In Brief: Chief Prosecutor Reopens Stork’s Nest Case Against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
Criminal proceedings against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) related to the “Stork's Nest” case have been reopened today, according to the main Czech news outlets. The Chief Public Prosecutor Pavel…
Pro-Russian Activists And Chinese Intelligence Services Threaten Czech Republic, Says Czech Security Information Service
The Security Information Service (BIS) of the Czech Republic released their annual report for 2018 this week. BIS warns against pro-Russian activists and increasing interest in the Czech Republic from…
21 Kilometres of New Motorways Scheduled For Completion In the Czech Republic in 2020
The modernization of three sections of the D1 sections and 24 kilometres of city bypasses should also be completed, according to the Ministry of Transport. The state has long been…
Brno Releases Draft City Budget for 2020
Brno City Council recommended that the City Assembly acknowledge and approve of the City of Brno's draft budget (excluding city districts) for 2020 last week. Title image: Visualisation of the…
Is Same-Sex Marriage Coming To The Czech Republic?
Same-sex marriage is legal throughout Western Europe, but has not yet arrived in post-communist Central or Eastern Europe. After a flurry of activity in 2018, moves towards the legalisation of…
Children and Seniors Will Be Exempt From Municipal Waste Fee From Next Year
Citizens over 70 and children under four will not pay for the collection of municipal waste in Brno next year, following a council decision on Tuesday. Photo: Brno Municipality building.…
Several Primary Schools and Kindergartens Across Brno To Close Tomorrow Due To Teaching Strike
The strike has been called by the Teachers’ Union as part of a dispute with the government about low salaries. Photo: Stock photo / Freepik. Brno, Czech Rep., Nov 5…
Senate President Kubera To Visit Taiwan Amid Tensions In Czech-Chinese Relations
Senate President Jaroslav Kubera (ODS) has confirmed that he will visit Taiwan, following days of conflicting reports about his plans, and rumours that the trip would be cancelled to avoid…
30 Years On, More Than A Third Of Czechs Over 40 Think Life Was Better Before The Velvet Revolution
Czechs and Slovaks will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in November. With the celebrations comes much analysis and (re)evaluation of the years since. A recent survey by…
Constitutional Court Bars Taxation of Church Restitution Payments
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court (Ústavní soud) of the Czech Republic, which sits in Brno, annulled the disputed part of a law on the taxation of church restitution payments. The…