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“The Euro is not in crisis, but rather, an anchor of stability” Professor Mario Monti – president of the Bocconi University, ex European commissioner for Competition and the Internal market, during an interview granted to us in Prague – comments on the latest signs...

the national identities are not and must not be a factor of social disintegration, nor is their essence or – as in the case of italy – their re-discovery, to be considered as alternative or contrary to the idea of a united Europe Once...

The political panorama is continuously revived by the recurrent controversy between president Václav Klaus and the foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg The typical skirmishes between the head of state Vaclav Klaus (69 years of age) and the Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg (73) are clear evidence...

The head of state, known for his Euro-scepticism, has ruled out a short-term adoption plan and even, perhaps, for the future. He has been called Euro-sceptic and defined as the Mr. no of Czech politics , but also a peacemaker or negationalist of climate...

The plasticine of terror and the manqué philosopher, the two parallel lives of Semtex and of its inventor The name is not to his liking, but some still call him “Bohemia’s Nobel”. His name is Stanislav Brebera. He is 85 years old and is...

For the community coming from south-east Asia the acknowledgement of a minority officially recognised is here to come The Vietnamese living in Czech Republic, the third major foreign community in this country are confident that in 2011, the census year, will obtain the officially...

The owner of the famous Prague hotel tells of the city’s magical years One may still dream at the Alchymist: the glamour of the “azure hall”, sipping glasses of Ruinart, Breton oysters and dinner for six. Yves Chlala, a cabalist of notes, plays the...

The book of the journalist Josef Kaspar. It will be presented at the beginning of year 2011 in Italy and Czech Republic A book dedicated to Italy and to its peculiarities and odd characteristics. A publication conceived to eradicate those convictions and prejudices that...

“Italian, proud to be Italian, but expressly a citizen of the world” This is the statement chosen by Gianni Russo, an artist of fine art and fashion photography as introduction to his personal website. Bewitched by Prague since the velvet revolution years, the Golden...

The book by Mauro Ruggiero (200 pages, Triton publishing house) has clearly the aim of illustrating the Mediterranean diet through a detailed overview including history, medicine and gastronomy A lucky coincidence has seen a winning marriage taking place on 16th November: on that very...