Two people were killed and two injured when a car ran into four people by a shopping centre in Prague 10 on Tuesday afternoon. A woman and a man died at the scene despite receiving...
Supreme Court judge charged with corruption
Criminal charges have been filed against a judge at Prague’s Supreme Court. Ivan Elischer is accused of bribe taking, abuse of office and preferential treatment, the chairman of the court’s panel told journalists. Mr. Elischer has...
1964 – 47th Segment: “Eyes Covered by Snow”
In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can find a poll, in which you can vote...
Czech unions push for shorter working week
Czech trade unions want to push through a shorter, 37.5-hour working week, and cut the present working hours by half an hour a day without lowering salaries, the daily Lidové noviny reported on Monday. ...
Daily news summary 13.3.2018
Judge arrested, goverment talks, anti-teror barriers
Czechs ‘Down Under’ pioneer waste recycling network
A young Czech couple living in Australia has launched a successful online application which enables people to recycle their kitchen waste. Through ShareWaste, people wishing to recycle their kitchen scraps but without the means to do...
Anti-terrorism barriers installed ahead of Easter holidays
The authorities in Prague are installing concrete barriers meant to foil terrorist attacks ahead of the Easter holiday, City Hall spokesman Vít Hofman said on Tuesday. The barriers have already appeared on the downtown square náměstí...
Czech scientists appeal against exemptions to EU emission norms
Leading Czech scientists and physicians have appealed to lawmakers not to allow any exemptions from new EU norms on pollution that should come into force in the year 2021. The appeal, initiated by Hnutí Duha,...
Growing concern over plight of leading Chinese investor in the Czech Republic
It was meant to be one of the biggest Chinese investments in the Czech Republic. Now a deal giving the Chinese energy giant CEFC a 50 percent stake in the financial company J&T Finance Group...
Major renovations planned for National Gallery’s Trade Fair Palace
The director of the Czech National Gallery, Jiří Fajt, says he wants to launch an international architectural competition to renovate the institution’s Trade Fair Palace soon. Repairs to the Functionalist structure, which houses the ga...