Pavla Horáková

Czech Roma leaving the country, photo: CTK

Illegal money-lending - a crucial problem among Czech Roma

The number of Czech Roma leaving the country to seek political asylum in Western Europe has again increased in recent weeks. Those who leave say they're discriminated…

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Four percent of counterfeit goods on EU market Czech made

The Czech Republic is the world's seventh worst offender when it comes to exporting counterfeit goods to the European Union, according to a report published by the…

European Union accession should not dramatically increase food prices in CR

When the Czech Republic joins the European Union food prices should rise in accordance with the prices of agricultural products, though European Commission insiders…

Czech Republic could start using euro by 2010, says minister

The Czech Republic could start using the euro by 2010, Finance Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Tuesday. To meet the Masstricht criteria necessary to adopt the euro...

Banking ombudsman to act on behalf of dissatisfied clients from next year

From the beginning of next year a financial arbitrator - a kind of banking ombudsman - will defend the rights of dissatisfied bank clients. The Chamber of Deputies is to…