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Czech NGOs hope Copenhagen will produce CO2 treaty but president sceptical
Delegations from 192 countries will arrive in the city of Copenhagen on Monday for two weeks of talks aimed at establishing a new global treaty on climate change. The…
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Czechs pledge more troops to Afghanistan but real battle will be in parliament
After months of anticipation President Barack Obama finally announced this week he would be sending an extra 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a bid to bring the U.S…
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PM expresses regret over Roma sterilization but activists say practice continues
Human rights campaigners won an important moral victory on Monday when the government of Jan Fischer expressed regret over the forced sterilization of women, almost all of…
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Institute director Pavel Žáček: petition against me “like voice from the past”
The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes is under pressure this week after a petition was circulated calling for the dismissal of the Institute’s director…
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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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