Domestic Affairs
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Politicians promise the people will elect their next president
With just days to go to the February 8 presidential elections speculation as to who will lead the country in the next five years has reached fever pitch. More than ever…
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Court orders noise reduction on Prague’s thoroughfare
For years, people living in the close vicinity of the “magistrála”, the main artery cutting through the Prague city centre, have been fighting with City Hall to reduce…
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Plzeň mayor faces dilemma as neo-Nazis plan new march past synagogue
The Czech Republic’s freedom of speech and assembly laws have been tested to the full in recent months by a small but determined group of neo-Nazis. For the second time…
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Presidential challenger unnerves ruling party ahead of elections
The Czech presidential election is just days away and there’s no question that tensions are on the rise between those backing incumbent Václav Klaus and those backing his…
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Czech Republic to get unique road sign
A new law proposed by the Czech transport Minister Aleš Řebíček will see Czech drivers encountering an entirely original road sign. The white-on-blue sign, which features…
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South African court rules against extraditing Radovan Krejčíř
One of the country’s most notorious fugitives, billionaire Radovan Krejčíř, is another step closer to escaping Czech justice forever. Almost a year after he was arrested…
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Presidential campaign heats up
With less than a week before the two houses of Parliament meet to elect a new Czech president, the campaign by the incumbent Václav Klaus and his challenger, Jan Švejnar…
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President Klaus makes new comments about climate change, do they echo the views of Czechs?
Czech President Václav Klaus is notorious for his outspoken views on climate change. He calls evidence of global warming “bogus” and ambitious environmentalism "a threat…
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EP criticizes Czechs for pig farm on the site of former Roma concentration camp
A report outlining Roma minority problems in the EU, adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday, highlights the case of a pig farm built on the site of a wartime…
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President and challenger appear in front of Social Democrat senators – and the TV cameras
All eyes on Tuesday afternoon were on the Czech Senate, where the two candidates in Friday week’s presidential election were taking part in a Q and A-session-cum-debate…
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Controversy at the eleventh hour: some deputies propose electing president by acclamation
On February 8th the two houses of Parliament will convene to elect a new head of state and the days leading up to the vote are marked by increased tension on the Czech…
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Elections again!
Anyone who remembers the Czech presidential election five years ago will know it took not three rounds but three attempts to elect Václav Klaus, the former head of the…
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