Decision to invade Ukraine raises questions over Putin’s ‘sense of reality’
Officials in western capitals concerned by ‘despotic mindset’ of Russian president
Czech president ready to appoint right-wing coalition’s leader as PM
Country in limbo after head of state hospitalised after last month’s parliamentary election
Communists kicked out of Czech parliament for first time since 1948
Voters hand defeat to PM Andrej Babis’s ANO party and back opposition group Together
Little sign of revived relationship between US and EU
Biden’s priorities are domestic, his foreign policy set for his home audience
Czech cabinet set to survive test over pandemic and PM's business affairs
Russia- and China-friendly Czech president Milos Zeman also under fire
Czechs appoint fourth health minister of pandemic as vaccine row continues
Blatny defied pressure from the president who wants to buy Russian and Chinese vaccines
Czech and Hungarian leaders in Israel to discuss Covid-19 strategy
Vaccine debate intensifies as pandemic's third wave batters central Europe
Hungary tightens lockdown as pandemic ‘third wave’ grips central Europe
Czech and Slovak hospitals to send patients abroad to ease Covid-19 pressure
Croatia seeks to save vital holiday season from Covid-19 pandemic
Czechs eye ‘corona corridor’ to Adriatic coast as lockdown controls ease
Central Europe split over risks and rewards of Chinese influence
Beijing's threat to Czech firms revealed as Baltic states raise security concerns
Prague set to honour murdered Russian opposition leader
Mayor plans to rename square outside city’s Russian embassy after Kremlin critic
Top Czech prosecutor reopens billionaire premier’s fraud case
Andrej Babis has refused to resign over corruption and EU audit questions
Czechs and Slovaks celebrate Velvet Revolution and denounce current leaders
More than 200,000 people rally in Prague against populist premier and president
Russia and China, controversial friends of the Czech president
Milos Zeman’s ties with Putin and Jinping run counter to principles of the 1989 Velvet Revolution
The Irish Times view on the Velvet Revolution 30 years on: the new resistance
Events to commemorate the peaceful 1989 uprising will mingle with a new round of protests in defence of liberal democracy
Velvet Revolution memories bittersweet as Czechs worry for their democracy
Nation marks 30 years since Vaclav Havel and fellow dissidents swept into power
Russia vents outrage over plan to move Soviet statue in Prague
Czech mayor is facing death threats and compared to ‘Nazi official’ over proposal
Czech prosecutors halt fraud investigation into billionaire premier
Final decision still pending in case prime minister Babis calls ‘politically motivated’
Czech government survives no-confidence vote
PM Andrej Babis faces further pressure over fraud allegations after huge public protests
Czech president names new justice minister despite street protests
Thousands rally over fears that PM Andrej Babis's fraud case could be quashed
Social media savvy Slavia Prague enjoying the good times
‘I would say it’s the strongest Czech team, on a club level, that I’ve seen for a long time’
Czech protests deepen crisis around scandal-hit leader Babis
Billionaire prime minister flies to see his son after kidnap claims stun Czechs
EU's future in focus 100 years after birth of Czechoslovakia
Macron calls for EU solidarity as Merkel and Mattis also join festivities
Le Pen and Salvini look to European parliamentary elections
Right-wing populists forging alliances to target ‘those holed up in the Brussels bunker’
Czechs lambast their leaders 50 years after Soviet invasion
Premier’s communist-era ‘agent’ past and president’s pro-Russian views stir anger
Russia casts long shadow as Czechs mark 50 years since invasion
Pro-Kremlin president will not make a speech in memory of the Prague Spring
Biker gang and Crimea visit put focus on Slovakia’s ties to Russia
President calls Kremlin-backed Night Wolves a security risk and restates stance on Crimea
Little sympathy for UK's Brexit woes among EU's newest members
Eurosceptics bullish but no deep desire in central Europe to leave EU
Czech communists help tycoon’s cabinet win confidence vote
Andrej Babis finally breaks nine months of post-election deadlock
New anti-immigration Czech government to lean on communist support
Eurosceptic tycoon Andrej Babis remains as premier despite fraud allegations
Billionaire Andrej Babis set to cement power after Czech coalition vote
Government likely to lean on communist support after eight months of limbo
Migrant surge deepens Bosnia's rifts as elections loom
Ethnic Serb leader claims Bosniaks want to boost Muslim population
Czech president says communists and far-right could join government
Protests grow as deadlock over indicted billionaire premier Andrej Babis grinds on
US hails Prague’s extradition of alleged Russian hacker
Moscow angry and Czech president and government at odds over Yevgeny Nikulin
Italian elections likely to ensure ongoing political instability
Europe Letter: Eurosceptical forces in Rome will undermine Franco-German partnership
Czech Republic: voters opt for fear over facts
To the Kremlin’s delight, a populist who peddles scare stories about refugees has won re-election
Czech president’s re-election marred by attack on reporters
Media watchdog urges populist Milos Zeman to condemn his supporters' actions
Populist Miloš Zeman wins Czech presidential election
Eurosceptic incumbent has beaten pro-Western academic Jirí Drahoš
Czech vote pits Kremlin-friendly populist against pro-EU liberal
Challenger pledges to restore liberal, pro-EU outlook by ousting often-divisive incumbent
Divided Czechs face stark choice in tight presidential run-off
Anti-immigration Eurosceptic Milos Zeman faces off against placid liberal professor Jiri Drahos
Czech presidential hopeful wary of Russian meddling before run-off
Jiri Drahos hit by lurid fake news as he challenges Kremlin-friendly Milos Zeman
Czech presidency up for grabs as political uncertainty deepens
Populist president Milos Zeman and liberal rival Jiri Drahos at odds over scandal-hit PM
Czech Republic: going to the wire
A moderate, pro-western scientist is in with a chance of winning the presidency
Political temperature rises in Czech Republic ahead of presidential run-off
Populist president and liberal challenger disagree over scandal-hit premier
Czechs vote as liberals challenge populist Eurosceptic president
At a Prague polling station, topless activist berates Milos Zeman over his Russian ties
Czech president’s ‘vulgar’ populism faces a tough test
Eurosceptic Miloš Zeman is under threat from a pro-EU challenger in presidential vote
Czech parliament delays confidence vote in scandal-hit premier
Andrej Babis will be nominated as premier again if he loses first vote, says president
Tokyo-born Czech nationalist revels in his rising influence
Tomio Okamura backs ‘Czexit’ and opposes Islam and immigration
Czech rallies recall Velvet Revolution and decry rising populism
Billionaire election winner Babis and pro-Russian president Zeman alarm many Czechs
Czechs to invoke spirit of ’89 in rallies to defend democracy
Tens of thousands expected to march amid rising European populism and xenophobia
Czech tycoon gets president’s backing to form new government
Fraud charges against billionaire Andrej Babis complicate coalition talks
Czech tycoon faces tricky coalition talks after crushing election win
Scandal-hit populist Andrej Babis plays down talk of potential rift with EU
Czech election likely to hand power to scandal-plagued tycoon
Andrej Babis dubbed the ‘Czech Trump’ for his riches and populist rhetoric
‘Czech Trump’ charged with fraud ahead of likely election victory
Andrej Babis accuses Czech political elite of conspiring to keep him from power
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