Domestic Affairs
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Immigration recriminations open up as special parliamentary session convened
While the Czech Republic has not been in the forefront of the immigrant crisis facing Europe, fears and political controversy have flared up. Rifts have emerged within the…
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Finance Minister Babiš ramps up coalition tensions with budget proposal
Finance Minister Andrej Babiš has presented a revised proposal for next year’s state budget which has already raised the ire of some ministers. The proposal sees around…
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Brdy transformation from military exercise area advancing as ordered
Brdy, a stretch of hills and forests between Prague and Plzeň was originally talked about as the possible site for the first Czechoslovak national park. History took…
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Political positions most likely reason for petrol bomb attack on home, says defence minister
Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Prague home of Czech Defence Minister Martin Stropnický at the weekend. The country’s defence chief was not at his residence at the…
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Finance minister calls for referendum on euro adoption
ANO leader Andrej Babiš has created a political flurry with his suggestion that Czechs should be given a chance to vote on whether to dump the crown for the single…
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Education minister on the way out after paper accuses him of bullying subordinates
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on Thursday announced the dismissal of Education Minister Marcel Chládek. The decision came just hours after the daily Mladá fronta Dnes…
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Opposition slams government, finance minister, in no confidence vote proceedings
The ruling coalition of the Social Democrats, ANO and the Christian Democrats faced a vote of no confidence initiated by the centre-right opposition on Tuesday, a year-and…
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President calls meeting at Lány to spur discussion on euro adoption
This Sunday, President Milos Zeman has called a meeting at Lany Chateau with the country’s prime minister, finance minister and central bank governor to discuss plans for…
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Political analyst Jiří Pehe: The Czech Christian Democrats should look abroad for inspiration
The junior party in the Czech governing coalition, the Christian Democrats, held a party conference over the weekend re-electing an old-new leadership and outlining plans…
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Czech economic policy mix gets IMF seal of approval
‘IMF approved’ is probably a badge that the Czech government ministers, finance ministry officials, and central bank policy setters could wear with pride after the latest…
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Government approves draft bill which would level high tax on illegally acquired property
The coalition government has approved a draft bill that is to serve as a crucial instrument in curbing tax evasion. The bill should give tax administrators the right to…
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Air Force exercise Lion Effort gets underway
Air Force exercise Lion Effort has gotten underway in the Czech Republic. Over the next fortnight, some 500 personnel including pilots, ground crews and air defence from…
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