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Havel to MEPs: no contradiction in dual Czech, European identity
Former president Václav Havel gave a speech at the European Parliament on Wednesday, and the reception was a marked contrast to that given to his successor Václav Klaus…
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Parties break stalemate over EU Commissioner as Füle chosen for job
The tortuous process of choosing a new European Commissioner is over – the government announced on Tuesday that Europe Minister Štefan Füle would be nominated to the five…
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Opt-out granted, but not all share Klaus fears over Sudeten Germans
President Václav Klaus said he wanted an opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to shield Czech courts from European law, mentioning in particular the prospect…
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Czech teenagers top European tables in substance abuse survey
A newly-released study on substance abuse among young people in Europe makes alarming reading for Czech officials. The results of the European School Survey Project on…
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Klaus to UN: blame governments, not markets for world economic crisis
President Václav Klaus has once again appealed to world leaders not to sacrifice the sanctity of the free market in looking for ways to tackle the global economic crisis…
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No early elections after last minute U-turn by Social Democrats
What a difference a day makes – especially in Czech politics. Few would have thought much stood in the way of the dissolution of parliament and early elections after what…
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China angered by presence of Dalai Lama, Uighur activist in Prague
The Chinese Embassy has protested at speeches given by the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer at a human rights…
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Liechtenstein, Czech Republic establish relations after long property dispute
The Czech Republic and the Principality of Liechtenstein established diplomatic relations on Tuesday, marking an important step forward in a decades-old property dispute…
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Czech sculptors throw punches in row over new Wilson statue
As Radio Prague reported earlier this year plans are well underway to restore a statue of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson in front of Prague’s main station that was torn…
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Winton Train arrives in London for emotional reunion after 70 years
Around 20 of the 669 mostly Jewish children saved from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia by Nicholas Winton recreated their 1939 journey by steam train across Europe this week…
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