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The Czech Republic has improved of 16 positions in the International Transparency Index on corruption, but a lot remains to be done. The Council of Europe this year has ruled that the measures taken by the Czech authorities in their fight against corruption are still...

Yellow Ribbon Run, the RunCzech initiative to draw attention to the problem of the reintegration of ex-cons into the world of work “I train three times a week, running around a building. It is a 250-metre circuit, and to complete my 10 km of...

In memory of the recently deceased author: by chance a witness of the 1968 invasion, awarded by Havel in 2000, then snubbed by Charles University in 2013 “Do not ask me why I like Prague so much; when a man falls in love, he...

While endless controversy surrounds the new film on the legendary Czechoslovak film star, a good documentary tries to shed new light on her life “I could have become famous as Marlene Dietrich”, she once said, a few years before her death, while smoking yet...

From April 13 to 15 Yearning for the unknown The Institute of Roman studies of the Charles University faculty of letters in Prague and the Italian Cultural Institute are holding the international conference on “esotericism, occultism and fantasy in Italian literature from the fin...

Maggio If there is a poem that best embodies and symbolizes Czech identity, it is surely “May” – by the poet and highest representative of Czech Romanticism, Karel Hynek Mácha (1810-1836). The famous poem, written in 1836, is notable for being the most printed,...

In the summer evenings, often even just walking along the Vltava may become difficult due to the high density of people standing still, sipping a beer and chatting a few centimeters from the river There are cities that change in appearance more than others,...

The life of an Italian-Czech journalist, who during the war did his utmost to save the Jews – who had been interned in Italy – from the Holocaust. The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, in collaboration with Gariwo, has just presented the Czech translation...

All the secrets of Czech female tennis, after winning the ninth Fed Cup, for the fourth time in five years. Its formula? The meticulous training of its athletes, maniacal attention to mental preparation and a strong technical, tactical development program The Czech Republic women’s...

From March 17 to 25 Febiofest For nine days, the multiplex Cinestar Anděl in Prague-Smíchov will house the 23rd Febiofest International Film Festival. There will be more than 400 showings to attract audiences and critics, with the best films of the moment, including four...