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See what it’s like to visit Prague on this virtual tour 10Best 2/16/2021 © Prague City Tourism Prague Castle Welcome to Prague The enchanting city of Prague ranks among Europe’s best-preserved capitals. It’s a city of fairy tale architecture, magnificent art and some of the world’s best beer. Come along as we tour the Czech capital through stunning photos. © Prague City Tourism River with swans The Vltava River The longest river in the Czech Republic, the Vltava River, flows through the heart of Prague and has played a key role in the development of the capital city. The river...

Romea.cz 8.2.2021 9:44 The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (PHOTO: Czech Television) An amendment to the law on aid to those in material distress currently awaiting a second reading in the Czech lower house does not respect the fundamental principles and rights that such welfare benefits are meant to guarantee, according to some of the volunteer civil society members of the Czech Government Council on Romani Minority Affairs. Romani community members and others on the Council point out that during the last six years, seven such amendments to the law on aid to tho...

Alphonse Mucha's 'Slav Epic' Masterpiece, Explained January 23, 2021 05:26 GMT share Print With news that a probable home has been found for the Slav Epic, a series of masterworks by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, we take a look at what the paintings represent. There have been years of legal wrangling between the city of Prague and the descendants of the artist Alphonse Mucha over his Slav Epic, a 20-painting sequence telling the story of the Slavic people. Now, an agreement finally appears to have been reached to house the work permanently in Prague. Mucha gifted his masterpiece to Prague ...

Romea.cz 19.1.2021 12:05 Stanislav Křeček in a report broadcast by the Prima TV station in February 2016 (PHOTO: TV Prima). Stanislav Křeček, the Public Defender of Rights (ombudsman) in the Czech Republic, published the full wording of his comments on the Czech Government's draft Roma Strategy for 2021-2030 last week after nonprofit organizations criticized a press release issued by his office about the Strategy. Unlike his official press release, his full comments once again make light of discrimination against Romani people, above all in the housing sector, and criticize the Strateg...

Romea.cz Volunteer civil society members of Czech Govt Roma Council: ombudsman intentionally undermining the dignity of Romani people 19.1.2021 15:31 Czech ombudsman Stanislav Křeček (left) and chair of the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust, Čeněk Růžička (right - photographed during a previous session of the Czech Government Council for Romani Minority Affairs). (Collage: Romea.cz) Several volunteer civil society members of the Czech Government Council for Romani Minority Affairs issued a statement yesterday criticizing the current Public Defender of Rights (ombudsman...