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Group to press charges against state for human rights violation
A group of people associated with former minister of human rights, Michael Kocáb, wants to press charges against the state for human rights violation during the recent…
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Poll: Only one in four Czechs thinks EU decisions in state’s interest
Only 26 percent of Czechs believe that the decisions of the European Union are in their country’s interests, suggests an opinion poll conducted by the CVVM agency. The…
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Crews respond at illegal dump
Police and fire fighters responded to a used oil leak in in the area of Dubeč in Prague affecting a local field. According to fire service spokeswoman Pavlina Adamcová…
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Consumer magazine: stain removers don’t work
A test of stain removers carried out by the leading Czech consumer magazine dTest has revealed none of the substances actually work. The magazine tested eight stain…
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Saxony claims Czechs are polluting the Elbe
Authorities in Saxony have accused Czechs of releasing toxic waste into the Elbe river, which flows through Germany. The Environment Minister of Saxony, Frank Kupfer, told…
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Temelin back on the agenda
On the eve of another round of bilateral talks on the safety of the Temelin nuclear power plant, Austrian anti-nuclear activists have again called for the plant to be…
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Czech expert: light pollution rising, some 2 billion crowns wasted each year
Some 2 billion crowns a year is wasted on unnecessary lighting, Czech astronomer Pavel Suchan told a public hearing at the Senate on Monday. Examples of such light…
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Office of candidate for minister raided by police in Brno
Police raided the Brno town hall and the town hall in the city district of Černovice on Tuesday. The Czech News Agency reported that they were focused on the housing…
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New energy plan does not loosen restrictions on coal mining
The government has approved a new state energy plan which - after some protests from the environmental lobby - does not allow for the loosening of restrictions on coal…
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Main opposition Civic Democrats call on govt to seek new EU commissioner
The senior opposition Civic Democrats have called on the government to start a new round of debates on a Czech candidate to the European Commission. The Civic Democrats…
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Coalition agrees on distribution of ministries in new cabinet
The new Prime Minister and acting head of the Social Democrat party, Stanislav Gross, has announced that the "new-old" ruling coalition have agreed on the distribution of…
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Minister Ambrozek cancels problematic decree
Environment Minister Libor Ambrozek has had to cancel a decree that took effect two weeks ago and was intended to curb illegal waste imports from Germany. The decree…
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New regulation hopes to reduce foreign waste
The Czech Republic has extended the list of waste products that can only be brought into the country with the permission of the Environment Ministry. The new regulation…
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US experts to inspect potential radar site
A team of American experts are expected to arrive in the Czech Republic on Monday to examine the conditions for stationing a possible US radar base close to the village of…
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Šumperk enforces alcohol ban in public places
The Moravian town of Šumperk has enforced a ban on alcohol consumption in public places. The town hall said its intention was to create a cleaner, friendlier environment…
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Rally demands release of entomologist from Indian jail
Around 70 people gathered near the Indian embassy in Prague on Thursday to demand the release of Emil Kučera, a Czech entomologist jailed in India for gathering rare…
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Memorandum to enable carbon credit sale to Japan
Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursík and Japan’s ambassador to the Czech Republic Hideaki Kumazawa on Tuesday signed a memorandum enabling the sale of carbon credit…
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Czechs inconsistent in sorting waste
Czechs are inconsistent when it comes to sorting waste, according to the outcome of an opinion survey released by Ipsos Tambor. While 87 percent of Czechs sort waste…
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Havel disappointed in Nečas over handling of corruption allegations
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel also addressed the government affair in the Saturday issue of Mladá fronta Dnes, saying they raised his first doubts yet over Prime…
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Cardinal Vlk warns against increasing influence of Islam
The outgoing head of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk has warned that Europe is paving the way for its Islamisation because of its…
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PM confirms names of new cabinet ministers
Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Thursday announced the names of three new cabinet ministers expected to take office on Monday. The Czech Republic’s ambassador to Australia…
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Government approves free emissions vouchers for polluters
The government has approved an Environment Ministry request to allocate free emissions vouchers that will save energy companies and other polluters tens of billions of…
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Top court blocks construction of new runway at Prague airport
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Wednesday to cancel parts of Prague’s urban development plan that included a project to build a new runway at the city’s Ruzyně…
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Bats at risk due to extreme cold
Wildlife conservationists are busy saving dozens of bats which have been woken from hibernation by the extreme cold. Experts say bats woken from hibernation are at serious…
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Leaders say cabinet deal could smooth programme negotiations
Negotiations between the three coalition partners continued on Wednesday on the four out of seven policy areas where they have still to reach agreement. Hopes have been…
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