Domestic Affairs
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Conflict of interest bill faces fresh hurdles after president’s veto
President Miloš Zeman has vetoed a conflict of interest bill which would restrict the business activities of cabinet members and bar them from owning media outlets. The…
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Senators to challenge public holiday closure law
A group of Czech senators have backed a formal legal complaint to the country’s Constitutional Court challenging recently enacted legislation mandating large stores to…
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Lawmakers in lower house approve anti-smoking bill
In the Czech Republic, smokers, roughly a quarter of the population, burn through 21 billion cigarettes each year; but after last Friday, they are likely to soon no longer…
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Government budget for 2017 draws fire from both sides of opposition
After a seven hour debate and many motions for changes, the government coalition rallied its troops and won sufficient support to push through its planned 2017 budget…
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Trust in president falls amid series of scandals
Trust in the country’s president, Miloš Zeman, has fallen to its lowest in the past 12 months, a poll - conducted on the heels of Czech-born Holocaust survivor George…
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Finance minister’s flagship measure against Czech tax dodgers takes effect
Some probably thought it would never happen but their doubts have been confounded in a textbook example proving that where there’s a political will there is a way. And on…
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Parliament approves tough new conflict of interest legislation
A majority of MPs in the Czech lower house of parliament have approved a new tougher version of legislation designed to rein in potential conflicts of interests among…
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Government analysis seeks to pinpoint strategy for future economic growth
A strategic analysis of the Czech economy has unveiled a serious flaw: some of the biggest and most profitable sectors of the economy are in foreign hands and have an…
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Last-minute tweaks put Babiš’s flagship project back in spotlight
Just days before the full launch of a new system linking cash registers in the Czech Republic to a central database, the scheme is back in the headlines. Its architect…
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Anti-Babiš media ownership law back in spotlight
A bill aimed at preventing cabinet members from owning media outlets is again in the spotlight. According to a freshly published opinion, the amendment – targeted at ANO’s…
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Czech government report highlights alarming aspects of economy
Massive foreign investment has been a feature of the Czech economy over the last two decades. The upside has been fast modernisation of many companies and their…
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Proposal to make defamation of president criminal offense stirs memories of communist repression
A group of Czech lawmakers have proposed an amendment to the criminal code that would make defamation of the president a criminal offense punishable by up to a year in…
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