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Migration as a solution to some of Europe's problems

Across the enlarging EU People are asking: Just how many migrants will cross Europe's new borders, how many will want to stay, and for what reasons? In Europe the very…
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Press Review

The government session where ministers approved the state budget for next year finished shortly before today's daily newspapers went to print, so there is little…
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Press Review

All the Czech newspapers today ponder the upcoming parliamentary debate on the state budget for next year, and feature a photo of Hana Marvanova, the 'enfant terrible' of…
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EU information centre works to alleviate fears relating to admission

As expected the Czech Republic's admission to the EU has become an important election issue. What came as a surprise is the fact that the planned "pro-EU strategy" of the…
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Spidla dominant as Social Democrats top the polls

Well it's just five days to go before the general elections, and the parties are making a final push before the polls open on Friday. Undecided voters will be a key factor…
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Conference highlights the problems with car dependence

Traffic and congestion are major problems that face any large city in the world, and Prague is no exception. The city centre was built centuries before the car was…
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News of Radio Prague

President Klaus to call EU referendum President Vaclav Klaus will call a referendum on the country's EU entry next week. Parliament has recommended a June 13th and 14th…
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Will the Czech Republic be ready for EU membership?

The 15 European Union member states have at last set a target date for EU expansion. Candidate countries are to finish negotiations by the end of 2002, the year 2003 will…
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Corruption Still on the Increase in the Czech Republic

According to an annual survey carried out by Transparency International, corruption in the Czech Republic has risen again this year. Out of 91 countries surveyed, the…
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Job prospects in Europe Tower of Babel

The 11 official languages of the European Union already make for quite a mouthful, but when a fresh batch of members states joins the EU next year - it will cost European…
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Government launches fresh attempt to ban tobacco advertising

On Monday, the government approved a proposal banning virtually all tobacco advertising and sponsorship of events by tobacco firms in the Czech Republic. Earlier this year…
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Greenpeace protests chemical plant's reluctance to move dangerous waste

On Monday activists from the environmental group Greenpeace staged a dramatic protest at the Spolana chemical works in Neratovice on the river Labe or Elbe, north of…
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Outgoing chief negotiator says domestic issues were a hard point in the talks

Czechs will be asked in June whether they want to see their country become part of the European Union. In the meantime all the chapters in accession talks have been closed…
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Business News

Parliament debates fiscal reforms. Foreign trade deficits narrows to 7 billion CZK. A 27-percent stake in Czech Telecom up for sale. EIB lends 75 million euros for…
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Czech Republic to become the "future crossroads of Europe"

The Czech Republic's position in the heart of Europe means that it is at the crossroads of many international routes. As a result, the country has an opportunity to…
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Business News

The president has vetoed a law that would have raised the value added tax on some goods and services by 17 percent. The government will keep indebted aircraft maker Aero…
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Putting students and international culture first: Palacký University Olomouc

Palacký University in Olomouc is a multicultural hub for students from countries the world over. Of the university’s 23,000 students, over 4,500 are foreign nationals.
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Where did it all go wrong for traditional Czech left in general elections?

For the first time since the foundation of the Czech Republic, neither the Social Democrats nor the Communist Party havegot into the lower house. What happened?
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News

Police bust biggest Czech grow-op to date Police have busted the biggest pot grow-op to date in the Czech Republic, near the western Bohemian city of Karlovy Vary, and…
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Ex-PM strongly condemns police investigation of his government Former prime minister Petr Nečas has strongly condemned the police investigation of alleged corruption in…
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President Zeman visits Philip Morris’ Czech plant During his visit to the cigarette producer Philip Morris’ Czech plant in Kutná Hora on Wednesday, President Zeman has…
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Has Central Europe lost its compass?

The new EU member states of Central Europe are currently embroiled in either political or financial turmoil - or both. There have been violent anti-government protests in…
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Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin

Late 1943. The cold barracks of the Terezin ghetto stand against an autumn sky. Although deportations to the camp had come to a standstill earlier in the year, the…
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Is the Czech Republic's Vietnamese community finally starting to feel at home?

According to official estimates there are now around 40,000 Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic. Many of these immigrants first came to this country in the Communist…
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News

Police: neo-Nazis may attempt meeting in Prague following banning of Plzeň march Police in west Bohemia have suggested that a march banned by officials which neo-Nazis had…
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