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Police arrest programmer who operated illegal drugs-porn-weapons social network
The Czech police have arrested a 19-year-old programmer from the Czech Republic, whom they suspect of creating and operating a large social network (atlayo.com) dealing…
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Czechia’s Jurečka addresses COP27 conference in Egypt
The Czech minister of the environment, Marian Jurečka, spoke at the COP27 UN climate change conference in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday. He made the address on behalf…
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Seven charged with subsidy fraud following police raids on Brno City Hall
Seven people have been charged with subsidy fraud following Tuesday’s police raid at the Brno City Hall, the ctk news agency reported. The individuals in question are…
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Czechia considering bid to host UN's 2024 COP29 climate summit
Czechia is considering making a bid to host the UN’s COP29 climate summit in 2024, which would put it in contention with several other countries for the massive…
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Czech government sends Poland draft agreement on Turow mine
The Prague government has sent Poland a draft proposal aimed at resolving a dispute over an open pit coal mine in Poland near the Czech border, the Czech minister of the…
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Jizera Mountains beechwood area makes UNESCO World Heritage List
An area of the Jizera Mountains in North Bohemia known as Jizerskohorské bučiny (Jizera Mts Beechwod) has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The protected…
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Government to meet to approve Telicka nomination
The government is to meet in a special session on Wednesday morning to approve the nomination of Pavel Telicka as the country's first EU commissioner. European Commission…
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Technical failure caused cyanide leak
A technical failure at the Lucebni zavody chemicals plant was to blame for the leak of cyanide into the Labe river, which contaminated a 10 km stretch of the river and…
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Bark beetle could be good thing for Sumava, says Bursik
The expected incidence of bark beetle due to a hurricane in January could actually help restore and diversify forests in the Sumava National Park more quickly, Environment…
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Second leak at Temelin plant this week
Officials at the Temelin nuclear power plant in South Bohemia have confirmed that some 1,100 litres of slightly radioactive cooling liquid containing boric acid have…
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Security Council proposes to increase nuclear energy
The Czech Republic should secure its energy supply by making full use of its nuclear power plants and technology in other European countries, the National Security Council…
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Two arrested for wearing fascist symbols during march
Police arrested two people for wearing fascist symbols during a far-right march in the central Bohemian town of Neratovice on Saturday. Around 100 extremists took part in…
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Czech-US study finds link between air pollution and bronchitis in children
A study released by Czech and US scientists says small children living in polluted areas face a higher risk of suffering from bronchitis than their peers living in a less…
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Head of Greens calls for extraordinary party conference
The head of the Czech Greens, Martin Bursík, has called on his party to hold an extraordinary congress in a bid to reaffirm his mandate. The environment minister intends…
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Nové Heřminovy to be flooded by new dam
Environment Minister Martin Bursík said on Monday he agreed with the proposal to build a small dam on the river Opava in North Bohemia, which is designed to prevent the…
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First session held of 'Team National Library'
A team of experts that will decide on the construction of a planned new National Library building had its first session in Prague on Saturday. The team had been set up to…
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Klaus supports radical action against bark beetle
On a visit to the Šumava National Park on Tuesday President Vaclav Klaus expressed full support for the park management’s radical policy in fighting bark-beetle…
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Cleanup of former Soviet bases may last until 2016
Restoration of land decimated by Soviet army bases in the 1970s and 80s may take another four years to complete. According to the Ministry of the Environment, the original…
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Czechs win main prize in EU Contest for Young Scientists
Two Czech students, Miroslav Rapčák and David Pegřímek, have won the prestigious main prize in this year’s European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Lisbon. The…
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Public Affairs call for immediate meeting over corruption scandal
In related news, coalition junior member Public Affairs, irked over the allegations of corruption at the Environment Ministry, called on the prime minister to return to…
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Controversy over transfer of rare rhinos to Kenya
Controversy has broken out over a plan to transport four rare northern white rhinoceroses from a zoo in Dvur Kralové in east Bohemia to Kenya. The move is aimed at help…
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Third of Czech flora and fauna at higher risk
About a third of the 80,000 species of plants and animals in the Czech Republic are at risk of eventual extinction, the Environment Ministry reports. According to a…
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Prime Minister calls meeting ahead of far-right gatherings North Bohemia
Prime Minister Petr Nečas has called a meeting with leaders of the Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic to discuss growing racial tensions in North…
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Director of Czech Environmental Inspectorate dismissed
The Czech Environment Minister announced on Thursday that he had dismissed the director of the Czech Environmental Inspectorate, the country’s main watchdog for seeing…
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Czech Republic to sell carbon credits to World Bank
The Czech Republic will sell two million carbon credits to the World Bank, the Czech Environment Ministry said on Friday. The funds will be used for subsidies of energy…
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