Domestic Affairs
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Civic Democrat leader’s political future hangs in balance
Leaders of the centre-right Civic Democratic party met for more than seven hours on Tuesday to discuss the future of party leader Mirek Topolánek, following an uproar over…
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Civic Democrat chairman causes uproar over remarks about gays, Jews, Church
The chairman of the Civic Democratic Party, Mirek Topolánek, is in hot water over an interview he gave to a gay magazine. It included controversial statements about two…
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Prince Charles to return to Czech Republic for four-day visit
Britain’s Prince Charles will be arriving in the Czech Republic at the weekend, as he and his wife Camilla continue a trip through Central Europe. In addition to visiting…
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Minister resigns after pressure from PM over controversial power plant
Environment Minister Jan Dusík resigned on Thursday over plans to modernise the controversial Prunéřov coal-fired power plant in north-west Bohemia. Mr Dusík said he’d…
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Education Ministry proposal for classes in Romani language, culture
The Education Ministry has proposed introducing lessons in Romani language and culture in schools, to encourage Roma pupils and foster greater integration in society. The…
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Social Democrats generous with promises ahead of May’s general elections
The Social Democrats launched their campaign for May’s general elections with a bang over the weekend. At a conference in Teplice on Saturday, they unveiled an ambitions…
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Labour offices told to get tough on work permits for foreigners as unemployment bites
Local Czech labour offices have been instructed to take a tougher line on permits for foreigners seeking work in the country or those wanting to prolong their existing…
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Minister of Human Rights slams public broadcaster for showing communist era news
Old TV news has been in the news recently here in the Czech Republic. Michael Kocáb, the human rights minister, has slammed the public broadcaster Czech TV for showing…
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US business grouping seeks to fight corruption by sponsoring new law on public tenders
The American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic has taken the highly unusual step of launching an initiative of its own to get a new law governing how massive…
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Environment Ministry seeks to stem disappearance of farmland under new development
Agricultural land is fast disappearing under concrete in the Czech Republic and the pace is getting faster rather than slowing down. That is one of the main reasons why…
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Trade union leader ostracized for outrageous homophobic remarks
Transport and services union leader Jaromír Dušek has evoked outrage on the Czech political scene by launching a vicious and homophobic attack on the management of Czech…
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New party bets on popularity of charismatic leader
TOP 09 leader Karel Schwarzenberg and his team have just launched an unusual campaign aimed at getting young Czechs to vote. It revolves around the charismatic politician…
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