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All this week, Radio Prague has been running a series of interviews with its 'tourist of the day'. Yesterday, Rosie Johnston spoke to some Danish visitors from Copenhagen, who'd stopped in Prague on a drive through Europe. Today, she caught up with a Romanian couple strolling through the Old Town Square.

All this week, Radio Prague has been running a series of interviews with its 'tourists of the day'. Yesterday, we had three Californian backpackers with a penchant for shopping. Today, we have John and Anne-Katrine from Copenhagen, who are stopping in Prague on a drive through Europe. Rosie Johnston caught up with them during their rather fleeting stay:

The lower house's mandate and immunity committee received an unprecedented request from prosecutors this week - to lift an MP's immunity so he can be investigated for alleged offences committed during the communist regime. Police want to question Communist Party MP Josef Vondruska following charges of brutality filed by former political prisoners.

For a long time Slavia Prague, one of the most well-known Czech football clubs, has tried but failed to enter the prestigious and profitable Champions League. This year, the sixth opportunity, the Slovak champion Zilina stood in Slavia's way. After a first leg nil-nil draw in Slovakia, Slavia had a chance to move on on Wednesday night at Prague's Rosicky Stadium.

The last few months have seen an increase in the number of owners in the Czech Republic selling successful companies, first established or privatised in the early 1990s. According to analysts, many privately-owned firms have reached a milestone, whereby owners now in their 50s or 60s are weighing whether to take them to the next level - or sell.

The Catholic charity organization Caritas has development aid programmes in many countries of the world. It expanded its activities to Zambia just a year ago where it has been supporting orphans at the St. Charles Academy in Solwezi. We spoke to the project's chief coordinator Jarmila Kabatova about why Caritas picked this particular school and what the past year has been like.

The Czech anti-monopoly office announced on Tuesday it was giving the green light for Dutch brewing giant Heineken to buy the Czech brewery Kralovsky Pivovar Krusovice, making Heineken the third largest player on the Czech beer market. But will a massive injection of cash and technology help improve the image of Krusovice, a brew many beer drinkers turn their noses up at?

The tourist season is at its peak at the moment. To reflect the mix of visitors, Radio Prague is running a series of interviews with our 'tourist of the day'. On Tuesday, Rosie Johnston spoke with two Turkish visitors, who were discovering Prague on bikes. This time, she has interviewed three young Americans, who stopped in the Czech capital on their journey through Europe.

Wilber, Nebraska, is a hub for Czech-Americans, and was appointed 'Czech capital of the USA' by congress back in 1987. Over the 3rd, 4th and 5th of August, it held its annual Czech Days festival, for the 46th time. The town of 1,700 welcomed some 50,000 visitors, and treated them to traditional Czech food, traditional Czech music, and some good old Americana as well. Following on from the celebrations, I called Russ Karpisek, the state senator for Wilber district. Going on the croaky-sound of Senator Karpisek's voice, I asked if there had been a

On Tuesday, those prosecuting Deputy Prime Minister, Jiri Cunek, on charges of corruption, called a halt to the investigation. Jiri Cunek, who is also the Minister of regional development, and the chairman of the Christian Democrats, can now get on with his political career. But questions remain. The scandal has left Czechs asking what really happened in the Cunek case, and whether corruption is really dealt with in the right way in this country. Jan Richter has more.