Skoda Yeti Is The Czech Car Of The Year, (11/12/2009)(Economic News)
The Czech Club motoring journalists reported that a board of jury consisting of professional Czech journalists gathered in Prague named the newly selected Car Of The Year for the Czech Republic. Skoda Yeti produced at Mladá Boleslav plant became the winne
Kundera To Be Awarded Brno Honorary Citizen Title, (09/12/2009)(Culture News)
Famous and globally praised Czech born writer Milan Kundera who was forced to move into France in 1974 and has been living there since then will be awarded honorary citizenship of his Moravian hometown Brno. The city council has made such a decision in or
Legandary Mount Říp Is For Sale, (02/12/2009)(Society News)
According to information published by the Czech Hospodarske newspaper the regional council of Usti nad Labem Region showed its interest in buying or long term renting of legendary Mount Říp located not far from the capitol city of Prague. Currently the ne
Czechs Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of The Velvet Revolution, (17/11/2009)(Science News)
Today is the day when 20 years ago crowds of people, students mainly, marched to Wenceslas Square in Prague to express their discontent with ruling then Communist regime. Many of those rebels who took part in that demonstration were severely bitten by sta
Czech Women Are Among The Prettiest, (12/11/2009)(Miscellaneous News)
Aktualne.cz quotes British dating website BeautifulPeople.com that has informed that Czech women are regarded among the prettiest in the world. This online dating service speciaziles on "beautiful people" only. Access to the website is granted to register
Sumava - Hochficht Cableway May Get Real, (04/11/2009)(Miscellaneous News)
The management of the Sumava National Park (NPS) has no objections to construction of a cableway that would link Nova Pec, south Bohemia, and Austrian Hochficht ski area. Such decision was reached after a long series of negotiations that lasted about 13 y
Lynx Is Back After 200 Years, (29/10/2009)(Miscellaneous News)
According to information by National Park Šumava representatives foresters maintaining the Giant Mountain National Park (The Krkonose National Park - KRNAP) recently found traces confirming the presence of lynxes in over there.
CEZ Plans To Construct More Gas-Powered Plants, (28/10/2009)(Economic News)
A comprehensive analytic report created by joint efforts of three ministries - Ministry of Industry, Foreign and Interior Ministries – and recently discussed by government states that plans of CEZ, the state energetic company, to construct new gas-powered
Prague City Hall To Reduce Speed Limit, (21/10/2009)(Society News)
Prague City Hall worked out a plan to reduce speed limit across the whole capital city in the nearest future. It is expected that enforcing 50 km/h speed limit can help to decrease significantly noise pollution in the areas with heavy traffic. Also new no
Belgian Beer Festival in Prague, (09/10/2009)(Beer News)
Evan Rail’s Beer Culture blog informed that on weekend from October 23 (Friday) until October 25 (Sunday) this year Svět Piva will organize a big festival of Belgian beer named “Belgium in the Glass and on the Plate.”
The National Theater Uses Green Technologies, (06/10/2009)(Economic News)
Management of the National Theater in Prague confirmed their intention to become on of the major country’s producer and simultaneously user of solar energy. Now the solar batteries are being constructed on the roof of the Czech Opera’s Alma Mater. Accordi
Czech Scientists Created Replicas Of Terracotta Warriors Shoes, (02/10/2009)(Science News)
Czech scientists, faculty of Tomas Bata Technology University in Zlín, managed to create replicas of shoes of so called terracotta warriors made some 2,200 years ago. The statues of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses (or The Terracotta Army) were created
Three Czech Cities To Compete For The European Capitol Of Culture Title, (30/09/2009)(Culture News)
Three Czech cities - Ostrava, Plzeň and Hradec Králové – intend to compete for the honorable title of the European Capitol of Culture 2015.
Global Warming Threatens Beer Industry, (23/09/2009)(Beer News)
Lately a team of researchers from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute with the climatologist Martin Mozny on head published a study on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology reporting that recent climate changes impact negatively on hop yields in the Cze
Canada Visa Office May Be Opened In Prague, (15/09/2009)(Society News)
Jan Kohout, the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, recently informed reporters that Canadian government thinks over the matter of opening a visa office in Prague.
ČSA Pilots Decline Wage Cuts, (09/09/2009)(Economic News)
Air personnel of the national Czech carrier ČSA (aka Czech Airlines) declined to sign an amendment to the collective agreement intended to cut pilots’ salaries by one-third. The trade unions of ČSA rejected proposed decrease in salaries and in turn are go
Elections Campaign Preparations Be Continued, (03/09/2009)(Society News)
Yesterday the chairman of the State Election Commission (SVK) Martin Pecina reported journalists that preparations for the parliamentary elections scheduled on October 09-10, 2009 and postponed by the recent Constitutional Court ruling should be continued
Parliamentary Elections In The Czech Republic Postponed, (02/09/2009)(Society News)
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic has recently postponed the parliamentary elections that were scheduled on October 9-10. Such a decision was made after an independent MP Milos Melcak complained that early parliamentary polls would violate hi
Across Africa in Trabants, (28/08/2009)(Miscellaneous News)
A team of five Czechs has an intention to cross African continent in two East German oldtimers - Trabants 601 combi – without any modern technical equipment. Those guys are determined to pursue the route of two compatriots Frantisek Vladimir Fojta and Jir
70th Anniversary Of The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact In Prague, (26/08/2009)(Society News)
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact the Polish Institute in Prague with the participation of the Estonian and Latvian embassies in the Czech Republic will held on the first day of September 2009 in Prague the rock concer
Karlovy Vary Film Festival To Be Held As Scheduled, (25/06/2009)(Culture News)
The president of Karlovy Vary international film festival Jiri Bartoska reported that this year this event will be held for the 44th time as scheduled – during the period from July 3 until July 10. The uncertain economical situation hasn’t managed to canc
Movies To Get Acquainted Youth With Holocaust Cruelties, (23/06/2009)(Society News)
Theme of cruelties and crimes against humanity committed by Fascists during the years of their rule in Europe including the years of World War II is getting more and more actual in our days as neo-Nazi organizations are getting more popular in many Europe
Car Scrapping Scheme Is Ready To Launch, (16/06/2009)(Economic News)
According to Vladimir Tosovsky, the Trade Minister of the Czech Republic, car scrapping scheme is ready to launch at any time in the nearest future. The exact starting date at the moment is not fixed, but most likely this system is to begin functioning si
Kundera Won Simone And Cino Del Duca Award, (11/06/2009)(Culture News)
Famous writer of Czech origin Milan Kundera who has been lining in France since 1974 was awarded in Paris this Wednesday the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation World Prize for his contribution to promoting ideas of humenism. This prize is named after Ita
Fewer Germans Go To Spas, (09/06/2009)(Economic News)
According to Prague Daily Monitor due to current worldwide economic crisis less foreign guests stay in Czech spa towns. In the first quarter of year 2009 in comparison with the first quarter of the last year the number of spa visitors decreased by about 1
Pope Benedict XVI Plans Visiting The Czech Republic, (05/06/2009)(Society News)
Recently Vatican informed that this autumn the pope Benedict XVI is planning to visit the Czech Republic. Most likely, he will pay a three-day visit to Prague and then come to see several other Czech cities in the end of September. The Czech president com
Online Registration For Long Term Visas Applicants, (02/06/2009)(Society News)
On June 1, 2009 the Czech Republic Foreign Ministry launched Visapoint system designed for online registration to apply for long term entry visas (more 90 days of stay). The purpose of new service is making the whole process of obtaining a visa more under
Vietnamese Translator Acknowledged For Promoting Czech Literature, (19/05/2009)(Culture News)
Vietnamese translator Duong Tat Tu won the Premia Bohemica prize usually awarded to European translators as acknowledgement of his achievements in promotion of Czech literature worldwide. The prize was handed during the 15th Bookworld international book f
Prague Spring Started, (13/05/2009)(Culture News)
Yesterday - May 12, 2009 – the 64th Prague Spring international music festival started. The Symphony Orchestra of Czech Radio (SOCR) opened it with a traditional series of symphonic poems “My Country” by Bedřich Smetana, the most prominent Czech composer
Citizen Havel Is Rolling Barrels, (08/05/2009)(Culture News)
Next week Czech cinemas will present a new documentary film "Citizen Havel Is Rolling Barrels" (film director is Jan Novak) dedicated to creating of Vaclav Havel’s play “Audience” and illustrating the state of things in Communist Czechoslovakia in the 197
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06/02/2012
Prague is waiting for the Bohemian Carnival
Madness of the European February carnivals will come to the Czech capital. One of the most vibrant festivals of the year - Bohemian Festival Carnevale Prague - will be held from 10 to 21 February in the Golden Prague.
15/01/2012
Prague airport would be renamed in honor of Vaclav Havel
The Czech Republic has launched a campaign on renaming the Prague Ruzyne international airport in honor of the first Czech president Vaclav Havel.
30/12/2011
Grand Restaurant Festival 2012 will take place in 20 cities of the Czech Republic
Current Grand Restaurant Festival 2012 will be the largest ever. In this culinary festival will take part 12 regions of the Czech Republic and more than 60 top restaurants of the country, where will be presented nearly 200 best dishes from famous chefs.
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