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Former communist officials get suspended sentences A Prague court has handed suspended sentences to three former communist top officials for their part in a clearance…
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News Monday, MARCH 22nd, 1999

Hello and welcome to RP. Those were the main points, now the news in full, read by Alena Skodova. Government - Temelin nuclear power plant At its session on Monday, the…
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News Sunday, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1998

Radio Prague E-news Welcome to Radio Prague . Those were the headlines and now the news in more detail read by DL Senate elections Right wing parties triumphed in the…
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News Saturday, OCTOBER 03th, 1998

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Ray Furlong and we start with the news headlines. Those are the headlines - and now the news in more detail. Havel President Vaclav…
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News Saturday, APRIL 22nd, 2000

Those were the headlines and now the news in more detail: Occupation strike at Kohinoor is over The three week occupation strike at the Kohinoor coal mine is over. The…
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Press Review

All papers lead with Monday's announcement by Spain's prime minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero that all 1,300 Spanish troops would be pulled out of Iraq by June…
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Unemployed young Brits head for Warsaw

We often hear about East Europeans going in search of jobs to the West. But if you visit one of the sports stadiums in the Polish capital Warsaw, you will find a group of…
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Government to meet to approve Telicka nomination The government is to meet in a special session on Wednesday morning to approve the nomination of Pavel Telicka as the…
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President Klaus refuses ministers' resignations until it becomes clear which others intend to remain in the Cabinet President Vaclav Klaus said on Monday he would not…
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One Year On - Prague conference looks at the impact of EU enlargement

This time last year, the Czech Republic joined the EU amid much fanfare. But now that the country has been an EU member for over a year, what effect has it actually had…
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Reforming Czech housing estates a tall order

If you look up the term 'sidliste' in any dictionary, it will be translated as 'housing estate', which is not exactly accurate. While images of urban decay are attached to…
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Committee to look into allegations of sterilisation of Roma women Health Minister Milada Emmerova and Ombudsman Otakar Motejl have decided to set up a special committee…
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In the land of beer drinkers, pub society shifts

The Czechs are - famously - the world's number one consumers of beer. But did you know that while 90 percent of Czech men are beer drinkers, it's only 58 percent in the…
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Politicians resort to vulgar language

Czech politicians have been competing for attention in an exchange of bitter insults. But should they be trying harder to mind their language? Kate Barrette has more on…
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Agharta is the name for jazz

Agharta. An unusual mystical word for a lost mythical kingdom in Tibet, a source of hidden spiritual energy and power. A seminal Miles Davis record. And, a well-known and…
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Trade Unions publish analysis of Czech shadow economy

While the first stage of the government economic reforms is aimed at reducing the ballooning public finance deficit, state institutions as well as economic analysts agree…
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Kavan flies to U.S. to smooth out relations following Cuba spat

The Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan arrived in Washington this week, for a five-day official visit. His visit has been complicated somewhat by some minor health problems…
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Press Review

The tragic fate of the crew on board the Russian submarine Kursk is back on front pages as the papers unveil the drama of the last hours of the lives of 23 sailors who…
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Press Review

Most papers today note that OPEC's decision to increase production has failed to stem rising oil prices and demonstrations over the price of petrol are spreading…
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News of Radio Prague

U.S. Ambassador tours flood-devastated areas The U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic has began a tour of flood-affected regions to assess the degree of damage from last…
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News of Radio Prague

Robertson criticises NATO member states for low defence spending NATO Secretary-General George Robertson has criticised European members of the alliance for failing to…
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Press Review

The presidential elections have not moved out of the papers' focus for a while and today is no exception. Inevitably, all dailies lead with yesterday's agreement of all…
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Slovakia mourns over lost battle for Bronze

There was great joy, cheers, mass singing, but also disappointment and tears over Slovakia's lost battle for bronze at the World Ice Hockey Championship in Prague last…
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Czech government seeks vote of confidence Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla has announced that the Czech ruling coalition would seek a vote of confidence in the lower house…
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Press Review

All of today's papers offer a variety of top stories ranging from French President Jacques Chirac's scorning words to EU candidate countries over their stand on Iraq to…
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