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Czech Republic climbs competitiveness rankings in IMD survey

One of the top business schools in the world, Switzerland’s IMD, has recently completed its annual competitiveness rankings of countries around the world. And the good…
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D8 motorway opens after years of delay

More than three decades after the first plans were drawn up, the D8 motorway connecting Prague and Dresden has finally been completed. A ceremony marking the official…
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Thousands throng Ostrava post-industrial site for 2018 Colours

This year’s edition of the Colours of Ostrava music festival is now underway. The four-day extravaganza is bringing pop stars as well as noteworthy names from countless…
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New trial places Communist-era involuntary emigration campaign in spotlight

A court case in Prague will this week put the spotlight back on a notorious Communist secret police operation in which opponents of the regime were harassed so terribly…
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Czech-bred rhinos acclimatising in Rwanda after long journey

Five endangered eastern black rhinos from Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic have been successfully relocated to Rwanda. The animals arrived in Akagera National Park…
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Czech experts join world scientists’ warning about climate change becoming an emergency

More than 11,000 scientists from all over the world, including dozens of experts from the Czech Republic, have signed a report which for the first time labels climate…
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Doctors threaten to boycott new e-sicknote system due to admin burden

As of the New Year, doctors will be obliged to use a new electronic sicknote system – or face fines of up to 10,000 crowns. But many general practitioners fear that the…
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Czech companies dominate Deloitte’s Central European tech ranking

Despite the country’s recent fall in the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report, Czech technology start-ups seem to dominate in the Central European region…
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Auditors accuse tax authority of series of errors

The Supreme Audit Office has highlighted a requirement imposed on corporate tax payers that may serve no purpose. For its part, the country’s tax authority says the…
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Lower house passes "dark-sky law"

On Thursday, the Czech lower house passed what is known as the "dark-sky law". The Czech Republic will become the fourth place in the world where light pollution will be…
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Film director Milos Forman turns 70

Today is the 70th birthday of the Czech film director who is best known to international audiences - Milos Forman. Forman was born in the small Bohemian town of Caslav…
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News of Radio Prague

Security tightened at Ruzyne airport after discovery of RPG The police are tightening security at Prague's Ruzyne airport following the discovery of a functional anti…
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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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News of Radio Prague

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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