Domestic Affairs
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Government unveils ambitious reform of justice system
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Justice Minister Jiri Pospisil unveiled ambitious plans to overhaul the Czech Republic’s inefficient and painfully slow justice system…
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Business News
In Business News this week: As power giant CEZ announces healthy profits, analysts warn of further increases in the price of electricity; Czech Railways is now in profit…
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Landmark ruling finds Czech state guilty of violating rights of Roma school children
In a landmark verdict, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Czech Republic violated the rights of Roma children by placing them in so-called special…
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President tells BBC he expects US radar will eventually be stationed on Czech soil
In an interview for BBC television, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said that he expects a radar base proposed by the US will one day be a reality on Czech territory…
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Business News
In Business News this week: Inflation is at a five-year high, with growth driven by food price increases; unemployment, meanwhile, is at a nine-year low of 5.8 percent…
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Deputy Prime Minister Jiri Cunek resigns from office, blames the press
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Development Jiri Cunek on Wednesday resigned from his posts in the centre-right cabinet saying that he did not want the…
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Will Jan Svejnar be real "anti-Klaus"?
Three months before presidential elections, Czech-born economist and University of Michigan professor Jan Svejnar has emerged as a new candidate who may have what it takes…
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Lower house tightens foreigners' law ahead of Schengen entry
The lower house of parliament this week approved an amendment to the foreigners' law tightening the rules under which foreigners can apply for permanent residence or…
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Welfare abuse claim proves one scandal too many for Jiri Cunek
Jiri Cunek is stepping down. One of the most controversial figures in Czech politics announced at a special news conference on Thursday morning that as of next Wednesday…
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Deputy Prime Minister Jiri Cunek hit by fresh scandal
One of the most controversial figures in Czech politics, Deputy Prime Minister Jiri Cunek, is at the centre of a fresh scandal. The Christian Democrat leader who has…
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Czech TV: Cunek deposited millions in bank accounts while accepting welfare
Controversy has dogged deputy prime minister and head of the Christian Democrats Jiri Cunek since he first entered high politics. In 2006 he was accused of accepting a 500…
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Country, president, mark 89th anniversary of founding of Czechoslovakia
This Sunday marked the 89th anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia, a holiday on which the Czech president addresses the nation and honours individuals…
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