A Czech doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting his co-workers between the years of 2006 and 2011, Czech web news service Ceske noviny reported February 6. ...

The Czech Republic’s former Prime Minister Milos Zemam sailed into the presidential seat, getting 54.8 per cent of the vote in the second round of elections, Czech internet news service Aktualne.cz reported on January 26. “Former Prime Minister Milos Zeman, a left-wing candidate, has won the run-off presidential election with 54.8 percent of the vote, against current Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg's 4 ...

The Slovakian and Czech police forces cooperated in the seizure of more than 30kg of marijuana worth some EUR 300,000, Police spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova told Slovakian news portal The Daily.SK. ...

The Czech government has revealed its corruption strategy for 2013 and 2014 with particular emphasis on the political scene and public tenders, web daily Ceske noviny wrote January 15. ...

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas could face bribery charges after a complaint was submitted to a court of law by a defense attorney, Czech internet daily, Ceske noviny reported ...

Convicts scheduled to receive amnesty from the Czech President in 2013 include bankrupt national bank - Union banka - employees, who are being tried for contributing to its downfall, news portal Ceske noviny reported. ...

The Czech police discovered a fuel import tax scam worth CZK 1.25 bln, on imports from Germany and Austria, according to Czech news website Ceskie Noviny. ...

State investigators from the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine cooperated successfully to break up an Asian mafia group specializing in financial fraud, tax evasion and money laundering  responsible for embezzlement of an  estimated PLN 2.6 bln, the Polish media reported. ...

The global slowdown and euro crisis notwithstanding, retail properties are bucking the trend, according to a new report by international real estate agency Colliers International. ...