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Coalition leaders clash over selection of new police chief

Tension in the Czech coalition government has mounted over the selection of the new police chief. A committee convened by Interior Minister Radek John on Wednesday picked…
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A Couple of Poor Polish-Speaking Romanians opens at Na Zábradlí Theatre

Prague’s Divadlo na Zábradlí is known mainly for staging former President Havel’s plays but in the last couple of years, it has also focused on producing English-language…
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Guided tours with a difference highlight another face of Prague

Guided tours with a difference have been launched in Prague – instead of highlighting the attractive cultural monuments favoured by the usual tour guides they put the…
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Business News

In Business News this week: the Czech Republic’s richest man Petr Kellner gains influence over the most valuable parts of Czech-Slovak group J&T; the Czech government sees…
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Computer game puts Czech students in European leaders’ shoes

Not everyone has been happy with how the Czech government has planned for the country’s fast-approaching EU presidency, but have you ever wondered what, in such a…
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State agencies spar over trees

Tree-lined avenues have been a distinct feature of the Czech countryside for many hundreds of years. For all their beauty and benefit however, they are also the lethal…
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Bottled water flooding Czech market leaves sea of waste behind

Since the Velvet Revolution, the average Czech household’s tap water consumption has fallen by more than 50 percent. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Czech Republic is now…
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Discovery of Rosenberg tomb upends legend

The House of Rosenberg was one of the most powerful noble families in Czech history. They were the de facto rulers of Bohemia for much of the Middle Ages, but their…
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Czech PM tells European Nuclear Energy Forum: nuclear power will help us meet set targets

Addressing a two-day meeting of the European Nuclear Energy Forum in Prague on Thursday, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek urged Europe to look to nuclear power as a…
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Czech government considers uprooting from centre of capital

The Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek recently announced a new initiative to save the government money. The plan revolves around relocating the numerous ministries…
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Head of government energy commission: Share of nuclear power in Czech Republic’s energy mix should grow to about 50 percent

Václav Pačes, the head of a government-appointed energy commission, has presented his suggestions for the future energy policy of the Czech Republic. Among them is an…
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Police force to open doors to certain foreign recruits

The ranks of the organised crime department of the Czech police have hitherto been filled with Czech citizens by law. It is not only Czech citizens though contributing to…
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Čáslav takes tough line with Romany newcomers amidst fears of racial problems

As the authorities struggle to deal with growing racial tension in the north of the country, the town of Čáslav, east of Prague is ringing alarm bells and taking steps to…
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Czech Republic to abolish infant homes by 2013

The Czech government plans to abolish all of the country’s infant homes where babies under the age of three are placed if they are considered at risk or their families…
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Nuclear Faith: Documentary explores Czechs’ trust in nuclear energy

Two-thirds of Czechs are in favor of expanding the country’s nuclear power sources and nearly half of them trust this source of energy: that was the result of a SANEP poll…
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Record number of foreigners from EU states working in Czech Republic

Since the Czech Republic joined the European Union two years ago, many Czechs have taken advantage of the chance to work in those states with free labour markets. Perhaps…
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News

Lorry carrying waste sent back to Germany Border police in North Bohemia turned back a lorry carrying a load of communal waste from Germany in the early hours of Saturday…
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Ljubljana's Cankarjev Dom documentary film festival

The Cankarjev dom cultural centre in Ljubljana hosts an international documentary film festival every year in March. This year it is the eighth in a row and the organizers…
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Inversion and smog have Czechs gasping for fresh air

Unusually high levels of smog forced many residents in industrial regions and bigger towns and cities to stay indoors for several days last week. In the Moravian town of…
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Polish environmentalists mobilise against a motorway

Environmentalists in Poland are protesting against the planned construction of a road bypassing the northern town of Augustow and running through the unique Rospuda Valley…
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Ambassador Richard Graber - radar station does not make Czechs military target

The head of the U.S. Missile Defence Agency was in Brussels this week to argue the case for placing part of its missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic…
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Study: Czech Republic best country in Europe in which to expand production

Among all the states in the EU, the Czech Republic has the most favorable conditions for the expansion of production, according to an annual report.
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Insight Central Europe News

Warsaw and Washington start talks on missile bases Poland and the United States are about to begin formal negotiations on plans for part of US missile defence system to…
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Insight Central Europe News

Poland's sports minister intervenes on soccer corruption claims Poland's sports minister called on the governing board of the country's soccer federation to resign, after…
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Business news site pioneers paywall on Czech internet

The news website iHned.cz will next week become a pioneer of paid content on the Czech internet. The site, affiliated with the business daily Hospodářské noviny, will put…
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