Strasbourg Court Upholds Four Complaints of Human Rights Violations By Czech Republic
The ECHR ruled on 29 complaints against the Czech Republic last year, a large increase compared to previous years. Photo credit: Freepik. Prague, Jun 1 (CTK) - The European Court…
Czech Republic To Run For UN Security Council Membership in 2032-33
The Czech Republic will run for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council in 2032 and 2033. Photo credit: Jan Lipavsky, via ; Prague, May 31 (CTK) - The…
Chamber of Deputies To Debate Same-Sex Marriage This Week
The bill to legalise same-sex marriage is awaiting its first reading. Photo credit: Freepik. Prague, May 30 (CTK) - The Czech Chamber of Deputies may start discussing the possible introduction…
One Quarter of Czechs Use Tobacco Products
The proportion of people using e-cigarettes has increased tenfold over the past decade. Photo credit: Freepik. Prague, May 30 (CTK) - 24% of the Czech population smoked tobacco products last…
Environmentalists Call For VAT-Free Public Transport In Budget Package
Friends of the Earth argue that a 12% VAT on public transport would have undesirable environmental and social effects. Photo credit: KK / ; Prague, May 30 (CTK) - Environmentalists…
Many Ukrainian Refugees Will Struggle To Pay Rent After Changes To Aid System, Say NGOs
In a joint press release, the NGOs highlight the upcoming reduction of support and the low earnings of those arriving. Photo credit: KB / BD. Prague, May 29 (CTK) -…
European Liberal Party Condemns Babis’s Participation in US Far-Right Event In Budapest
Earlier this month, former PM Babis was one of the speakers at the Budapest conference of national conservatives. Photo credit: Stockholm/Brussels, May 28 (CTK) - The Alliance of Liberals and…
Proposals For Regulated Cannabis Market May End Up In European Court, Says Official
The creation of a strictly regulated cannabis market is part of the plan to combat addiction, approved by the government in early April. Photo credit: Freepik. Prague, May 29 (CTK)…
Czech Minister Calls For Peaceful Relations at Meeting of Sudeten Germans
During his speech, Bek greeted the Sudeten Germans as dear compatriots. Photo credit: Mikuláš Bek, via Facebook. Regensburg, Germany, May 29 (CTK correspondent) - After all the hatred, pain and…
Czech Trade Unions Challenge Government Budget Package, Proposing Alternative Measures
The unions say their proposed measures could save the state between CZK billion and CZK billion. Photo credit: Freepik. Prague, May 24 (CTK) - The leaders of the Bohemian-Moravian Trade…