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Number of foreigners working illegally in Czechia doubles, most are Ukrainians An estimated 3,800 foreigners worked illegally in the Czech Republic last year, almost twice…
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Alice Masarykova

By Ian Willoughby Alice Masarykova was born on May 3 1879, the first child of the future founder and first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Garrigue Masaryk and his…
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News of Radio Prague

French Minister congratulates Zeman on progress The French Minister for European Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, informed Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman during a meeting in…
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News Tuesday, MARCH 30th, 1999

Kosovo Albanian killed in Prague An Albanian businessman was shot dead late on Monday in a row that developed during a public rally in support of quick and peaceful…
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Young Czech scientist reveals impact of climate change on shorebirds

Shorebirds are birds commonly found along sandy or rocky shorelines, mudflats, and shallow waters all around the globe. But a study co-authored by Czech scientist Vojtěch…
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Magazine

An invention of the twenty-first century: the three minute date. No time to feel nervous and more than enough time if you don't fancy each other! A wild boar stops the…
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Magazine

The town of Bozi Dar is experiencing a gold rush! Students empty barrels of slime outside the Czech government headquarters. And - sorry about the inconvenience! …
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Business News

The Czech Republic's foreign debt grew by 81 billion in 2003 to 894 billion. Anti-monopoly office fines three largest Czech bakeries for cartel. The Czech government…
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Alexandr Tomsky - publisher, journalist, politician: Part 2

In yesterday's programme, the journalist and publisher Alexandr Tomsky recalled his early life and the decades he spent as a rather reluctant exile in London. Now, in the…
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Daily news summary

Petříček: Free movement between Czech Republic and Austria from mid-June The foreign ministers of the Czech Republic and Austria have agreed to allow free movement of…
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Consensus still far away, one year into the European Union

It has been now one year since the Czech Republic joined the European Union. Radio Prague's Fahima Khail talks to Vaclav Havel and other politicians to assess where the…
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Does Canada and the Czech Republic have more to learn from each other than hockey?

The largest ever Canadian delegation visited Prague last Friday, making their way through all ten countries set to join the European Union next year. A group of Senior…
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Business News

Czech producer prices have grown again in December. The government is likely to ask coal mine bidders to increase offers. Czech officials put pressure on Boeing over Aero…
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Magazine

Most of us are freezing cold here in Central Europe but some Czechs are looking forward to a New Years' dip in the Vltava river, the Czech and Slovak prime ministers race…
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Business News

The Ministry of Finance has revised its macroeconomic forecast. The Czech parliament has overturned a presidential veto of a new law on Value Added Tax. The Czech…
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Jan Kaplicky - a Czech architect turning "future systems" into reality

Today we meet Jan Kaplicky, who is regarded by many as the greatest Czech architect of his generation. Readers in the UK will surely know his amazing Selfridges building…
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European Parliamentary elections a new experience for Czech voters

This week the first ever European Parliamentary elections will take place in the Czech Republic. Czech people will choose their Euro deputies from a wide list of…
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A green light for Czech cyclists

On May 1st, a Czech couple will hit the road and start a three-year journey around the world - on their bikes. Michal Jon and Lucie Kovarikova plan to cover all seven…
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Czechs and books

Until Monday, all bookworms' eyes were on the German city of Frankfurt where the annual Book Fair, the world's largest trade fair for books and multimedia, took place…
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Relief for congested city centre emerging?

Around 700,000 cars pass through the streets of Prague every day and many of them through its historic centre. This fact makes life difficult for the residents and also…
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From the Weeklies

The 'flying coffins' or the 'Dodos' are the most frequent nicknames for the ancient Skoda cars still on the road. And NO, you won't see that many old fuddy-duddies behind…
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Domestic violence in the Czech Republic

Domestic violence does not get much attention in the media yet, as in most countries around the world, it does go on. 16% of Czechs, mostly women, are victims and it takes…
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Taking Valentine’s Day seriously and drinking fresh milk

In this week’s edition of Panorama: it wasn’t only chocolates and roses for couples in love on Valentine’s Day – some opted for a spiritual celebration of the lovers’…
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Magazine

The man who sells animal feed tested on humans! What made the Communist Party buy a cow? And, who is running in the Office Rats Race? Find out more in Magazine with…
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Union of flowers: Czech artists bring splash of colour to Brussels

Flower Union is a project created by a group of young artists, textile designers and graphic designers to represent Czechia during its EU presidency.
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