A European Commission directive which defines the maximum costs of mobile phone calls and texts into other EU states went into effect on Wednesday. The directive has forced Czech telecom operators to lower their prices...
ECJ lauches hearings into migration quota case against Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
Hearings in the infringement cases against the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary started to take place at the European Court of Justice on Wednesday. The European Commission is asking the court to confirm that the three...
Czech and Hungarian presidential talks focus on economic topics and EU reform
Czech President Miloš Zeman was officially welcomed by Hungarian President János Áder at the Sándor Palace in Budapest on Wednesday morning. The Czech News Agency informs that the two heads of state talked about deepening economic...
Rainbow Map of Europe shows relative position of sexual minorities worsening in Czechia
The latest Rainbow Map, a comprehensive evaluation of 49 European countries according to their attitude towards sexual minorities ranks the Czech Republic in 31st place – closer to countries where members of the LGBTI community face...
Weather
Rain across much of Bohemia and Silesia is expected to continue on Thursday, with clouds covering the sun over Moravia. Temperatures are expected to increase by around five degrees Celsius, particularly in the east of the...
Drug use and gambling in the Czech Republic above EU average, says police chief
Czechs are above the EU average when it comes to drug use and are the third on its list of alcohol consumption, the Director of the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction Viktor Mravčík...
Major new residential and office district to go up in Prague’s Hagibor district
A new residential and office quarter is set to go up in the Prague 10 district that will contain up to 650 apartments and become the home of one of the country’s top orchestras, iHned.cz...
New chiefs take over at Czech Centres in London and New York
The Czech Centres in London and New York are getting new directors this spring, with Přemysl Pela assuming control in the UK capital and Miroslav Konvalina taking the helm in the Big Apple. We spoke...
Czech economic growth slows to 2.5 percent in first quarter
Czech year-on-year economic growth reached 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, losing a tenth of a percentage point compared to economic growth registered in the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by the...
Christian Democrats call on PM to sack culture minister
The Christian Democratic Party has called on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to sack the current Minister of Culture Antonín Staňek of the Social Democrats. Staňek has come under severe criticism after firing the heads of Prague’s...