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Quintana Roo News Roundup – July 21, 2025
Quintana Roo witnessed a mix of environmental enforcement, infrastructure plans, cultural celebrations and tourism updates on July 21, 2025. Here’s your roundup of the day’s top stories from across the state: Profepa has filed criminal complaints...
FNE Market Analysis 2024: SLOVENIA
The 2024 cinema attendance was a little lower than in 2023 (with around 8% drop in admissions, and 5% drop in box office). Regarding domestic titles, the drop in admissions was the same, 8%, but the box office increased by 1%. The Slovenian Film...

Czech Psychiatric Care Reform: Down but Perhaps Not Out
An October 2024 report by the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) criticised the current government for failing to meet key targets, citing delays in legislation, underfunded social care, and poor coordination between ministries. According to the report,...

WATCH: Rare Moose on the Loose in Czech Republic
Moose are common in some areas of Europe like Norway and Sweden, but they are definitely not common in the Czech Republic. That’s because humans once hunted moose nearly to extinction in Central Europe. The animals are making a slow comeback in...

Czech Supreme Court cancels acquittal of populist leader Babiš in EU subsidy fraud
The Czech Supreme Court in Prague has cancelled the acquittal of Czech populist leader and billionaire ex-Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his ex-manager and Member of the European Parliament, Jana Nagyová, over the alleged €2mn Stork's Nest...

2025 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Viktoriia Safronova, IE Business School
“A creative analytical thinker, driven by challenges and consistently questioning what can be improved.” Age: 32 Hometown: Ukraine, Kyiv. Currently based in Prague, the Czech Republic Fun fact about yourself: In my early 20s, I ran a travel blog...

Even in secular Czechia, Jan Hus remains popular as ever
Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. Lipany was the name of the play we went to see with our kids recently. It told a story about belief and superstition, power play and expensive indulgences, and finally,...

Alumni of Harvard Business School Speak Out in Support of Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze
A group of international business leaders and alumni of Harvard Business School’s OPM 29 program have issued an open letter expressing deep concern over the recent imprisonment of Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, two prominent Georgian...

Planting Knowledge, Growing Futures: Czech-UNDP Partnership brings hands-on environmental education to Georgian schools
TBILISI. 3 July 2025 – A new initiative supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is cultivating more than just plants in Georgia’s schools — it’s growing knowledge,...

Czech Le Pen? Court Reopens Right-Wing Frontrunner’s 20-Year-Old Case Months Before Election
On Monday, June 23rd, the Prague High Court overturned former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s earlier acquittal in a “fraud” case dating back nearly two decades. The ruling forces the same district court that cleared his name last year to re-examine...

Minister Lipavský Welcomed Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže in Prague
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže visited Prague for the first time on a working visit. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský discussed with her the current security developments in Europe, the involvement of Czech...

Czech Filmmakers Cross Borders, Push Boundaries as Industry Rides State Support to Reach New Heights
It was a historic scene at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, when Czech filmmaker Zuzana Kirchnerová climbed the stairs of the Lumière Theater for the premiere of her long-gestating debut feature “Caravan,” the first time in more than three...

UK companies must crack on with cage-free egg pledges
The clock is ticking and as 1 December draws near, the scramble is real for Britain’s biggest food players. Just months remain for companies to prove they can turn promises into progress. Some are flying the coop. Others are scratching around. And...

Czech Animators Stir Memories of Golden Age With ‘New Wave’ of Rising Talents
The Czech animation industry can point to a century-long legacy that gave rise to internationally recognized talents including Jiří Trnka, Karel Zeman, Jan Švankmajer and Jiří Barta, many of whom ushered in a golden age that flourished alongside...
Czech appeals court overturns former PM's acquittal in EU subsidy case
PRAGUE, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A Czech appeals court on Monday overturned the acquittal of former prime minister Andrej Babis in a long-running case involving alleged misuse of European Union (EU) subsidies and ordered a retrial. The case centers on...

Emirates Marks 15 Years of Direct Flights Between Dubai and Prague
Emirates has reached a major milestone in Czech aviation, celebrating 15 years of operating direct flights between Prague and Dubai. Since its inaugural flight on July 1, 2010, the airline has transported over 3 million passengers across more than...

Prague City Approves Clear Rules for Dispensing Boxes
To bring order to the growing presence of dispensing boxes across the city, the Prague City Council has approved a new framework outlining how and where these boxes can be installed on public land. The initiative reflects a growing need to balance...

Czechia Secures €2.6B EU Loan for Rail and Road Projects
The announcement of hefty infrastructure investment is a timely one, just months away from crucial parliamentary elections. The Czech government has approved a 65 billion CZK (€2.6 billion) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support...
Ghana’s Embassy in Czech Republic Champions Tourism Drive to Promote Destination Ghana
In a remarkable move to expand Ghana’s tourism footprint into Central Europe, the Ghana Embassy in the Czech Republic, under the leadership of Her Excellency Madam Doris Adzo Denyo Brese, has spearheaded a high-level tourism promotion initiative...

11 companies with research jobs you can apply to right now
If you are in the market for a new role in the research space, but don’t know where to start, look no further than these exciting companies. A career in research is a great opportunity to work on the topics and challenges that most appeal to you,...