The Czech prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, says there are no two states in Europe today that are closer than the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Mr. Sobotka made the comment on a Czech Television programme marking...
Saturday marks quarter century since signature of dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Saturday is the 25th anniversary of the signing of an agreement on the breakup of the federal state of Czechoslovakia. The leader of the Czech government, Václav Klaus, and his Slovak counterpart, Vladimír Mečiar, put their signatures to the document at the Tugendhat Villa in Brno on 26 August 1992,…
My Prague – Jan Kasl
Former Prague mayor Jan Kasl takes us to his Bubeneč ‘hood and Malá Strana, where he lived at an exciting time.
Paul Robeson in Czechoslovakia: all culture comes from the people
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States sent ripples around the world, not least in the Soviet Union and its satellites. In Czechoslovakia, events were followed closely, as the struggle for the rights of African Americans became a weapon in the ideological battles between East and West. Czech Radio’s archives house several...
Prague outlines stricter stand on booming Airbnb offers
A City Hall working group has outlined measures to clamp down on the rocking offer of rooms and flats for tourist rents in the capital. ...
Judoka Krpálek not to compete in Budapest
Czech Olympic gold winner in the Rio games, judoka Lukáš Krpálek, will not be competing in the World Championships in Budapest due to a knee injury. Krpálek strained a tendon in his knee while training in mid-August. The +100kg Czech judoka, who was considered one of the hot favourites in the upcoming…
Prague outlines stricter stand on booming Airbnb offers
A City Hall working group has outlined measures to clamp down on the rocking offer of rooms and flats for tourist rents in the capital. ...
Bill Clinton: Today Václav Havel’s ideas are more relevant than ever
The former US president Bill Clinton first visited the Czech Republic in 1994, offering the countries of the former communist bloc support and assistance on the road to democracy. It was a historic, trust-building visit in many ways, which saw the birth of a special friendship between the then US head of state...
Daily news summary 25.8.2017
PM on presidential election,mortgage market, voting abroad
Light at end of tunnel for Czech miner OKD
Something of a lifeline has been given to the last major hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic, OKD. The fate of the business and thousands of jobs at stake though is still though...