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Austrian law to worsen animal welfare- according to animal rights groups

Unlike many countries in the European Union, Austria currently has no single, nationwide law that protects the rights of animals. At the moment it is up to each province…
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Czech Hydrometeorological Institute celebrates 50th birthday

Weather forecasts are something that most people take for granted these days. If you want to know whether to put on that extra jumper, you can turn on the TV, the radio…
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Czech firm turning household waste into alternative fuel

As the world's natural resources dwindle, and humans consume more and more energy, and pile up more and more waste, many people are beginning to look for alternatives…
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Freedom Union threatens to leave government if ministers fail to resign The smallest party in the ruling coalition, the Freedom Union, has said it would leave the…
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Small Moravian town issues pioneering ban on smoking

What do Ireland, Italy, Cuba, and the Czech town of Bystrice nad Pernstejnem have in common? Well, they've all decided to crack down on smoking in public places. Bystrice…
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Former dissidents protest against President Klaus' criticism of non-governmental organizations

Last week at a Council of Europe meeting in Warsaw, the Czech President Vaclav Klaus warned of what he called the dangerous influence of non-governmental organizations…
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Slovakia and Hungary renew talks over the Gabcikovo Dam

The giant Gabcikovo dam on the Danube River has been a source of dispute between Hungary and Slovakia for over a decade. The Project was begun by Hungary and the former…
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Press Review

Tony Blair's exoneration by the Hutton inquiry makes front pages on all the Czech dailies today - "Blair triumphs" reads the headline in Mlada Fronta Dnes. Also making…
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Waiting for the blanket of grey to lift from over Prague

If you have been to Prague then you will be familiar with the magistrala, the motorway which cuts through the top of Wenceslas Square, just in front of the National Museum…
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Prague congested as ever on European Day without Cars

Monday, September 22nd, is European Day without Cars. Several towns and cities around the Czech Republic have officially joined the event but the capital Prague so far has…
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Parliament session turns stormy over November 17th anniversary

Fifteen years after the fall of communism the Czech Republic still has problems coming to terms with the past and many important issues remain highly controversial. Should…
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The new Constitutional Court judges to be elected

As of Wednesday, the 15-member Czech Constitutional Court will be temporarily reduced in number when the term of eight of its judges expires. New candidates have been…
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Experts meet to discuss state of PPP in the Czech Republic

Public Private Partnership - or PPP for short - meaning cooperation with the private sector in realising public projects - has recently become quite a catch-phrase here in…
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Press Review

The bovine foot-and-mouth disease dominates the top stories in all the Czech newspapers today. The headlines read "Epidemic strikes the continent", "Foot-and-mouth a step…
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National Library Week in the Czech Republic

This week is National Library Week in the Czech Republic. Olga Szantova looks at the current situation in Czech libraries.
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Young Czechs move out of town

Sociologists have noticed a significant change in Czech lifestyles. While in the past, young people couldn't wait to get out of the country and live in town, now many are…
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Not enough plastic bottles recycled, say environmentalists

Guess what percentage of plastic bottles are recycled in the Czech Republic? The answer - less than ten percent. Czech politicians are talking about increasing the level…
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Protest Against Cruelty to Fur-bearers

Millions of animals die in traps or are slaughtered on fur farms every year - victims of luxury and fashion. In order to raise public awareness of this fact a Prague based…
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Man sets himself alight on Wenceslas Square

The Czech Republic was in shock on Thursday after a nineteen-year old man set himself alight on Prague's Wenceslas Square, close to where Jan Palach immolated himself in…
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New ministers reveal strategic goals

As the new Czech government was sworn in on Monday, ministers have started to reveal their main policy goals. The new cabinet pledged to lead the country into the European…
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Car importers appeased with special committee

Following nation-wide outrage concerning numerous errors in driving license tests, the Ministry of Transport now finds itself facing another complaint, this time from the…
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Non-stop Czech and Slovak Literature reading

An international marathon of readings from Czech and Slovak literature starts in Prague at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Over the next 200 hours - that is more than 8…
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Controlling computers at the bat of an eyelid

Computers are an essential part of many people's lives these days but there are many who are unable to use their hands to operate a computer mouse and keyboard. People…
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Government rejects anti-abortion bill

The cabinet at its Monday meeting rejected an anti-abortion bill put forward by a group of Christian Democrat and Civic Democrat deputies. Under the bill, abortions would…
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Czechs develop AI to detect risk of Parkinson’s disease via ultrasound

Parkinson’s disease often goes undiagnosed in the early stages. A Czech team is using artificial intelligence to detect it via ultrasound images.
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