South Moravian Smallhold Organic Farmer Wins Environmental Damage Case Against Agrofert
After a year-long legal battle, farmer Libor Kožnar, owner of the Living Farm in Šanov, in the District of Znojmo, has won a court case against Agro Jevišovice, a local…
Draft of New Brno Zoning Plan Released For Public Consultation
The City of Brno is currently using a zoning plan dating from 1994. However, the social, economic and demographic circumstances of the city have changed since then, and the City…
Brno-Central District Council Defers Rent On Publicly Owned Properties
The deferment is designed to relieve pressure on businesses and individuals economically affected by the state of emergency, and should be followed by a full cancellation of rental payments for…
Czech Government Extends State of Emergency and National Quarantine Until April 1st
The government has extended the current measures against the spread of coronavirus and adopted several further measures to mitigate the impact on employers and businesses. The restrictions on free movement…
Czech Republic Is Generating More Household Waste, But Also Recycling More
The Czech Republic was the third lowest per capita generator of household waste in the European Union (EU) in 2018, but this still represented a record high for the country…
President Zeman Addresses The Nation For the First Time Since Start of Coronavirus Outbreak
President Milos Zeman addressed the nation tonight for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in the Czech Republic. He released his first statement on the crisis…
Satisfaction With Democracy in Czech Republic Has Grown in the Past Decade
A global study of public opinion of democracy around the world investigated how satisfied citizens are with their democracy, how much faith they have in democratic institutions, and what characteristics…
Czech Government Announces Relief On Tax Obligations Due To Covid-19 Pandemic
The measures are designed to relieve pressure on businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak, and also to limit the need for public offices to open during the state of…
Breaking: Czech Government Declares National Quarantine Until March 24th
The Czech government has declared a quarantine for the whole country starting from midnight of March 15th (Sunday-Monday), due to the spread of new coronavirus. The ban on free movement…
11 Individuals and Two Companies Indicted Over Corruption In Brno-Centre District Council
The charges relate to the payment of bribes related to 27 separate public contracts, estimated by prosecutors to be worth at least CZK 330 million in total. In response to…