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Sudeten Germans to open Prague office amid dispute over post-war expulsion

The dispute over the post-war expulsion of two and a half million ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia was reinvigorated on Sunday, after the head of the Landsmannschaft …
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Recent heat-wave sign of global warming?

Although according to the calendar it was still officially spring, a heat-wave hit the Czech Republic last week with temperatures shooting up to the mid-30s. Every year…
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Czech students develop inexpensive experimental robot, will make it available to anyone

Graduate students at the Czech Technical University in Prague have developed a balancing robot, which can be built in schools or by robotics enthusiasts.
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Letter from Prague

Accession talks with the European Union are continuing successfully, and if everything goes well, the Czech Republic will become an EU member in spring 2004. Although we…
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Sexual harasssment finally enshrined in Czech law

Last week, an amendment to the Czech Labour Code, which includes a precise reference to "sexual harassment" for the first time, finally took legal effect. The amendment…
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Toxins in river fish raise health concerns

With Christmas just around the corner, it may be good that the carp Czechs are so fond of usually don't come from rivers. Scientists and environmentalists have been…
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Trash of the future: how digital waste management is helping Czechs to recycle more

Czechia still has a long way to go to meet the EU's recycling targets – but a few innovative companies and municipalities are leading the way with digital waste solutions.
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National Museum in Prague presents The Miracles of Evolution

One of the must-see exhibitions currently on in Prague is on show at the National Museum called The Miracles of Evolution.
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A Greeting from Castle Hill: an insider’s look into Prague Castle’s forgotten era

Prague Castle is considered one of the symbols of the Czech state. Once the seat of Bohemian kings, it now houses the Office of the Czech President, and its museums and…
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Finance Ministry files suit with arbitration court against CSOB bank The Czech Finance Ministry has filed a lawsuit with a Paris-based arbitration court against the Czech…
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Supreme Audit Office to look into sale of carbon emission rights The Supreme Audit Office is planning to look into the Environment Ministry’s selling of carbon dioxide…
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Polling stations open for general election Some 15,000 polling stations around the country opened at 2 PM on Friday for Czechs to vote in a two-day general election to…
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State, citizens provide first round of flood relief funding The Ministry of Finance has provided 55 million crowns for disaster relief in the three regions most affected…
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More Czechs to get swine flu vaccine than previously planned The Czech government has approved a plan to deal with the swine flu pandemic that will see more people…
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Czech foreign minister: Czechs will send observers to Iraq Speaking in Baghdad at the end of his two-day visit to Iraq, the Czech foreign minister, Jan Kohout, promised…
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Martin Kříž – an expert on China who’s also helping black Czech children with a new NGO

Martin Kříž had the “painful experience” of growing up as a mixed-race child in more or less mono-cultural pre-1989 Prague. Now in his 40s, he is helping today’s black…
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Richard Drury – English curator at home in Czech art world

Not long after moving to Prague at the start of 1991, Englishman Richard Drury began working as a curator at the Central Bohemian Gallery, previously known as the Czech…
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Careful eye on water levels as three Czech rivers reach critical point With further rain expected, three rivers broke their banks at points on Friday, increasing concern…
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Agrarian Chamber: farming profits to drop to 2 billion crowns The Czech Agrarian Chamber says Czech agricultural profits will reach around 2 billion crowns (around USD…
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PM lashes out at journalists The Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolanek, has lashed out at journalists accusing them of bias, betrayal and corrupt practices and calling…
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Kiev gets offer to exchange hostage OSCE observers for Russian separatists According to a report published by the Russian Interfax news agency the group of OSCE observers…
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Real estate firms cast doubt on property market recovery

After four years of decline, prices of Czech apartments rose slightly last year. According to figures recently released by the Czech Statistics Office, apartment prices…
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A Greeting from Castle Hill: an insider’s look into Prague Castle’s forgotten era

Prague Castle is considered one of the symbols of the Czech state. Once the seat of Bohemian kings, it now houses the Office of the Czech President, and its museums and…
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Designer Pavel Fuksa & Prague City Hall reveal first in series of new public posters

Pavel Fuksa is a highly respected graphic designer and creative director who this week, together with City Hall, unveiled new posters addressing various changes in the…
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Green City Guide highlights Prague’s best eco-friendly spots

Eco-friendly hotels, bike-rentals, vegan and raw restaurants or local design boutiques, all that and much more can found in a new guide to Prague, called the Green City…
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