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Czechs mark 28 years since Velvet Revolution

Populist billionaire Andrej Babis, who's set to become the next prime minister, laid flowers at a monument to the Velvet Revolution and the reflected on the aspirations of the Czech people since the 1989 uprising.

World News

Several die as strong winds batter Europe

Strong winds battered northern and central Europe on Sunday, killing two people in Poland, two in the Czech Republic and one in Germany.

Czech Republic

Babis says Czech coalition government must be stable

The billionaire who ran away with victory in the Czech parliamentary election says there will be no minority government

Czech Republic

Meet Andrej Babis, the business tycoon set to become Czech Republic's new prime minister

Andrej Babis has been compared to Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi

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Czech Republic

Czech President brandishes gun marked 'for journalists'

Incident comes just a few days after the death of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Europe News

Andrej Babis, the man set to be the next Czech PM

Czech Republic

Election victory for Andrej Babis - the 'Czech Donald Trump'

The billionaire businessman with an anti-establishment message won a landslide but still needs coalition partners

Czech Republic

Big election lead for Czech billionaire Babis - results projection

The anti-establishment leader's ANO party has a 20-point lead - but not enough for a parliamentary majority.

Slovakia

East v West - how EU countries are biting back at 'double standards' in food and product quality

Poland

Hurricane wreaks havoc in Poland

At least two people died and many more were injured including eight firefighters as hurricane force winds and rain lashed Western Poland.

Cinema

The Karlovy Vary film festival honours Thurman & Affleck

The 52nd. Karlovy Vary film festival has opened with slasher chic and honours for Uma Thurman and Casey Affleck

Czech Republic

Which countries are out of touch with citizens on gay marriage?

Questions marks over Czech Republic, Ireland, Finland, the UK and France.

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Cheetah cubs ready to meet their first visitors

The tiny new arrivals are on course to meet their first visitors by the end of the summer.

Cult

Next stop drunkenness? The bar where beer arrives on a train

Czech Republic

How sexual assistants are helping disabled Czechs fulfil their ‘right to sex’

“I use touching, hugging and massages to open up my clients’ sexual energy"

Europe News

As Czechs slam door on migrants, Brussels warns of sanctions

The European Commission warned on Tuesday it could sanction member states that don’t follow EU quota rules for asylum seekers by opening infringement proceedings against them as early as next…

Czech Republic

Inside the Czech Republic's pre-election 'soap opera'

Billionaire media mogul Andrej Babiš has been hanging around politicians since the 1990s.

Czech Republic

Thousands marched in Prague to protest president and finance minister

Some 10,000 people took to the streets to protest against president Miloš Zeman and finance minister Andrej Babiš.

World News

Commemorations to mark the end of WWII across Europe

The end of WWII marked across Europe

Czech Republic

Czech Prime Minister Sobotka reneges on threat to quit over rival

The Czech Prime Minister has made an about turn in his battle to remove his finance minister.