Domestic Affairs
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Civic Democrats back Alexandr Vondra as defence minister
Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra has survived in his post after he was backed on Monday by the leadership of his party, the Civic Democrats. Mr Vondra was under mounting…
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Defence minister fights for his political future
Czech coalition leaders have crossed swords over one of the most influential men in the Czech cabinet – Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra of the Civic Democrats. Mr. Vondra…
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Acting party chair Bohuslav Sobotka elected Social Democrat leader
Nine months after winning the general elections yet failing to form a government, the opposition Social Democrats elected new leadership at a party congress in Brno over…
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Social Democrats meet to choose new party leader
The Czech Republic’s biggest opposition party, the left-of-centre Social Democratic Party, begins a two day congress on Friday which should elect a new leader. Former…
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Top court rules last year’s budget cuts unconstitutional
The Czech Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that the government’s austerity package, adopted in late 2010, was approved in breach of the constitution. The package…
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Military commando team raids offices at Czech TV
The Czech defence Minister Alexandr Vondra, has suspended from office the head of the Czech military police and two high-level commanders over an unprecedented incident on…
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Government backtracks on pension reform funding plan
The Czech coalition government has backtracked on its plan of how to pay for an overhaul of the country’s pension system. The basic concept of the reform – the addition of…
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Government under pressure to make concessions on pension reform package
Government moves to marry pension reform and large hikes in Value Added Tax are looking increasingly ragged. Leaders of the main coalition parties are meeting on Thursday…
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Czech government adopts mainstream stance on Libya
The Czech government has outlined the country’s stance ahead of an upcoming extraordinary EU summit that will deal with the situation in Libya and other North African…
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Supreme Court: killing a thief when protecting property is murder
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that anyone who kills a thief (or thieves) while protecting their property in the Czech Republic will in the future not be tried for…
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Disabled people set to protest social welfare reform proposal
Czechs with medical disabilities are upset by plans for social welfare reform that they believe could lower their standard of living, and that some have even called…
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Government’s Roma inclusion agency head Martin Šimáček: most mayors not ready to work hard on…
One of the gravest problems facing Czech society is the situation of the country’s Romany minority. According to official estimates, there are between 150,000 and 300,000…
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