PM Petr Fiala's plan to deliver “salaries like in Germany” has met with criticism. Danny Bate spoke to Lukáš Kovanda, chief economist at Trinity Bank, about the reaction.
Prague-based Russian poet and broadcaster Igor Pomerantsev discusses his close ties to Ukraine, where he still runs a poetry festival, Russian expanionism and far more.
News, Fair Trade in Czechia, 5,000 crown banknote auctioned off for record sum, Fragile House project.
A Czechoslovak 5000-crown banknote from 1919, was sold at auction on the 15th of November for 25.68 million crowns, the most expensive paper money ever sold in the country.
Eighty-two years after the Lidice massacre, people are contributing to the reconstruction of the Lidice Memorial that serves as a memento to future generations.
Fair trade, the idea that shoppers should pay a fair price for crops grown in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way, is gaining recognition in Czechia.
Nicolaas Uys has made a successful life for himself in Prague, with a business selling biltong, and as a cornerstone of the South African community in the city.
Mixed reality may revolutionize storytelling by blending the physical and virtual worlds. I spoke with Ondřej Moravec about the reception of his new MR project thus far.
News; President Pavel: Czechs need more dialogue; Memory of Nations Awards; Prague exhibition pays tribute to Karel Kryl; Czech Philharmonic returns to Carnegie Hall.
With less than a year to go before the general elections, President Petr Pavel is calling on Czechs to listen more to one another.
The Year of Czech Music will culminate in early December with five concerts at New York’s iconic Carnegie Hall.
The celebrations of the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution have traditionally included a 'Velvet Carnival', a satirical carnival parade through Prague.
On Sunday November 17th, within the splendour of the National Theatre in Prague, five individuals were honoured as this year’s recipients of the Memory of Nations Awards.
An exhibition celebrating the legendary protest singer Karel Kryl got underway in Prague.
November 17th this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, through which Czechoslovakia transitioned into a democratic and capitalist country.
10 years ago, Dominik Hašek became the first Czech NHL hockey player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
To mark the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, we’ll be listening to some of the songs that filled the public squares during those historic days.
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News; Velvet 89: educational new game presents events of 1989; Prague exhibition showcasing photographer Helena Wilson; The life and lessons of John Amos Comenius
To mark the anniversary of the death of the Moravian thinker John Amos Comenius, Danny Bate spoke to scholar Lenka Pospíšilová about his life and relevance for today.
An exhibition showcasing the work of photographer Helena Wilson got underway at the Prague City Gallery’s House of Photography earlier this week.
Ahead of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Danny Bate spoke to designer Ondřej Javora, who was behind the graphics of the new game Velvet 89.
Climate strikes have begun across Czech universities, with events taking place over the next seven days in Prague, Brno, and Olomouc.
Today marks 100 years since the death of painter Jakub Schikaneder, considered one of the most important Czech painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
