Society
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Czech Christmas traditions explained, from Ježíšek to the Golden Pig
Veselé Vánoce! A very Merry Christmas to you all from Radio Prague! In today’s special programme we explore how the holiday is traditionally celebrated here in the Czech…
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Děpolt Czernin: the man fighting to keep Ježíšek in every Czech family
His ancestors were among the most influential nobility in Bohemia, but unlike many others, they chose to remain in Czechoslovakia after the communist takeover. Now Děpolt…
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Methane explosion in Karviná mine kills 13 miners and injures 10
On Thursday, a methane explosion in a mine located in the northeast of the Czech Republic killed 13 miners and injured 10 more. Most of the victims were Polish nationals…
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Igloos and thick socks: novel ideas help keep Czech homeless warm
There are currently thousands of homeless people across the Czech Republic and deaths and severe cases of frostbite have already been reported this winter. Rather than…
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Charles University vice rector stepping down amid plagiarism charges filed by PhD students
The head of the Institute of World History at Charles University is stepping down in the wake of accusations of plagiarism, lodged by three doctoral students at the…
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“Paneláks” – home for many Czechs, but what does the future hold?
Every third Czech lives in a „panelák“. These blocks of flats made of prefabricated parts are a typical feature of all the former Soviet satellite countries. They were…
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Czech children receive visit from St Nicholas and his companions
This Wednesday, December 5th, Czech children eagerly await the visit of the bearded St. Nicholas and his two companions – an angel and a devil. The much treasured…
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Locals and mayor fight to halt destruction of historic villa in protected area
Locals in a protected villa district in Prague’s Vinohrady were shocked as one of the houses, an art deco building from 1921, started being torn down on Friday. The local…
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Czechs and the aristocracy: a love-hate relationship
Czechs have always had somewhat contradictory feelings toward their nobility. One of the country’s leading aristocrats once even bitterly complained that Czechs are either…
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Hlávka and Libeň: Troubled bridges over Prague waters
A year ago this coming Sunday, a 33-year-old footbridge in Prague’s Troja district collapsed, leaving four people injured, two severely. That incident set off a flurry of…
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Decline in HIV positive cases ascribed to new medicines and earlier treatment
The Czech health authorities have registered the lowest number of HIV infected people in six years. The decline is being attributed to the introduction of new medicines…
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Recycling – the key to solving the Czech waste problem
Like all other developed countries, Czechia has a waste problem. Even though Czech households do not, actually, produce half as much garbage as those in the United States…
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