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The Sceptic in the Castle - Climate Change and Vaclav Klaus

The Czech president Vaclav Klaus is notorious for outspoken views on climate change. He calls global warming a "false myth" and ambitious environmentalism "the biggest…
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Czech communists - high in the polls - mark May Day

Until sixteen years ago the 1st of May was celebrated in grandiose style, with huge parades on Letna - the large open park to the north of Prague Castle. To this day Czech…
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Press Review

A vibrant mix of stories in today's Czech dailies, not least U.S. President Bush's visit to Great Britain - PRAVO writes that London has been transformed into a fortress…
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News Tuesday, JULY 14th, 1998

Radio Prague E News Date: 14.7.98 Written / read by: Pauline Newman Hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. You are tuned to Radio Prague, I'm Pauline Newman…
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Politicians' wives on campaign billboards

The wife of Social Democrat Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, Zuzana Paroubkova, says that she is willing to participate in the upcoming election campaign. If she does, she…
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Czech Republic delays final decision on eurozone

More than 10 hours of negotiations in Brussels, lasting well into the early hours of Friday morning, were not enough to produce agreement by all 27 EU member states to…
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20 years after, Václav Havel seen as key figure in transition to democracy

In a memorable moment of history, dissent and playwright Václav Havel was elected the first post-communist president of Czechoslovakia 20 years ago. His inauguration put…
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Press Review

The return home of two prominent Czechs from Cuba has resulted in a storm of media publicity. It's rare for anyone to get this kind of welcome from the press. More than 50…
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Taking stock of democracy 30 years after the fall of communism

Thirty years ago Czechs took to the streets to demonstrate for freedom and democracy, for the chance to speak their mind without reprisals, to vote in free elections and…
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Will Klaus’s re-election impact Czech party politics? And what kind of president can we expect during his second term?

Václav Klaus will be sworn in for a second term as Czech president next month. Mr Klaus, who is 66, has been one of the most important and influential figures in Czech…
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Analysis: Czech Republic can only benefit from return to EU ‘mother ship’

The new prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, signalled ahead of his meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday, that his government would…
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Daily news summary

Analysts: Senate elections a 'win' for ruling coalition Political analysts are characterizing the elections to the Czech Senate as mainly a win for the country's ruling…
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Ombudsman gets high approval rating from the public

When the institution of Ombudsman - defender of citizens rights - was set up four years ago in the Czech Republic plenty of people were sceptical. They regarded it as just…
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Who stands where on early elections?

On Monday, more than three months after the general elections in June, President Vaclav Klaus appointed a new Civic Democratic minority cabinet led by Prime Minister Mirek…
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Surprises of the June 2006 elections

This past weekend's elections in the Czech Republic confirmed some earlier predictions, such as the fact that the Greens would cross the 5% threshold and find themselves…
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News Friday, JULY 10th, 1998

Radio Prague E News Date: 10.7.98 Written / Read by: Pauline Newman Hello and welcome to the programme. I'm Pauline Newman, first we start with a look at the main…
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Analyst: Visegrad 4 will come under increasing pressure over refugee quotas

The leaders of the Visegrad Four – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary – are meeting in Prague on Friday to discuss the escalating refugee crisis. Until now…
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Political analyst: Sobotka turnaround delivers Social Democrats to Zeman

Only a few days ago the head of the Social Democratic Party Bohuslav Sobotka was resolute that the caretaker government – more or less handpicked by the president – should…
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Topolánek to step down after over seven years as chairman of Civic Democrats

After over seven years in the post, Mirek Topolánek is stepping down as chairman of the Civic Democrats. The announcement comes days after he was forced to quit as…
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Czech Republic heading for centre-right coalition government

With 99 percent of the vote counted in the country’s general elections it is increasingly clear that voters have turned away from the two big parties, the Civic and Social…
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Diplomat Pavel Telicka chosen as Czech European Commissioner after original candidate drops out

After the surprise resignation of the man chosen to be the Czech Republic's first ever European Commissioner, Milos Kuzvart, the President of the European Commission…
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Havel strikes conciliatory tone in last New Year's speech

President Vaclav Havel made his last ever New Year's speech on Tuesday, exactly one month before he steps down after 13 years in the post. Looking relaxed and in good…
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Czech Senate calls for end to “open-door” migrant policy ahead of EU-Turkey summit

A two-day summit chaired by European Council President Donald Tusk began in Brussels on Thursday, with European leaders embarking on a fresh round of negotiations with…
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Junior party warns it will push through priorities or leave government

Public Affairs – the junior partner in the government coalition – held a policy conference at the weekend seen largely as a litmus test on the party’s future direction…
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Ukraine's accession to EU supported by Civic Democrats

Earlier this week the opposition Civic Democratic Party organized an international conference to support Ukraine's ambitions to join the European Union. The event was…
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