praha
More highs, fewer lies in Prague - the new Amsterdam?
15 grams of marijuana, five grams of hashish or even 1.5 grams of heroin. Thanks to a new law that came into effect on 1 January 2010, Czechs can stock up on drugs without fear of prosecution. The Czech Republic now has the most liberal drug laws in the whole of Europe, though its preventive measures still leave something to be desired
Czech Republic: EU equals protectionism equals communism?
With different visions of the market, politics and the EU, this is a country which is torn between its new role as the centre of Europe and the rejection of any type of communism
praha, eudebate2009, economy, proteccionismo, international trade, economical crisis, nicolas sarkozy
Petr Uhl: ‘I prefer to call it the Czechoslovak spring’
He stood on the barricades of Paris and Prague in 1968 and later produced the Charter 77 civic initiative. The man who once smoked cigarettes in prison with former president Václav Havel looks back over his sixty-six years, but also to Europe and the future
praha, 1968 riots, petr uhl, pravo, communism, journalist, human rights
Prague ‘Hyde Park’: dead speakers society
The Czech capital is banishing a young Brit’s project from the city centre after the first Speaker’s Corner in Europe outside of the UK became a hotspot for extremists
