Domestic Affairs
-
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" …
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Opening debate on the 'regularisation' of illegal workers
The shadow economy of the Czech Republic is thought to employ hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers. They come mainly from Ukraine and Slovakia, Vietnam and Russia…
-
Interior Ministry announces proposals to change asylum system
The Czech Interior Ministry has announced plans for changes to the country's asylum system, to reflect a fall in the number of refugees arriving in the Czech Republic each…
-
Agriculture Minister's role in 'speculative' property deals under investigation
Allegations that state officials - including Agriculture Minister Petr Zgarba - have passed on inside information to land speculators has prompted an intensive review of…
-
Government to pave way for memorial on former concentration camp site
The pig farm at Lety has proven to be an embarrassment for a succession of Czech governments: in the early 90s, the media revealed that the farm stood on the site of a…
-
Parliament approves significant tax cut that will affect 4 million Czechs
The Czech Parliament on Tuesday passed a significant tax cut which will affect some 4 million Czech taxpayers next year. Employees will save an average of around 400…
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 208
- 209
- 210
- 211
- 212
- 213
- 214
- 215
- 216
- následující ›
- poslední »