Domestic Affairs
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Cabinet approves draft budget for 2012
The Czech government on Wednesday approved the framework of the 2012 state budget counting on a deficit of 105 billion crowns or 3.5 percent of GDP. Although this draft…
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No agreement yet by coalition on new VAT rate or spending cuts
A meeting between government coalition leaders on Monday failed to produce conclusive results on how the government will offset falling tax revenues. But two variants…
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NATO chief slams Czechs over reduced military spending
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has criticized the Czech government for reduced military spending. According to media reports, the NATO chief sent Prime…
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Czech state may have to pay billions of crowns to Slovak pensioners
As the coalition government moves to push a badly needed overhaul of the pension system through the lower house, fresh clouds have appeared on the horizon. It has emerged…
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Parliament, protestors take on health care reform
The lower house of Parliament is now debating the latest of the government’s comprehensive reform measures, this time dealing with health care. No criticism has been…
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Roma group blasts Interior for anti-extremism efforts
The Czech Republic’s leading Roma advocacy group, Romea, has announced they are suspending their collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior, saying their relationship…
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Government report finds insufficient grounds for Communist party ban
The Czech government’s efforts to outlaw the country’s communist party have suffered a setback. A report by the Interior Ministry, as quoted in the daily Lidové noviny on…
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New coalition deal saves Czech centre-right government
The Czech centre-right coalition government has overcome the most serious crisis it has gone through since taking office less than a year ago. On Thursday, coalition…
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Prague grammar schools top national school-leaving exam rankings
The new nationwide school-leaving exams concluded this week at around 1,300 secondary schools around the Czech Republic. According to overall results issued by the Czech…
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UN to Czech Republic: find alternatives to institutional care for children
The Czech Republic has once again come under fire for failing to adequately protect child rights. In its latest report the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child…
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Parliament approves first stage of controversial health reform
The Czech Parliament has approved the first stage of the government’s health care reform. The three-party coalition, which has a majority in the lower house, pushed the…
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Will transport strike turn Prague into biker-friendly city?
Politicians and union leaders are still arguing about the significance and the impact of Thursday’s transportation strike. But in Prague, where nearly all municipal…
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