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Former president Havel enters CzechTek fray

The CzechTek saga continues to stir the usually calm waters of Czech politics in the summer season. Former president Vaclav Havel has now entered the fray, after he was…
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Screening law still remains in place twelve years after the fall of communism

The latest attempt of the Czech Communist Party to abolish what is called the "lustration" or screening law was defeated on Wednesday in the Lower House. The law…
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Czech far-right unites in bid to enter mainstream politics

Now, is the Czech far right trying to make a serious attempt to force its way into mainstream politics? Many had written off the far right as a significant political force…
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Criminal complaint filed against owner of 'Dagmar Havlova' porn site

The President's Office asked police to file criminal charges earlier this week against the owner of a pornographic website which uses the name of President Havel's wife…
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Politicians push ahead with formula for direct presidential elections

Political parties in the Czech Republic have just agreed some of the main lines of how a future president would be elected by the people for the first time. But while the…
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Civic Democrat chairman causes uproar over remarks about gays, Jews, Church

The chairman of the Civic Democratic Party, Mirek Topolánek, is in hot water over an interview he gave to a gay magazine. It included controversial statements about two…
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Will election of Poland's Kaczynski have knock-on effect in Czech Republic?

Poland is now firmly in the hands of conservative politicians, following the election at the weekend of Lech Kaczynski as the country's new president. Mr Kaczynski's right…
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TOP 09 takes pole position in opinion poll ahead of traditional political giants

Some people may have thought it was a political blip that would soon lose its allure, but a relative newcomer on the Czech political scene, TOP 09, appears to be going…
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President Havel returns from UN Millenium Summit

Czech President Vaclav Havel returned from a working visit to the United States on Monday. One of the president's main duties during his one-week stay in the States was…
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1989 leaders call for government to drop opposition to refugee quotas

A number of leading figures in the 1989 Velvet Revolution have written an open letter calling on the Czech government to reassess its opposition to an EU quota system for…
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Is the Czech Republic the new “bad-boy” of the European Union?

In January 2009, the Czech Republic will for the first time assume the EU presidency. But the current Czech coalition government may have a problem – its policies have…
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Alarm as anti-cronyism party says will replace police chief with ‘one of our own people’

The centre-right government hasn’t even been appointed yet but already trouble seems to be brewing over personnel changes at the head of the Czech police force. Radek John…
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Advancing the dream of November 17

There is much to be done. That was the unanimous verdict of academics, politicians and former dissidents who met Wednesday to reflect on the legacy of the Velvet…
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Czech Constitutional Court upholds Havel´s critics

The Czech president Vaclav Havel has won one of his several legal battles against the Czech parliament. On Wednesday the Czech Constitutional court upheld most of…
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President Havel a hard act to follow on international stage

Both houses of parliament met on Wednesday morning to elect a successor to President Vaclav Havel, who steps down in two and a half weeks time. While it was not at all…
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Mooted US nuclear deal with Russia could spell end of radar base in Bohemia

The future of an American missile defence project that would include facilities in central Europe now seems to be in doubt. The new US administration is reportedly seeking…
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Communists in row over whether to apologise for past regime

A row has broken out in the Communist Party over whether or not to apologise for crimes committed by Czechoslovakia’s former Communist regime. Twenty years after the…
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First ‘candidates’ mull presidential bids

Czech-American economist Jan Švejnar, businessman (and music industry legend) Michal Horáček and others have let themselves be heard they are considering running in the…
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Václav Havel turns 75

Former Czech president and playwright Václav Havel on Wednesday turns 75. Hundreds of people from the Czech Republic and abroad have sent well-wishes to the man who has…
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President Klaus makes new comments about climate change, do they echo the views of Czechs?

Czech President Václav Klaus is notorious for his outspoken views on climate change. He calls evidence of global warming “bogus” and ambitious environmentalism "a threat…
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Czech PM suggests conditions for communists to come out of the cold

Most Czech political attention is focused on the upcoming regional and Senate elections at the weekend. Prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka, however, is looking further ahead…
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Social Democrats hold "unusual" vote to find presidential candidate

After 12 years as president, Vaclav Havel's final term ends in January. This week the race to succeed Mr Havel has grown more intense, with Monday the deadline for the…
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Constitutional changes rejected

A joint effort by the two strongest political parties to push through controversial constitutional amendments, which would have curbed the President's powers and increase…
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Czech TV Crisis Continues

The crisis at Czech Public Television has entered its 15th day, with no solution in sight. There is growing pressure on the station's controversial general director Jiri…
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Germany will make no territorial claims on its neighbours, says Chancellor Schroeder

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder made an unprecedented attempt on Sunday to end a 30-year feud between his party and millions of ethnic Germans forced out of their…
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