Domestic Affairs
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Voluntary returns programme ends amidst new flood of immigrants
Tuesday was the last day on which jobless foreign workers could apply for assistance under the Czech Interior Ministry’s voluntary returns programme launched in February…
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Czech government seeks to get back on track following budget wobble
The Czech caretaker government has moved quickly to shore itself up after being badly shaken last week by a vote in parliament which torpedoed its budget package for 2010…
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Report suggests Czech Roma suffer more discrimination than any other minority in EU
It is well known that the Czech Republic’s Roma minority suffer from a wide variety of social problems, including relatively high levels of unemployment and low levels of…
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Left-wing triumphs in dramatic debate over 2010 Czech budget
After a day of drama and bitter wrangling on Wednesday, the Czech parliament approved a budget for next year. But it was not the budget that the caretaker government had…
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Police protest wage cuts
Czech police demonstrated on Wednesday to protest wage cuts affecting civil servants under the government’s austerity measures aimed at helping lower the deficit. Several…
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Government moves to define “more than a small amount” of drugs – including cacti
What exactly is “more than a small amount of drugs”? It’s a question that has plagued Czech drug users, policemen and judges alike for several years. The answer can mean…
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How well is Czech education system responding to the challenge of change?
The Czech education system has taken many strides in the last 20 years since the fall of Communism but still shows some of the scars. Recent governments and the Ministry…
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Ondřej Liška elected Green Party chairman
The acting chairman of the Green Party Ondřej Liška has been confirmed in the post at a Green Party conference, defeating two other contenders by a large margin. While the…
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Czech NGOs hope Copenhagen will produce CO2 treaty but president sceptical
Delegations from 192 countries will arrive in the city of Copenhagen on Monday for two weeks of talks aimed at establishing a new global treaty on climate change. The…
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Czechs pledge more troops to Afghanistan but real battle will be in parliament
After months of anticipation President Barack Obama finally announced this week he would be sending an extra 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a bid to bring the U.S…
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Record state deficit sparks fears that Czech finances are spiralling out of control
Figures just out have confirmed that the Czech state is heading for a record-breaking and massive public deficit this year. Higher spending and a dramatic drop off in…
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New party TOP 09 elects leadership with Karel Schwarzenberg as chairman
The new Czech political party TOP 09 held its first ever conference in Prague over the weekend, formally establishing itself on the country’s political scene. Senator and…
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