Domestic Affairs
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Would-be coalition make unexpected offer to adopt opponents' key policies
Negotiations on the formation of a new Czech government have been going on now for more than seven, very long weeks, with no apparent end in sight. But the protracted…
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More senior officials accused of flouting traffic regulations
Just days after the Czech Republic's police chief was caught speeding, other senior officials are also in hot water for breaking the rules of the road. A senior traffic…
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Klaus gives first interview on political deadlock but avoids question of Grand Coalition
At the start of June Czechs went to the polls in parliamentary elections but today - a full fifty days later - it seems they are still not near to having a new government…
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Police chief surrenders licence after caught doing 190kmph on motorway
There's been a noticeable improvement in driving standards in the three weeks since the introduction of a controversial points system, with most drivers showing far more…
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Czech Republic inches towards resolution of post-election stalemate
The Czech Republic inched its way closer to a way out of the political stalemate on Wednesday, a stalemate which has gripped the country since inconclusive parliamentary…
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Civic Democrats team up with UK Tories for new anti-federalist EP platform
Civic Democrat leader Mirek Topolanek may be deeply embroiled in talks on forming a new government, but he still found time this week for a major international political…
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Czechs find loophole in new point system
As of July 1 drivers on Czech roads have been subject to new regulations and a point system that threatens to take away the licenses of dangerous drivers. Critics of the…
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Are biggest parties heading for a "coalition agreement"?
It's been over a month since Czechs went to the polls and yet the country still lacks a new government. With the number of seats in parliament split equally between the…
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Czech prime minister says Slovak government should be given a chance
The outgoing Czech prime minister and Social Democrat leader Jiri Paroubek has shocked many European Social Democrats -including Czech MEPs - by openly supporting Slovakia…
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Fewer deaths on Czech roads as new law comes into force
Rarely does a new law cause so much controversy and yet have so much of an impact. A new points system for driving offences went into effect at the weekend with stunning…
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Jaroslav Basta - student activist, weekend archeologist, political diplomat
In this week's One on One, my guest is Deputy Foreign Minister, Jaroslav Basta. Born in May 1948, Jaroslav Basta has many credits to his name: historian, political…
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Social Democrat-led cabinet to make way for new administration
The Social Democrat Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has announced that he will resign at the start of next week, triggering the fall of his government and opening the way for…
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