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Today's papers carry details of the shocking revelation which made TV news headlines the previous evening. Domestic violence in the Czech Republic is far higher than…
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Audit reveals serious flaws in Interior Ministry’s procurement An audit at the Czech Interior Ministry has disclosed serious flaws in public procurement, some of which…
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Today’s Mailbox is devoted to your opinions on the proposed new building of the Czech National Library. We quote from emails sent in by: Colin Rose, Christine Takaguchi…
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EC criticizes pension reform, problems with EU funding The government’s pension reform has come under fire from the European Commission. In a report published on…
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New study compares Czech foreign aid to that provided by world’s richest countries

The Czech Republic annually spends some 430 million crowns, or more than 22 million US dollars, on foreign development aid which is much less than some of the richest…
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Business News

CEZ stock damaged by German appeal to shut Temelin The Prague Stock Exchange suffered a shock on Monday when the German government called on Prague to close down the…
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Defusing Europe's demographic 'time bomb' to remain competitive

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about a demographic "time bomb" ticking in Europe, the need to reform pension and welfare systems and revamp as part of…
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Pitr extradition could take up to one year A Swiss official has said that the extradition of a fugitive Czech businessman, Tomáš Pitr, sentenced to five years for tax…
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US and Russia yet to finalize nuclear arms deal Russia and the United States have not yet agreed on a new nuclear arms treaty that is likely to be signed in Prague, White…
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Czech students enjoy a taste of Westminster in Prague

One thing that was not cultivated in communist Czechoslovakia was the art of public speaking. Anyone of a certain age will remember the endless monologues of party…
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Forest fire ravages Bohemian Switzerland National Park

Efforts to contain and put out a forest fire in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park may take days, the head of the Czech National Fire Brigade, Vladimír Vlček said on…
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President Klaus refuses ministers' resignations until it becomes clear which others intend to remain in the Cabinet

President Vaclav Klaus said on Monday he would not accept the resignations of the four ministers who have given notice in recent days, until it becomes clear exactly which…
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One year on: Czechia marks the first anniversary of the 2023 Faculty of Arts shooting

Czechia is commemorating the horrific events at the Faculty of Arts on December 21st 2023. In the past twelve months, what has changed for the faculty's students and staff?
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Number of asthma-sufferers on the rise in Czech Republic

Statistics suggest that the number of asthma-sufferers among children in the Czech Republic has doubled over the past ten years. Every seventh Czech child currently…
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Czech firms to train Iraqi experts in hope of winning lucrative contracts

The government has unveiled plans to invite Iraqi experts Czech Republic for training, as part of the country's programme for the reconstruction and renewal of Iraq. It's…
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More criminal acts committed by police officers are being investigated

The number of crimes uncovered involving police officers has grown by nearly a half as compared to the first six months of 1999. The Interior Ministry has a special…
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Environmental Impact Study on Temelin

The Austrian and Czech foreign ministers have made public a procedural framework for the environmental impact study that is to decide the fate of the Temelin nuclear power…
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Mosquitoes and disease are new concerns as floodwaters drain

Floods threatened homes throughout the Czech Republic during much of March and April. Now the water is subsiding, but authorities are concerned about another possible…
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Twenty years since Chernobyl and doctors still unsure about true consequences

With the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster coming up in April many scientists and analysts are still unsure of the true scale of the accident. Up to mid-2005…
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The silent killer in Slovenia's buildings

Asbestos is a remarkable mineral - it insulates, it's a flame retardant and it's been used in buildings for many years. And for many years its threat to health went…
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World javelin champion Špotáková criticizes Beijing games

There’s no talk of any Czech athletes boycotting the Beijing Olympics, but some members of the team have expressed reservations about the games being held in China. One of…
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Business News

In Business News this week: unemployment retreats from the feared 10 percent mark; Czech state debt hits a record level; power giant ČEZ says it will shift its investment…
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Czech Republic sees marked increase in economic crime

International consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers has released the results of its biennial global economic survey, based on thousands of interviews with senior executives…
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Gorbachev: Czech-Russian relations to further improve Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who turns 75 this week, told journalists in Moscow on Monday that he…
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Blocking the medical brain drain from Central Europe

The Brain Drain of trained medical staff is being felt right across Central Europe. In Hungary, for instance, one consultant estimates there are three thousand vacancies…
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