Domestic Affairs
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Will Czechs say no to free fruit and veg in schools?
In a bid to tackle child obesity, the European Union wants to subsidise the hand-out of free fruit and vegetables in Czech schools. The system has already been tried in…
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Audit incomplete, Čunek saga to continue
The drawn-out corruption scandal surrounding embattled Deputy Prime Minister Jiří Čunek is set to continue. On Monday, a private audit ordered by fellow minister, Karel…
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Preparations for EU presidency in full swing
The Czech Republic is to take up the EU presidency in January of next year and preparations are in full swing to make sure that everyone - at every level - is fully…
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Green party leader seeks stronger mandate ahead of crucial votes in Parliament
Following months of infighting in the Green Party, one of the three parties in the Czech coalition government, its leader Martin Bursík has brought the battle out into the…
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The Czech energy strategy: liberalization, efficiency, and nuclear power
The Czech government on Friday received a preliminary report by an expert commission on the country’s future energy strategy. The commission, led by the head of the Czech…
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Czech troubles with the Lisbon Treaty
The Czech Republic is one of seven EU countries which haven’t yet ratified the Lisbon Treaty. Its ratification has become a divisive issue between the eurosceptic and…
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Government passes pension reforms
The government’s narrow passing of proposed pension reforms on Wednesday represents something of a relief for the fractious coalition. Yet the legislation, which creates a…
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Czechs go on strike against reforms
Hospitals and polyclinics, schools and kindergartens, trains and trams – these are some of the services Czechs had to do without for an hour on Tuesday. Between 1 and 2 pm…
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Minister slams judge in Kuřim abuse case
Few cases have been more shocking or sickening than the Kuřim child abuse case which went to trial last week. Since it began new headlines and explicit details have…
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Blow for left-wing opposition, boost for government’s radar plan as MP defects
The balance of forces in the lower house tipped slightly in favour of the government this weekend as another MP from the opposition Social Democrats – the fourth in the…
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Czech Republic expects wave of immigrants but is it ready to accept them?
The Czech Republic has traditionally been quite a homogenous country with just a small number of foreigners living here, but that picture is changing, and fast…Twelve…
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Sarkozy fails to move indifferent Czechs in bid to keep Lisbon alive
The French president Nicolas Sarkozy came to Prague on Monday, a trip that had been planned long in advance but happened to fall on the first working day after the people…
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