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Klaus vetoes bill forcing airlines to buy emissions permits
The Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has vetoed a government-sponsored bill that would force airlines operating in the Czech Republic to buy emissions permits, thereby…
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Air France-KLM withdraws bid to buy Czech Airlines
Aviation giant Air France-KLM, Europe’s biggest airline, has dropped its bid to buy the Czech state carrier Czech Airlines, leaving just one Czech bidder in the running…
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Coalition agreement in Prague signed and sealed
Representatives of the ANO party, the Social Democrats and the three-way grouping of the Green Party, the Christian Democrats and Mayors and Independents have signed a…
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Adriana Krnáčová confirmed as new Prague mayor
Adriana Krnáčová of the ANO party is to become the new mayor of Prague, under a coalition agreement sealed on Friday. ANO won the local elections in Prague and has reached…
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Customs officers detain foreign national for ivory smuggling
Customs officers detained a foreign national at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport earlier this week, who had tried to smuggle 24 kilos of ivory on the Prague – Seoul route…
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Brdy nature reserve officially handed over
Minister of defence and environment, Martin Stropnický and Richard Brabec, on Friday symbolically handed over the former military exercise area of Brdy, which is now a…
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Government making CZK 27 billion available for green heating
The Czech government is to make CZK 27 billion available over the next six years as part of a project aimed at encouraging environmentally friendly home heating. The…
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EU Commission takes Czech Republic to court over waste
The European Commission has warned the Czech Republic that it will take the country before the European Court of Justice over its alleged refusal to take back waste sent…
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MPs overturn presidential veto on national parks bill
MPs have overturned a presidential veto on new rules for the Czech Republic’s four national parks: Krkonoše, České Švýcarsko, Podyjí and Šumava. President Zeman had…
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Czech leaders slam US president’s decision to withdraw from global climate accord
Czech leaders have criticised President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris global climate accord. Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Twitter that…
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News site: Lithium mine to be restricted to 23 hectares
Lithium should be mined on an area of around 23 hectares at Horní Slavkov in West Bohemia, according to a binding environmental impact assessment conducted by the Ministry…
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Czech Republic wins clearance for key transport projects to go ahead
The Czech Republic has won clearance from the European Commission to proceed with 10 large transport and infrastructure projects without the need to launch new Environment…
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Press: Czech Republic to lose one billion euros in EU subsidies
The European Commission has refused to pay around one billion euros into four Czech operational programmes over errors in their administration, the news website aktualne…
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Šumava National Park laying off employees
The Šumava National Park is laying off employees after getting lower funding from the Environment Ministry. The park’s management said it had been forced to sack thirty…
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ANO ministers launch internal audits into financing
Ministers for the ANO party have launched in-depth audits into public spending at their respective institutions. The second-strongest party in government controls the…
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Ministries relying heavily on outsourcing
The cost of outsourcing services in some Czech ministries has increased by up to 90 percent in the past two years, the Supreme Audit Office reports. An audit into the…
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Ministry: Czech Republic to fail to source over 24 billion in EU funds this year
The Czech Republic will this year fail to source up to 24.4 billion crowns in EU funds, deputy regional development minister Daniel Braun told reporters on Wednesday. The…
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EC may ask for court injunction on tree felling in Šumava.
The EC may ask for a preliminary court injunction to ban the cutting of bark-beetle-infested trees in the Šumava National Park. A spokesman for EU Environment Commissioner…
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Jihlava Documentary Film Festival underway
The 23rd Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival opened with a gala evening and award ceremony on Thursday. The Argentinian director Ingrid Pokropek received an…
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Petition against sale of Počerady coal-burning plant to Tykač
Academics and former politicians have written an open letter to the Czech energy utility ČEZ petitioning the management not to sell the Počerady coal-burning electric…
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Government to debate measures against drought
As the drawn-out period of drought in the Czech Republic continues many mayors have issued a ban on using tap water to fill swimming pools and water gardens. Regional…
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Government eases regulation on face masks
The government on Monday eased the regulation which obliges people to wear face masks in public. As of Tuesday, May 19, people working in intensely hot environments, as…
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One third of Czech Republic facing serious drought
Around one third of the Czech Republic has very low or extremely low levels of underground waters, Environment Minister Richard Brabec said on Thursday at a discussion…
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