Domestic Affairs
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Constitutional Court throws out secondary challenge to Lisbon treaty
The EU’s Lisbon treaty has inched a step closer towards ratification following a decision by the Czech Constitutional Court. On Tuesday, the court threw out a secondary…
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Former Chief of General Staff says government needs to speed up preparation for new tender on…
The Czech Republic has five years left on its lease of 14 Gripen fighter jets from the British-Swedish consortium BAE Systems-SAAB, but already, say some observers, the…
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Debate stirs up over funding of political parties
Czech political parties have one thing going for them: that is the generous system of state funding for their activities. But that system has come under attack for its…
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Will he or won’t he? President Klaus keeps Europe in suspense.
Will he sign or won’t he – and what’s to be done if he doesn’t – that is the question politicians across Europe are asking themselves. President Klaus is keeping everyone…
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President Klaus holds key to Lisbon treaty ratification
The eyes of Europe are on Czech President Václav Klaus – a fierce Eurosceptic who now holds the key to the ratification of the Lisbon treaty. After the Irish “yes” to…
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MPs reject lobbying legislation
Deputies of the lower house on Wednesday rejected a bill designed to curb lobbying. While many deputies agree that the issue needs to be addressed, only a few are willing…
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Constitutional Court could give verdict on Lisbon in “one month to six weeks”
A group of right-wing Czech senators have filed a new complaint against the Lisbon treaty with the country’s Constitutional Court. The complaint looks set to further delay…
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Czech Cardinal Vlk casts critical eye on years in office
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Czech Republic at the weekend may have been a success but the occasion nevertheless prompted some to take a hard look at their own careers…
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Czech political parties fail honesty test
Several Czech political parties are reeling from a trap set for them by a newspaper. Top members were shown by the daily to be willing to accept donations in exchange for…
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MPs pass austerity package for 2010
On Friday the Czech Parliament’s lower house passed an austerity package, designed by the interim government to curb next year’s budget deficit. After two days of…
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Klaus to UN: blame governments, not markets for world economic crisis
President Václav Klaus has once again appealed to world leaders not to sacrifice the sanctity of the free market in looking for ways to tackle the global economic crisis…
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Call for state funding of political parties to be halved
Czech political parties have probably never been at a lower level of public estimation. So a proposal to halve the generous cash payments to parties by the state as part…
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