Domestic Affairs
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New criminal code to revolutionise Czech law
It's being described as a revolution in Czech criminal law. On Wednesday the lower house approved sweeping changes to the criminal code, covering everything from the age…
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New Czech Labour Code mobilises trade unions into action after sixteen year slumber
The Czech Labour Code is to be amended - but the question is how? Will it serve the rights of the employer or the employee? The changes proposed by the senior ruling…
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The perfect prime minister and Indiana Jones
The parliamentary elections in June of next year are expected to be a major confrontation between the ruling Social Democrats, who have been in office for eight years now…
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Politicians argue over revocation of 'screening laws'
The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek is once again at the centre of attention after giving his backing to a Communist Party proposal to scrap the so-called screening…
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Left-wing parties push through controversial bill on churches
The ruling Social Democrats pooled their votes with the Communists in the lower house of Parliament on Tuesday to push through a controversial amendment to the law on…
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Culture Minister Vitezslav Jandak to mark 100 days in office
Even in his youth, Vitezslav Jandak was a character actor, resigned to playing second fiddle to the leading man. In the immensely popular film "Tri Orisky Pro Popelku" …
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PM Jiri Paroubek: Communists no threat to democracy
Views expressed by politicians and participants of the gatherings in the streets of Prague on Thursday do not necessarily reflect the overall mood in Czech society. The…
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Discontent on streets as Czechs remember November 17th 1989
Czechs and Slovaks marked the 16th anniversary of the start of the 1989 Velvet Revolution on Thursday, a time when people remember the overthrow of Communist rule and…
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Czech politicians say restrictions on free movement of workers within EU should be removed
When Czech politicians were convincing Czech voters to say "yes" in the referendum two years ago on joining the EU, one of the things they promised was that Czech workers…
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Agriculture minister's head rolls
Allegations that state officials, including Agriculture Minister Petr Zgarba, had passed on inside information to land speculators have caused heads to roll - first those…
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Czech government puts health insurer VZP under administration
It's been in the air for weeks but now it actually happened. The newly appointed health minister, David Rath, has put that the largest state-owned health insurer, the VZP…
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Cabinet agrees on Agriculture Minister's call to sack Land Fund board
The Cabinet on Wednesday accepted Agriculture Minister Petr Zgarba's proposal that Parliament dismiss the entire board of the powerful Czech Land Fund - the body…
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