The Embassy and the Consulate of the Czech Republic recently held a commemorative evening in honour of President Vaclav Havel. The programme was introduced by the ...

There has been heated debate in Parliament of late discussing the budget implementation measures. Both sides of the House argued that a great deal needs to be done to maintain ...

Reactions in Europe to the Arab Awakening have veered too wildly between optimism and pessimism. As the initial euphoria gives way to the inevitable doubts, we need to stay the course and reaffirm our commitment to the emerging democracies...

Tomorrow, the European Union will launch an additional opportunity for EU citizens to participate in government matters at the EU level. This new tool, called the European Citizen...

I have been surprised by the recent coverage in the American press of gasoline prices and politics. Political pundits agree that presidential approval ratings are highly correlated with gas prices: When prices go up, a president’s poll ratings go down...

Virtually all young people are familiar with electronic games and social networking and might be considered as “digital natives”...

The White House called North Korea the odd man out. President Barack Obama counted it back in....

Caritas has given government politicians the research details on which it has based its request that the minimum wage be raised...

Efforts to stem global warming have nurtured a strong urge worldwide to deploy renewable energy ...

In 1989, the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the collapse of the Soviet Empire, I was extremely fortunate to spend a sabbatical year at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London...