Domestic Affairs
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Eurosceptic Czech president now seen as last big hurdle on the road to Lisbon treaty ratification
With Ireland expected to approve the Lisbon treaty in a repeat referendum next week, eurosceptics in the EU are now pinning their hopes on Czech President Vaclav Klaus…
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EU gives Czechs moderate support on Canadian visa issue
If Canada does not abolish visas for Czech citizen by the end of the year, Brussels might retaliate by introducing visas for Canadian diplomats travelling to the EU. That’…
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Poland and Czech Republic possible partners in new US defence plans
The Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout was in New York on Monday for talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On the table: possible future cooperation in US…
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Group of right-wing senators readies second Lisbon Treaty complaint
A group of Czech right-wing senators has announced it will file a second complaint on the Lisbon Treaty. Civic Democrat Senator Jiří Oberfalzer said the group would again…
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What are the implications of US change of direction on missile defence?
The Czech Republic and Poland were the centre of world attention on Thursday, when the United States announced that it was abandoning plans to place parts of an anti…
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Political analyst Jiří Pehe: the present crisis will strengthen democracy in the Czech Republic
The recent weeks of political turmoil in the Czech Republic have left many questions unanswered – primarily what kind of government will rule the country until regular…
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Deficit cutting budget proposal now given higher chance of success
The Czech budget has taken centre stage in political discussions after Tuesday’s surprise retreat from early October elections. Caretaker Prime Minister Jan Fischer has…
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Caretaker government demanding fresh mandate and consensus on 2010 budget
Emotions ran high and politicians traded insults on Tuesday, after the Social Democrats unexpectedly pulled the plug on early elections, deepening uncertainty over the…
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Analyst: Move against early elections will demolish Czech Republic’s reputation
The move by the Social Democrats to renege on an earlier decision and say it was now not backing the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, caught most observers by…
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No early elections after last minute U-turn by Social Democrats
What a difference a day makes – especially in Czech politics. Few would have thought much stood in the way of the dissolution of parliament and early elections after what…
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Russian deputy PM’s visit spurs speculation over thaw initiative
Russia’s deputy Prime Minister arrived in Prague for talks on Monday amid frosty Czech-Russian relations following a tit-for-tat spy row. Speculation has been high in the…
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New law in place to facilitate early elections
The Czech Republic is a step closer to resolving its drawn-out crisis, after President Klaus signed into force a constitutional amendment facilitating the way to early…
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