now hiring again; the famous…
Environmental activists are camping outside the Temelin nuclear power plant in South Bohemia, in a last ditch effort to force a referendum before the plant is started up…
Over 20 organizations, including the Czech office of the World Health Organization, are urging politicians to implement stricter alcohol controls in Czechia.
