Domestic Affairs
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Public Affairs: new education minister will need manoeuvring room in face of difficult tasks
Finding a successor to outgoing Education Minister Josef Dobeš, who resigned over planned budget cuts at the ministry, is seeing delays and most definitely will not be…
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Czech government pays lip service to referendum calls
The Czech government on Wednesday approved a bill on automatic referenda, something the public as well as politicians from across the board have been calling for for years…
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Embattled former mayor suspends party membership
Former Prague mayor and MP Pavel Bém, of the Civic Democratic Party, has heeded calls from fellow members to suspend his party membership. In a written statement issued on…
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Controversial Prague lobbyist charged with bodily harm; may face further charges connected to wire…
Prague police have charged the controversial lobbyist Roman Janoušek with menacing behaviour due to intoxication as well as grievous bodily harm. On Friday, Mr Janoušek…
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Fresh wiretap scandal shows lobbyist’s influence over Prague City Hall
A new scandal has thrown more light on how deals were made at Prague City Hall, which has frequently come under fire for corrupt practices and cronyism. Leaked phone…
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Education Minister Josef Dobeš resigns “over budget cuts”
The embattled Czech education minister, Josef Dobeš, has announced he will step down. Mr Dobeš, who has come under severe pressure over a number of issues including EU…
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End of an era for Czech Constitutional Court?
The vice-president of the Czech Constitutional Court, and one of its most distinct judges, Eliška Wagnerová retired on Tuesday as her ten-year term expired. Dubbed the…
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Police warn investigations will suffer if next year’s budget cuts go through
The police have warned of tremendous impacts if the government’s wide-ranging budget cuts go ahead. The current plan calls for a cutting a four-billion crown slice from…
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Pundit: Citizens’ initiative calling for resignation of government indicates a new level of public…
Thousands of people gathered for anti-government protests following a call from the heterogeneous protest group Holešovská výzva, or Holešovská appeal. Among their main…
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New slat armour to be used on additional Czech military vehicles in Afghanistan
Additional transport vehicles used by the Czech military in Afghanistan are to receive added protection developed by defence firm VOP-026 Šternberk: cage (or slat) armour…
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Bárta trial adjourns after an ugly week
The first round of the trial of leading Public Affairs member and former transport minister Vít Bárta comes to a close on Friday. Over the course of the week no less than…
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Trade union group fears that government cuts will weaken stagnant Czech economy
The Czech government is debating continued austerity measures, hoping to save 23 billion crowns in 2012, 42.4 billion in 2013 and a whopping 84.4 billion in 2014. But the…
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