Domestic Affairs
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Business News
In this week's Business News: the Czech government has decided to end state subsidies for school milk programmes; why Czech banks are cutting mortgage rates and why the…
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Czech Radio marks fortieth anniversary of Soviet-led invasion
August 21st, 2008 marks 40 years since Warsaw pact troops moved into Czechoslovakia, crushing the reform movement known as the Prague Spring. The invasion shocked many…
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A story of two eights – 68 and 08.
The recent conflict in Georgia came at an unfortunate time for Russia - the fortieth anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Indeed, such…
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Czech political scene split over Georgia
"This is not 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten its neighbours, occupy a capital, overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have…
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A culture of non-resignation
“A lot of people are curious about what lies behind your resignation. You had a brilliant career; your record is impeccable – they want to know why you suddenly left.” “…
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Is former PM Zeman making a political comeback?
Miloš Zeman, one of the biggest names in Czech politics in the last two decades, could be making a comeback. A civic association called the ‘Friends of Miloš Zeman’ has…
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Klaus crowned king of rhetoric by new poll
Václav Klaus is the king of Czech public speaking, at least according to a new poll. A jury of academics, spokespeople and news anchors found the president’s rhetoric the…
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Communist military counter-intelligence files posted on internet
Last week the Archive of the Czech Security Forces posted data on the internet compiled by former Czechoslovakia’s military counter-intelligence. The data lists some 140…
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No budge in Klaus’s position on Lisbon Treaty after Kaczynski visit
The future of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty was the main issue on the agenda when Czech President Václav Klaus played host to his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on…
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Kuchtová to challenge Bursík for Green Party leadership
Leader of the Greens, Martin Bursík, has a challenger for the post. On Wednesday, one of the environment minister’s most outspoken critics, Dana Kuchtová, said that she…
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Greens threaten to leave government unless truck restrictions broadened
In a week’s time, the government was to have begun discussing the tightening of restrictions on long-haul trucks in the Czech Republic. But the talks have now been…
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Czech PM announces he is going to Beijing – after Olympics opening ceremony
The Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolánek, has just announced that he is going to the Olympics in Beijing next month. However, he is heeding a Czech cabinet recommendation…
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