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Bárta will not resign as MP… Convicted former transport minister Vít Bárta will not resign as a member of parliament. Mr Bárta was found guilty on Friday of attempting to…
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In this week’s Business News: the most absurd bank fee is announced; a study finds that a third of young Czechs are working flexible hours; fears that eurozone…
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Amanita Design, independent Czech games developer

Amanita Design is a Brno-based, award-winning game development studio whose creations have become a huge hit on the internet. Their games combine elements of the technical…
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Prime Minister Petr Nečas has been re-elected chairman Prime Minister Petr Nečas defended his post as the chairman of the Civic Democratic party, having received 351 at…
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Former head of police intervention unit injured in Prague shooting A shoot-out in the centre of Prague on Monday night has left a 47 year old foreign national dead and a…
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Slovakia struggles with ethics in a health system undergoing rapid change

Health care workers have been stirring up public debate having gone into their first major strike in history, leaving several hospitals with emergency care only. The…
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Klaus praises Chinese progress, hopes for more The Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has said he hopes the progress made by China in many spheres over the last 25 years will…
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Czech literary legend Bohumil Hrabal died 10 years ago

Saturday is the tenth anniversary of the death of acclaimed Czech author Bohumil Hrabal. Although he published his first major work well into his forties, Hrabal soon…
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Stepan Vymetal - disaster counselling behind the scenes

Rob Cameron's guest in this week's One on One is Stepan Vymetal, chief psychologist at the Czech Interior Ministry. Stepan belongs to a team responsible for post-traumatic…
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Lower house passes public finance reform package in first reading A government-proposed package of public finance reforms has been passed by the lower house in the first…
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Architectural historian Zdenek Lukes - on Prague Castle, the Communists' atomic bunker and the Rolling Stones

In today's One on One Jan's guest is Zdenek Lukes, one of the country's most respected architectural historians, employed at the Office of the President's heritage section…
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Senate rejects one of three of president’s candidates for top court The Senate has rejected one of President Miloš Zeman’s candidates for the post of Constitutional Court…
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TI:Czech Republic not doing enough to fight corruption in international business The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has criticized a number of…
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Average Czech life expectancy reaches 76 for men and 82 for women Average life expectancy for Czechs has this year risen to almost 76 years for men and 82 years for women…
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Discussing the positives but also danger of drones

In Czech Life this week our guest is Jakub Karas, the director of the Czech Unmanned Aerial Alliance and an expert on drones who has also published a book on their use. As…
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Environmentalists ringing alarm bells over ailing Czech forests

Environmental groups and experts in the field have been ringing alarm bells regarding the sorry state of Czech forests. The country’s largely coniferous forests are…
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June unemployment hits 19 year low The official unemployment rate in the Czech Republic fell to 4.0 percent in June from May’s 4.1, the Czech Labour Office announce. The…
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US convoy crossing Czech Republic The 120 vehicle strong US military convoy, which is crossing six countries on its way back from operation Atlantic Resolve in the Baltic…
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PM condemns recent display of racism and xenophobia at anti-migrant rally Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Interior Minister Milan Chovanec have resolutely condemned…
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Six companies express interest in Czech nuclear expansion The Czech government appointee tasked with fulfilling its nuclear action plan, Ján Štuller, has said six…
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Czechs mark anniversary of Velvet Revolution Commemorative events have been taking place around the country to mark the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that triggered…
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Aldabra: Wildlife adventure in 3-D on an Indian Ocean atoll

You’ve probably never heard of Aldabra, an atoll in the Indian Ocean some 1,000 kilometres away from the Seychelles’ Mahé. Reportedly, the last filmmaker to shoot there…
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EC approves partnership agreement submitted by Czech government The European Commission has approved a partnership agreement for European structural and investment funds…
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Smog alert in central Bohemia Hydro-meteorologists have called a smog alert in the central Bohemian region. The reason for the present problem is the long-lasting heat…
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Helping children in Cambodia get a pre-school education

In addition to the Czech Republic financing developing aid projects around the world, the network of Czech embassies provides aid in small-scale local projects. The Czech…
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