After spending much of my youth abroad I came back to Prague in my late teens to study at Charles University and I knew right away that this was the city I wanted to call home. Joining Radio Prague in 1986 was a lucky break. I was there to see the crowds welcoming Gorbi at Ruzyne Airport, I found myself reporting on the fall of the Iron Curtain and getting my first taste of adrenalin. Ever since, it has been an exciting road to tread. And when the generally fascinating world of politics becomes too much I balance it out with whacky human interest stories from the Czech Republic hoping to raise a smile somewhere on the other side of the globe.
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Daily news summary
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Criticism from EU commissioner sparks fresh debate on migrant quotas in Prague
President Miloš Zeman, the country’s most outspoken opponent of migration, has come under fire from EU commissioner Guenther Oettinger, for saying that the Czech Republic…
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Czech maternity hospitals embrace Life in a Suitcase project in aid of abandoned children
Many Czech maternity hospitals have joined a project aimed at helping abandoned children overcome the handicap of starting life without someone special to love and care…
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Czech Republic sees highest mid-year budget surplus in its modern history
The Czech Finance Ministry posted a state budget surplus of 75.6 billion crowns at the end of July, up from 41 billion the previous month. The surplus is 50 billion crowns…
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Police reform on the roll, despite continuing controversy
A significant reorganization of the police force was launched on Monday with the merger of the two elite crime fighting units into a National Centre against Organized…
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Tradespeople up in arms over booming Jack-of-all-trades phenomenon
Czech tradespeople are up in arms over the increasing rivalry that plumbers, painters and electricians are getting from unqualified jacks-of- all trades who make a living…
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Bohempia aims to bring hemp back into the Czech textile business
A newly-established Czech firm is trying to bring hemp back into the Czech textile business. It produces T-shirts, socks, gloves and even sneakers out of hemp and is…
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Friends of the Earth striving for more wilderness areas in the Czech Republic
The NGO Friends of the Earth is striving to start a broad debate on expanding wilderness sites outside of the country’s national parks. Earlier this month it released a…
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Czechs training Iraqi pilots to be deployed in fight against ISIL
Thirty-one Iraqi helicopter pilots wrapped up a 14-months training session at the Pardubice pilot training center on Sunday. The course was for beginners who received…
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