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Andrej Babiš re-elected chairman of ANO Party
Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has been re-elected chairman of the ANO Party. Mr. Babiš, who was the only candidate for the post, received the backing of 76 out of 95…
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Czech, Poland begin talks over controversial Turów coal mine near border
Negotiations between the Czech Republic and Poland over the latter country’s Turów lignite mine near the shared border began on Thursday. The Czech government has…
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Mixed reactions to Zeman’s Christmas message
The president’s Christmas message evoked mixed reactions on the Czech political scene. While Prime Minister Petr Fiala welcomed the president’s words about the importance…
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Cabinet agrees on Kuzvart for EU commissioner, junior members abstain
The Czech government has approved Milos Kuzvart, a former environment minister and serving MP for the Social Democrats, to become the Czech Republic's first representative…
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Topolanek: CR not to block talks on reviving EU constitution
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek who is on an official visit to Brussels has said the Czech Republic will not block talks on reviving a European Union constitution but…
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Lower house passes amendment on waste law
The lower house has passed an amendment on the country’s waste law which will require Czech firms to more thoroughly record waste imports and archive records for at least…
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Locals in Osečná, north Bohemia, protest possibility of uranium mining
Around 300 people near Osečná, north Bohemia, have protested against possible uranium mining in the area. Local inhabitants, town representatives and environmentalists met…
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Deputy transport minister named winner of “Ropák” anti-award
Deputy transport minister Jiří Hodač has been named the winner of the 2007 “Ropák" or Oil Guzzler, awarded for the worst environmental policies. Winners of the anti-award…
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Government agrees to widen lorry ban
The Czech government agreed on Wednesday to extend a lorry ban, ending a 15-month dispute which has threatened to topple the government coalition. The issue provoked the…
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One third of Green’s national council dismissed
The head of the Green Party, Martin Bursík, has dismissed one-third of the party’s national council, which consisted mainly of his opponents. Twenty members of the…
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MEPs call on European Commission to put pressure on Poland due to mine on Czech border
MEPs from the Committee on Petitions in the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to toughen its approach to Poland in regards to continued activity…
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Many Czech firms consider relocating production to save costs
Nearly a fifth of Czech firms are considering moving their headquarters or production abroad and most of them are looking to the East mainly due to the cheaper labour…
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Authorities will not return child to babybox mother yet
A young mother who is attempting to regain the baby daughter she left in a “babybox” in January will not yet have the child returned to her, authorities in the woman’s…
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Bursik calls Biden’s speech ‘ambiguous’, urges government to wait for Obama’s stance on radar
Head of the Czech Green Party Martin Bursík has called the speech given by US Vice President Joe Biden at a NATO security conference ‘ambiguous’. In Munich on Saturday, Mr…
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Rise in lung cancer among women
The Czech Republic has seen a three-fold increase in lung cancer cases among women over the last ten years according to new data. The figures published in the Czech daily…
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Czech Republic, Austria sign agreement over bark beetle regime
The Czech Republic and Austria signed an agreement on Tuesday over how their different types of forestry management could counter the spread of the timber-damaging bark…
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Residents unhappy with Amazon’s plans for a distribution hub near Prague
Some residents of the town of Dobrovíz, where the internet shopping giant Amazon is planning to build one of its Central European distribution hubs, are protesting against…
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President says he never heard of potential rival Horáček
President Miloš Zeman suggested in an interview for commercial broadcaster Frekvence 1 that he had never heard of well-known Czech lyricist and sometime TV personality…
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Finance minister opens talks on draft state budget
Finance Minister Andrej Babiš has opened negotiations with fellow members of the Cabinet on the state budget for 2017, meeting with the justice, environment and culture…
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Exile government leader seeks autonomy, not independence, for Tibet
The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, taking part in the 16th Forum 2000 international conference in Prague, has said his government is seeking “…
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Minister: Inflated prices for solar power could cost taxpayers CZK 1 billion
A badly set up state system supporting solar energy could end up costing Czech tax payers up to CZK 1 billion, the environment minister, Tomáš Chalupa, said on a TV debate…
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Czech government not to comply with call of EC to revise national Romany inclusion strategy
The Czech government will not comply with the European Commission’s call to revise its national strategy on inclusion of Romany citizens, the environment minister, who was…
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Czech MEP says she has list of child refugees whom Czechia could help
Czech MEP Michaela Šojdrová from the Christian Democratic Party says she has secured a list of child refugees currently housed in Greek refugee camps whom the Czech…
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Czechs to join in annual ‘Earth Hour’ campaign on Saturday night
Czechs will join millions of people around the globe in turning off their lights for 60 minutes on Saturday night for the Earth Hour campaign against climate change. In…
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Austrian politicians exploring legal action over financing of Dukovany completion
The deputy governor of Lower Austria, Stephan Pernkopf, and former Austrian minister of the environment Elisabeth Köstinger have not ruled out taking legal action against…
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