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Police president angered by decision on Drobil case

Police president Petr Lesy has expressed anger over the decision, saying it was the intention of the police to ask Parliament to strip deputy Pavel Drobil of his immunity…
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Hopeful coalition environmental experts mull green import tax

In related news, environmental experts from the three Czech political parties are considering imposing an environmental import tax on goods that burden the environment…
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Human rights activists protests against Chinese Investment Forum

Two dozen human rights activists gathered outside Prague Castle on Thursday morning to protest against the Chinese Investment Forum taking place there. Among the…
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Senate backs greater rights for councils in national parks

The upper house of parliament, the Senate, has voted for local councils to be given increased rights over the management of national parks. Other changes to the existing…
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Environmentalists criticize factory’s plans to use mercury in chlorine production

Czech environmentalists on Tuesday criticized a request by a major chemical producer, Spolana Neratovice, to be allowed to use mercury in the production of chlorine until…
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Labour minister unveils list of demanding professions which will merit early retirement

Blacksmiths, foresters, welders and glassmakers are among the demanding professions that will merit early retirement under the government's pension reform.
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Study: Czechs becoming increasingly charitable

Czechs are becoming increasingly generous in giving to charity, suggests a new poll carried out by the Ipsos agency.
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EU team inspects Hungarian nuclear power plant

A team of experts from the European Commission was in Hungary this week to visit the country's only nuclear power station at Paks, south of Budapest. Their inspection…
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Insight Central Europe News

Slovak president calls referendum on government Slovak President Rudolf Schuster has scheduled a referendum on early elections to be held on the same day as the first…
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Economic doldrums in Hungary?

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy sacked his finance minister this week. Csaba Laszlo was dismissed after last year's budget deficit turned out to be much higher…
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Viva Etika

In this week's edition of the Economic Report, Vladimir Tax talks to the members of the Viva Etika coalition, an initiative set up to improve business ethics in the Czech…
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Country's rivers suffer as water treatment facilities remain out of order

If you were to stand along the embankment of the Vltava river that runs through Prague, you would no longer find it to be a romantic and soothing experience but would…
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Czech president says Turkey should be allowed to become full member of EU The Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, says Turkey should be allowed to become a full member of the…
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Renowned Danish architects present new vision for Prague’s divisive central highway

As well as the historic monuments, visitors to Prague might be struck by the busy three and four lane highway in both directions that dissects the city centre and…
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Polish coal mine expansion to be raised in prime ministerial talks

Czech worries about development plans for a massive coal mine on the Polish side of the frontier in the far north of the country are scheduled to be one of the top…
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News Sunday, JULY 09th, 2000

Those were the headlines and now the news in more detail Anti-nuclear protesters camp outside Temelin's gates Environment activists are making a last ditch effort to…
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News Sunday, JUNE 06th, 1999

Radio Prague E-News, 5 June 1999, Vladimir Tax Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Vladimir Tax and here's the news. First the headlines. These are the main points and…
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News of Radio Prague

Cabinet approves deployment of soldiers to Afghanistan The Czech government on Wednesday approved a defence ministry proposal to send 150 soldiers to Afghanistan…
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News of Radio Prague

Government looks set to override presidential veto of reform bill President Vaclav Klaus has vetoed the first provision of a package of bills introduced by the government…
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News of Radio Prague

Senate amends Constitution in view of EU accession The Czech Senate has approved an amendment to the Constitution, paving legal ground for the Czech Republic's accession…
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News of Radio Prague

Czech Republic opposed to "big bang" expansion The Czech foreign minister Jan Kavan has raised objections to a proposed "big bang" expansion of the European Union which…
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Czech-German deadlock continues over safety at Temelin

The Czech government announced on Wednesday that it had no doubts about the safety of the Temelin nuclear power station, and would not react to a German call to close the…
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Czech MPs approve ban on single-use plastic

The Czech lower house of Parliament has approved a bill banning the manufacture and sale of single-use plastic products, such as cutlery, plates and drinking straws…
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Government ministries lease hydrogen-powered cars

Two Czech government ministries, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Ministry of the Environment, have leased hydrogen-powered cars for a year, the offices …
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EU Transition Facility grant

The Foundation for the Development of Civil Society has around 1.5 million euros at its disposal to finance projects from non-profit organisations. The grant is from the…
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