Domestic Affairs
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Cardinal slams “black comedy” of Communists’ compensation taxation move
The head of the Czech Roman Catholic Church has hit back at a Communist Party bill aimed at taxing compensation paid to churches for property seized under the previous…
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Justice Minister: President Zeman may have “committed” a crime relating to judicial independence
If President Miloš Zeman suggested he would name a judge chief justice of the Constitutional Court in exchange for making certain judicial decisions, he “may have…
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Lower house passes amendment taxing church restitutions
A new amendment has been passed through the lower-house of Parliament which would tax church restitutions. Its author, the Communist Party, says it could save the state…
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Prague gets its first nightlife mayor
A special role has been created to regulate the excesses of Prague’s nightlife. Councillors of the Czech capital’s City Hall elected Jan Štern as “night mayor” on Monday…
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Populist media boss forms new political movement
The owner and chief presenter of the country’s most controversial television channel, Jaromír Soukup, has announced the creation of his own political movement. While it is…
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Czech president slams spy chief, education minister for discussing “Soviet” bias in school…
President Miloš Zeman has lashed out at the education minister for having met the director of the counter-intelligence service BIS to discuss the agency’s warning that a “…
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Watchdogs slam pace of Czech motorway construction, as bookies take bets on transport minister’s…
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš boasts that his government has achieved an unprecedented level of investment and motorway construction. Meanwhile, a survey by domestic…
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President’s chancellor under fire for alleged attempts to influence judiciary
The president’s chancellor, Vratislav Mynář, tried to influence the decisions of judges in key courts, according to weekly Respekt, which cited a number of magistrates. Mr…
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Government agrees in principle on extending free school lunches, but not on definition of “needy”…
After months of debate, the coalition government has agreed in principle to provide free school lunches to children from the “neediest” families enrolled in nursery and…
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Key organisations to carry out Huawei products risk analysis over security fears
The Czech government has ordered the operators of the country’s key infrastructure to ensure they are not open to attack due to using Huawei products. These fears stem in…
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Report: One in six Czech state attorneys were in pre-1989 Communist Party
One in six of the Czech Republic’s state attorneys are ex-members of the pre-1989 Communist Party, Czech Radio’s iRozhlas news website reported on Monday. But defenders…
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Government slow on upholding anti-corruption policy, say watchdogs
When Andrej Babiš’s government published its manifesto in June 2018, it vowed to come up with new measures to combat corruption, including laws protecting whistleblowers…
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