Domestic Affairs
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Parties, extremists, students and pranksters mark May Day
Czech political parties and various other groups held events on Monday marking May Day. While the Communists were the first to celebrate International Workers’ Day with a…
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Lawmakers pass bill shortening studies for nurses
Lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies passed a proposal on Wednesday shortening the length of studies for nurses – from the current seven years, which includes university…
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Czech army cleared to get first woman general
The Czech Army is due to get its first female general. Colonel Lenka Šmerdová, who works as an aide to the chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, should be…
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Security expert: Soft targets need better protection, but the manpower available is not overwhelming
The Czech government has approved a national anti-terror plan, setting out how best to protect and react to possible terrorist attacks on so-called soft targets. It…
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PM targets foreign companies over low Czech wages
Increasing wages, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has made clear, will be a key campaign theme for his Social Democrats in what is an election year; on Tuesday, he…
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Czech construction sector pins hopes on radical changes to building approvals
The clock’s ticking down on the current coalition government, so there was something of a celebratory air when one of its milestone pieces of promised legislation got…
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Poll results shatter initial optimism about new-formed coalition between Christian Democrats and…
When the Christian Democratic Party and Mayors and Independents confirmed their intention to enter into a coalition for the autumn general elections it was hailed by many…
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Scientist Jiří Drahoš announces candidacy for Czech president
Jiří Drahoš, a former head of the Academy of Sciences, has become the latest candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the post of Czech president. But what are the…
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Czech senators challenge smoking ban
A group of Czech senators are calling on the Constitutional Court to abolish certain provisions of the recently approved anti-smoking bill, including a ban on smoking in…
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Social Democrat leader Sobotka aims to win autumn elections despite polls placing ANO ahead
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka stood for re-election of the Social Democrats at the party’s congress at the weekend and received 67 percent support from delegates, a…
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President Zeman to run for second term in office
President Miloš Zeman has officially announced his decision to run for a second, five-year, term in office. Although the field of declared candidates for the post is still…
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Political scientist: Some people support Zeman because they see no alternative
President Zeman’s decision to run for a second term in office was widely anticipated on the Czech political scene. And although the president has no party backing, and…
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