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Environmentalists convince Defence Ministry not to build radar station on Hungary's Zengo peak

Hungary's environmentalists seem to have won a war with NATO. It seems certain now that a new military radar station will not be built in a protected area on top of…
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Czech theatrical legend Jiří Suchý turns 80

The popular Czech actor, singer, songwriter, playwright, painter, screenwriter and director Jiří Suchý turned 80 on Saturday. In top form, the living legend of Czech…
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Commercial TV Prima announces launch of CNN Prima News channel

Prima TV, the second most popular commercial TV station in the country, has announced it is teaming up with CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) to launch a 24-hour news…
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Svoboda for anti-terror law as Spain mourns victims of Madrid attacks

Newspapers around the world on Thursday carried photographs of people grieving at a service in the Spanish capital Madrid for the victims of a terrorist attack there two…
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Indra Hildebrandt-Sochor - a tale of Czech-German relations with a romantic ending

Indra Hildebrandt-Sochor comes from the German city of Bochum. Her husband Vaclav is a Czech journalist and they live with their two-year-old son in Prague. There is…
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Moravian wine trails opened

A new project aimed at developing tourism and tourism related businesses was launched in South Moravia last weekend. The Moravian Wine Trails, which link the numerous wine…
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Czech banking sector in better shape, still room for improvement

The Czech banking sector underwent rapid development following the fall of Communism in 1989. However, within a few years, it became apparent that various individuals and…
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Telicka calls for faster EU membership talks

In Stockholm on Tuesday, the Czech Republic's deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator for EU membership, Pavel Telicka, called to speed up membership talks, saying…
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Interactive abstract art with real-world implications

A new art exhibition opens at the Veletrzni Palac of the National Gallery on December 13 that presents interactive abstract art with important contemporary implications. A…
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Blockades of Czech-Austrian border crossings renewed, but for how long?

Austrian anti-nuclear activists have renewed their blockades of Czech-Austrian border crossings, despite top-level official negotiations. Their aim is to stop the Temelin…
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Vienna determined to fight on

The Austrian Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution urging the Austrian government to do "everything in its power" to prevent the commercial launch of the Temelin…
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Prague to be car-free today?

In more than 20 countries all around the world, including the Czech Republic, many people will have left their car at home today. So what does a car-free day look like in…
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Beer inspires art exhibition at Manes

A most unusual art exhibition opened at Prague's Manes Gallery on Friday night. Titled Prazdroj Ceske Kultury or "The Fount of Czech Culture" it brought together close to…
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Inversion and smog had Czechs gasping for fresh air

Unusually high levels of smog forced many residents in the Czech Republic's industrial regions and bigger towns and cities to stay indoors for several days last week. In…
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25 years on from the environmental protests that preceded the Velvet Revolution

The Velvet Revolution which toppled the communist regime in then Czechoslovakia began on November 17, 1989 with a student protest at Prague’s Národní třída. But a full…
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Daily news summary

Government better at drawing on EU funds than president claims, says minister Finance Minister Andrej Babiš says President Miloš Zeman is mistaken in criticising the Czech…
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Czech Republic considers boosting relations with Portuguese speaking countries The Czech Republic could seek to join the grouping of Portuguese speaking countries, the…
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Sobotka: Social Democrats hoping to have five regional governors The Social Democrat prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, says his party’s talks on forming regional…
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EC investigating Czech Railways on suspicion of breaking anti-trust rules The European Commission has opened an investigation to assess whether Czech Railways is not…
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Czech woman among detainees in Cambodia for alleged drug production A Czech woman is reportedly among five foreigners detained by police in Cambodia on Tuesday for…
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News Tuesday, NOVEMBER 28th, 2000

By Libor Kubik Six Czechs die of CJD in five years The Czech news agency CTK claims that at least six Czechs have died in the past few years of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease…
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News Sunday, SEPTEMBER 10th, 2000

President Havel has unveiled his vision of a future United Nations Addressing the UN Millenium Summit in New York, Czech President Vaclav Havel unveiled his vision of a…
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News Monday, JULY 17th, 2000

Havel compiles complaint for Constitutional Court Czech President Vaclav Havel has asked the Constitutional Court to remove some parts of the controversial new election…
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News Wednesday, JULY 15th, 1998

Radio Prague News, July 15, 1998, Vladimir Tax Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Vladimir Tax and here's the news. First the headlines. These are the main points and…
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News Saturday, APRIL 25th, 1998

President Vaclav Havel who is recovering from emergency surgery at an Austrian clinic underwent a tracheotomy Friday Jose Cutileiro, Secretary General of the West European…
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