European Union
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UK cabinet minister Geoff Hoon on reform of the EU and Czech membership
Rob Cameron's guest on this week's One on One is British politician Geoff Hoon, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons in Tony Blair's Labour cabinet. Mr Hoon…
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Geoff Hoon - everyone has to compromise for EU budget deal to work
One of the most senior members of the British government, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons Geoff Hoon, is in Prague at the moment at the invitation of…
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Central European Initiative countries discuss EU accession process
Eleven prime ministers and six government ministers are meeting in the Slovak spa town of Piestany for a two-day conference of the Central European Initiative. The…
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PM Paroubek to attend CEI meeting in Piestany
Among Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek's official engagements this week is a trip to the spa town of Piestany in neighbouring Slovakia. The trip is political rather than…
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Czech politicians say restrictions on free movement of workers within EU should be removed
When Czech politicians were convincing Czech voters to say "yes" in the referendum two years ago on joining the EU, one of the things they promised was that Czech workers…
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Eight Czech officials under investigation for embezzling EU money
In the run up to joining the European Union last year, the Phare programme was the main channel through which the Czech Republic received financial assistance for various…
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Can nationalism in Central Europe be a force for good?
This week Czech Books comes from the Irish capital, Dublin. We talk to Dr Stefan Auer, a lecturer in European politics and society at the Dublin European Institute at…
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Drinks industry representatives meet in Brussels to discuss underage drinking
Members of the European Forum for Responsible Drinking - which brings together many of Europe's largest drinks companies - held the latest in a series of conferences in…
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Musician, architect appeal to President Klaus to raise EU flag over Prague Castle
The Czech Republic has been a member of the European Union since May 2004, but the EU still has the potential to cause controversy. The EU flag flutters over the Foreign…
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Czech Republic takes precautions against possible flu pandemic
The World Health Organisation has advised countries to prepare for a possible flu pandemic which could kill between 2 and 7 million people worldwide. Such a pandemic could…
