Czechs in their thirties are drifting further and further away from politics. Their share among MPs, senators and municipal councillors keeps shrinking, and in last year's parliamentary elections this age group posted the lowest turnout of
This opinion column draws a comparison between the governing style of certain Czech politicians and dictatorial practices of the past — from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who meddled without any preparation in science, philosophy and linguis
The Czech government has begun making good on pre-election promises to pensioners: seniors who previously terminated their supplementary pension savings contracts — and as a result lost state contributions or their own payments — will now r
On Monday, Transport Minister Aleš Juchelka publicly lashed out at a young journalist from Seznam Zprávy during a press conference, declaring: “This is disgusting journalistic work. You should be ashamed to work for Seznam Zprávy.” The outb
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the conservative broadcaster Real America's Voice that Washington's rare earth minerals agreement with Ukraine gives it access to virtually any Ukrainian natural resources it wants. The de
It will soon be two years since former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi published his landmark report warning that the European Union urgently needs to boost its competitiveness or risk falling economically behind China and the Unit
Czech Regional Development Minister Klára Mrázová has paid a fine of 10,000 CZK for violating the conflict-of-interest law. The penalty was issued by the Most municipal authority, Seznam Zprávy reports.The violation came to light after the
Czech ODS parliamentary deputy Marek Benda spoke on the Dvořský & Šídlo podcast about the behind-the-scenes turmoil of his party's political crisis between 2006 and 2013, when the governments of Prime Ministers Mirek Topolánek and Petr Neča
The leader of the Motorists party and Czech Environment Minister Petr Macinka has said that relations between the ruling coalition and President Petr Pavel remain tense, adding that he hopes the recent NATO summit in Ankara was the last suc
On the official website of Russia's Ministry of Justice, in a section devoted to an exhibition titled "Defending the Sovereignty of the Russian State: History and Modernity," Nazi propaganda films in Russian were posted without any explanat
The new political movement led by South Bohemian governor Martin Kuba exists almost entirely thanks to large donations from businessmen, while ordinary supporters are virtually absent among its sponsors — this is what the organization's tra
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura (SPD) launched a scathing attack on Czech President Petr Pavel in a recent interview, branding him a "scoundrel" and a "hypocrite." The outburst was triggered by long-running tensions between the he