Memorial Events and Protests Across Czech Republic To Mark 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
Yesterday around 250,000 Czechs gathered at Letná in Prague to protest against the government of Andrej Babiš. Both the location and the date were symbolic, bringing to mind the huge…
Children and Seniors Will Be Exempt From Municipal Waste Fee From Next Year
Citizens over 70 and children under four will not pay for the collection of municipal waste in Brno next year, following a council decision on Tuesday. Photo: Brno Municipality building.…
Several Primary Schools and Kindergartens Across Brno To Close Tomorrow Due To Teaching Strike
The strike has been called by the Teachers’ Union as part of a dispute with the government about low salaries. Photo: Stock photo / Freepik. Brno, Czech Rep., Nov 5…
Senate President Kubera To Visit Taiwan Amid Tensions In Czech-Chinese Relations
Senate President Jaroslav Kubera (ODS) has confirmed that he will visit Taiwan, following days of conflicting reports about his plans, and rumours that the trip would be cancelled to avoid…
30 Years On, More Than A Third Of Czechs Over 40 Think Life Was Better Before The Velvet Revolution
Czechs and Slovaks will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in November. With the celebrations comes much analysis and (re)evaluation of the years since. A recent survey by…
Constitutional Court Bars Taxation of Church Restitution Payments
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court (Ústavní soud) of the Czech Republic, which sits in Brno, annulled the disputed part of a law on the taxation of church restitution payments. The…
City of Brno Continues To Fund Demolition of Illegal Construction
For a long time responsibility for removing illegal structures fell on city districts, which usually do not have the capacity for such work in their budgets. Since last year, the…
Senate Motion To Remove President Zeman From Office Fails In Czech Parliament
Senators made a constitutional complaint against Zeman in response to several recent incidents in which the president was accused of stretching the limits of his presidential authority. Photo: President Milos…
4,000 Gather In Bratislava’s Námestie Slobody To Protest Against Recent Corruption Allegations
The protests were organised by activist group For A Decent Slovakia. Two more similar events are planned between now and elections in March. Photo credit: Sona Holickova. Brno / Bratislava,…
In Photos: Brno Students hold Biggest Protest yet against Climate Change
Inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, students all over the world are skipping school and gathering in the streets to protest for policies that prevent global warming and climate change. Photos…