Domestic Affairs
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Controversial truck tolling system likely to remain in place until 2019
The Czech government on Monday approved the prolongation of a contract with the Austrian company Kapsch to operate a controversial nationwide truck tolling system for…
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Labour Ministry unveils plan to promote gender equality in salaries
Women make up 44 percent of the country’s workforce but the vast majority still earn significantly less than men holding similar positions. Surveys indicate that the wage…
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Spending watchdog: Failed collection system cost billions
Despite swallowing up an enormous sum, an ambitious project to create a unified system for collecting taxes and other state contributions has never been anywhere near…
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Guard changes at Czech National Bank with new governor
The changing of the guard has taken place at the Czech National Bank with a new incoming governor replacing the outgoing Miroslav Singer. And the new incumbent, Jiří…
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Anti-smoking legislation to again be debated in Parliament
New anti-smoking legislation, risen from the ashes of a similar bill shot down in last month, will again be debated in the lower house. At stake is a full ban on smoking…
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Reorganization unleashes open war inside police force
The planned merger of two elite police units has caused a rift in the ruling coalition and triggered an open war in the ranks of the police force. The outgoing head of the…
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Government crisis over, but problems with police reform remain
A dispute that has shaken the Czech government came to a head on Wednesday as Interior Minister Milan Chovanec signed a highly controversial plan to reform the police…
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Prime Minister says there is no reason for coalition to collapse
The ongoing government crisis over the proposed reorganisation of the police has shown no signs of abating and the future of the cabinet now hangs in the balance. The head…
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Battle continues over planned reform of police force
A battle over the future of the Czech police force is raging in the highest echelons of power. Plans to reorganize the force by merging two of the country’s elite units…
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Police reform threatens future of Czech government
A plan to reorganize the Czech police fight against organized crime and corruption has provoked what some members of the coalition government are describing as its most…
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Industry and Trade Minister says state should lend OKD mining company one billion crowns
Industry and Trade Minister Jan Mládek has said that the bankrupt coal mining company OKD should be lent one billion crowns. On Tuesday, the country’s finance minister…
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First ‘candidates’ mull presidential bids
Czech-American economist Jan Švejnar, businessman (and music industry legend) Michal Horáček and others have let themselves be heard they are considering running in the…
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