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30,000 guests, 3,000 meetings, 1,500 lapel pins - Czechs prepare for presidency
Unless you’ve been living on the Moon for the last months you’ll know that in a few days the Czech Republic will take over the presidency of the European Union. We’ve…
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Civic Democrat delegates to meet in Prague for key party conference
All eyes will be on Prague’s Clarion Congress Hotel this weekend as delegates from the right of centre Civic Democrats gather for a crucial party conference. The Civic…
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Court compensates woman who became pregnant after sterilisation
A court in Prague handed down an unusual verdict on Monday in the case of a woman who became pregnant despite having been sterilised. The Central Bohemia Regional court…
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Civic Institute’s Roman Joch – Irish ratification remains key obstacle to Lisbon
Wednesday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty does not violate the Czech constitution has been welcomed and scorned from the two…
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Key Lisbon ruling paves way for Czech ratification to begin
Supporters of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty were given cause for celebration on Wednesday morning as the Constitutional Court ruled that the treaty does not violate the Czech…
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“Czech quarter” in Shanghai reaches completion
Radio Prague first reported back in 2004 on plans to build a “Czech quarter” in the Chinese city of Shanghai. That project is now a reality, with apartment blocks, villas…
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Analysts warn of “ethnic war” as local people cheer neo-Nazis in Litvínov
The Czech prime minister Mirek Topolánek added his support this week to calls to ban the far-right Workers Party, following the worst violence in the country for eight…
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Pupils intrigued, communists angered by controversial schools project
Over the next four weeks, at almost 600 primary and secondary schools throughout the Czech Republic, pupils will come face to face with the many injustices carried out…
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Irish ire as Klaus causes diplomatic row over dinner with anti-Lisbon “dissident”
The Czech president Václav Klaus has caused a diplomatic upset this week on his state visit to Ireland. His Irish hosts didn’t take kindly to comments at a press…
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Corks pop as Czechs celebrate St Martin’s Day with new wine
November 11th is St Martin’s Day, a day traditionally associated – in the Czech Republic at least – with wine. All over the country people will be popping the corks on…
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