After winning the Teen Face of the Czech Republic competition last year, 12-year-old Mariana Bečková decided it was time to conquer the rest of the Continent in the Face of Europe competition, making herself the first Czech contestant in a beauty pageant that pushes traditional contest boundaries.
12/19/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: beauty contest, Czech Republic
Hungary and the Czech Republic said Thursday that they won’t join a new European Union treaty aimed at tackling the bloc’s debt crisis if it means giving up their countries’ independent tax policies.
12/2/2011
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: Czech Republic, Hungaria, taxes
The Czech Republic’s left-wing Social Democrats are leading with about 24% of the vote in the general election, with some 30% of ballots counted.
05/2/2010
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: Czech Republic, Social Democrats
