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Klaus first to sign petition calling for intervention against bark beetle damage
Czech President Václav Klaus has stepped into a row over South Bohemian forests, being the first to sign a petition against the Environment Ministry’s handling of a…
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Study: 40 percent of Czech Republic experienced poor air quality in 2015
Air pollutant emissions levels were breached on around 40 percent of the territory of the Czech Republic last year, in large part due to extremely warm weather that led to…
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Czech Republic to get EU subsidy to combat air pollution
The Czech Republic will receive another 870 million crowns from the European Union to combat air pollution, which remains a pressing problem particularly in the eastern…
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Ministry wants to impose recycling charge on mailbox discount leaflets
The Czech Ministry of the Environment wants to impose charges on discount leaflets, a popular form of advertising that reach consumers via their mailbox, Czech Television…
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Minister to push lower VAT on recycled products at EU meeting
The Czech minister of the environment, Petr Hladík, will propose a lower VAT rate on products made from recycled material at a meeting of the EU’s Environment Council in…
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... and change of course in energy legislation.
In the area of energy, the environment ministry’s first policy draft includes support for biomass, biogas stations and heat pumps in order to bolster effective and…
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Minister unveils bill that would make national parks more accessible to hikers
A bill being prepared by the ministry of the environment is aimed at making Czech national parks more accessible to hikers, giving more powers to municipalities and…
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Ministry project to boost countryside water retention
The Ministry of the Environment will next month launch a pilot project aimed at water retention in the countryside, Czech Television reported. The Smart Municipality…
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Liberal Ecological Party faces to run on TOP 09 ticket in elections
The right-wing TOP 09 party will field representatives of the Liberal Ecological Party on its candidate lists in October’s general elections, representatives of both…
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Deputy minister dies in boating accident
The first deputy to the environment minister, Jakub Kulíšek, died at the weekend at the age of just 31. The deputy minister was in charge of the economics and…
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Billions to be spent on adaptation measures to fight drought
The Ministry of the Environment has allocated over 10 billion crowns for adaptation measures against drought in the coming years, Environment Minister Anna Hubáčková told…
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Czech Republic concerned over proposed EU waste directive
The Czech Environment Minister Libor Ambrozek will protest in Brussels against proposed changes in EU directives which he fears could lead to poorer EU countries being…
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German minister reacts to Czech 'waste tourism' appeal
Germany's Minister for the Environment Sigmar Gabriel has said that the German government will try to prevent the further importing of illegal waste from Germany to the…
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German-owned firm fined 7 million crows over illegal waste import
The Czech Environment Inspection has imposed a fine worth almost 7 million crowns on the company MTR Kladno, one of the major organisers of illegal waste imports from…
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Sumava National Park head dismissed
Environment Minister Martin Bursik has dismissed Sumava National Park director Alois Pavlicko appointing the former director's deputy head in his place. The environment…
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Billions needed to finish water-processing projects
More than 14 billion crowns, or over 680 million US dollars, is needed to finish various water processing projects around the country, the Environment Ministry said on…
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President Zeman to be briefed on plans for Šumava nature reserve
President Miloš Zeman will meet with Environment Minister Richard Brabec on Tuesday to discuss the future of the Šumava National Park and the circumstances surrounding the…
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PM prefers ministry bill on all national parks to Senate law on Šumava
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka is opposed to a special law on the Šumava national park tabled by a group of Senators and approved by the upper chamber. Speaking after a…
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Šumava National Park director resigns
The director of the Šumava National Park, František Krejčí, has tendered his resignation to the Minister of the Environment, Pavel Drobil. A ministry spokesperson told the…
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Greenpeace says extension of coal mining at Bílina goes against Paris Climate Agreement
Greenpeace is protesting against the Environment Ministry’s decision to grant approval for extended mining at the Bílina coal mine until 2035. Greenpeace claims the…
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Polish PM says Poland will not close Turów mine despite court ruling
Poland will not allow its Turów coal mine, located near the border with Czechia, to be closed and will do everything in its power to keep it operating until 2044, Polish…
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Czech Republic likely to face tougher target for renewable sources
An Environment Ministry official has revealed that the European Commission is likely to order the Czech Republic to raise its renewable sources share in energy production…
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Three new ministers to be appointed on Monday
Three new cabinet ministers will be appointed at the start of next week, Prime Minister Jan Fischer told reporters on Wednesday. The names of the new ministers of…
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Czech local authorities rubbish ambitious waste law proposal
Czech local authorities have voiced their opposition to environment ministry plans to push through an ambitious shake up of the country’s waste and recycling rules, saying…
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