Country’s largest sporting goods chain for sale, according to financial daily

December 17, 2015

The country’s largest sporting goods chain, Sportisimo, is for sale
according to financial daily Hospodářské noviny. With almost 100 outlets
in the country and dozens more in neighbouring Slovakia and Poland, the

Czech Army might help Macedonia deal with migrant crisis

December 17, 2015

The Czech Republic might have to send army or military aid to help
Macedonia deal with the migrant crisis, Czech Defence Minister Martin
Stropnický said after a V4 meeting in Prague on Thursday. The defence

Česká Zbrojovka to provide guns to Slovak armed forces

December 17, 2015

The arms and military equipment producer Česká Zbrojovka has signed an
agreement with the Slovak Interior Ministry to provide the country’s
police and other armed forces with over 26,000 guns. Interior Minister

V4 defence minister to meet in Prague over migration crisis

December 17, 2015

The defence ministers of the Visegrad Four countries, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Hungary and Poland, are attending an extraordinary meeting in
Prague on Thursday. On the agenda of their talks will be the migration

Vietnamese national sentenced to 10 years in jail for marihuana smuggling

December 16, 2015

The Olomouc regional court has sentenced a Vietnamese national to ten years
in jail for drugs peddling. The man was caught red-handed trying to cross
the Czech-Slovak border with two suitcases packed with marihuana,

Zeman, Klaus lay wreathes at Benes's grave

December 16, 2015

Czech President Milos Zeman and his predecessor, President Vaclav Klaus , yesterday jointly commemorated the memory of Czechoslovak President Edvard Benes by laying wreathes at his memorial in Prague and bowing to it.

EPH says overall agreement reached with ENEL on Slovenské Elektrárne sale

December 16, 2015

Czech energy company EPH confirmed that it has reached a broad agreement to
buy out Italian power company ENEL’s shares in Slovenské Elektrárne. A
final deal still has to be signed, a spokesman said. Under the first stage

Vianočne Hop Čip Concert this Friday – La3no, GONSOFUS, and more..

December 15, 2015

Make sure your dancing shoes are in good shape. This Friday, December 18, Bratislava’s V-Klub (on SNP) will host one of the wildest concerts/parties of the year – the 4th annual “Vianočne Hop Čip” hosted by Bratislava-based band La3no.

ForMin wants Hungary to explain words on Benes decrees

December 15, 2015

Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek has summoned the Hungarian ambassador for Tuesday to explain the words by Hungarian parliament head Laszlo Koever that the Czech Republic and Slovakia should not have joined the EU over the post-war Benes decrees, Zaoralek said on Monday.

All the Big Brothers are listening

December 14, 2015

Here is a photo I have wanted to upload for several months, but so far my courage always failed me. I fear that very few members will like it.

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