Ostracised Czech politician in hospital after suspected suicide attempt
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Czech lawmaker Dominik Feri was hospitalised over the week-end after a suspected suicide attempt, localContinue Reading
Tag: Czech politics
After rough decade, Czech Republic sees huge improvement in media freedom
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic drastically moved up in the annual ranking published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF),Continue Reading
Soviet general Ivan Koněv stripped of Prague honorary citizenship
Prague, Czech Republic – Soviet Marshall Ivan Koněv will be stripped of his honorary citizenship of Prague, according to aContinue Reading
Timidly, Czechs move to unlock untapped potential of renewable energy
Prague, Czech Republic – Despite a high dependency on Russian gas imports and highly polluting coal burning, the Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Czech Republic hopes to replace Russia on UN Human Rights Council
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has submitted an application to replace Russia on the United Nations Human RightsContinue Reading
Czech Republic considers presence of US troops in wake of Russian invasion
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic could be warming up to the idea of US troops stationed in theContinue Reading
Czech Republic becomes first country to send tanks to Ukraine
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has discreetly sent more than a dozen T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriersContinue Reading
The VoiCEE podcast: Are electoral coalitions the only path against Central Europe’s populist strongmen?
In this episode, Kafkadesk writer and host Karolína Boháčová will be discussing the trend of electoral coalitions in Central EuropeContinue Reading
Russian ambassador summoned over “gross harassment” of Czech diplomats
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against what Prague describes asContinue Reading
Former Czech President refuses to return Pushkin Medal awarded by Putin
Prague, Czech Republic – Ex-Czech President Václav Klaus declared he didn’t see any reason to give up the Medal ofContinue Reading
Meet SdruZeny, the Czech feminist group fighting for equality
Prague, Czech Republic – In Brno, Czech feminist collective SdruZeny has been rallying for gender equality for five years withContinue Reading
Czech Republic braces for difficult coal exit by 2033
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic could be moving towards a more sustainable future. After years of hesitations, theContinue Reading
Czech Republic to delay ratification of Istanbul Convention
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said he would ask to postpone the debate on the ratificationContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Zuzana Čaputová is most popular political leader in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová has retained her status as the most popular foreign leader in neighbouringContinue Reading
Prague and Bratislava mayors ranked among top 5 best in Europe in 2021
Prague, Czech Republic – Zdeněk Hřib and Matúš Vallo, the current mayors of Prague and Bratislava respectively, have been selectedContinue Reading
Czech President against boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Prague, Czech Republic –Czech President Miloš Zeman said he was opposed to the “political abuse”, including calls for boycotts, ofContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Zeman backs Babis for presidential run
Prague, Czech Republic – Milos Zeman backed former Prime Minister Andrej Babis to replace him as Czech President in 2023.Continue Reading
What did Czechs search on Google in 2021?
Prague, Czech Republic – Having a look at the Google trends – i.e. the most common questions asked on theContinue Reading
Future Czech EU Minister expresses “growing concern” at situation in Hungary
Prague, Czech Republic – Mikulas Bek, the nominee for the post of Minister for European Affairs in the incoming CzechContinue Reading
“The V4 is overrated”, says prospective Czech EU minister
Prague, Czech Republic – “The Visegrad 4 is overrated,” said Mikulas Bek, the man likely to become the Czech MinisterContinue Reading