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Ministry turns down uranium mining request
The environment ministry has denied a request by Urania Mining to conduct preliminary tests on possible uranium mining in the region of Liberec, north Bohemia. The…
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Tomáš Podivínský to be new ambassador to Germany
Former environment minister Tomáš Podivínský is to be the country’s new ambassador to Germany, according to the weekly Respekt. Respect says Podivínský’s nomination has…
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ČTK: Geuss no longer head of Czech Environmental Inspectorate
The Czech News Agency reports that Erik Geuss in no longer head of the Czech Environmental Inspectorate, citing a decision by Deputy Interior Minister Josef Postránecký…
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Lightweight plastic bags will no longer be free in shops
Czech shops in the future will no longer give even lightweight plastic bags for free, the government decided on Wednesday approving an amendment which meets European…
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Smog alert in central Bohemia
Hydro-meteorologists have called a smog alert in the central Bohemian region. The reason for the present problem is the long-lasting heat wave which has radically…
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New Prague Zoo exhibition highlights trade in endangered species
A travelling outdoor exhibition called Faces of the CITES Convention is coming to Prague Zoo, and was presented on Tuesday by the Environment Minister, Petr Hladík, the…
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EU threatens with legal action against Czech Republic on copyright law
The European Union's executive commission has warned it would take legal action against the Czech Republic for failing to implement EU copyright law. Along with France…
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Ambrozek on Lufthansa plane that had to make emergency landing
Czech Environment Minister Libor Ambrozek was on board a plane that had to make an emergency landing this weekend. The Boeing plane was operated by Germany's Lufthansa…
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Lorry carrying waste sent back to Germany
Border police in North Bohemia turned back a lorry carrying a load of communal waste from Germany in the early hours of Saturday. The driver claimed he had only crossed…
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German companies apply for permission to burn waste in Prague suburb
Two German companies have applied for permission to burn 80,000 tonnes of waste in the Prague district of Malesice, Lidove noviny reported on Friday. A Czech Environment…
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Press: Bursík wants plastic bottles to be refundable
The minister of the environment, Martin Bursík, is preparing a new law under which plastic bottles would have to become refundable, in the same way half-litre glass beer…
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Nové Heřminovy to be flooded by new dam
The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to build a small dam on the river Opava in North Bohemia. The artificial lake is designed to prevent the nearby towns of Krnov…
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Hundreds protest uranium mining
Some 300 activists protested against uranium mining near Liberec, northern Bohemia, on Saturday, despite a recent denial by the Environment Ministry to conduct preliminary…
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Hundreds protest uranium mining
Some 300 activists protested against uranium mining near Liberec, northern Bohemia, on Saturday, despite a recent denial by the Environment Ministry to conduct preliminary…
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Unpopular party takes on unpopular fees
The Christian Democrats may be hovering on the brink of parliamentary extinction according to most polls, but that has not stopped the party from taking on an unpopular…
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Biodegradable alternative to plastic bags gets backing in crowdfunding campaign
A biodegradable and washable bag invented by two Czech students will reportedly come onto the Czech market in September. The bag, made from a unique material, is meant as…
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News Thursday, JULY 22nd, 1999
Hello and a very warm welcome to Radio Prague. I´m Rob Cameron, first a look at the news headlines. Those were the headlines, now for the news in more detail. Environment…
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