Cracks in the three-party governing coalition appeared again this week, as the junior Public Affairs party resisted approval of a church property restitution deal. For the…
The hit BBC series The Office has been remade in many countries including the US, France Germany and even Chile. Last year, the first ever stage version of the comedy was…
A group of young Slovenes has set about using their computer skills to help their fellow citizens who've moved to Brussels following Slovenia's membership of the EU in…
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…
The Bata Canal is a man-made waterway that runs through South Moravia. Surrounded by numerous historical sites and a beautiful landscape, tens of thousands of tourists…
From the beginning of this academic year, some university students will find it harder if they attempt to cheat. Thirteen public universities are going to use a special…
The new year will radically affect the lives of ordinary Czechs. The reform package of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek's centre-right cabinet has introduced far-reaching…
Finland made international headlines recently with news that its government plans to completely eradicate smoking – not just a ban on smoking in public places, that…
The Czech government wants to implement a radical change of direction in the management of the Šumava National Park in southern Bohemia. On Monday, the director of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek recently announced a new initiative to save the government money. The plan revolves around relocating the numerous ministries…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
