A Communist Party plan to tax the compensation the state must pay religious groups in the Czech Republic is upsetting church leaders. Seventeen religious denominations – Christian and Jewish – are legally entitled to recover or be compensated for assets confiscated during the post-World War II Cold War. As the largest denomination, the Catholic church Read more
The Czech Republic’s 2010 decision to lower drug possession from a criminal to misdemeanor offense has turned the country into a mecca for drug users. The change has spawned a profitable sub-economy, but also come at a high social cost. The problem has its roots in a rectangular tent made of black plastic that looks Read more
The Czech Republic has signed an historic agreement with the Catholic Church and 15 other religious groups to pay them compensation for properties seized by the Czech Republic’s Communist regime. The deal under which the Czech government will pay churches billions of dollars was signed despite left-wing opposition in what is the European Union’s most Read more