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Thomas McEnchroe

I was born into a Czech-English family in Yorkshire, but grew up in Prague and joined Radio Prague International after finishing my Master’s degree. It is a fun job which allows you to cover various topics of which my favourite is history. In my free time I like to read and play floorball.

articles by the author

08:52
Foreign policy

Czechs and Brexit Britain: Part 2 – New business opportunities

Britain is currently the Czech Republic’s fifth largest export market and a successful conclusion to post-Brexit trade negotiations is therefore a top priority for Czech…
Daily news summary
03:10
Culture

Czech filming subsidies bring in record profit from foreign productions

Thanks to incentives, film projects realised in the Czech Republic brought in around USD 390 million to the economy last year, a record number that is double the amount…
03:58
Domestic affairs

Mayor joins activists in discussions on how to tackle Prague’s Airbnb problem

A group of activists protested against the practice of Airbnb at the weekend, holding a three-day-long brainstorm on how to tackle the phenomenon of short-term letting…
18:32
Culture

The best of Czech classical music, part six: Josef Suk’s Towards a New Life

In the latest edition of our series about some of the greatest works of Czech classical music we explore the most famous of Czech marches – Towards a New Life – composed…
04:53
History

Valentine’s Day 1945 - When the Americans bombed Prague

Exactly 75 years ago, on Valentine’s Day 1945 two confused bomber groups of the USAF accidentally bombed Prague. The raid killed hundreds of Czechs and left over a…
Daily news summary
13:09
Foreign policy

Czechs and Brexit Britain: Part 1 – Caught up in the mess

As of February the UK has officially left the European Union and a new relationship is currently being negotiated between the two international actors. The Czech Ministry…
03:31
History

“Never Forgotten” project helping reveal depth of Czech-British ties

Support for Czechs living in Brexit Britain may have been the main reason for Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček’s visit to the UK on Friday. However, he chose to begin the…
03:32
Foreign policy

Foreign Minister Petříček meets Czech community leaders on visit to Manchester

With Britain having just exited the EU, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček flew to Manchester on Friday to meet members of the local Czech community and discuss their…

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