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Where Czechs are Going on a Summer Holiday
We all know that Prague is a major international tourist destination, but have you ever wondered where the Czechs go on holiday? While Czech travel agencies advertise…
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Press Review
There are few surprises in the Czech newspapers today - like yesterday, most of their pages are taken up with coverage of the NATO Summit. The newspapers focus on the…
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Forum 2000 Holds NATO Roundtable
These days, many conferences and roundtables are being held in Prague alongside the NATO summit in order to highlight different perspectives on NATO. One of the first took…
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Vilemov Castle
"And Professor Reisky liked swing, traditional jazz. And he ordered this kind of music, and he asked me for a dance. I was a little bit shocked, because the baron, the…
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Love and Marriage, Czech Style
Some of you may be in love with a Czech, some of you may want to marry a Czech. So in this ABC of Czech, we bring you the Czech words that you need to bridge the gap…
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The Vilemov Forum
Forum 2000 may be the Czech Republic's best known annual conference on international affairs, but it is by no means the only "forum" to take place in the country. Last…
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Press Review
The victory of the Republicans in the congressional elections in the United States appears on the front pages of all of the Czech Republic's major newspapers today. In…
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Israel Recognises Czech Righteous
For the first time since arriving in Prague ten months ago, the Israeli ambassador to the Czech Republic, Arthur Avnon, opened up his residence yesterday to guests. On the…
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Antisemitism in the Czech Republic Low
Ten years ago, an international conference was held in Prague with the aim of examining the role of antisemitism in the history, politics and society of Central and East…
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Bridges and Gaps at Forum 2000
Over forty world opinion formers were in Prague for the weekend, on the invitation of President Vaclav Havel, for the sixth Forum 2000 conference. They were discussing one…