Funeral culture in the Czech Republic is one of the worst in the world, according to many of those who work in the industry, with up to 70 percent of Czech funerals being held without...
1990: Mr Havel goes to Washington
Thirty years ago on this day, February 21, then Czechoslovak president Václav Havel addressed a specially convened joint session of the United States Congress. Only a few months earlier, Havel was in prison. Paradoxically, he devoted...
Daily news summary 21.2.2020
Scepticism at EU summit, PM not to apologize to TI, China letter
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 diplomats. However, Czechs are also trying to tap in to new...
Czech PM sceptical regarding EU agreement on finances
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said he does not expect the European Union summit in Brussels to reach agreement on the bloc’s 2021–2027 budget, expressing disappointment that the future budget revenues had not been pre-negotiate...
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Saturday should be partly cloudy to overcast with day temperatures between 8 and 12 degrees Celsius.
Health minister: time to gain greater control of pharmaceutical production
Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtěch has said it is high time to take a close look at the pharmaceutical industry in the light of increasingly frequent fall-outs of various medicines. In an interview for the...
Communist Party boss released from hospital after suffering heart attack
Communist Party leader Vojtech Filip, who suffered a heart attack on Wednesday, has been released from hospital into home care, the ctk news agency reported. The Communist Party boss, who is also one of the...
Former transport minister promises to “tell all” in new book on shady side of politics
The former transport minister Vladimir Kremlík, who was recently sacked for mismanaging a public tender, has announced he is writing a book on the real balance of power and shady political practices taking place behind...
PM will not have to apologize to TI for calling it “corrupt”
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will not have to apologize for defamatory comments he made about the Czech branch of Transparency International, the Central Bohemian regional court ruled on Friday. According to the court the prime...