President Miloš Zeman said in an interview for commercial TV Barrandov on Thursday night, that if Andrej Babiš’s government were to loose support in a no-confidence vote due to be held in the lower house...
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Hluboká Castle: Windsor-Upon-Vltava
There is a magical place in South Bohemia. You walk or drive along a river and suddenly you feel like you are in England, more precisely at Windsor. You check the map, make sure that...
PM rules out stepping down over latest scandal
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who has come under pressure to resign over his sons allegations that he had been forcibly detained in Crimea to prevent him testifying in the Storks Nest affair in which his...
Sting to perform in Prague on Friday
English singer-songwriter Sting is set to perform at Prague’s Forum Karlín on Friday evening. The former frontman of the rock band Police, along with Jamaican rapper Shaggy, will present their recently released album 44/877. The conc...
Football: Czechs win friendly over Poland
The Czech national football team beat Poland 1-0 in a friendly match in Gdansk on Thursday. The only goal was scored by Jakub Jankto in the 52nd minute. The Czechs, who are playing under the...
Thousands rally against PM Andrej Babiš
Several thousand people gathered on Wenceslas Square in the centre Prague on Thursday evening to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, following the latest developments in the Stork’s Nest affair, in which he...
UK police free six “enslaved” Czechs in Manchester
British police have rescued 10 potential victims of modern slavery, including six people from the Czech Republic, during a raid in Manchester last week. The crackdown was part of a joint investigation with Czech police and...
Daily news summary 15.11.2018
Senate calls on PM to step down Hřib elected Prague Mayor Funke exhibition
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Zdeněk Hřib officially elected Prague Mayor
Zdeněk Hřib of the Pirate Party has been officially elected Prague mayor, receiving 39 out of 65 votes at the first meeting of the new municipal council on Thursday. The 37-year-old politician was supported by...