Domestic Affairs
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Matouš Turek - a member of the “Week of Unrest” student movement
My guest today is 22-year-old Prague history, English and American Studies student Matouš Turek, who is a member of the “Week of Unrest” student movement that has been…
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De-facto leader of Public Affairs stands trial for corruption
The junior coalition party Public Affairs, which won seats in Parliament on a strong-anti-corruption agenda, is facing a major test of its credibility. The party’s de…
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Fate of education reforms unclear after week of student protests
A week of student protests against proposed reforms of the education system culminated with mass demonstrations around the country on Wednesday. After a night spent…
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Leading economist on austerity package: public sector still squandering money
The Finance Minister’s austerity plan for 2013, which includes far-reaching measures to increase state revenues and cut public spending, has raised an outcry from the…
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Students continue protests over university reform proposals
The student protests that formed a key component of the 1989 Velvet Revolution serve as a stark reminder, even more than twenty years later, that the imagery of any Czech…
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Scattered oversight: the gaping loopholes in Czech public servant conflict of interest laws
A recent study by the pro-civic engagement charity Oživení found that of five hundred disclosure declarations lodged by Czech politicians – MPs, Senators and local…
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Pundit: battle over control of High State Attorney’s Office in Prague decisive for country’s…
The battle over who should head the High State Attorney’s Office in Prague and the implications of the return of the office’s old-new head Vlastimil Rampula are very much…
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Change of guard at High State Attorney’s Office in Prague in drawn-out battle for control of…
The change of guard at the High State Attorney’s Office in Prague has sent reverberations across the political spectrum and has raised concerns regarding the independence…
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Government moves to give crime victims more support and greater protection
Being a crime victim can be a shattering experience and many who have personally experienced it say that reporting the incident and the investigation that follows can be…
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EU human rights court rules Czech state denied Kinský fair trial in property restitution case
The European Court of Human Rights denounced the Czech state for having denied a fair trial to František Oldřich Kinský, an Austrian aristocrat who sued the country over…
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Czech Parliament passes direct presidential elections
Czech citizens themselves will choose their next president in 2013 for the first time in history. After years of public and partisan discussion, and five final hours of…
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MPs complete legislation aimed at legalizing cannabis for medical purposes
A group of Czech MPs from all of the parties in the Chamber of Deputies has completed legislation which could legalise the use of cannabis in the Czech Republic for…
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