Current Affairs

The Czech billionaire Zdeněk Bakala, aged 52 and one of the richest men in Central Europe, with a past behind him as a financial genius and  the current owner of immense coal seams, has initiated a huge scale project which aims to bring back...

A huge, very colourful wax heart was displayed in honour of Václav Havel, at the beginning of February in the small Prague square in front of the National theatre. It will stay there until the 10th of April. The artists behind the creation were...

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...

For two years now, the storm has been raging over the work done on the bridge symbol of the city: restoration or reconstruction? The Charles bridge has been for months at the centre of a heated debate. The cause of the dispute is the...

The Civic Democratic leader (Ods) Mirek Topolanek, as a premier, defined last year as “Bolshevik” the proposal put forward by the Social Democratics (Cssd) and also supported by the Communists (Kscm) and by the Christian Democrats (Kdu-Csl) – to prohibit by law the privatisation...

Despite a drop in consumption, the Czech Republic still retains its world record title for the consumption of “pivo” – with about 160 litres per person a year In a Country such as the Czech Republic, considered the mother country of beer, it is...

The generous government incentives. The bank availability to grant credits. Czechs discover that solar system is convenient, with some doubts, though… Czech Republic is going through an amazing time for the development in the photovoltaic field. An enormous development which comes totally unforeseen. Only...

The Czech export of arms and weaponry is running at full steam, according to the newly published data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Sales to foreign customers total for 4.9bn Crown, which is the best result since the existence of the Czech...

A five-floor fortress, surrounded by a very tall double fence, with reinforced gates, fitted with a sophisticated alarm system. This is Radio Free Europe’s new premises in Prague, in the Hagibor suburban neighbourhood, officially inaugurated last May. The relocation from the centre of Prague...

Ex-President Václav Havel remains the landmark for the new Czech political class and for leading world figures. He symbolises the struggle for human rights and the fight for freedom Before leaving Prague during his European visit, President Obama met the former Czech President Heads...