Czech government’s plan to raise retirement age faces intense protests
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) as well as trade unions have launched petitions to reject the conservative government’s plan to increase the retirement age in the Czech Republic to 68 years
“Czech government merely relies on EU and does not pursue independent policies”
Interview with Kateřina Konečná, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic and leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM)
Protests surge in Czech Republic against soaring cost of living crisis
Even though people across the country are struggling due to the acute cost of living crisis marked by high energy prices, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala accused the protesters of being pro-Russian propagandists
Czech progressives slam plans to permanently deploy US military in the country
In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, ministers of the Czech Republic have been indicating their intention to negotiate with the US on the presence of a base in the country
Progressive sections in Czech Republic protest plans to dispatch ammunition to Ukraine
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) and other left-wing groups have condemned the pro-war policy of the Czech government and demanded de-escalation of tensions in Europe
“We want Czech youth to critically evaluate the 30 years of capitalism in which they grew up”
We talk to Lubos Petricek, chairman of the Prague Young Communist (MK) Commission of Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM), on the political situation in the Czech Republic
Czech communists criticize plans to rebuild Marian Column in Prague
The Prague city council has decided to rebuild a controversial Hapsburg-era monument that is widely viewed as a symbol of Catholic dominance. The Marian Column was demolished immediately after Czech independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918
Czechs commemorate martyrs of Nazi violence on International Student Day
Czech universities were stormed by the Nazi forces in 1939 and more than 1,200 students were sent to concentration camps
Protests held in Prague against proposed removal of Soviet-era general’s statue
The mayor of the municipal division of Prague-6 is reportedly planning to relocate the memorial of Soviet General Ivan Stepanovich Konev. It is seen as a bid to appease the right-wing, neo-Nazi sections of the country
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