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Ex-president Havel supports Greens in video-clip
Ex-president Vaclav Havel has shot a video-clip in support of the Green Party. In it Mr. Havel criticizes what he calls money- driven city planning which he says is…
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Greens choose candidates for European elections
Deputy Environment Minister Jan Dusík has been chosen as the Green Party’s number-one candidate for the upcoming European elections, it was announced on Saturday. Number…
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Bursík slams president over speech on climate change
The country’s environment minister, Martin Bursík, has issued scathing criticism of Czech President Václav Klaus over a speech the head-of-state gave in the US this week…
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Czech Republic will try to access EU funds to subsidize eco-heating on broader scale
The Czech Republic will try to access EU funds to subsidize eco-friendly pellet stoves that will reduce pollution in areas where coal burning is the main form of heating…
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Austrian anti-nuclear organizations determined to prevent Temelín expansion
Anti-nuclear organizations in Upper Austria have jointly filed a complaint against Czech plans for the expansion of the Temelín nuclear power plant by another two reactors…
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South Bohemia regional top posts divided between coalition
The top administrative posts in the newly re-created South Bohemian regional government have been shared out between the four parties and movements making up the new…
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Academics protest against changes to bill on care for national parks
Some of the country’s leading academics and four former environment ministers have protested against a Senate-proposed amendment to the bill on care for national parks. In…
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Survey for deep radioactive waste site stopped in tracks after administrative blunder
The Czech agency tasked with preparing for a deep underground repository to take the country’s highly radioactive waste has been told to apply again for permits to carry…
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Smog alerts called off in many parts of Czech Republic
Smog alerts have been brought to an end in a number of regions in the Czech Republic, including Prague and Central Bohemia. However, a fresh smog warning has been imposed…
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Right-wing parties file joint complaint against amendment to air pollution law
MPS from the center-right Civic Democrat and TOP09 parties have filed a joint complaint with the Constitutional Court against an amendment to the air pollution law which…
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Mattoni maker considering bottle deposits but ministry unconvinced
A major Czech drinks maker is considering introducing deposits for plastic bottles, Czech Television reported. Karlovarské minerální vody, which sells the mineral water…
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Prague Zoo sending four more Przewalski mares to Mongolia
A Czech military plane is transporting four Przewalski mares to Mongolia for reintroduction into the wild, part of Prague Zoo’s long-standing programme to save the…
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2017 to bring legislative changes
The new year will bring a series of legislative changes, among them a higher minimal wage, tax advantages for families with children, a tougher environment law which will…
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Dalai Lama thanks Czech people for their support
At a gathering in Prague’s Lucerna Palace the Tibetan spiritual leader, who is here at the invitation of the Forum 2,000 Foundation, thanked the Czech people for their…
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European Commission to cut billions in subsidies for Czech programmes
The European Commission is planning to cut 12.5 billion crowns in subsidies for two Czech operational programmes, a spokeswoman for the commission said on Tuesday, quoting…
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Zeman confirms dissolution of the lower house
President Miloš Zeman signed a document on Wednesday officially dissolving the lower house of parliament, roughly a week after MPs voted in favour of the motion with 140…
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Plan outlines future of Šumava National Park
The most protected area of the country’s Šumava National Park, where only nature is allowed to reign, will double next year from 12.9 percent to 26 percent under a new…
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Floods claimed 15 lives and cost hundreds of millions
This year’s floods have claimed 15 lives and affected a total of 970 municipalities around the Czech Republic, according to the outgoing Environment Minister Tomáš Chapula…
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Czech ministry contracts out thorny environmental decision
The Czech Minister for the Environment Jan Dusík has sidestepped a decision over an environmental impact assessment for ČEZ’s modernisation of a controversial coal plant…
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International experts protest against new bill on Šumava
Several dozens international experts have approached the Czech environment minister, Tomáš Chalupa, over a controversial bill on the Šumava National Park, the news website…
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Symbolic blockade at Chvaletice plant
Several dozen environmental activists engaged in a symbolic blockade of the coal power plant Chvaletice in north-east Bohemia to protest against an exemption that will…
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Cabinet to discuss tax on coal and gas heating next month
The Czech government is preparing a carbon tax that will concern coal and gas heating, the news site iDnes.cz reported on Saturday. Cabinet members are set to discuss the…
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Země Živitelka culminates with harvest festival
The agricultural trade fair Země Živitelka in České Budějovice culminated with a traditional harvest festival at the weekend, attracting thousands of visitors. Farmers…
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Minister: Path to future is combination of nuclear power and renewable resources
The minister of the environment, Richard Brabec, says the use of coal will gradually be phased out. Speaking at a conference on solar energy on Tuesday, he said the path…
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