Salvador Dalí's Exhibition In Plzeň, (06/05/2009)(Culture News)
On May 14, 2009 an exhibition of pieces of art created by famous Spanish painter Salvador Dalí will open in Bohemian Museum situated in Plzeň. Czech art dealer Zdenek Kocik whose gallery is based in Prague has provided his private collection to the museum
No Сar Scrapping Subsidy To Be Introduced This Year, (15/04/2009)(Economic News)
The Czech Republic Premier Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS) recently informed Mlada fronta Dnes daily that no car scrapping subsidy is planned to introduce during this year in the country. According to him Czech car makers has no such necessity to p
Rath Wants To Build Kaplicky's Library Near Ruzyne, (13/04/2009)(Culture News)
The Governor of Central Bohemia David Rath belonging to Social Democrats (CSSD) has an intention to construct the blob-like Kaplicky designed library near the Prague International Airport Ruzyne. These plans were voiced by CSSD chairman Jiri Paroubek duri
IBM BlueSky For The Prague Airport, (09/04/2009)(Economic News)
In the middle of March 2009 IBM signed a contract with Czech company Letiště Praha, operating Prague International Airport, for implementation and four-year services of a smart solution named BlueSky, which is designed to automate many business processes.
Heineken Wants To Buy Staropramen, (08/04/2009)(Beer News)
According to The St. Louis Business Journal Heineken International is in talks with Anheuser-Busch InBev on account of buying the Czech beer brands belonging now to the latter corporation. These brands are currently being produced by Staropramen brewery,
Czechs Rock Europe, (06/04/2009)(Culture News)
Czech Radio has been conducting a music contest named Czechs Rock Europe dedicated to the Czech Republic’s EU presidency. The media partners of the event are Rock&Pop magazine and the Czech Cultural Centre located in Berlin.
Prague Free Fashion Weekend, (02/04/2009)(Culture News)
During this weekend (throughout April 3-5, 2009) Prague Free Fashion Weekend will take place. This year the event is named CodeMode - such a change is made due to some troubles connected with registration of the original brand name. One more difference is
Taras Shevchenko Monument Opened In Prague, (26/03/2009)(Culture News)
A monument dedicated to famous Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko is just unveiled in the capital of the Czech Republic. The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko who has arrived to Prague accompanied with his spouse with an official visit took p
Four Bidders Interested In Czech Airlines, (25/03/2009)(Economic News)
This Monday, March 23, 2009, passed a deadline for submission of bidding applications for buying Czech Airlines, state-owned national carrier. The Czech government has put up for sale 91.5 percent stake in CSA. Four companies have expressed their interest
Ukrainian President To Visit Prague Next Week, (18/03/2009)(Society News)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s visit to the Czech Republic is scheduled on March 24-25, 2009. He will be accompanied by his spouse. Mr. Yushchenko is invited to visit Prague by Czech President Vaclav Klaus. The leaders will have a private meeting
The Nonviolence Movement Wants To Talk To Obama, (17/03/2009)(Society News)
Newly elected US President Barak Obama’s visit to Prague is scheduled on April 5, 2009. Activists of the Nonviolence Movement, Czech public organization formed in December 2007 as an initiative of nonviolent opposing the US anti-missile military base inst
Ten years in NATO, (13/03/2009)(Society News)
People of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland celebrate 10 years of being in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an international organization founded after the World War II for ensuring collective defense of its members. To mark the decennary anni
About 60,000 Czech Households Use Hydropower Electricity, (19/02/2009)(Economic News)
Use of renewable energy sources while generating electricity is quite an important thing for saving our environment and also for optimizing expenses on energy. Hydropower is the mostly used among such sources and the Czech Republic makes no exception expl
Czech Literary Awards Ceremony To Be Hosted By Actress Anna Geislerová, (18/02/2009)(Culture News)
This Tuesday, February 17, the eighth annual Czech literary awards Magnesia Litera was opened. The awards are granted to Czech authors and translators in the following categories - fiction, poetry, literature for kids and translation – according to the re
Czech Artist Alfons Mucha’s Exhibition In Vienna, (17/02/2009)(Culture News)
Czech Art Nouveau Painter Alfons Mucha’ s exhibition is held at the Unteres Belvedere museum in Vienna from February 12 to June 1. According to the French curator of the exhibit Jean-Louis Gaillemin about 250 paintings, sketches, drawings, posters, books,
Former Concentration Camp Facility To Be Turned Into Educational Center, (05/02/2009)(Society News)
Michael Kocáb, human rights minister, is trying to accomplish one of the promises he gave in public upon taking on his current position. Recently he conducted negotiations on account of buying back a recreational facility located on a property near Hodoní
Octavia Turns 50 This Year, (04/02/2009)(Events)
Škoda's Octavia, one of the most popular and best-selling models of Czech major automaker, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The mass production of Octavia, which was the successor of Škoda 440 (aka Spartak), was launched in January 1959. It beca
Modest Hero Was Honoured By Diplomats, (28/01/2009)(Events)
US daily Washington Times reported today that Jaroslav Kurfurst of the Czech Embassy in the USA and his colleague Dominick Chilcott of the British Embassy honoured a modest British citizen Nicholas Winton, who saved lives of about 669 Czechoslovak childre
Vaclav Havel Is Getting Better, (28/01/2009)(Society News)
Vaclav Havel, famous Czechoslovak dissident leader and former Czech president, who was hospitalized in rather serious but stable condition after undergoing minor throat surgery in the middle of January may be released from hospital this week, more likely,
Boss On A Minimum Wage, (27/01/2009)(Economic News)
The owner and general director of the Czech company Brano Group, a vehicle parts manufacturer and car makers subcontractor, Pavel Juříček has recently made a decision to pay himself a minimum wage of CZK 8,000 a month before taxes due to present economic
High-rises To Appear In Prague, (26/01/2009)(Society News)
About half a year ago UNESCO protested against building the new skyscrapers in Pankrác, a district of Prague. Some representatives of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee visited the Czech capital in the spring last year and concluded that the new buildi
Aeroflot Is Interested In Buying CSA, (22/01/2009)(Economic News)
Yesterday we reported that the Czech Republic Cabinet has an intention to sell its 91.51 per cent stake of the national carrier Czech Airlines (ČSA) during this year. The conditions of bidding were approved on Monday. The government will hold a two-round
Czech Airlines To Be Sold This Year, (21/01/2009)(Economic News)
The Czech Republic Cabinet has an intention to sell the Czech national carrier Czech Airlines (ČSA) during this year. The government will hold a two-round public tender and put on sale its entire stake that totals 91.51 per cent. The conditions of bidding
Deep Purple To Open FIS Championships, (19/01/2009)(Events)
According to Kateřina Neumannová, the organisational committee president of the Nordic Ski World Championships, which will be taking place from the 18th February until the 1st March, 2009 in Liberec, the Czech Republic, the iconic British hard rock band D
Exhibition Dedicated To Vaclav Havel Dissident Years, (16/01/2009)(Culture News)
The exhibition dedicated to former Czechoslovak President Vaclav Havel’s dissident past opened recently in Prague in Montmartre Gallery. The display organized by the Vaclav Havel Library is named "We Had the Underground, Now We Have B...t" and deals with
Airport For Sale, (14/01/2009)(Economic News)
Prague's Ruzyne airport management continues to get it ready for privatization. Recently Miroslav Dvorak, airport’s chairman of the board and Letiste Praha’s CEO, reported that the actual price of Letiste Praha, the company operating Ruzyne International,
Seven New Motorways To Open This Year, (12/01/2009)(Economic News)
Seven new motorways and highways having total length of 53 km will be taken into use in the Czech Republic this year. The longest sections connecting the D1 between Olomouc and Ostrava are scheduled to launch in autumn – three sections with total length o
Prague Is The 7th Most Visited European City, (10/01/2009)(Society News)
The CzechTourism agency, the Czech Republic tourist authority, recently published the Top City Destination chart created annually by the Euromonitor International organization. The announcement of this chart is traditionally delayed by a year, because a h
This Year Český Krumlov Turns 700, (08/01/2009)(Events)
Český Krumlov (also known as Bohemian Krumlov, Krumau) a small but rather famous town in South Bohemia located on the Vltava celebrates its 700-year anniversary this year. The town is well known for its historic heritage and is proud to have the second bi
Czech Republic Could Legalize Online Gambling, (06/01/2009)(Society News)
As iGamingBusiness Magazine reported, the Czech Republic has an intention to legalize online gambling.
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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.
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Grand Restaurant Festival 2012 will take place in 20 cities of the Czech Republic
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