Sunday, 19 May 2013
Business | Global Post
Czech power group ČEZ opens procedure against Albania

Czech state-run power giant ČEZ said on Thursday it had launched arbitration proceedings against Albania to seek damages after the Balkan state revoked its local distribution licence. Ranked Central Europe's biggest utility and public company, ČEZ said in a statement that Albania had failed to protect the company's investment there, in the electricity distributor Shperndarje.

Prague | ČTK
Book World Prague 2013 to focus on Slovakia

The four-day Book World Prague 2013 trade fair connected with the 19th International Book Fair and Literary Festival that will focus on Slovak books and literature started Thursday.

 

 
National | The Raw Story/AFP
Czech 'Velvet Revolution' leader who helped topple communist regime dies

Czech economist and politician Valtr Komárek, a leading figure in the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that brought down the communist regime, has died at age 82 after a long illness, his family said Thursday.
National | ČTK
Former police chief Lessy acquitted of charges

A Prague court Thursday acquitted former Czech police president Petr Lessy of libel and abuse of power charges for allegedly letting leak documents offending a senior police official to media.
National | ČTK
Anti-corruption squad ex-head may be punished, says police chief

Former anti-corruption police head Tomáš Martinec proceeded unusually when disclosing data from a criminal file and his case was passed for disciplinary proceedings, Czech police president Martin Červíček said Thursday.
National | ČTK
People In Need among groups pointing to crisis in Syria

The Czech non-profit humanitarian organisation People In Need Thursday joined a group of foreign NGOs that have pointed to the unfortunate situation of people in Syria on their websites.
Prague | ČTK
Prague bans busking at some public places in city centre

A new directive, which took effect on Wednesday May 15, regulates busking in the city centre. The directive includes 17 places where busking is completely banned.
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A first look at the Czech Republic

Condensing the best of our home country into a single visit
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Arts | Prague Post
Preview: Soňa Červená

The 87-year-old Czech mezzo-soprano Soňa Červená excels at performing concert melodrama, a marriage of music and spoken word.
Arts | Prague Post
Preview: Giselle

The great Zakharova dances Giselle in Prague.
Arts | Prague Post
Keeping the tradition alive

The workshop, led by renowned Czech puppeteer Miroslav Trejtnar, teaches students everything they need to know for them to make their own stop-motion animation films.
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Arts | Prague Post
Preview: Zhenya Strigalev
Arts | Prague Post
Nurturing international art
Cinema | Prague TV
New cinema releases
Arts | Opus Osm
'Hearing' a Film
Arts | Radio Prague
Pianist Diana Fanning: I want people to know about Leoš Janáček's piano music
Life | Radio Prague
Radio Prague's birthday celebrations
Life | iluxurylife.cz
Open door day of the Moser glassworks