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Jana Smiggels Kavková – fighting for gender equality in politics and in personal life.
As Czech political parties roll out their campaigns for the senate elections next month, supporters of gender equality are worried that not enough women are making it into…
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The Czech GDP has fallen in the second quarter of 2012; nominal salaries grew, but not as fast as consumer prices; more Czech companies are among top earners in the region…
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Rising consumer goods prices bring down real wages
Although the most recent figures from the Czech Statistical Office gave a slightly optimistic view of rising wages in the second quarter of this year, a report in the…
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New school year starts with budget cuts
As students and teachers start the new school year this Monday, parents of Czech elementary school students may have more concerns than in previous years. With the general…
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This week in business news: the government’s economic advisory council says state institutions are not being frugal enough; fuel prices are breaking high records for the…
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Muffs and veils - Hollar's original take on the Four Seasons
Born in Prague, he lived in Brussels, Stuttgart, Cologne, and later London and Antwerp, meticulously recording his surroundings and reflecting the society around him in…
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