Domestic Affairs
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Czech Republic failing to curb smoking
While western European countries slowly take strong measures against smoking, including outright bans in public places, countries such as the Czech Republic are struggling…
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The Days of Unrest: Prague actors' and artists' protest against the council’s arts funding
Hundreds gathered outside Prague’s National Theatre on Sunday to witness an eight-hour-long protest against the way the arts are funded in the Czech capital. The event …
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Czech Republic to settle Poland’s territorial claims
The Czech government is working on a proposal that will give Poland back the land it was stripped of in the 1950s, at the order of the Soviet leadership. While the…
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Government approves treaty on radar base
On Wednesday the government approved a treaty between the Czech Republic and the US on the deployment of an American radar base on Czech territory. The treaty, to be…
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Communist Party conference shows lack of will to reform
The head of the Communist Party Vojtěch Filip was re-elected party leader at a national conference over the weekend, disappointing both reformists and radicals within the…
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Should Czechs worry about prices of food skyrocketing?
Prices of some basic foodstuffs in the Czech Republic have gone up by 20 to 30 percent since the beginning of the year due to the government’s fiscal reform, as well as…
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Education minister unveils plans to overhaul the country’s universities
Czech universities can expect big changes. On Monday, Education Minister Ondřej Liška presented a ‘bílá kniha’ (‘white paper’), which proposes sweeping reforms of the…
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Blob highly unlikely on Letná Plain
Last year a design for the new national library by architect Jan Kaplický promised to bring an unprecedented architectural edge to the centre of Prague. But almost from…
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Government survives no-confidence vote
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek’s centre-right government survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday. The motion from the opposition Social Democrats won only…
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Government and City Hall officials planning to transform the city centre
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek and Prague Mayor Pavel Bém on Tuesday signed a memorandum on a proposed makeover of the Prague city centre. The plans include revamping the…
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Greenpeace occupies radar base site as Condoleezza Rice trip postponed
Plans to build a radar base 70km southwest of Prague as part of the U.S. missile defence shield encountered a minor setback on Monday, as it emerged that U.S. secretary of…
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Czechs discuss whether rising food prices are linked to biofuel production
As the price of food skyrockets to an all-time high, the international community has started to ask itself whether the production of biofuels on land which could otherwise…
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