<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xml:base="https://english.radio.cz/prime-minister-paroubeks-prognosis-prosperity-realistic-8622513"  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<channel><atom:link href='https://english.radio.cz/rcz-rss/show/audio/8622513' rel='self' type='application/rss+xml' /><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:23:06 +0200</lastBuildDate><title>Is Prime Minister Paroubek&#039;s prognosis of prosperity realistic?</title><link>https://english.radio.cz/prime-minister-paroubeks-prognosis-prosperity-realistic-8622513</link><copyright>© 2026 Radio Prague International</copyright><description> On Tuesday the Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek promised that the Czech standard of living would reach the average of the EU 25 in just seven years. He attributes this to his government's policies, with attractive investment incentives, an improving transport infrastructure, and efficient use of the EU's structural and cohesion funds. Statistics show growth rates that most of the old EU members could only dream of, but is Mr Paroubek's prognosis realistic? </description><language>en</language><managingEditor>cr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster)</webMaster><image>
        <url>https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/chodci_vaclavak3_0.jpg?timestamp=1591455799</url>
        <title>Is Prime Minister Paroubek&#039;s prognosis of prosperity realistic?</title>
        <link>https://english.radio.cz/prime-minister-paroubeks-prognosis-prosperity-realistic-8622513</link>
    </image>
    <itunes:image href='https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/chodci_vaclavak3_0.jpg?timestamp=1591455799'/>
    <itunes:author>Radio Prague International</itunes:author>
    <itunes:owner>
        <itunes:name>Radio Prague International</itunes:name>
        <itunes:email>radio.prague.int@gmail.com</itunes:email>
    </itunes:owner>
    <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
    <skipHours>
        <hour>0</hour>
        <hour>1</hour>
        <hour>2</hour>
        <hour>3</hour>
        <hour>4</hour>
        <hour>5</hour>
        <hour>6</hour>
        <hour>7</hour>
        <hour>8</hour>
        <hour>9</hour>
    </skipHours></channel></rss>
