Domestic Affairs
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President reiterates support for health minister, planned reforms
Health Minister Leoš Heger received strong support from the country’s president on Friday when the two met for talks at Prague Castle. The move comes a day after the…
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Anti-corruption watchdog says government has disappointed over action to tackle graft
Measures to tackle corruption were one of the centerpieces of the coalition agreement that paved the way for the current government. But with an anti-corruption strategy…
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Government determined to ride out the storm in the health sector
The revolt of hospital doctors is over. The fact that close to 4,000 of them have handed in their notice over low pay has left the government unfazed and in some cases the…
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State sheds light on secrets involving settlements over rescued bank IPB
It was the biggest bank rescue in modern Czech history when the state rushed to take over the country’s fourth biggest bank, IPB, as queues formed to withdraw cash and a…
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Reform, hesitant economic recovery and blank election calendar beckons for Czechs in 2011
For many Czechs the election and recession filled 2010 might well have been a year to forget. But what about 2011? Without the aid of a powerful crystal ball, we look…
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President tells Czechs to grit their teeth and support pro-reform government
In his traditional New Year’s address to the nation President Václav Klaus gave his full backing to the country’s pro-reform government telling Czechs they had been living…
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Poverty, insecurity and discrimination hindering Roma school kids in the education process
A sociological study, released by Gabal Analysis and Consulting, shows that a staggering 40 percent of Romany children drop out of elementary school and never go back, a…
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Czech Republic braces for mass departures of doctors
Disgruntled Czech hospital doctors on Monday began handing in their resignations in an attempt to force the government to increase their salaries. Some 3,800 of the…
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Tension within ruling coalition will mount, says commentator Jiří Pehe
The key to the survival of the Czech coalition government was a deal between the coalition parties brokered by President Václav Klaus at Prague Castle. No details of the…
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Centre-right coalition government weathers first serious crisis
The centre-right coalition government weathered its first serious crisis on Tuesday surviving a no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition in the wake of a massive…
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Czech coalition government faces vote of no confidence
The centre-right Czech government is going through its first major crisis since it took office in July. The coalition cabinet is facing a vote of no confidence over a…
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Thousands of doctors to quit over salaries
The Czech doctors’ union reports that roughly a fourth of the country’s 16,000 doctors have pledged to resign their positions through the “Thank You, We’re Leaving”…
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