http://www.czech-netz.com/ Czech Traveler: interesting news and useful facts about Czechia – not only Golden Prague, but also regions. All you want to know before your Czech vacation. en-en http://www.czech-netz.com/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:09:55 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0143/karlovy-vary-festival.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0143/karlovy-vary-festival.html 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 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:49:40 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0141/holocaust-documentaries.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0141/holocaust-documentaries.html 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 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:39:00 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0139/car-scrapping-scheme.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0139/car-scrapping-scheme.html 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 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:53:40 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0137/kundera-won-award.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0137/kundera-won-award.html 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:15:00 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0135/spas-downturn.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0135/spas-downturn.html 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 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:48:50 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0133/pope-visit.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0133/pope-visit.html 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 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:08:50 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0131/visapoint.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0131/visapoint.html 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 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:29:10 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0129/duong-tat-tu.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0129/duong-tat-tu.html 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 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:03:10 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0127/prague-spring-started.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0127/prague-spring-started.html 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 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:04:30 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0126/citizen-havel.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0126/citizen-havel.html 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 Fri, 08 May 2009 12:43:00 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0124/salvador-dali-exhibition.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0124/salvador-dali-exhibition.html 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 Wed, 06 May 2009 13:21:50 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0122/car-scrapping-bonuses.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0122/car-scrapping-bonuses.html 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 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:45:40 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0120/kaplicky-library.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0120/kaplicky-library.html 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 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:14:10 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0118/bluesky.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0118/bluesky.html 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. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:49:10 +0100 http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0116/heineken-buys-staropramen.html http://www.czech-netz.com/174/2009-0116/heineken-buys-staropramen.html 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, Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:31:50 +0100