Bohemian Rhapsody sets all-time box-office record in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Bohemian Rhapsody has set the all-time box-office record and become the highest-grossing movie of all timeContinue Reading
Category: Czech Republic
Czechs least careful about personal data protection in Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – “How well do you protect your personal data when you’re using your smartphone?” To answer thatContinue Reading
Visegrad Group leaders to hold next summit in Jerusalem
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish leaders will convene to Jerusalem in February for the next Visegrad GroupContinue Reading
Young Czechs least at risk of poverty in Europe
Brno, Czech Republic – According to data released by Eurostat, the European Commission’s statistical office, young employed Czechs are theContinue Reading
Czech PM claims Tim Cook agreed to open first Apple Store in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – On Thursday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis met with Apple CEO Tim Cook on the sidelinesContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Prague appoints first-ever “nightlife mayor”
Prague, Czech Republic – Is Prague’s nightlife getting out of control? The city’s municipal authorities seem to think so, and haveContinue Reading
“The ‘Hungarization’ of the Visegrad Group is harmful to the rest of Central Europe”
This week, we spoke with Vít Dostál, director of the Research Centre at the Association for International Affairs (AMO), aContinue Reading
Brazil to play Czech Republic in March rematch of 1962 World Cup final
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will host Brazil on March 26 in a friendly match at Prague’s EdenContinue Reading
Huawei clones Budapest and Český Krumlov for new Chinese campus
Budapest, Hungary – Sick of the “Made in China” label? Well, entire Chinese campuses are now being modeled on EuropeanContinue Reading
Reaching for the stars: the Czech Republic’s weirdest Guinness World Records
Prague, Czech Republic – “Record breaking is a serious business”, the Guinness World Record Association warns on its website. BeContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland among world’s smartest countries
Prague, Czech Republic – According to a recent ranking, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic all rank among the smartestContinue Reading
Czech President Milos Zeman vows to veto legalisation of same-sex marriage
Prague, Czech Republic – When news broke last year that Czech lawmakers were about to vote on a bill legalisingContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland ranked as second and third most welcoming countries in the world
Warsaw, Poland – According to Booking.com, based on its 2018 guest experiences reviews, the Czech Republic and Poland respectively rankContinue Reading
Ukrainian ambassador lashes out at pro-Russian ex-Czech President Vaclav Klaus
Prague, Czech Republic – Although he officially left the Czech political arena more than 5 years ago, former President VaclavContinue Reading
Czech-Polish relations should move “beyond anti-refugee rhetoric”
Prague, Czech Republic – Countless papers and articles about Central European countries’ ties with their Western counterparts have already beenContinue Reading
Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Slovak projects nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Brussels, Belgium – A total of 18 Polish, 13 Czech, 9 Hungarian and 7 Slovak projects are among the 383 nomineesContinue Reading
Iranian Film Festival to take place in Prague, Brno and Bratislava later this month
Bratislava, Slovakia – At the end of the month, audiences in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be able,Continue Reading
Czech Republic is Europe’s largest toy exporter
Prague, Czech Republic – Exporting over two billion euros worth a year, the Czech Republic is the EU’s largest toy exporter,Continue Reading
Steve Bannon flounders in Europe’s illiberal heartland
Prague, Czech Republic – Steve Bannon, the chief architect of ‘America First’, came to Central Europe hoping to find theContinue Reading
Czech Airlines terminates flights between Prague and Bratislava – again
Prague, Czech Republic – Think globally, act locally… right? Well, it looks like the new owners of Czech Airlines don’tContinue Reading