Domestic Affairs
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Government unveils opening bid to get to grips with gaming sector
The government has answered local council calls they be given more powers to stamp out gaming machine or so-called herna bars across the country. Proposed legal changes…
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Czech president and foreign minister clash over EU treaty opt out
A war of words has erupted between the two Czechs charged with steering the country’s external relations: the president and foreign minister. The clash stems from concerns…
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Former finance minister says budget plans based on over optimistic forecast of economic growth
Analysts and economists began getting to grips with the final format of next year’s budget on Thursday morning. Former Social Democrat finance minister, Pavel Mertlík, now…
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Czech government approves belt-tightening budget for 2011
The Czech government on Wednesday approved a belt-tightening budget for 2011 limiting the public finance deficit to 135 billion crowns or 4.6 percent of gross domestic…
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Pre-election campaigning takes aggressive tone towards marginal social groups
One aspect of campaigning for local elections this autumn has been a noticeably aggressive tone against groups on the margins of society. While a right-wing proposal to…
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Unions keen to avoid industrial action but strikes possible, says workers’ leader Středula
Trade union members from around the Czech Republic gathered in Prague on Tuesday to demonstrate against planned public sector pay cuts. But what can such a protest achieve…
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Tens of thousands protest government plans to cut public sector salaries
An estimated 40,000 trade union members took to the streets of Prague on Tuesday to protest against public sector pay cuts planned by the recently appointed Czech…
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Ahead of elections, Prague authorities make fresh move to control prostitution
A month ahead of local elections, Prague officials have revived efforts to legalize prostitution. City Hall has come up with a bill that would grant prostitutes the status…
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Analyst: Prague municipal election will be fight between Civic Democrats and TOP 09
Weeks after other political parties announced their candidates for Prague mayor in the upcoming municipal elections, the Civic Democrats have finally made public their own…
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Interior Ministry’s anti-corruption strategy gets cool reception
Some two and a half months after calls for curbing corruption changed the Czech political landscape, the Interior Ministry unveiled its anti-corruption strategy. But the…
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Ex-Constitutional Court judge Pavel Varvařovský elected new Czech ombudsman
The lower house of Parliament has elected lawyer Pavel Varvařovský the new Czech ombudsman. The former Constitutional Court judge, who was nominated by the right-of-centre…
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Prague and Paris seek to mend strained relations
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg appears to have mended some fences with France on a just completed official visit. After veiled criticism from Mr. Schwarzenberg…
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