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Exasperated hotel owner saws off own roof to resolve border dispute
A curious international dispute was finally resolved this week - in a rather unusual fashion. The Austrian owner of a hotel located right on the Czech border resorted to…
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Czech drivers study new rules as points system approaches
They're calling it a revolution on the roads. On July 1st, the Czech Republic - which has one of the worst accident rates in Europe - will see the introduction of a new…
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Czech landlords celebrate Strasbourg verdict on Polish rent control
Czech landlords are celebrating Monday's verdict at the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that Poland's system of rent control violated the rights of Polish…
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Social Democrats win across the border in Slovakia
Just two weeks after elections here in the Czech Republic, neighboring Slovaks went to the polls this past Saturday. From a comparative perspective, there are several…
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Football fever hits Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is in the grip of a severe political stalemate, with neither left nor right capable of forming a majority government and the prospect of early elections…
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Greens to challenge electoral system at Constitutional Court
The Green Party have decided to challenge the electoral system at the Constitutional Court, claiming the system discriminates against smaller parties. Experts say if the…
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Svoboda's EU efforts over Cuba pay off
Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda probably has slim hopes of holding onto his job when the next government is eventually formed, but he will end his time at the Foreign…
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Cold War murder trial adjourned almost as soon as it started
Prague's City Court was due to begin the trial of two elderly men on Monday in connection with a murder case that goes back almost 50 years. The two men, Milan Michel and…
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Nervous Slovaks watch Czech coalition talks two weeks before early elections
The post-election talks here are being followed with some interest across the border in Slovakia, which holds early elections in just under two weeks' time. Czechs and…
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Paroubek meets Topolanek for start of crucial post-election talks
Leaders of the two biggest parties in parliament held their first official talks on Friday since the elections. The meeting, between Mirek Topolanek, leader of the Civic…
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