Domestic Affairs
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Fraud investigation into case involving Czech prime minister halted
Chief Prague State Attorney Martin Erazim has halted a four-year-long investigation into suspected EU fraud by the country's prime minister, Andrej Babiš, and members…
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Poll suggests Communists would not get into lower house for first time
For the first time in its history the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia has polled below the minimum 5 percent threshold necessary to get into the Chamber of Deputies…
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Strike alert! Czech opera singers demand ‘auditions’ for top National Theatre posts
National Theatre artists, mainly opera singers, are threatening to strike if the newly appointed culture minister rejects their demand to open selection processes to…
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Prosecutor drops fraud case against Czech PM – but story not over yet
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš can let out a sigh of relief, albeit a temporary one. On Monday morning, Deník N broke the story that the state attorney had halted the…
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New culture minister Lubomír Zaorálek: Czech culture is our best ambassador abroad
President Miloš Zeman on Tuesday appointed Lubomír Zaorálek to the post of culture minister, ending a drawn-out dispute over who should manage the arts portfolio. The…
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Government crisis over as president accepts new nominee for culture minister
After months of deadlock surrounding the president’s unwillingness to name the Social Democrat nominee for culture minister, party chairman Jan Hamáček announced their…
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Hamáček: Zeman acting like coach when he should be referee
A meeting on Monday between the heads of ANO and the Social Democrats failed to find an impasse in the long-running government crisis. Speaking afterwards, the latter’s…
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Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib on tourism, China, Taiwan – and city’s two tanks
Zdeněk Hřib of the Pirate Party has been the mayor of Prague for only 10 months but has already garnered the attention of international media, particularly over his…
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Zeman rejection of Šmarda puts coalition government under intense pressure
President Miloš Zeman says he will definitely not appoint the Social Democrats’ nominee for arts minister to the post, reigniting a political crisis that has been going on…
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Ruling parties at odds over draft budget for 2020
The parties of the coalition government are at odds over the draft budget for 2020. The Social Democrats, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, have demanded an…
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Deputy to take interim charge of arts portfolio as Staněk finally goes
Months after tendering his resignation, Antonín Staněk finally steps down as arts minister on Wednesday. He will be replaced in a temporary capacity by a deputy minister…
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Drahoš and ex-hockey star Hašek show early interest in running for presidency
President Miloš Zeman is due to remain in office until early 2023. But that hasn’t stopped names of possible successors already appearing in the media. Mr. Zeman’s…
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