Domestic Affairs
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Give up part of your full-time job to the unemployed, and you will be rewarded!
The unemployment rate in the Czech Republic last month was just over 9 percent. This is not as bad as in neighbouring Germany, or Poland, but it does give cause for…
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Czech universities at a crossroads: questions of reform
With university entrance exams around the corner and the general elections only 4 months away, there is growing attention on the Czech Republic's system of higher…
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Czech Pharmacies close down amid row over profit margin
There are approximately 2,200 pharmacies in the Czech Republic and most of them closed their doors to the public for three hours on Monday. Pharmacists are protesting…
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Bill on single sex partnerships makes it through both houses of Parliament
After seven years of intensive lobbying the Czech gay and lesbian community has finally come close to reaching its goal: on Thursday the upper house of Parliament, the…
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Lowest number of women in Czech post-communist history to run for parliament
"Equal opportunities" is one of the buzzwords of the day. The Czech government has a special council devoted to the issue. The former Czech prime minister, EU commissioner…
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Teachers and students seek compensation for damages suffered during Communist period
The Christian Democrats, one of the two smaller parties in the ruling coalition, have formulated a new bill which aims to compensate teachers and students who were thrown…
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Ultra-right National Party seeks to gain attention ahead of elections
The National Party, one of three tiny ultra right wing groupings which have been on the margin of Czech politics for years now without gaining any significant support - is…
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Longest serving Czech MP Michal Kraus steps down over financial scandal
Michal Kraus, the longest serving deputy in the Czech lower house, has resigned. The Social Democrat MP had come under fire from the press and the opposition, over…
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Corruption scandals mushrooming in Czech politics ahead of general elections
On Tuesday, a member of parliament for the opposition right-of-centre Civic Democratic Party gave up his mandate and all his political functions. Vladimir Dolezal is…
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The start of an election year: President Klaus stays out of the fray as politicians bicker
As customary on January 1st Czechs gathered around their TV sets to hear the president's New Year address to the nation. President Klaus's speech was your typical New Year…
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Wanted businessman leaves country to avoid prosecution
The Czech media are full of it - another billionaire wanted by the authorities has left the country. Earlier this year businessman Radovan Krejcir escaped from his villa…
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Health minister prescribes "radical treatment" for Czechs
Are you overweight? Do you smoke? Do you neglect medical check ups? The average Czech would give you a "yes" answer to all of the above and the health minister now intends…
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