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PPP projects see brighter prospects as arguments continue over their merits

Three letters - PPP - were once on the tip of everyone’s tongue in the Czech Republic as a formula for carrying out large infrastructure projects. Public Private…
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Parties agree share out of cabinet posts The three parties negotiating the formation of a coalition government have agreed on the make-up of a 15-member cabinet. The deal…
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Green support for government hinges on tougher demands on ČEZ The chairman of the Green Party, Ondřej Liška, says his party will only return to the government if the…
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Czech PM condemns metro attacks in Moscow The Czech prime minister, Jan Fischer, has condemned Monday’s attacks in Moscow’s metro. In a letter of condolence to his…
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Studio Bratři v triku - the cradle of Czech animation

The studio Bratři v triku, or “Brothers in T-Shirts”, has been the major producer of Czech animated film since the 1940s. Virtually every talent in Czech cartooning has…
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Court of Justice to review Czech-Slovak pensions case The European Court of Justice in Luxemburg will be reviewing a case involving pensions paid by the Slovak state to…
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Mike Stannett – head of the Salvation Army in the Czech Republic

Major Mike Stannett is the national leader of the Salvation Army, or Armáda spásy, in the Czech Republic. He and his wife Ruth first came to the country in 1991 and, apart…
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A man in snorkeling gear stops traffic on Prague’s Wenceslas Square. What do you do when you have one motorbike and a six-member family? And, sculptor David Černý gives…
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Prague students on following their forebears, and cheap lunches in the city centre

Student life is inextricably linked for me with rather grotty living conditions and a whole lot of Kundera books; a story I think I share with numerous other, recently…
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The Czech Republic’s Nuclear Energy Dilemma

Today, energy from nuclear power plants provides for roughly a third of the Czech Republic’s overall electricity consumption. There are in fact six operating nuclear power…
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Preacher Petr Wagner on Saint Wenceslas, Czech atheism, and spreading his beliefs through punk

Petr Wagner is the front man of Czech Christian punk group Goro, a presenter on Český rozhlas station Radio Wave, and a Hussite preacher based in Čerčany, near Prague…
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Kurdějov, one of the oldest winegrowing communities in the country

South Moravia is well-known for its wine, which has been produced there at least since thirsty Roman soldiers far from home began doing so in the 2nd century. Move forward…
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Cabinet to discuss revised budget on Monday The Finance Ministry has put forward a new draft of the 2013 state budget, being discussed by the cabinet on Monday…
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Prague’s Rudolfinum Gallery explores the reality of contemporary British painting

A new exhibition at the Rudolfinum Gallery in Prague presents the work of 12 contemporary British artists. Entitled Beyond Reality: British Painting Today, the exhibit…
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The Fort above the Black Forests - Kostelec nad Černými lesy

This week s spotlight focuses on one of the main centres of forestry in the Czech Republic and an oft overlooked pearl of Bohemian cultural heritage. Christian Falvey…
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Prime Minister calls on education minister to distance himself from ministry official’s insults Prime Minister Petr Nečas has called on the Education Minister, Josef…
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Church restitution bill approved in first reading The Chamber of Deputies passed the government´s bill on a property settlement between the state and the Church in a first…
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Topolanek and Bursik lobby for UN Security Council seat Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Environment Minister Martin Bursik are in New York on Monday, drumming up…
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Dance in a digital age

Accompanied by a jarring electrical soundtrack and a bewildering laser display, Petra Hauerova took to the stage in Prague's Ponec Theatre last Friday to present her…
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Dora Slaba - fifteen years at Radio Prague ended by events of 1968

Born in the Sudetenland, Dora Slaba spent World War II in England, returning with far better English than her Czech school teachers. She later put her language skills to…
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Czech Republic leads region with crowdsourcing but full potential still to be tapped

Since its modest beginnings several years ago, crowdsourcing has become a popular financing tool among Czechs. Hundreds of mainly artistic and cultural projects have been…
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A farm in Strahovice gives the unemployed work-satisfaction and a sense of belonging

For two years now the Salvation Army has been operating a project unique in the Czech Republic –a farm that gives close to two dozen unemployed people work satisfaction…
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Czech kids climb obesity rankings as activity levels slide

A recent comparative study by the World Health Organisation shows that some 80 percent of Czech schoolchildren do not get enough physical activity. As a result a growing…
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Rekola four years on: Bold pink bikes in the public space capture imagination of cyclists from Prague to Brno

What began as Rekola, the NGO, is now an NGO-slash-successful socially-conscious business. If you need to get quickly from A to B in Prague or a number of other Czech…
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Czech NGO teaching children in the Himalayas to play hockey

The Czech NGO Brontosauri v Himalájích has been helping the village of Mulbekh, in Little Tibet, for ten years now. Attention is focused around the local primary school…
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