Czech Foregin Minister Tomáš Petříček and his German counterpart Heiko Maas met in Prague on Monday, where they signed a joint Czech-German Strategic Dialog statement to be followed for the next two years. Strategic co-operation is...
Věra Jourová to be grilled by European Parliament on ability to be impartial on Czech matters
Věra Jourová, the European Commission Vice-President nominee, will be asked how she can independently supervise the observance of rule of law in the Czech Republic during her hearing in the European Parliament next Monday, the Czech...
Daily news summary 30.9.2019
Babiš not in conflict of interest, ANO extends lead, corruption charges
Helsinki Committee: Children’s rights in Czechia have improved little since 2011
Children’s‘ rights and their treatment in Czechia have not improved much in the past eight years, according to a new report by the Czech Helsinki Committee, whose details were discussed at a press conference on Monday....
Plzeň (Bohemia) students celebrate Pilsen’s (Chicago) Czech – and Mexican – heritage
Chicago has been a major centre of Czech immigration to the United States since the 1850s. Today, the district of Pilsen which those settlers founded in the 19th century is decidedly Bohemian – in the...
How I became a Czech citizen
Last October, having lived in the country for just over 25 years, I became a citizen of the Czech Republic.
Teachers want meeting with prime minister to resolve salary strike alert
Teaching trade unions have asked for a meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš about their planned January salary increase and remain on strike alert, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday. The unions originally wanted a...
Teachers want meeting with prime minister to resolve salary strike
Teaching trade unions have asked for a meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš about their planned January salary increase and remain on strike alert, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday. The unions originally wanted...
Weather
Temperatures will rise on average to 22 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Rains in the northern part of the country are likely to continue, while in the central part they are expected to stop. However, heavy...
More than a quarter of Czechs worked on improving their computer skills in 2018
More than a quarter of Czechs developed their computer skills last year, with self-study being the most popular method, according to an analysis by the Czech Statistics Office released on Monday. The country ranks sixth...