Zuzana Vesela

Nobody will be surprised to hear that street lighting in Prague runs on electricity. But for how long? Because many consider old-fashioned gas lighting to be much more…

As the Czech Republic stands poised to join the European Union, it could soon be in for a financial windfall, as the country will be entitled to draw on structural funds…

Many Czech university students are not thinking only about Christmas presents but also of planning their holidays. A lot of them will spend their summer abroad, taking…

If you don't have any plans for 2005 yet, we suggest you to visit the world EXPO exhibition in Aichi, Japan. The organizers recently introduced a virtual model of the…

The Czech Republic seems to be experiencing one weather extreme after another. Last year, the country saw the worst flooding in 500 years. This year a long and very hot…

People in the Czech Republic love to walk. Anywhere and anytime. Hiking and walking has a very long tradition. The nationwide organization of walkers decided more than a…

Prior the fall of communism the border separating socialist Czechoslovakia from the capitalist West was notoriously well-guarded, creating a virtual no-man's land. Few…

The Czech Republic faces a deep crisis of its pension system caused by changes in the structure of the population. Parliament recently approved increasing the retirement…

There are frequent reports about the discrimination suffered by the Czech Republic's Roma minority: they have higher unemployment rates, leave school earlier and - in some…

On Thursday the world celebrated the arrival of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau. The Czech Republic was no exception, but the country also has it's own equivalent of this…