SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 09, 2012
In a SPIEGEL interview, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg attacks European politicians for lacking vision, describes the resentment felt by small EU members at the dominance of Germany and France and warns the Germans against megalomania in their defense of the euro. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 23, 2011
Since last Sunday, the world has been mourning the death of Vaclav Havel. The Czech leader led a rollercoaster life that saw him go from prison cells to palaces, from poetry to politics. In this personal remembrance from a SPIEGEL editor, Havel is remembered as a man who unflaggingly labored to "live within the truth." By Erich Follath more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 19, 2011
Leaders from the Czech Republic, Europe and beyond have expressed their sorrow at the death of Velvet Revolution leader Vaclav Havel. Thousands gathered in the heart of Prague on Sunday evening to mourn the passing of one of the communist-era's greatest dissidents. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 28, 2011
It is a tragedy taking place in the heart of Europe. In many countries, Roma are being bullied by right-wing extremists, and racism against them is considered acceptable in mainstream society. There is no sign of a strategy to solve the problem. By Keno Verseck more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 14, 2011
An annual meeting of post-World War II expellees was marred this weekend by bad blood with Prague. The Czech president was outraged after an expellee leader suggested that an apology for their expulsion was in order. The row threatens the fragile process of reconciliation between the two sides. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 28, 2011
On May 1, Germany and Austria will open up their labor markets to citizens of the Eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 -- seven years after most other EU members let them in. But Berlin's protectionist fears have only hurt the German economy, as the country will struggle to attract enough skilled workers. By Markus Dettmer and Jan Puhl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 14, 2010
Authorities in the Czech Republic have been using a supposed erotic lie detector to test whether asylum seekers are falsely claiming to be gay. But the practice has come in for criticism after the EU's human rights agency found out about it. By Jan Puhl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 02, 2010
It has long been known that German civilians fell victim to Czech excesses immediately following the Nazi surrender at the end of World War II. But a newly discovered video shows one such massacre in brutal detail. And it has come as a shock to the Czech Republic. By Jan Puhl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 31, 2010
Disappointment in traditional politics was evident in the Czech elections this weekend, with the two biggest parties seeing a massive slump in votes. The country is now on course for a center-right coalition, with two newly formed parties likely to be part of any coalition government. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 27, 2010
Voters in the Czech Republic are heading to the polls this week to elect a new government. With a political stalemate between the country's two traditional leading parties, a 71-year-old prince with ties to the Hapsburgs could emerge as kingmaker. Karel von Schwarzenberg has pledged to end the EU country's political impasse and to battle rampant corruption with his newly formed party. By Jan Puhl in Prague more...
