Czech Republic
Archaeology
1,000-Year-Old Ice Skate Made of Bone Discovered in Czech Republic
In Přerov, Czech Republic, archaeologists at the Comenius Museum have discovered a thousand-year-old ice skate made of animal bone. This find came during their rescue dig in the city's Upper Square.
The skate, probably crafted from a horse's shinbone, was...
Archaeology
Stunning Facial Reconstruction of Paleolithic Woman
Archaeologists have reconstructed the face of a Paleolithic woman whose human skull was found buried inside a cave in 1881 in the hamlet of Mlade located in today's Czech Republic. The subject was identified as male at the time,...
Greek News
Antigoni Drisbioti Wins Gold for Greece at the European Championships
Greek race walker Antigoni Drisbioti won the gold medal in the 20 km walk at the European Championships that were held in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
The holder of the Panhellenic record finished ahead of her competitors in 1...
Greece
European Court of Justice Slams Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic for Refusing Refugees
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), the supreme court of the European Union, ruled that three EU member states have breached their obligations under EU law by refusing to take a number of refugees who are stranded in Greece...
Europe
Czechia to Stop Using ”Greek” for Yogurt Made in the Country
The Government of Czechia submitted an alteration of its national legislature that allowed Czech companies to produce yogurt that was later dubbed ''Greek''.
In 2016, the Czech government enacted a law that violated the European Union's rules against consumer's misdirection.
According...
Business
Meet the Greek Tycoon Providing Healthcare in Eastern Europe
I am sitting with a man who made a huge fortune after emigrating from his native Greece to 1980s communist Czechoslovakia -- a story as implausible as it sounds.
Sotirios Zavaliannis arrived in eastern Europe with empty pockets and ended...
Europe
Czech Man Appears in Lidl Shop with Large Greek Cross
A man dressed in clerical vestments holding a large Greek Orthodox cross in his hands was shopping in the local Lidl supermarket on Monday in protest against the food chain having erased the cross from Orthodox churches on the...
Greece
Czech President Proposes Greece to Send Migrants to Uninhabited Islands
Czech President Milos Zeman proposed that refugees and migrants who end up trapped in Greece be sent to uninhabited islands, in exchange for a gradual reduction of the state debt.
The Czech Republic leader was on Rhodes on October 4...
Europe
Czech Police Aid FYROM in Keeping Migrants from Crossing Greece-FYROM Border
On Monday forty Czech police officers left to help Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) protect its border with Greece, Petr Petik, deputy police president said in a press conference.
"They are very well-trained for this service so the work...
Economy
Feta Cheese and Greek Yogurt at Risk of Losing their 'Greekness'
It is very likely that in the near future feta cheese commercials around the world will not be accompanied by the sound of bouzouki and beautiful Greek island landscapes. Feta cheese is at risk of losing its Protected Designation...