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  • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
    Prague mayor fights influence of Beijing

    Zdenek Hrib’s stand is part of national backlash against closer ties with China

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    EU eastern tensions
    Liberal mayors from Visegrad Four unite to defy own governments

    Prague, Warsaw, Budapest and Bratislava seek direct funds from Brussels

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Residential
    An expat’s guide to living in Brno, Czech Republic

    The city is well connected to central Europe’s major capitals

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    Andrej Babis
    Czech prosecutor reopens Andrej Babis fraud probe

    Case that fuelled mass protests revolves around alleged misuse of EU subsidy

  • Saturday, 16 November, 2019
    Czechs protest against prime minister’s business links

    Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Prague on eve of Velvet Revolution anniversary

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    Czech protesters seek to reignite opposition to PM Babis

    Call for rally in Prague on Saturday over billionaire politician’s business interests

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Chinese politics & policy
    Czech university mired in Chinese influence scandal

    Secret payments to academics renew concerns about Beijing’s encroachment

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Inside BusinessBen Hall
    Huge wage rises signal new phase in central Europe’s transformation

    Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary among countries looking to shed ‘cheap labour’ reputation

  • Saturday, 14 September, 2019
    Prosecutors lift fraud charge threat over Czech PM

    Billionaire has always denied wrongdoing but case has hung over his premiership

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2019
    Czech president blocks appointment of new culture minister
  • Friday, 26 July, 2019
    Corporate bonds
    Rally propels Czech gas pipeline to record bond deal

    EP Infrastructure borrows at slender yield reflecting runaway bond markets

  • Monday, 1 July, 2019
    Explainer
    Czech PM Andrej Babis: a billionaire survivor under pressure

    Leader faces difficulties ahead after country’s biggest protests for 30 years

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Czech government survives no confidence vote

    Prime minister under growing pressure over business interests

  • Sunday, 23 June, 2019
    Czechs step up protests over premier’s business ties

    Biggest Prague rally since fall of communism demands resignation of Andrej Babis

  • Monday, 10 June, 2019
    Czech PM Andrej Babis tested by swelling street protests

    Student-led demonstrations sparked by concerns over billionaire’s business interests

  • Thursday, 6 June, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Czech premier’s conflicts of interest are a stain on its democracy

    EU has sticks when it comes to misuse of funds and it should use them to the full

  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
    Emerging markets48 sec
    Prague protesters call for Czech PM Andrej Babis to quit

    Billionaire prime minister is facing increasing pressure over his business interests

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
    Czech PM Babis hits back at claims of conflict of interest

    Protests mount at businessman-politician’s reaction to EU probe

  • Friday, 31 May, 2019
    EU says Czech PM breached conflict-of-interest rules

    Audit claims Andrej Babis had continuing ties with former businesses

  • Thursday, 30 May, 2019
    AnalysisEM Squared
    ‘Grim’ eastern European demographics tipped to sap growth Premium

    Banks and real estate among sectors expected to be exposed by declining labour force

  • Monday, 20 May, 2019
    Banks
    International banks to boost Czech fund

    Local units of Erste, UniCredit, SocGen and KBC expected to contribute to state kitty

  • Monday, 6 May, 2019
    European banks
    Czech banks hit after prime minister’s dividends proposal

    Andrej Babis said lenders should pay a fifth of dividends into a state fund

  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2019
    Czech police recommend charging prime minister with fraud

    Andrej Babis dismisses ‘conspiracy’ against him as prosecutors weigh pressing charges

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    Residential
    Five reasons to live in Prague, Czech Republic

    With wide green spaces and baroque buildings, the city is celebrated for its work/life balance

  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2019
    AnalysisEM Squared
    Rising wages start to erode central Europe’s competitiveness Premium

    Subdued headline inflation is masking underlying price pressures across region

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