Domestic Affairs
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Senate could play a stronger role but not without changes, says political analyst Pehe
Voters in the Czech Republic are going to the polls on Friday and Saturday in the second round of elections to the upper chamber of Parliament. But traditionally turn-out…
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Interior minister surprises by pledging early support for Zeman second-term
Deputy chairman of the Social Democrats, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec, has raised eyebrows by saying he would back President Miloš Zeman for a second term. What is…
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Can ANO’s success in regions carry over to general elections?
The ANO party of finance minister and businessman Andrej Babiš was the clear winner of the regional elections which took place over the last weekend. ANO landed over 21…
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Czechs vote in regional and Senate elections
Polling stations opened in parts of the Czech Republic of Friday for voting in the regional and Senate elections. Voting is taking place in 13 of 14 of the country’s…
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Czech PM suggests conditions for communists to come out of the cold
Most Czech political attention is focused on the upcoming regional and Senate elections at the weekend. Prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka, however, is looking further ahead…
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Hokovský: Migration and security remain top issues for electorate even on regional level
Regional and senate elections are just around the corner in the Czech Republic and although campaigns are in full swing, local issues have not come to the fore. In many…
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President Zeman calls for military strike against “nerve centre” of terrorism
Czech President Miloš Zeman addressed the UN General Assembly on the subject of terrorism on Wednesday, calling for a military strike against the “nerve center” of…
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Government approves draft state budget for 2017
The Czech government on Wednesday approved its draft budget for 2017. The proposal envisages a deficit of 60 billion crowns and promises wage hikes for civil servants…
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Coalition partners signal CZK 300 a month pension rise from January
It appears that old-age pensioners in the Czech Republic will be able to look forward to CZK 300 more a month starting from next year. The coalition parties have taken…
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Czech government sets target to join world e-government elite
The Czech government on Thursday unveiled moves to spark the rapid take-off of e-government in the country. From a promising start a decade or so ago, the Czech efforts…
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“Anti-Babiš” law to bar government members from media ownership – but will it work?
In a move clearly targeted at billionaire businessman and ANO finance minister Andrej Babiš, MPs in the Czech lower house voted on Wednesday to bar media ownership on the…
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Guilty verdicts in Prague Opencard case
Two former mayors of Prague were handed suspended prison sentences and fines by the Prague Municipal Court on Thursday for their part in managing the city’s controversial…
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