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Czech and Austrian Presidents play down tensions
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Press Review
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European Commission puts on brave face following Nice Summit
The man who brokered the agreement between the two Prime Ministers was the European Union's Commissioner for Enlargement, Guenter Verheugen. The Commission, traditionally…
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Muscovites give warm reception to relaunch of Radio Prague Russian Service
As you may have heard earlier this week, Radio Prague has relaunched its Russian service. Earlier today, I spoke to Radio Prague's editor-in-chief David Vaughan who has…
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Who wants to be a millionaire?
Yes, it's reached the Czech Republic, the quiz show that has had viewers the world over glued to their TV screens. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has now been launched in…
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African Centre opens in Prague
There has long been a small African community in the Czech Republic, going back to the communist days when many students came to the country on scholarships. Today, as…
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G7 discuss oil and the Euro in Prague
The decline of the Euro and spiralling oil prices. Not surprisingly these were top of the agenda when finance ministers and national bank governors from the G7 group of…
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Czech emigres gather in a small town in East Bohemia
What could possibly bring forty-two people of all ages, shapes and sizes from different corners of the world to the little Czech town of Dobruska in the foothills of the…
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Central European cooperation goes into a new gear
At the Czech Foreign Ministry on Monday journalists were introduced to a brand new Central European institution - the International Visegrad Fund. Named after the town…
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IMF President outlines themes of forthcoming Prague meeting
It was amid an atmosphere of tension here in Prague, sometimes bordering on hysteria, that the International Monetary Fund's recently appointed President, Horst Koehler…