Domestic Affairs
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President echoes Babiš call for other leaders to have finances audited
Andrej Babiš has pledged to have his tax records audited after questions were raised over how he financed a major deal. The ANO chief says other politicians should also…
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Why the Czech Republic scored worse in corruption index
The Czech coalition government has just celebrated three years in power. And if there’s one feature that has perhaps set it aside from its predecessor is the lack of…
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Czech Internet firms warn proposed powers boost for military intelligence will make them a sitting…
Internet firms have appealed to the country’s prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, to halt plans for a new military intelligence bill which would give Military Intelligence…
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Czech finance minister to file complaint against conflict of interest law with European Commission
Czech Finance Minister and billionaire businessman Andrej Babiš has reacted with anger to a conflict of interest law which he claims was tailored to drive him out of…
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Academic Michael Smith: Czech govt. is supporting education of well-off through “free” universities
US political scientist and sociologist Michael Smith, who first came to Prague in 1996, is based at CERGE-EI, the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences…
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Czech Republic slips in corruption perception rankings
The Czech Republic has slipped 10 places on a list of 176 countries in watchdog Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Government pledges…
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Debate develops over direction of Czech health care sector
Health looks set to be one of the political battlegrounds in upcoming Czech elections scheduled to take place in October. Some of the lines are already being drawn and…
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Big budget surplus turns into big headache
General satisfaction with the outcome of the 2016 budget, which ended with a surplus of 61.8 billion crowns, was short lived. Coalition parties are now embroiled in a…
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State budget sees first surplus in over two decades
2016 was a very good year when it came to the state budget, which ended with a surplus of 61.8 billion crowns. The result is the best since the foundation of the Czech…
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Interior Ministry wants to give Czech firearms holders the right to use their weapon against…
The Interior Ministry wants to push through a constitutional amendment which would enable Czechs with a firearms license to use their weapon against perpetrators of…
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Czechia in 2016: a new name, old fears and many open questions
2016 has been an eventful year both on the domestic and international front. Senate and regional elections in the Czech Republic indicate that traditional parties may be…
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Interior ministry-run anti-disinformation unit operational by January
A new unit run by the Czech interior ministry designed to counter fake news and state-sponsored disinformation is to be up and running by January 1. Addressing concerns…
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