Domestic Affairs
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Interior Ministry plans “painful year” for police and fire departments
As government ministries prepare for a year of austerity, the Interior Ministry has announced its plans for cutting its budget by 8.3 billion crowns. The result is what…
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Labour ministry plans controversial cuts to state employees’ salaries
Come 2011, the Ministry of Labour wants to see state employees’ salaries cut by 10%. That was the main point of a proposal put forward on Thursday as part of the coalition…
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Czech government shakes up employment rules for foreign workers
The Czech government has moved to crack down on foreign workers who overstay their welcome in the country. At the same time it has set up a new system for attracting…
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Foreign Ministry’s plan to shut down several embassies comes under fire
After seeing its budget reduced by over 150 million Czech crowns, the foreign ministry is being forced to make significant cuts in staff. Foreign Minister Karel…
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Czech, Polish presidents make pilgrimage to peak of Mount Sněžka
The presidents of Poland and the Czech Republic climbed to the summit of Mount Sněžka on Tuesday, the highest point in the Krkonoše mountains that divide the two central…
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Lengthy debate ends with predictable win for new Czech government in lower house confidence vote
In a debate lasting over seven hours, Prime Minister Petr Nečas outlined the new Czech government’s comprehensive reform plans to the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. His…
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Is flood reserve proposed by Finance Ministry solidarity fund or poll tax?
In the wake of the latest floods that hit parts of the Czech Republic over the weekend, the Czech government has come up with an idea of how to help pay for the damages…
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Government pledges immediate aid to flood-stricken regions
Damages from this weekend’s flash floods are estimated at heading for CZK 4 billion (around USD 215 million). To determine how to quickly and efficiently send financial…
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Czech trade unions promise ‘hot autumn’ over planned government reforms
Czech trade unions on Friday criticized the government’s policy statement which they see as the strongest attack on employees’ rights since the fall of communism. The…
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Government brings back revamped economic advisory board
The Czech government has set up a revamped economic advisory board, or NERV. The board, which was first set up in 2009 to deal with the economic crisis, will now focus on…
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Government policy programme includes pledge to balance budget by 2016
The recently installed Czech government approved its policy programme on Wednesday. The 46-page document is based on the coalition deal agreed between the three parties in…
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Transport Ministry to put brakes on dozens of construction projects
The boom in transport construction is over, at least for the near future: that is the message new Transport Minister Vít Bárta sent on Tuesday after meeting with…
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