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The environmental organisation Greenpeace has been stepping up its campaign against the nuclear power station at Temelin. Last week, they informed the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety about serious safety flaws at Temelin. Czech President Vaclav Havel has thrown his weight in favour of the environmentalists and demanded a detailed report on Temelin's safety. However, the Nuclear Safety Office says it has not found anything wrong at the plant. reports.

More than a year has gone by since parliament passed a law giving any member of the public the right of access to information about what government institutions at every level are doing. Whether it's a question of central government decisions here in Prague, or the local town hall, each citizen has the right to request details of all official negotiations, decisions and other aspects of government work. So, what is the situation? Do Czechs get the information they want? looks into the matter:

For many years, life insurance was the poor relative among insurance packages in the Czech Republic. However, today, more and more people are taking out life insurance policies here. Why do Czechs suddenly feel the need for it? investigates:

Preparations for the annual session of the IMF and World Bank, which will be held in Prague in just a few weeks, are nearing completion. World Bank Vice President Mats Karlsson said on Thursday that the discussion on the IMF/WB annual meeting in Prague has recently turned from security measures to the topics on the meeting's agenda. More from :

The Cabinet, in a meeting on Wednesday, approved a bill protecting key witnesses, lawyers, interpreters and others involved in major criminal proceedings. has the details:

The Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet premiered at the Globe Theatre at Prague's Exhibition Grounds on Wednesday night. The play is performed in English, but includes a novel twist. The play within the play as it is known, which is put on to catch out Hamlet's uncle Claudius, is performed in Czech in this verion. was there and has this report:

The citizens of many Czech border towns are forced to cope with blatant prostitution and their city administrations seem to have very little power to combat it. has more:

Although the Czech nuclear power plant Temelin is to be activated within a few weeks, worries over its safety are still causing concern not only to environmental organizations but also to officials from neighbouring countries. The latest news comes from Germany. The country's Environment Minister Juergen Trittin has hit the headlines by calling on the Czech government to scrap plans to activate the Temelin plant. More from :

A long-retired judge, 86-year-old Pavel Vitek, is to be charged with murder for a verdict he passed 49 years ago. At the time, eleven people were sentenced to death and executed to serve as a warning to all who still resisted the communist domination of Czechoslovakia after the coup in 1948. has the story.