Domestic Affairs
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Bavarian premier makes historic trip to Prague
The head of Germany’s biggest and most important region, Bavaria, is making a landmark visit to the Czech Republic. The two-day trip by minister president Horst Seehofer…
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Czech politicians are better at denying corruption than media are at exposing it, says pundit
Czech Environment Minister Pavel Drobil stepped down on Wednesday. His announcement followed the release of recordings made by the head of a department at his ministry…
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Environment minister steps down amidst corruption scandal
The Czech environment minister, Civic Democrat Pavel Drobil, has announced his resignation over a corruption scandal at the ministry. Mr Drobil’s decision came hours after…
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Junior party warns it will push through priorities or leave government
Public Affairs – the junior partner in the government coalition – held a policy conference at the weekend seen largely as a litmus test on the party’s future direction…
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EU says Czech “arousal” test for gay asylum seekers could violate human rights convention
The European Union’s top human rights agency has criticised the Czech Republic over a procedure aimed at ascertaining whether men who seek asylum on the grounds that they…
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Over 120,000 state employees take part in strike over pay cuts
Tens of thousands of people in the Czech Republic have been protesting on Wednesday against plans by the country’s government to cut public sector pay next year. More than…
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Creators say Czech equivalent of Wikileaks should begin releasing sensitive data next week
The most recent Wikileaks release of classified information has been dominating world headlines for over a week, with the latest twist Tuesday’s arrest of the website’s…
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National strike: a demonstration of power or weakness by Czech unions?
Wednesday’s strike organised by unions to protest government plans to cut the public sector workforce and wages is set to be the biggest demonstration of organised labour…
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100,000 set to strike Wednesday against cuts in public sector salaries
The Czech Republic is bracing itself for what is being billed as the biggest protest since the Velvet Revolution. On Wednesday, around 100,000 public sector workers will…
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Czech government signals readiness to deliver on pensions reform
The Czech Republic has so far moved slowly to reform its pay as you go pensions system. But the pressures of a growing imbalance between working people and those who have…
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Justice Minister to push for tougher consequences for minors who commit violent crimes
Following a number of highly publicized incidents of violence commited by juveniles the country’s Justice Minister, Jiří Pospíšil, is pushing for tougher consequences for…
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Top court enables inquiry into judges’ communist past
In a breakthrough verdict, the Czech Constitutional Court has opened judges’ communist past to public inquiry. The court ruled that people have the right to know whether…
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