European Union
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Czech Republic says 'No' to beer tax hike
The Czech Republic has blocked an EU Commission proposal that would have seen a 4.5 percent hike on taxes on alcohol including beer. That is something that would no doubt…
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Plans to build a 71-million-euro biotech centre announced in Prague
The Academy of Sciences has announced that two of its institutes, the Institute of Experimental Medicine and the Institute of Molecular Genetics, are planning to open a…
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Self-employed welcome new EU services directive with mixed feelings
After some three years of lengthy negotiations, an important EU directive liberalising Europe's vast services sector has finally been approved by the European Parliament…
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Croatian President discusses EU accession, Czech investment during Prague visit
The President of Croatia, Stjepan Mesic, is on a two-day visit to the Czech Republic. The main topics on his agenda are Croatia's bid to join the European Union in 2009…
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Business News
Coming up in this week's business news, Czechs help block an EU proposal to raise tax on beer, Budvar wins a trademark battle in Portugal, Delvita supermarkets announce…
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Beer-loving Czechs find proposed alcohol tax hike hard to swallow
With an annual consumption of 156 liters per head Czechs are the world's biggest beer consumers. Now - a proposed increase in minimum alcohol excise duties in the EU…
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Czech Republic to open doors to Romanian, Bulgarian workers
Great Britain recently made the headlines when it announced that it will not extend its open door policy to workers from Romania and Bulgaria, when the two countries join…
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Restrictions to worker mobility loom for incoming EU member states
This week Britain's Home Office announced plans to strongly curb the number of potential migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania after those countries join the European…
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Czech diplomacy stands up for Georgia in conflict with Russia
For weeks now, tensions between the Russian Federation and Georgia have been rising. After four Russian citizens were charged with spying in Georgia earlier this month…
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New directive to ease strict new hygiene norms in Czech pubs
When the former Social Democrat government introduced European Union food hygiene guidelines none protested more loudly than Czech pub owners. They said the strict new…
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Foreign direct investment more than doubles in two years
New figures released by the EU statistics office Eurostat this week show that the Czech Republic attracted 8.8 billion euros in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year…
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New figures show dramatic rise in air pollution with dust particles main culprit
It improved dramatically after the fall of Communism, so why is the quality of the air suddenly getting worse? A new study carried out by the Environment Ministry's…
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