Domestic Affairs
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Court rejects opposition debate complaint but throws out community service for jobless
A skirmish in the battle over the fate of the right-of-centre government’s extensive programme of reforms reached its final stage on Tuesday. The opposition took a case to…
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First direct presidential election hits math snag
The Czech Republic's first direct presidential election has hit its first snag. On Friday, the Czech Interior Ministry disqualified three out of eleven candidates from the…
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Plane crash sees fleet of L-159 fighter jets grounded
The Czech military has grounded its fleet of L-159 fighter jets after one of the planes crashed on its way back from a training session near Kolín in central Bohemia on…
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Czech government moves to protect whistleblowers
With corruption perceived as one of the country’s most serious problems, the Czech government has now moved to give whistleblowers greater legal protection. While it hopes…
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S-Card system to be revised
Cards issued under a new electronic system streamlining welfare and social benefit payments will – in the end – not be compulsory. The prime minister made the announcement…
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Analyst: current government has decayed trust in system, helping the Communists
Twenty-three years ago the Velvet Revolution swept the Communists from power in former-Czechoslovakia but today in the Czech Republic they are doing better than anytime…
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Anti-government protests held on Velvet Revolution anniversary
The Czech Republic on Saturday marked the 23rd anniversary of the Velvet Revolution which toppled the communist rule in the country. Top Czech officials commemorated the…
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NATO Secretary General: in times of austerity, allies need to pool resources
The Czech Parliament has just been hosting an annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, which serves as a consulting body to the alliance. Much of the debate was…
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Reforms back on track as Czech ruling coalition regains strength
After weeks of instability, the centre-right government consolidated its position in the lower house on Wednesday, passing not only a vote of confidence but also some of…
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Lower house approves government’s crucial tax hikes
The Czech government on Wednesday won a vote of confidence in the lower house of Parliament which approved its tax legislation. In an unexpected turn of events, the senior…
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Minister: revised budget worse option than VAT hike
Finance Minister Mirsolav Kalousek stirred the political waters considerably on Monday in presenting his revised draft state budget for 2013. The bill shocked many within…
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Civic Democrat leader wins re-election but crucial battle still to come
Prime Minister Petr Nečas was re-elected leader of the centre-right Civic Democratic Party over the weekend, successfully fending off a challenge from the party rebels who…
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