Society
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Jan Langos, former dissident and post-1989 Czechoslovak Interior Minister,dies in an automobile…
On Thursday morning, sad news reached the Czech Republic from neighboring Slovakia: Jan Langos, whom Czechs remember as the first post-communist Interior Minister, was…
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Olomoucke tvaruzky - Genuine Olomouc cheese brand - boasts a 130 year history
If you are a cheese lover who has ever visited the Czech Republic you will probably already have heard of Olomoucke syrecky - famous semi-soft cheese cakes produced in the…
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Football fever hits Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is in the grip of a severe political stalemate, with neither left nor right capable of forming a majority government and the prospect of early elections…
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Czech group raises funds to help earthquake-struck Indonesia
The relief effort after the earthquake that shook Indonesia last month, killing and injuring thousands, has drawn the support of governments, charities and individuals the…
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Addressing the Ghosts of Communism
More than a week after elections in the Czech Republic saw support for the Communist Party fall to 12% of the vote, there are still many voices on the Czech scene…
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Cold War murder trial adjourned almost as soon as it started
Prague's City Court was due to begin the trial of two elderly men on Monday in connection with a murder case that goes back almost 50 years. The two men, Milan Michel and…
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Dr Otomar Kittnar - bringing medical students from around the world to Prague
Dr Otomar Kittnar works at the medical faculty at Prague's Charles University. As vice-dean for international students, it is his job to co-ordinate the enrolment and…
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Magazine
With football the name of the game -even elephants are playing it at Prague's Troja Zoo. A Czech claims to have built the biggest kaleidoscope in the world and, a Czech…
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Club Vltavan celebrates 135th birthday
The Prague district of Podskali is now an upmarket residential area. But until around a hundred years ago, Podskali, on the right bank of the Vltava River, was more of a…
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Is 16 too young to vote?
The Czech Republic often suffers from post-election stalemates, yet there has never been sufficient political will to change the election system from proportional to…
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Czech football aid to Africa continues
The Czech football star Tomas Ujfalusi is a tough defender who takes no prisoners on the pitch. But - inspired by his aid-worker cousin Robin Ujfalusi - Tomas has lent…
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Farming surplus to help feed the poor
The Czech Republic is set to take part in a European Union project under which surplus food from the EU is used to help feed the poor, after the outgoing Czech government…
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