Czech Republic

  • Jan 28, 2013
  • 7 min read

New Czech president may be 'disruptive' force

Left-wing former Prime Minister Milos Zeman defeated Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg in the...

Czech Republic
  • Jan 24, 2013
  • 7 min read

Exports will not halt industry slide in Central Europe

Poland's industrial output fell in December by a seasonally adjusted 5.1% year-on-year and 1.9%...

Eastern Europe
  • Jan 14, 2013
  • 2 min read

Austro-Hungarian aristocrat may win Czech election

The second-round presidential election on January 25-26 will be between Milos Zeman and...

Czech Republic
  • Jan 11, 2013
  • 2 min read

Czech eurosceptic president has no true successor

The presidential election's first round starts at 2pm (local time) today and finishes at 2pm...

Czech Republic
  • Jan 8, 2013
  • 2 min read

Central European economies catch German cold

Hungarian industrial production fell by 6.9% year-on-year in November, according to preliminary...

Hungary
  • Jan 4, 2013
  • 2 min read

Czech amnesty closes old white-collar cases

The Social Democrats yesterday threatened a no-confidence vote in the government over the...

Czech Republic
  • Jan 3, 2013
  • 7 min read

High cost and instability dog Central European defence

Its defence spending and investment plans for the next decade put Poland in a league of its own...

Czech Republic
  • Dec 20, 2012
  • 2 min read

Czech independents back unpopular austerity

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved a tax package including rises in value-added tax for...

Czech Republic