Domestic Affairs
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Prague mayor wins in-party showdown to form new coalition
A dramatic week at Prague City Hall seems to be drawing to a close and the Czech capital will be under new management. The city’s grand coalition of the rival Civic and…
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Education Ministry to launch nationwide tests for elementary school pupils
The Education Ministry will soon launch nationwide tests it believes will help improve the plummeting standards of Czech elementary schools. Contrary to the ministry’s…
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Speculation surrounds fall of Prague’s grand coalition
The grand coalition of Civic and Social Democrats at Prague City Hall is about to end, a year after it assumed power. In a surprise move, the Civic Democrats in the…
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Anniversary of Velvet Revolution marked by anti-government demonstrations
On Thursday, November 17th, the Czech Republic marked 22 years since the start of the Velvet Revolution as well as the 72nd anniversary of the events of November 1939…
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New trade minister appointment stirs controversy
President Klaus has appointed Civic Democrat Martin Kuba to head the ministry of Trade and Industry, following the resignation of Martin Kocourek last week. Though Mr…
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Industry minister resigns amid corruption charges
Prime Minister Petr Nečas accepted the resignation of Industry and Trade Minister Martin Kocourek on Wednesday evening, the sixth change to the cabinet in the last year…
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Fresh blow to government’s anti-corruption efforts
The Czech government’s anti-corruption efforts took a beating when the lower house of Parliament last week watered down its public procurement bill, leaving a loophole for…
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Government reforms approved by Parliament
After a grueling week-long filibuster in the lower house, the centre-right coalition government on Sunday pushed a package of key reform bills through Parliament…
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Lawyer Edward Fagan: Czech authorities “sadly mistaken” about what they are facing
The high-profile US reparations lawyer Edward Fagan is waging a battle with the Czech authorities over bonds issued in 1924 by the town Karlovy Vary. Mr Fagan made his…
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Lower house passes state budget bill in first reading
On Wednesday evening, following a thirty-hour session and after eleven hours of opposition filibustering, the lower house passed the draft state budget for 2012 in its…
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Finance ministry considers crisis measures after economic growth projected at just one percent
Gloomy growth predictions across Europe have led the Czech Finance Ministry to revise its growth forecast for 2012 downward to at best 1 percent – a dip that will leave…
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Parties at loggerheads over what should be subject to a national referendum
There is general agreement among the country’s parliamentary parties that the Czech Republic would benefit from a law on national referendums, however the approval of such…
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