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Cabinet agrees on Kuzvart for EU commissioner, junior members abstain The Czech government has approved Milos Kuzvart, a former environment minister and serving MP for…
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Ethics and MPs; a look at Conflicts of Interest on the state and local level

The speaker of the lower house of parliament, a Social Democrat, has been assigned the task of drawing up a recommended "Code of Ethics" for MPs. The goal is to put an end…
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In this week's edition: Czech Olympic team, Radio Prague QSL cards, drinking drivers. Listeners quoted: Mohammad Shamim, India; Lee Archer, USA; Ronald W. Dixon, Canada.
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Prague residents would like to see more art in the streets

Prague is well known as a city full of theatres, concert halls, music clubs and galleries. All year round there are festivals in all fields of the arts. But is it…
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NGO's unite to promote consumer protection

Consumer protection is a relatively new phenomenon in the Czech Republic. Under the former Communist regime, the state kept an eye on business practices, norms and…
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"Czech Blind United" - making Czech towns and cities friendlier to the blind and visually impaired

Many foreign visitors to Prague or elsewhere in the Czech Republic are often puzzled by the ticking sound of traffic lights at pedestrian crossings. It is the acoustic…
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"Constitution Defaced!" laments HOSPODARSKE NOVINY in the wake of the lower house's decision to overrule the president's veto and curb the powers of the central bank…
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Only one asylum application in 10 approved in Czech Republic last year Last year the Czech Ministry of the Interior granted asylum to one in 10 applicants, iRozhlas.cz…
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Central European bourses to cooperate The national stock exchanges of five Central European countries have been working towards close cooperation prior to EU accession…
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EU may accept up to 10 new members - Verheugen The European Union's enlargement commissioner, Guenter Verheugen, said on Monday that the EU could expand to include up to…
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Recently the Supraphon record company organised a small celebration to mark the 15th anniversary of the first CD released in Czechoslovakia, in May 1987, the first ever in…
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Eminent artists at special venues: 2023 Prague Sounds lineup revealed

The 2023 edition of the multi-genre Prague Sounds festival will feature the likes of Benjamin Clementine, Alva Noto & Ensemble Modern and jazz great Ron Carter.
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Czech-Icelandic music and film project highlights climate change

Fyield, a group of musicians from Czechia and Iceland, have just released the LP Future Landscapes. The unusual projec is aimed at boosting awareness of climate change.
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Artist Míla Fürstová illustrates new edition of Kytice

To mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Karel Jaromír Erben, the London-based publishing house Jantar has released a special illustrated version of Kytice.
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The Czech Tiger King

The Netflix series Tiger King may have struck Europeans as something that could only happen in the US. But Czechia has its own subculture of keeping exotic animals as pets.
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Czech Institute of Archaelogy hopes to discover "hidden worlds“ in remote area of Sudan

Shaqadud in Sudan is one of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences' flagship sites. We spoke to Dr. Ladislav Varadzin, who is heading the excavation.
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Czechia in focus of this year’s Lakes Comics Festival in UK

The Czech Republic is this year’s main guest country at the annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival, which gets underway on Friday in the English town of Kendal.
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Czech companies face jobs skills mismatch as shortages become acute

Job and skills shortages are a topic on the tongues of most Czech businessmen and women at the moment. The figures speak for themselves: almost as many job seekers as…
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My Prague – Michal Bregant

Michal Bregant is the director of the National Film Archive, which is tasked with preserving the Czech Republic’s rich cinema heritage and oversees over 150 million metres…
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Government analysis seeks to pinpoint strategy for future economic growth

A strategic analysis of the Czech economy has unveiled a serious flaw: some of the biggest and most profitable sectors of the economy are in foreign hands and have an…
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What chance a first female Czech prime minister or president?

Women in this part of the world have had the right to vote since the first Czechoslovak Constitution was approved a century ago. However, Czechs have never had a female…
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Poděbrady – a spa town “for the heart” (and soul)

“Poděbrady is for the heart” is the motto of Central Bohemia’s main spa resort, which specializes in cardiology, boasts top-class balneology and splendid architecture.
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“They are all around us”: obstetrician says discovery of microplastics in human amniotic fluid is deeply concerning

A team from Ostrava recently demonstrated the presence of microplastics in human amniotic fluid for the first time ever. What does this mean for maternal and foetus health?
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New game aims to make Kafka’s work more accessible to young people

To mark the centenary of Franza Kafka's death, Charles Games studio along with Prague’s Goethe Institute developed a 3D game set in the world of Kafka’s novels.
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Meet the Liberec-based English teacher whose videos are a global hit

English teacher Steve Watts is currently Czechia’s most popular YouTuber, with more than 12 million subscribers of his education channel Steve and Maggie.
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