Domestic Affairs
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Political goodwill in short supply ahead of Christmas holidays
It may be the season of peace and goodwill but there is very little of it to be seen in Czech politics. Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek’s centre-right government is deep in…
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Government humiliated over foreign missions bill
It was a humiliating defeat for the Czech governing coalition: at Friday’s session of Parliament the opposition decided to show its strength by rejecting a bill on the…
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British PM Brown supports Czech EU presidency priorities
Czech PM Mirek Topolánek met with the head of the British government Gordon Brown in London on Thursday in the final stop of his tour of European capitals ahead of the…
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MP and finance minister trade insult, finger gesture
No topic has been more heated in the Czech parliament of late than mandatory health fees – defended, to varying degrees by the government, but reviled by the opposition…
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Sarkozy criticizes Czech president's refusal to fly EU flag
Just two weeks before the Czech Republic takes over the rotating presidency of the EU from France, the French president has taken a swipe at the Czechs. Nicolas Sarkozy…
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To fight, or not to fight the economic slowdown?
The Czech economy is slowing down, though at present it has managed to stave off a recession. With the EU recently agreeing on a stimulus package, while many individual…
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A parliament delegation meets with Czech troops in Afghanistan ahead of crucial vote on boosting…
A delegation of Parliament’s Foreign and Defense Committee left for Afghanistan on Sunday ahead of a decisive vote on reinforcing the country’s foreign missions. They will…
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Czechs welcome results of EU's Brussels summit
A two-day summit of the European Union in Brussels, which concluded on Friday, was the last before the Czech Republic assumes the rotating EU presidency. Leaders of 27 EU…
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Petr Mach – former advisor to President Klaus on founding of new political party
In today’s One on One, Jan Velinger’s guest is the economist Petr Mach, a former advisor to Czech President Václav Klaus and the head of the conservative think- tank CEP…
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Czech governing coalition weakened by departure of independent MP
The fragile balance of forces on the Czech political scene has tipped slightly in favour of the opposition parties, after Social Democrat renegade and later independent…
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“Unrealistic” state budget for 2009 approved by lower house
Despite its minority support in the lower house the centre-right governing coalition on Wednesday pushed through the state budget for 2009, securing the votes of all five…
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Akord project aims to improve doctors’ services
Endless queues at the doctors’ have long been a major complaint by Czech patients. Especially during the flu season, it’s not uncommon to wait an hour or more. But now…
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