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Ministers in dispute over clean-up tender
A dispute has arisen between the ministers of the environment and finance. In an interview for the newspaper Hospodářské noviny, Environment Minister Pavel Drobil of the…
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President Obama to make keynote speech in Prague
US President Barack Obama aims to make a keynote European speech during a two-day visit to Prague that begins on April 4, according to press reports. He is preparing to…
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Czech Republic signs deal to sell 3.5 million allowances to Austria
The Czech Ministry of Environment announced Tuesday that it had sold 3.5 million emissions allowances to the Austrian government. No details of the price of the allowances…
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Šumava National Park head puts brakes on planned projects
The interim director of Šumava National Park, Pavel Hubený, has halted a number of projects greenlighted by his predecessor Jiří Mánek, writes Czech daily Mladá fronta…
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Austrian Chancellor says Temelin needs more safety tests
The Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schussel has said that his government does not consider the environment impact study on the Temelin nuclear power plant a sufficient…
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Spolana rejects leak of toxins
The management of Spolana, a chemical factory north of Prague, has rejected the claim that highly toxic substances leaked into the environment when the plant was flooded…
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Police investigate possible tax fraud, improper business practices, on part of Bursiks
Czech daily Lidove Noviny has reported that police are investigating the head of the Green Party and Environment Minister Martin Bursik, together with his brother Jiri, on…
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Bursik welcomes outcome of Bali talks
Environment Minister Martin Bursik has hailed the outcome of the UN-led talks on climate change in Bali as a defining moment in climate diplomacy. Following grueling all…
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New bill on liability for environmental damage approved by government
The Environment Minister and Green Party leader Martin Bursik announced on Wednesday that the ruling cabinet had approved a draft bill, which would make polluters liable…
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Czech Amnesty International activists to draw attention to human rights in China at an event coinciding with the EU-China summit taking place in Prague on Wednesday.
The Czech branch of Amnesty International has announced it will be holding a “parallel summit” on human rights violations in China on Wednesday to coincide with an EU…
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European Union calls on Šumava park management to cease logging trees
The European Union has called on the Šumava park management to cease tree logging in certain areas of the national park. The European Commissioner for the Environment…
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Fiala to take more time before proposing Hladík for minister
Prime Minister Petr Fiala says he will take more time before asking President Miloš Zeman to name Petr Hladík as minister of the environment. He made the comment after…
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PPF disqualified from ecological supertender
Outgoing Finance Minister Eduard Janota has disqualified the PPF financial group from a controversial ecological tender on cleaning up damage to the environment, a…
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South Bohemia considering declaring state of emergency in Šumava over bark beetle infestation
The South Bohemian regional authority says it is considering declaring a state of emergency over bark beetle infestation of trees in the Šumava National Park. Regional…
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Stráský to be replaced as Šumava National Park head
The head of the Šumava National Park Jan Stráský is to leave his post at the end of the month. Environment minister Tomas Chalupa confirmed the news on Thursday, rejecting…
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PM to discuss changes in government with two strongest parties
Prime Minister Jan Fischer is due to meet the leaders of the two strongest parties –the Civic and Social Democrats – to discuss changes in the interim government following…
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Supreme Audit Office: state administration wastes money
The Czech Supreme Audit Office, an independent institution which audits the management of state property and the performance of the national budget, has discovered…
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Czechia insists on EUR 50 million compensation over Poland’s Turów mine
The Czech Republic insists on a compensation of 50 million euros for the damage caused by the expansion of the Turów brown coal mine near the Czech border, the Czech News…
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Christian Democrat ministers resign
All three Christian Democrat ministers have handed in their resignations. Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda, Transport Minister Milan Simonovsky and Environment Minister…
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V4 countries: Lowering CO2 emissions must not harm economy
Environment ministers from the Visegrad Group countries, Bulgaria and Romania have agreed that cutting down on carbon dioxide emissions should not harm local economies and…
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Czechs, Poles to cooperate in water management, gas, motorways
The Czech Republic and Poland will cooperate in water management along their joint border according to an agreement that the two countries' environment ministers, Richard…
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Prague fails to secure billion-crown EU subsidy for water treatment plant
Prague will not be able to secure a billion-crown EU subsidy for the reconstruction of a water treatment plant, a city councilor announced Thursday. Prague was hoping to…
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