Domestic Affairs
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Czech president refuses to appoint Topolanek government
Back in October President Vaclav Klaus indicated he would not tolerate any government without wider political backing - that is a government relying on just a few votes by…
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Black Friday for Czech schools
December 15th was "black Friday" for schools across the Czech Republic. The lower house has cancelled funding for a five-year project that aimed to bring computers and…
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Coalition talks collapse (again) as Topolanek turns back on Social Democrats
Lengthy talks on forming a broad coalition government collapsed on Wednesday evening in an abrupt twist in the six-month political saga since inconclusive parliamentary…
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Motejl re-elected ombudsman - public defender of rights
Otakar Motejl, the Czech Republic's ombudsman or public defender of rights, was elected for a second term of office on Tuesday, and will hold the post for the next six…
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Christian Democrats pin their hopes on Jiri Cunek
The Christian Democratic Party has a new leader. He is the controversial mayor of Vsetin, Senator Jiri Cunek - a man whom some see as a racist and others as a pragmatic…
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Senate Human Rights Committee investigates Roma evictions in Vsetin
When the mayor of Vsetin Jiri Cunek evicted several hundred Romany rent-defaulters from their homes and moved them to a complex of portacabins on the outskirts of town…
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Topolanek unveils "magnificent seven" reform proposal
Now stop me if you've heard this one before, but the right-of-centre Civic Democrats have just unveiled their latest proposal for a new pro-reform government. The Civic…
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Tlusty - dispute with Nomura over IPB settled
The highly-publicised dispute between the Czech Repubic and the Japanese investment group Nomura appears close to resolution. The Czech Finance Minister Vlastimil Tlusty…
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Czech Republic says 'No' to beer tax hike
The Czech Republic has blocked an EU Commission proposal that would have seen a 4.5 percent hike on taxes on alcohol including beer. That is something that would no doubt…
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Will Dalik incident further impact politician/journalist relationship as well as government talks?
At the weekend a second attempt to form a new government was made all the more complicated; it was revealed that an advisor to Civic Democrat Prime Minister Mirek…
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Comments by PM's aide complicate negotiations
After what initially appeared to be a breakthrough in government negotiations last week, politicians in the Czech Republic are back at square one. On Sunday the Social…
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IMF warns Czech Republic failure to implement reforms could result in economic slowdown
The International Monetary Fund has warned the Czech Republic that failure to implement much needed reform of its public finances could result in an economic slowdown. But…
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