November 17th this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, through which Czechoslovakia transitioned ...

The song ‘Prayer for Marta’ (Modlitba pro Martu), originally sung by Marta Kubišová, was performed this year at the Velvet Revolution commemorations on Národní Street by Anna Fialová. The ...

The economist David Marek, an adviser to President Petr Pavel, has told Czech Television that there are unclear items in the draft budget for next year, and that he does not recommend that the ...

To honour the memory of those who took part in the events of November 1989, Czech political leaders have been laying wreaths at the memorial on Národní Street, including President Petr Pavel and Prime ...

Today marks 100 years since the death of painter Jakub Schikaneder, considered one of the most important Czech painters of ...

10 years ago, former goaltender Dominik Hašek became the first Czech NHL hockey player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of ...

To mark the anniversary of the death of the Moravian thinker John Amos Comenius, Danny Bate spoke to scholar Lenka ...

Thirty-five years ago the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia started to crumble. Czechast brings you a perspective of Prague ...

The Stačilo! coalition was created a year ago. The Communists will try to return to the Chamber of Deputies next autumn after five years. Public opinion polls now show that the party is close to the ...

Teachers' salary scales should be increased by 7% from January, according to a draft regulation published by the government on its website. For other public-sector and state employees, basic earnings ...

An exhibition showcasing the work of photographer Helena Wilson got underway at the Prague City Gallery’s House of ...

On November 17th, on Prague’s Old Town Square, several thousand people gathered in the afternoon for a demonstration organised by Million Moments for Democracy, called ‘Let’s Remain the Democratic ...