Society
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NGOs call for action in the face of persisting discrimination of Romany children in schools
Two years after a breakthrough verdict by the European Court for Human Rights which denounced racial segregation in Czech schools, Romany children still face widespread…
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Experts criticise Constitutional Court for exceeding mandate
Tuesday’s Constitutional Court decision came as quite a surprise to many people, not least constitutional lawyers, who questioned the court’s right to postpone elections…
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Elections in doubt after shock Constitutional Court announcement
Political leaders have vowed to do everything possible to allow early elections to be held in October, after the Constitutional Court shocked the country by announcing…
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Radio Prague editor-in-chief explains changes to new-look website
It’s the first day of school, autumn is nearly upon us, and as you might have noticed there are changes too on the Radio Prague website. Radio Prague’s Editor-in-Chief…
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Train in honour of Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of Jewish children, sets out from Prague
Sir Nicholas Winton has been referred to as the ‘British Schindler’. In 1939, as Europe was descending into war, he organised safe passage for hundreds of Jewish children…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: driving habits in the Czech Republic, response to Letter from Prague, the “Forward Left” signature tune. Listeners quoted: Colin Rose, Charlie Cockey…
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Going out in post-revolution but pre-renovation Prague
Some years ago I attended a news conference at an upmarket Italian style restaurant in Prague’s Slovanský dům, a palace at the Náměstí Republiky end of Na Příkopě St. The…
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Magazine
The first Czech man-jorettes are proving to be a huge hit. Czechs may soon be able to buy their breakfast milk from fresh milk vending machines. And, finally the catch of…
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Prague district council launches drive to clean up Karlovo náměstí
Prague 2 district council is waging war on what it calls an ‘extreme situation’ on the capital’s Karlovo náměstí. Mayor Jana Černochová has said that steps must be taken…
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Czech president targets environmentalists and politicians in latest book on climate change
The Czech president, Václav Klaus, is set to launch his latest book on Friday morning. In Modrá planeta v ohrožení, which translates as Blue Planet Under Threat, he again…
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Czech government postpones compensation system for delayed rail passengers
The Czech government has sidelined European rules that would offer Czech railway passengers the right to compensation for delays. The decision marks a victory for the…
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Questions asked after boy loses toes in Prague metro escalator accident
A child had to have three of his toes amputated on Friday after his foot was caught in an escalator at Prague’s Můstek metro station. The accident prompted questions about…
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