Expat Profile: Dutch Entrepreneur Abram Muller, 20 Years On

August 9, 2016

When you first meet Abram Muller, it’s easy to see him as a character plucked directly from a charmingly picaresque novel. He never ceases to entertain you, teasingly provoke you, surprise and amaze you. As we will find out later ‘amazement’ is a key word in understanding Abram Muller.

Three former members of communist-era secret police charged

August 8, 2016

Investigators charged three former members of the Communist-era secret
police, the StB, for their role in intimidating, through violence, former
Czechoslovak dissidents under Asanace, an infamous clearance campaign aimed

Now Available: Slovakia Oil & Gas Report Q3 2016

August 8, 2016

Slovakia has above-average energy import dependency compared with the regional average.

Prague to host Barrel Organ Festival

August 7, 2016

The third international Barrel Organ Festival is due to be held in Prague
on Tuesday. The event will bring together barrel organ players from the
Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Switzerland.

Czech Republic and Slovakia planning closer cooperation in air defense

August 5, 2016

The Czech Republic and Slovakia are planning to enter into an agreement on
closer cooperation in air defense, the ctk news agency reported on Friday.
The two countries already cooperate closely within the NATO Integrated Air

President Zeman opens Czech Olympic House in Rio

August 5, 2016

Czech President Milos Zeman attended the opening of the Czech Olympic House
in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, together with Slovak President Andrej Kiska
and Czech Minister for Regional Development Karla Šlechtová. The Olympic

Komercni Banka's net profit up to CZK 6.7bn in H1 2016

August 5, 2016

KomerA nA Banka's net profit for shareholders grew 0.8% y/y to CZK 6.7bn in H1 2016. Loans extended to clients soared 9.9% to CZK 570.8bn.

Pravo: Babis would reject refugee quotas despite sanctions

August 5, 2016

Czech Finance Minister and ANO chairman Andrej Babis wants to reject the EU refugee quotas even at the cost of sanctions, he has written Facebook, daily Pravo reports yesterday. "We must do our utmost to reject migrants, including the quotas in which we were outvoted.

EU free movement cannot stay the same, UK says

July 30, 2016

Szydlo to May : It is important both for Britain and the EU that freedom of movement is saved. British leader Theresa May has said free movement of EU workers to Britain cannot continue as in the past, while visiting Slovakia and Poland on Thursday .

How to hack that nutty electronic Chewbacca mask

July 30, 2016

Remember that video showing the overwhelming glee of the woman enjoying her new Chewbacca mask?

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