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Radar station for US anti-missile defence on Czech soil?

In front | FEATURE
brewbooks (flickr)

But it hadn’t banked on such a large opposition from two thirds of the population and such an angry reaction from its future neighbours. A return to the cold war?

by Agnès Baritou // 30/04/08

PANORAMA

Sculptour through Europe

Great enthusiasm or an impatient rolling of the eyes – these are the two extreme reactions that 21st century sculptures that feature in today’s metropoli provoke

by Lam Thuy Vo // 03/08/07

FEATURE
Digitally generated artist's impression of one of the reading rooms in the planned National Library in Prague, by Jan Kaplicky (Render, Kaplicky Studio)

The future’s a bitter pill to swallow in Prague

The audacious design of the new National Library in Prague unleashes intense debate

by Xavi Hervás Vigueras // 19/07/07

REPORT
Tourist hoardes (Photo: LTV)

Prague's got a brand new bag

The Czech capital's tourism flow reached full capacity in 1999, having experienced its boom after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1991. Some are unhappy at what they and their city has been left with

by Lam Thuy Vo // 15/05/07

ANALYSIS
Vladimir Sanka converted to Islam at 35 (Photo: FAC)

Religion snoozes in Prague

The Czech Republic is renowned as being a predominantly atheist country. Prague is no exception to this rule, even if religious beliefs still make up the laws of the town

by François-Arnaud Casalis // 15/05/07

FEATURE
The Hermes on the river Vltava (Photo: XH)

Czech homeless get on board

Prague has installed a new boat as a shelter for homeless people - the people left behind by modernisation within the country

by Xavier Hervás // 15/05/07

INTERVIEW
David Cerny - speaking openly (Photo: Lam Thuy Vo)

David Cerny: 'president Klaus is a d**k'

The politically engaged sculptor, 40, has been labelled by many as 'the scandal maker'

by Natalia Sosin // 15/05/07

PANORAMA
National Theatre in Prague (Photo: Alfi/ Flickr)

New wave in theatre

Free from the shackles of Communist oppression, Czech theatre has discovered its own identity, lying somewhere between pop culture and experimental drama. Presenting three portraits of this new generation

by Stéphane Pocidalo // 15/05/07

Rajmont is currently working on a Stoppard piece (Photo: www.divadlo.cz)

Ivan Rajmont - from Kundera to Stoppard

The Czech stage director explains why 'European theatre' doesn't fit snugly into one box

by Vitek Nejedlo // 09/02/07

REPORT
More and more Eurocouples are living in Europe

Love with no borders – the future of lovers in Europe

Since the gift of the Erasmus exchange programme, more and more young Europeans have fallen in love abroad. But on return to their home countries, euphoria soon gives way to everyday problems. Three couples tell their story.

by Sarah Elsing // 13/02/06

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