Surgeon Marek Hilšer, one of the candidates in the recent presidential election, who finished fifth in the first round with over eight percent (a little over 450,000 votes) announced on Monday he will run for...
1938 – 21st Segment: Depends on Us
In this series we introduce 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. They became popular by being played throughout important years and time periods or by winning...
Record exports recorded for 2017 but imports grew faster
The Czech Republic registered a balance of trade surplus of CZK 152.6 billion last year, according to freshly released official data. While the figure was lower than that for 2016, the country’s exporters had an impressive...
Klára Skřivánková: In modern slavery the shackles are often in the mind
Klára Skřivánková is UK and Europe Programme Manager for Anti-Slavery International, which describes itself as the world’s oldest human rights organisation. Skřivánková is an expert on human trafficking and frequently gives court test...
Defense Ministry focusing on need to modernize artillery
The Defense Ministry wants to modernize the Czech military’s artillery, news site Euro.cz wrote on Monday citing outgoing Defense Minister Karla Šlechtová. The previous government approved a deal last year worth 1.27 billion crowns not...
Outgoing Czech PM not ruling out early elections
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who is making a second attempt to form a new government after his minority government failed to win a vote of confidence in the lower house, has said that if his...
Daily news summary 5.2.2018
Czech exports at record high, new flats, Plekanec reaches milestone 600 points
Weather
Tuesday should be mostly cloudy with a chance of sunny periods. Daytime temperatures are expected to remain below 0, at around -2 degrees Celsius. ...
Austrian chancellor says eastern European countries should expect less in EU funds
Eastern European countries in the European Union who are net recipients of EU funds, should count on receiving less from the EU budget in the future, Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said. He made the...
Sports News 5.2.2018
Kvitová climbs rankings after 21st title in St. Petersburg; Jágr makes three assists in first game for Kladno; Liberec retires local born Petr Nedvěd’s jersey; national ice hockey team make final Olympics preparations in Prague; and...