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News Tuesday, JULY 04th, 2000

CZECH-NUCLEAR-ENVIRONMENT Environmentalists from across the country pitched tents outside the controversial Temelin nuclear power station in South Bohemia, not far from…
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Havel to present his vision of NATO President Havel is to share his vision of the future role of NATO at an international conference in the Slovak capital Bratislava. The…
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Temelin nuclear power station reconnected to national grid

Temelin nuclear power station reconnected to national grid The first reactor at the Temelin nuclear power station was connected to the national grid for the first time in…
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News Monday, JUNE 15th, 1998

Radio Prague E-news date: June 15th, 1998 written/read by: Daniela Lazarova Hello and welcome to the programme. I'm DL and we begin as usual with a look at the main…
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News Saturday, FEBRUARY 21st, 1998

Hello and welcome to the programme. I'm Daniela Lazarova and we begin as usual with a look at the main newsstories this hour The four UN military observers held hostage in…
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News Saturday, APRIL 29th, 2000

Prime Ministers meet in Poland The prime ministers of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia on Friday gathered in the historic town of Gniezno, Poland…
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Krkonoše welcomes boy scouts and girl guides in Battle of the Bark Beetles

Last year’s infestation of bark beetles was said to have been the biggest to hit Czech forests in 200 years. This year could prove even worse. Among those hard hit is…
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First Czech open prison reports record-low reoffending rate

The Czech Republic’s first open prison, which went into operation nearly two years ago, is reporting a record-low reoffending rate. So far, some 92 prisoners have served…
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Bio-waste recycling to be made easier

When it comes to plastics, paper and glass Czechs are conscientious recyclers with around 70 percent of the population sorting reusable waste. Now a new law is to…
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Babiš at UN: Jobs must be protected as states meet climate targets

Andrej Babiš highlighted environmental issues in an address to the UN General Assembly, saying the fact many states don’t fulfill their climate change commitments makes it…
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Increasing number of municipalities limit tap water use

The Czech Republic, like most of Europe, continues to face serious problems related to the drawn-out period of drought. Nearly 60 municipalities around the country have…
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Spain's Telefonica signs a historic deal for a majority share in CeskyTelecom

One of the biggest privatisation deals since the fall of communism has been signed and sealed. The Spanish Telefonica now owns a 51 percent stake in Cesky Telecom - the…
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Czech screenwriters meet at Berlin International Film Festival

Lights, camera, action! The 55th Berlinale, Berlin's International Film Festival, is underway this week. It's running until Saturday, and is based at the ultra-modern…
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Playwright Tom Stoppard special guest as Czech PEN Club marks 80th anniversary

The PEN is an international organisation which - as well as providing a social forum for writers - fights for the rights of imprisoned authors and promotes free speech…
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Unusual exhibition in southern Hungary illustrates the problem of the illegal trade in endangered species

In Hungary, there's the grim reality of dead animals found in vehicles crossing the Hungarian border. In the most recent case officials found the frozen bodies of 125…
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Adapterra Awards acknowledge projects helping fight climate change

Josefov Meadows, a bird reserve in east Bohemia, is one of the winners of the first Adapterra Awards, presented by the Czech environmental foundation Partnership on Monday…
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Talks on new government underway The three parties in the feuding Czech coalition have raised hopes that they will re-unite and form a new government. A series of top…
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Czech PM Spidla in Brussels for talks on EU constitution The Czech prime minister, Vladimir Spidla, is in Brussels for a summit to decide the shape of the European Union…
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Communists keep minority Gross government in power The Czech prime minister, Stanislav Gross, has survived a vote of no confidence called by the opposition Civic…
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Poles fill the gap in the UK's supply of dentists

Norfolk and part of Suffolk in the UK, which have been competing for the title of "dental desert" among National Health Service patients have decided to remedy the…
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Slovakia caught between business and bureaucracy over greenhouse emissions

The European Commission has told Slovakia it must lower its carbon dioxide emissions by 14 percent. This is required under the Kyoto protocol. But if Slovakia complies it…
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Impoverished Roma take to the streets in Slovakia

In Slovakia hundreds of Roma, have been demonstrating this week against government cuts in welfare benefits. Slovakia's centre-right government introduced the welfare cuts…
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The rebirth of polish Health Spas

European integration is also doing its bit for the rebirth of polish Health Spas. The small southwestern town of Swieradów was a luxurious German upper class spa before…
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Job prospects in the Tower of Babel

The 11 official languages of the European Union already make for quite a mouthful, but when a fresh batch of members states joins next year - it will cost European…
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The rebirth of polish Health Spas

European integration is doing its bit for cross-cultural experience - this time with rebirth of polish Health Spas. The small southwestern town of Swieradow was a…
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