News From The Czech Republic
Czech Olympic Wellies stride to success
07.08.2012 07:54
CR: This weekend saw the Czech Olympic team pick up four more medals in London, including the first gold in this year’s Olympics. The Czechs achieved most of their successes of the past few days in the water, but even before the games began, the Czech team made a big splash in the world of...
News Czech Republic 05.08.2012
06.08.2012 10:08
CR: Defence Ministry awards contract on radio, GPS installation
The country's Defence Ministry has awarded a contract, worth 28 million crowns, for the installation of radios and GPS equipment in Iveco armoured vehicles to the company MEDTEC-VOP, Defence Ministry spokeswoman Jana...
Nepraš retrospective at DOX Gallery
03.08.2012 10:30
CR: In this week’s Arts I talk to Markéta Stará of the DOX Gallery about the retrospective of work by one of the greatest 20th century Czech artists Karel Nepraš. The show, features many of Nepraš’ famous metal works but also drawings and work in porcelain, is highly...
News From Czech 02.08.2012
03.08.2012 10:28
CR: VAT hike not proving effective
The government’s assumption that a VAT hike would help fill state coffers and reduce the gap in public finances has proved wrong, Lidove Noviny writes in its Thursday edition. According to statistics VAT revenue in the first 7 months of this year has been...
News from Czech Republic 01.08 2012
02.08.2012 12:28
CR: The Czech Republic to provide consular services for US in Syria
The Czech Republic is to provide consular services for the US in Syria, the Czech Foreign Ministry has confirmed. The move comes following the closure of the Polish embassy, which had been undertaking this service for the...
Czech House in London ready to receive Olympic visitors
01.08.2012 11:49
CR: With just a day remaining to the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the Czech House is getting ready to receive its first visitors. Located in the trendy area of Islington, the Czech House will offer a series of programmes including concerts, exhibits and film screenings, as well...
Czech House in Islington pulls in the crowds
01.08.2012 11:45
CR: housands of people – Czechs and Londoners alike – have come to the Czech House in London since the start of the London Olympics. Inaugurated on Friday by President Václav Klaus, the venue offers Czech music, art, food, beer and other attractions as well as a chance to chat to some of the...
Czech scientists present unique trilobite specimens, attacked by an unknown predator
01.08.2012 11:44
CR: Czech scientists have found unique specimens of trilobites that suggest something thought to be impossible – something was eating them. The small animals were amongst the most successful in history, crawling along the seabed for more than 270 million years. But during the Cambrian era,...
Czech Republic News 31.07.2012
01.08.2012 11:37
CR: Czechs to rely on nuclear power: ministry
The Czech Republic should in the future increasingly rely on nuclear power while phasing out coal power plants, according to an updated blueprint for the country’s energy strategy unveiled on Monday by the minister of industry and trade. The...
Bradáčová appointed high state attorney
01.08.2012 11:34
CR: It took weeks for the new Justice Minister Pavel Blažek to decide but in the end, on Monday, he appointed state attorney Lenka Bradáčová high state attorney at the state prosecutor’s office in Prague. Her candidacy – and fearless reputation as a prosecutor – sparked controversy within...