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PM Babiš: Czechs back EU in condemning Turkish offensive in Syria Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) said on Thursday that the Czech government agrees with the European…
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News Wednesday, OCTOBER 25th, 2000

By Daniela Lazarova Czech-Austrian SWW compensation agreement The Czech Republic has signed an agreement with Austria on compensation for wartime victims of Nazi forced…
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News Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 15th, 1999

Hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. I'm Dita Asiedu, first let's take a look at the main headlines of the day: You are tuned to Radio Prague. Those were the…
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News of Radio Prague

Nomura Europe and Saluka Investments file fresh charges Nomura Europe and the Dutch company Saluka Investments are filing a complaint against the Czech Republic at the…
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News Monday, APRIL 19th, 1999

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Vladimir Tax and here's the news. First the headlines. These are the main points and now the news in more detail. Govt will agree…
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News Tuesday, APRIL 13th, 1999

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Vladimir Tax and here's the news. First the headlines. These are the main points and now the news in more detail. Czech officials…
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Daily news summary

Minister Petříček: Iran visa scandal ‘individual failing’ of recalled Amb. Čumba Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (Social Democrats) has described the irregular granting of…
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Little-known hero Doreen Warriner honoured in Prague: “She did something amazing, but she didn’t seek recognition”

A plaque to the previously little-known Doreen Warriner has just been unveiled in Prague. The Englishwoman saved the lives of hundreds of people by helping them escape to…
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Will Czechs be next to face the smoking ban?

The Irish have it since March 2004, the Italians for about a week and the Czechs may be added to the list sooner than most of them would expect. I'm talking about…
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Czech Press Photo - "a mirror of our lives"

Photography is a great phenomenon of the contemporary world. It captures pieces of our lives and saves them for the future. This is even intensified in the case of press…
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Alexandr Tomsky - publisher, journalist, politician: Part 1

My guest today in this special two-part One on One is the multi-faceted Alexandr Tomsky. Mr Tomsky has been a journalist, a teacher, an advisor to Margaret Thatcher and a…
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Daily news summary

Number of new Covid-19 cases lowest in week on Thursday The number of coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic rose by 33 on Thursday, which is the lowest number over the…
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Magazine

The Prime Minister's wife wows the press with a surprise make-over, the Orient Express passes through Prague, and Czech Television starts shooting a soap opera about…
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Janina Hrebickova - Eight intense months in Baghdad recalled

My guest today on One on One is somebody we've had on the programme before. The last time we spoke to Janina Hrebickova she was just about to leave for the Iraqi capital…
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Magazine

Imagine coming home to your flat to find it has been invaded by 500 bats. No, that's not the latest horror movie - it is a real life story that happened to a woman in…
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Economist Petr Mach: joining the EU will be a mistake

The focus of today's edition of Economics Report is the Czech referendum on European Union accession. On Friday afternoon Czechs will begin going to the polls to decide…
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From the Weeklies

As always, whenever I pick up Respekt , I turn to the last page first for that refreshing jumble of news from the past week. Given the fact that this is the last edition…
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Magazine

Are you ashamed of your Prime Minister and want to tell the world? Try a "personalized" billboard! Who's the Czech champion in opening oysters? And, how do you attract…
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Two villages join forces to fight for their future

I'm currently at the beautiful and romantic North Bohemian baroque chateau of Jezeri. It's about a two hour drive away from Prague and is actually a former Medieval castle…
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Business News

The stock markets in the Czech Republic have been facing difficulties due to low demand for trading and initially also an insufficient legislative framework. In this weeks…
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From the Weeklies

This week's supplement of the daily PRAVO carries a rather sad story called A Life With Leukemia. A PRAVO reporter visited the Motol hospital in Prague, where child…
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Czechs in History

A poet, writer, journalist, fast and merciless polemist but also an outstanding dancer, ironical skeptic and lonely hypochondriac - all this can characterize Jan Neruda…
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Is Czech science affected by brain drain?

Last week was European Week of Science and Technology. The Czech Republic joined it with a number of events and discussions showing the highlights, but also unveiling the…
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State of public health in wake of floods

When devastating floods hit the Czech Republic in August, many feared that infectious diseases would spread around the affected areas. Diseases not only from contaminated…
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The sleepy Prague stock market may see it first-ever IPO

Insufficient corporate governance, convoluted legislation, low investor interest — and, in the early days, the availability of easy loans with few questions asked — have…
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