Domestic Affairs
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Nuclear power dominates Czech prime minister’s French visit
Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas is in Paris for a two-day visit, the first since he took office last July. Nuclear energy dominates Mr Nečas’ agenda on the trip; on…
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Government nominates Petr Gandalovič as ambassador to US
The three-party coalition government has at long last chosen an ambassador to the United States: MP Petr Gandalovič, an old-time Civic Democrat who among other his many…
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Czech military to step in during imminent hospital crisis
As the standoff continues between the Czech government and the doctors’ trade unions, the authorities have outlined an emergency scenario to avert the looming heath care…
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Government plans to slash communist security officers’ pensions, increase those of dissidents
The Czech government wants to correct some of the injustices inherited from the communist regime. Twenty years after the fall of communism, coalition leaders agreed to a…
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Blanka tunnel to go at least 10 billion crowns over budget
It was not that long ago that previous leadership at Prague City Hall assured the public that the massive Blanka tunnel under construction in the capital would be finished…
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Czech regions and central government start planning for unprecedented hospital crisis
Czech regions and the central government are preparing for the worst as the clock ticks down on hospital doctors’ threat to quit their posts en masse to win better pay and…
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Transport Ministry weighs possibility of using prison labourers to help in road and highway…
The Transport Ministry has raised eyebrows after it was revealed this week it might use non-punitive prison labour on highway and road construction to help curb costs. So…
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US Embassy-backed anti-corruption map goes online
Czech activists have launched an online map of the Czech Republic that highlights anti-corruption strategies, and the lack thereof, adopted by municipalities across the…
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Doctors go for broke in standoff with government
Hopes of a compromise solution to the looming crisis in the Czech health sector dimmed on Monday when a meeting between the health minister and trade union leaders ended…
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Fierce argument erupts over state forestry giant contracts
A fierce battle has pitted environmentalists against plans for the long term management of the country’s biggest forestry company. Environmental groups say the plans…
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Expectant mothers scramble to register at hospitals as health crisis looms
As the government struggles to find a solution to a looming crisis in the health sector, hospitals around the country are bracing for the worst. Over 3,800 doctors have…
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Petr Lessy appointed police president
Interior Minister Radek John on Monday appointed Petr Lessy the country’s new police chief, ending a drawn out dispute within the governing coalition over how the post…
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