Several Czech political parties are reeling from a trap set for them by a newspaper. Top members were shown by the daily to be willing to accept donations in exchange for…
A number of Czech politicians, from both sides of the political spectrum, have come under scrutiny past and present for questionable ties to behind-the-scenes lobbyists…
Winter came early this year, with piles of snow yet again taking Bohemia and Moravia by surprise. The guidebook Lonely Planet has even placed Prague’s Christmas market in…
Ministers from the TOP 09 party made good on their promise on Wednesday and boycotted a cabinet meeting in protest of the continued presence of the controversial, highly…
In an interview for BBC television, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said that he expects a radar base proposed by the US will one day be a reality on Czech territory…
The governing Civic Democrats held their national congress in Prague on Saturday. The conference, which is normally viewed as a forum for debate, served more this year as…
Relations between the Czech president and prime minister have hit an all-time low over the migrant crisis. After weeks of restraint, Prime Minister Sobotka recently…
An unprecedented trial has just begun here in the Czech Republic, with the young editor of a far-left magazine in the dock. Having called for socialist revolution in the…
A direct presidential election has been the subject of political debate here in the Czech Republic for many years. All of the parties that form the present government…
The floods have finally been pushed off the front pages, replaced by George Bush and his attempts to persuade the world of the need for military action against Iraq. It's…
On Thursday the lower house of parliament finally approved an amended version of a controversial election law, settling on a compromise which all the parties - except the…
Born in Prague in 1969, Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross trained briefly as a train driver before entering politics in the early 1990s after completing his military…
The Social Democrats launched their campaign for May’s general elections with a bang over the weekend. At a conference in Teplice on Saturday, they unveiled an ambitions…
The Czech caretaker government has moved quickly to shore itself up after being badly shaken last week by a vote in parliament which torpedoed its budget package for 2010…
Prague police have charged the controversial lobbyist Roman Janoušek with menacing behaviour due to intoxication as well as grievous bodily harm. On Friday, Mr Janoušek…
As Czechs are slowly digesting the shocking case of the Social Democrat politician David Rath, more details emerge about his arrest and the crime he allegedly committed…
The opposition Social Democrats and Communists dominated the regional elections and the first round of voting to a third of the Senate held in the Czech Republic at the…
Chairman of the Lower House of Parliament and chairman of the Civic Democratic Party, Vaclav Klaus is 60 years old. Celebrations of the event received more media coverage…
President Vaclav Havel stepped into the dispute over new supersonic jet fighters for the Czech air force on Tuesday, saying his country's geographical location and…
Following the recent terrorist attacks in the USA, the Czech Lower House of Parliament approved an amendment to country's law on the police and the secret services on…
“A lot of people are curious about what lies behind your resignation. You had a brilliant career; your record is impeccable – they want to know why you suddenly left.” “…
Prime Minister designate Mirek Topolanek has set until the end of next week as a deadline to try and reach a deal with the Social Democrats on support for his proposed…
In January 2013, Czechs will for the first time in history elect their president. Polling stations will open on January 11 for the first round of voting, the second round…
After weeks of anticipation this was the result that the heads of the European Union feared most: a resounding "No" by one of the union's founding members, France…
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has been re-elected chairman of the ANO party that he founded seven years ago, running unopposed at the party’s congress on Sunday. Polls show…
