Foreigners and the Czech Republic
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Finding an alternative to carp for Christmas dinner in Prague
Many people from Prague's large ex-pat community would balk at the idea of having a carp for Christmas dinner. In places like Ireland and England, the fish is hardly ever…
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A glimpse at Prague's secretive Vietnamese community
The Czech Republic boasts a large Vietnamese community, dating back to the days when the two countries were part of the Communist bloc. Today there are an estimated 40,000…
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Czech Republic - A Second Homeland
Since the 1989 Velvet Revolution, the Czech Republic has become a second home for many foreigners. Among them - a sizeable community of 7,500 people from the countries of…
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Foreigners unaware that Ombudsman is there for them too
On December 8th 1999, the Czech Parliament adopted a law which established an Ombudsman or Public Defender of Rights. But while many Czechs have been making use of this…
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Frank Haughton - pub pioneer building bridges between Czechs and Irish
Rob Cameron's guest in this week's One on One is Frank Haughton, who set up a number of Irish bars in Prague over the last decade. Originally from Wicklow in Ireland…
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Anglicization and its discontents
"Nemluvim Cesky." I don't speak Czech. It's by far my least favorite phrase in the Czech language and one that unfortunately I've had to say quite often. On Monday's…
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Number of foreigners residing in Czech Republic doubles in ten years, government tries to attract…
Figures have been released this week showing that the number of foreigners residing in the Czech Republic legally has almost doubled in the past ten years. They now make…
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"Children of the storm" - A look at the complex origins of the Czech Republic's Hellenic community
Greece, like many poorer countries, has a huge diaspora of emigrants living and working abroad. It's estimated that over five and a half million people of Greek origin…
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Todd Benson - Prague TV co-founder dreaming of the ocean
Our guest in this week's One on One is Todd Benson, co-founder of the online city guide and web portal Prague TV. Todd, an American who grew up in England and the U.S…
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Martin Jan Stransky - a return to Prague, and family traditions
Martin Jan Stransky's great-grandfather was a minister in the first government of Czechoslovakia in 1918, and founded the newspaper Lidove Noviny. Mr Stransky's…
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Gail Whitmore - mezzo soprano, radio presenter, & karaoke champ
In today's One on One Jan's guest is Gail Whitmore a mezzo soprano from New York, whose career that has taken her around Europe and eventually brought her to the Czech…
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Mailbox
In this week's Mailbox, we look at the number of foreign students at Czech primary schools, review the results of the Krystof 004 road safety campaign, and introduce a new…
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