Society
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Eva Stepankova - the president of "herbal beauty"
Many Czech women have, at least once in their life, come across cosmetics with herbal extracts produced by the Czech company Ryor. But how many have realized that the…
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European Structural Funds: a micro-view from Benesov
When the Czech Republic joined the European Union on May 1st, 2004, the doors to European Structural Funds opened. The money allotted to the Czech Republic for projects in…
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Passion or profit? - Czech opinions on Valentine's Day
Despite the fact that St. Valentine's Day only became known relatively recently in the Czech Republic, it is continually increasing in popularity, and the familiar…
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Czech border regions home to illegal rubbish dumps for German waste
Firemen were called to the village of Libceves in North Bohemia on Monday to put out a fire in a warehouse. Nothing so unusual in that, but the warehouse was filled with…
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Row over same sex partnership bill
After seven years of intensive lobbying it seemed that Czech gays and lesbians would finally get their wish - a law enabling them to enter into a form of marriage, give…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox we answer a question about Radio Prague's annual listener's competition and reply to a comment regarding Radio Prague's broadcasts on the topic of…
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Dressed to impress - The Moda Praha festival and gender stereotypes in Czech fashion
As fashion designers and enthusiasts from all over Europe gathered in the Prague Exhibition Centre in Holesovice, the 5th International Moda Praha Fashion Festival was…
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Belgian coastal town bans Czech sculpture of Saddam Hussein
The massive protests against the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed have rocked the world. Buildings have been burnt down; people have died at demonstrations. To…
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Czech towns will be allowed to ban sale of porn on newsstands
Visitors to Prague will have noticed that unlike in many Western countries, pornographic magazines are freely available at Czech newsagents. So far Czech law has only…
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Iranian embassy calls for apology over Prophet Mohammed cartoon reprints
The Iranian embassy in Prague has demanded an apology from two Czech newspapers. A few days ago, to illustrate articles on the debate, they both reprinted one of the…
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Czech TV launches digital sports channel to coincide with start of Winter Olympics
All eyes will be on Turin on Friday, for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games. Coinciding with the start of the games, and in a further step towards the…
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"Super Spek Me" to reveal perils of Czech pub food
The US documentary "Super Size Me" exposes American fast food culture as one of the sources of the population's obesity. Its director, Morgan Spurlock, lived on nothing…
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