The Czech women’s number one Karolína Plíšková has knocked another compatriot out of tennis’s French Open. After overcoming Barbora Krejčíková in the first round in Paris, the 26-year-old beat Lucie Šafářová in the second on Thursday....
Zeman to appoint Babiš PM for second time on Wednesday
President Miloš Zeman will appoint ANO leader Andrej Babiš prime minister of the Czech Republic on Wednesday next week. A previous ANO government named by the head of state failed to win the necessary approval...
Czech farm ministry sparks protests over reforestation proposal
The Czech Republic’s largely coniferous forests are facing the worst calamity in years. Experts are warning that if required measures are not taken soon enough, the forests might soon find themselves wiped out. Despite the alarming...
Daily news summary 31.5.2018
No Novichok debate, ANO layoffs disputed, non-smoker numbers up
Czechs, Slovaks and Americans commemorate Pittsburgh Agreement in Prague
The importance of the Pittsburgh Agreement was recalled in an event at the Czech Senate on Wednesday evening. Senate deputy chairman Jaroslav Kubera, Slovak ambassador Peter Weiss and US ambassador Stephen B. King were among those...
Trams covered in excuses aim to encourage free riders to pay
Two black-painted trams adorned with written excuses frequently proffered by passengers without tickets have gone into service in Prague. The Czech term for free riders is “black passenger” and the trams are part of a...
Restoring dignity and hope: a look at people helping refugees in Prague
There are lots of countries in the world that have been hesitant about letting refugees through their borders. The recently re-elected Czech president even ran his campaign partly on a non-immigrant agenda. Nevertheless, Prague is a...
Czech government moves to protect clients from rip-offs at money exchange offices
The Czech government has moved to address one of the frequent woes of foreign tourists in the Czech Republic –losing money in a disadvantageous exchange rate transaction. Under the approved amendment to the Foreign Exchange Act,...
Watchdog sounds alarm at ‘purges’ in Czech civil service and state administration
Good government watchdog Transparency International has warned that moves by the current Czech government to sack top level civil servants and members of the state administration have gone a lot further than originally declared. And i...
Transparency: ANO government laid off more top staff than admitted
The anti-corruption group Transparency International says the Andrej Babis’s acting ANO government has made more layoffs of senior civil servants than it previously admitted. The government says that 23 top jobs were discontinued in De...