Domestic Affairs
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Czech companies to cut thousands of jobs
The Czech Republic is now beginning to be more affected by the world financial crisis. After a number of industrial companies announced cutting thousands of jobs, the…
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Key Lisbon ruling paves way for Czech ratification to begin
Supporters of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty were given cause for celebration on Wednesday morning as the Constitutional Court ruled that the treaty does not violate the Czech…
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Leader of Workers’ Party promises reformation under new name as government requests banning
The government is seeking the banning of the Workers’ Party, the far-right grouping who made international headlines after trying to attack a largely Romany estate in a…
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Court session on constitutionality of Lisbon treaty adjourned until Wednesday
All eyes were on the Czech Constitutional Court on Tuesday, where a verdict was expected on whether the EU’s Lisbon treaty is in line with the Czech constitution. If the…
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Romanies warn of mass emigration if government does not deal with far-right violence
Just a week ago Czech neo-Nazis fought a pitched battle with police who prevented them from marching through a Romany neighbourhood of a north Bohemian town. With the…
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PM Topolánek: It’s Lisbon or Moscow
One of the key issues of the upcoming Czech EU presidency will be the future of the Lisbon treaty, but the Czech Republic is the only EU country that has yet not voted on…
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Analysts warn of “ethnic war” as local people cheer neo-Nazis in Litvínov
The Czech prime minister Mirek Topolánek added his support this week to calls to ban the far-right Workers Party, following the worst violence in the country for eight…
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Plan to give new fathers paid leave wins praise
The centre-right government has come under fire for many of its past reforms, but its latest proposal has put a smile on many people’s faces. Social Affairs Minister Petr…
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November 17th anniversary overshadowed by radar debate
Czechs on Monday marked 19 years since the fall of communism and the return of freedom and democracy to their country. It was a day of remembrance but more than ever…
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Neo-Nazis clash with police in Litvínov
On Monday the Czech Republic witnessed some of its worst street violence in recent memory when hundreds of right-wing extremists in the north Bohemian town of Litvínov…
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The Czech Republic’s Nuclear Energy Dilemma
Today, energy from nuclear power plants provides for roughly a third of the Czech Republic’s overall electricity consumption. There are in fact six operating nuclear power…
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Sex therapists criticise criminal code’s lowering age of consent
The new criminal code passed by the lower house this week has come under fire from many of the country’s sex therapists for one simple reason: lowering criminal…
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