Rob Cameron
@bbcrobc.bsky.social
BBC Prague correspondent. Writing and reporting on Czech/Slovak stuff. May contain views.
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Pinned
The word “dollar” traces its roots back to a silver-mining town in what is now the Czech Republic.
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The word “dollar” traces its roots back to a silver-mining town in what is now the Czech Republic.
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The word “dollar” traces its roots back to a silver-mining town in what is now the Czech Republic.
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The Czech attitude to the euro now feels less like policy and more like political identity.
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
Crownland
Czechs cling to revered national currency
robjcameron.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The Czech attitude to the euro now feels less like policy and more like political identity.
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
After 20 years in the EU, euro postponement feels less like strategy and more like political identity.
New piece coming tomorrow.
New piece coming tomorrow.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
After 20 years in the EU, euro postponement feels less like strategy and more like political identity.
New piece coming tomorrow.
New piece coming tomorrow.
PM Andrej Babis says his country will _not_ scrap the so-called 'Czech ammunition initiative' that has contributed greatly to keeping Ukraine's war effort going.
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
PM Andrej Babis says his country will _not_ scrap the so-called 'Czech ammunition initiative' that has contributed greatly to keeping Ukraine's war effort going.
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
Mukachevo/Мукачево/Munkács. It’s been in Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Hungary, Soviet Union and now Ukraine.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Mukachevo/Мукачево/Munkács. It’s been in Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Hungary, Soviet Union and now Ukraine.
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For a good read on Central European stuff - sometimes fun, sometimes political, but always smart - subscribe to @bbcrobc.bsky.social 's substack!
This week’s post is about maps, memory and how borders are quietly weaponised - from Hungary to Russia.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For a good read on Central European stuff - sometimes fun, sometimes political, but always smart - subscribe to @bbcrobc.bsky.social 's substack!
This week’s post is about maps, memory and how borders are quietly weaponised - from Hungary to Russia.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This week’s post is about maps, memory and how borders are quietly weaponised - from Hungary to Russia.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
There’s a map above my desk that once almost got me into trouble on live TV.
January 2, 2026 at 9:03 AM
There’s a map above my desk that once almost got me into trouble on live TV.
A small detail on an old map of Central Europe sent me down a historical rabbit hole.
More tomorrow morning.
More tomorrow morning.
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A small detail on an old map of Central Europe sent me down a historical rabbit hole.
More tomorrow morning.
More tomorrow morning.
Czechoslovakia's music censors accidentally created a parallel pop universe.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Czechoslovakia's music censors accidentally created a parallel pop universe.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
Do you have The Style of Čenda?
December 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Do you have The Style of Čenda?
They’re still at it, with no sign of a breakthrough.
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They’re still at it, with no sign of a breakthrough.
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
EU summits are almost invariably called “crunch moments”.
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
EU summits are almost invariably called “crunch moments”.
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
⬇️
robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
⬇️
robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
At 71 and rich beyond dreams, Andrej Babiš could have spent the rest of his life playing golf.
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
At 71 and rich beyond dreams, Andrej Babiš could have spent the rest of his life playing golf.
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
“You should start a Substack,” they said.
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“You should start a Substack,” they said.
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
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Oh to be a fly– or another kind of bug – on the wall of the emergency Starmer, Zelensky, Merz and Macron meeting in London tomorrow. European leaders have been obsequious about Trump’s zigzags in public; but much more honest in private if last week’s leak to Der Spiegel can be believed. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Oh to be a fly– or another kind of bug – on the wall of the emergency Starmer, Zelensky, Merz and Macron meeting in London tomorrow. European leaders have been obsequious about Trump’s zigzags in public; but much more honest in private if last week’s leak to Der Spiegel can be believed. 1/
Czechs have a fine sense of humour and irony, like the British (still the gold standard IMHO).
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
Rob Cameron — Dolph
President Petr Pavel has rejected a controversial candidate for the post of environment minister. Filip Turek of the conservative, Eurosceptic Motorists party faces numerous allegations over racist, s...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Czechs have a fine sense of humour and irony, like the British (still the gold standard IMHO).
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
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There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy
Big weekend for the Czech Republic.
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Rob Cameron — Babiš
Czechs go to the polls this weekend facing a deteriorating security situation in Europe and fears of Russian interference. Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš is tipped to head the next government, repl...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Big weekend for the Czech Republic.
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Emil - a moose on the loose - has spent the summer wandering through Central Europe.
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
Rob Cameron — Emil
A wandering elk spotted at dozens of locations across Central Europe this summer has been captured by authorities in Austria and released in forests close to the Czech border. The elk, nicknamed Emil,...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Emil - a moose on the loose - has spent the summer wandering through Central Europe.
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
Update: Campaigners appear to have won. Transport Minister Martin Kupka has just announced the bridge will stay.
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
September 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Update: Campaigners appear to have won. Transport Minister Martin Kupka has just announced the bridge will stay.
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
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People tell me the golden decor in the Oval Office was ordered from Temu. I didn't believe them. And it isn't true. It's from Home Depot. 😂
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
Donald Trump’s Oval Office bling exposed as knockoff £43 plastic sprayed gold
Donald Trump’s claim of a “24 karat” Oval Office has been mocked after sleuths revealed his gold décor is nothing more cheap moulds bought from America’s answer to B&Q
www.mirror.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
People tell me the golden decor in the Oval Office was ordered from Temu. I didn't believe them. And it isn't true. It's from Home Depot. 😂
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...