Domestic Affairs
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Epidemiologist Prymula to become health minister as Vojtěch quits amid Covid-19 spike
In a surprise move, the Czech health minister Adam Vojtěch announced his resignation on Monday morning. He will be replaced by epidemiologist Roman Prymula.
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First woman to head Defence University, soon to be second female general in Czech Army
Col. Zuzana Kročová is the first woman to lead the University of Defence. The freshly minted rector soon will also become the second female Czech Army general.
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Opposition slams govt. after swift scale-back of fresh mask rules
Just days after they were announced, the goverment has scaled back some new rules pertaining to the wearing of face masks in public. The opposition is crying foul.
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Drive-thru voting to be introduced for autumn regional and Senate elections
With regional and Senate elections due at the start of October, politicians have agreed on a means of allowing people in quarantine at the time to cast their ballot.
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Study: Almost one in four Czechs would favour strong leader
Some 24 percent of Czech voters would favour a strong leader and fewer than half are satisfied with the workings of democracy in their country, suggests a new report.
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Lower house approves record 500-billion-crown spending gap due to coronavirus
The Czech lower house has approved the highest deficit in public finances ever – a gap of 500 billion crowns -so as to sustain jobs and boost investment post-coronavirus.
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Qualified Worker Programme for non-EU foreigners partly restored
A green light has been given for workers from some non-EU states to apply for work in the Czech Republic.
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Coronavirus crisis sparks fresh minimum wage debate
The coronavirus crisis has sparked new debate about the minimum wage. Unions are pushing for a sizable increase but employers and the opposition have come out against this.
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Compensation claims over Czech anti-coronavirus measures rise, along with frustration
Claims for damages due to anti-measures coronavirus are beginning to pile up at government ministries. Nearly two dozen entities are demanding a total of 188 million…
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Debate over food self-sufficiency heats up in Czechia as MPs propose new regulation
This week a proposal put together by some government and opposition members of the lower-house sparked a heated debate. It suggests imposing a new regulation that would…
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In memoriam: Charter 77 spokeswoman, novelist and ‘enemy of the state’ Zdena Tominová
Czech author Zdena Tominová, a Charter 77 spokeswoman who immigrated to England after the communist government declared her an “enemy of the state”, has died at the age of…
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Czech study shows extremely low level of collective immunity to COVID 19 virus
A government-commissioned collective immunity study aimed at establishing the level of Covid-19 infection within the population shows that the prevalence of the virus is…
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