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Říčany best place to live in Czechia, followed by Prague, according to Quality of Life Index

The best place to live in Czechia is the Central Bohemian town of Říčany, followed by Prague according to this year’s Quality of Life Index put together by Obce v Datech.
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Colts instead of rifles: NGO to introduce wild horses at former army bases

In the future visitors to the Czech countryside could come across a species not seen in this part of the world for a great many years: wild horses. A local wildlife…
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Defence Ministry hit by corruption scandal

One of the largest corruption scandals in Czech history has broken out at the Defence Ministry. 24 former officials at the ministry and their civilian accomplices have…
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A bear-faced lie: Czech environmentalists fall for a prank

Czech environmentalists were celebrating last week after they discovered bear tracks in a rail underpass in the north-east of the country. The tracks were deemed proof…
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Hungary braces itself for climate change

We have almost reached mid-year but judging by the weather in Central Europe at the moment we might be forgiven for thinking that summer is over and autumn upon us. This…
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Expert: discussion on climate change of utmost importance following panel warning

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which met in Paris last week, sent its gravest message yet regarding global warming on Friday. This group of scientists and…
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Will gale-force winds change the face of Czech forests?

Rolling hills and coniferous forests are what you would call typical Czech landscape, but with the climatic changes affecting central Europe that may be about to change…
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President Klaus savages "dangerous" green lobby over global warming

President Vaclav Klaus has launched another fierce attack on the green lobby, claiming that "ambitious environmentalism" poses a greater threat to society than communism…
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Can an endangered salamander alter plans for a nuclear waste facility?

Locals in the municipality of Lubenec, opposed to the possible siting of a nuclear waste storage facility in the area, have gained a new argument in their favour: the…
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Czech government rules out joining legal appeal against EU pollution limits

Prague has decided not to sign up to a legal appeal against air pollution limits approved by the European Union in 2017. The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade had…
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Prague tops survey for best place to live in the Czech Republic

An annual survey of the Czech Republic’s 14 regions has placed the Czech capital top as the best place to live. The study compares 54 criteria in eight categories to…
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Ministers announce steps to combat drought

The Czech Republic has been hit by droughts in recent years, with large swathes of the country particularly badly affected last summer. Now a government task force is…
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News of Radio Prague

Main opposition party rejects state budget The senior opposition Civic Democratic Party has said it would not support the government's draft state budget for 2002. The…
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"Temelin expansion" claims cause shock, anger in non-nuclear Austria

A minor diplomatic storm appears to be brewing between Prague and Vienna, after reports emerged in the Czech media that the Czech Republic was planning to expand the…
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Temelin back in the news after Czech no-show at Salzburg meeting

On Wednesday nuclear experts and Austrian anti-nuclear activists held an unofficial meeting in the Austrian town of Salzburg. Top of the agenda was concerns over safety at…
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Temelin remains in the headlines

Temelin, the nuclear power station in South Bohemia is still in the headlines and, it seems, will remain there for some time to come. Olga Szantova reports on the latest…
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Government launches radical house-cleaning The newly-appointed centre-left cabinet is reviewing a number of proposed bills prepared by the former interim administration…
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Government approves extra money for police to handle demonstrations The government has approved a proposal by Interior Minister Jan Kubice to increase the budget of the…
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Czech PM to visit Moldova Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will visit Moldova next week to discuss a post-election crisis in the former Soviet republic. The Czech EU…
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National Reference Laboratory denies mad cow disease reports The National Reference Laboratory has denied media reports claiming that a Czech woman had been diagnosed…
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Prague branch of Public Affairs calls on John to resign The Prague branch of the junior coalition party Public Affairs has called on party leader Radek John to resign…
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Peake announces make up of government’s anti-corruption committee Deputy Prime Minister Karolina Peake, of Public Affairs, who is to spearhead the government’s anti…
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Prague zoo to get two new gorillas

The troop of gorillas at Prague Zoo is going to get two new members - Duni, a female who will be arriving from Spain, and Kisumu, a male gorilla coming from Austria, zoo…
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Energoaqua asks to end criminal prosecution in Bečva River affair

Energy services provider Energoaqua and its director Oldřich Havelka have formally asked police and prosecutors to stop their criminal prosecution in connection to the…
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Greenpeace protest against Turow mine expansion

Czech, German and Polish environmental activists came together at a tri-point near their common border at mid-day on Sunday to protest against the proposed enlargement of…
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