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Vodka, or methylated spirits? News server uncovers ‘massive’ Czech drinks fraud
A Czech online news server made the remarkable claim on Tuesday that as many as one out of two bottles of spirits sold in the Czech Republic is made on the black market…
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Petr Nečas – safe pair of hands whose reign as party leader could be brief
Mirek Topolánek finally bowed to the inevitable on Thursday, and bowed out of Czech politics. He announced he would relinquish his post of leader of the Civic Democrats on…
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85,000 join Facebook campaign against voluntary Romani lessons in schools
There’s been an unexpectedly negative reaction to a proposal by the Education Ministry to offer voluntary classes in Romani – the language of the country’s 300,000 Roma or…
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Právo: former ‘People’s Prosecutor’ could be released as early as next year
The Czech daily Právo reported this week that a former Communist prosecutor sent to prison for her role in the judicial murder of democratic politician Milada Horáková in…
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Prince Charles visits revolutionary ‘eco-friendly’ village in Moravia
Britain’s Prince Charles spent a day in Moravia on Monday, and paid a visit to the country’s first ‘eco-friendly’ village - Hostětín, in the White Carpathian mountains…
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Minister resigns after pressure from PM over controversial power plant
Environment Minister Jan Dusík resigned on Thursday over plans to modernise the controversial Prunéřov coal-fired power plant in north-west Bohemia. Mr Dusík said he’d…
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Education Ministry proposal for classes in Romani language, culture
The Education Ministry has proposed introducing lessons in Romani language and culture in schools, to encourage Roma pupils and foster greater integration in society. The…
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Czech doctors’ association to apologise for 1938 anti-Jewish purge
The Czech Medical Chamber says it’s drafted an apology to Jewish doctors struck off its books during the so-called Second Republic - the short period between the end of…
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Golden eagles could return to Beskydy mountains after 100-year absence
Ornithologists in the Beskydy mountains in the far east of the country are celebrating the possible return of the golden eagle after an absence of more than 100 years. A…
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Analyst: Ignorance, crisis of values explains Czech soldiers with SS symbols
A member of the armed forces faces a dishonourable discharge and a possible criminal prosecution after colleagues noticed an SS tattoo on his back. The news comes after…
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