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Outgoing chief negotiator says domestic issues were a hard point in the talks

Czechs will be asked in June whether they want to see their country become part of the European Union. In the meantime all the chapters in accession talks have been closed…
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Parliament debates fiscal reforms. Foreign trade deficits narrows to 7 billion CZK. A 27-percent stake in Czech Telecom up for sale. EIB lends 75 million euros for…
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Czech Republic to become the "future crossroads of Europe"

The Czech Republic's position in the heart of Europe means that it is at the crossroads of many international routes. As a result, the country has an opportunity to…
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The president has vetoed a law that would have raised the value added tax on some goods and services by 17 percent. The government will keep indebted aircraft maker Aero…
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Putting students and international culture first: Palacký University Olomouc

Palacký University in Olomouc is a multicultural hub for students from countries the world over. Of the university’s 23,000 students, over 4,500 are foreign nationals.
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Where did it all go wrong for traditional Czech left in general elections?

For the first time since the foundation of the Czech Republic, neither the Social Democrats nor the Communist Party havegot into the lower house. What happened?
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Police bust biggest Czech grow-op to date Police have busted the biggest pot grow-op to date in the Czech Republic, near the western Bohemian city of Karlovy Vary, and…
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Ex-PM strongly condemns police investigation of his government Former prime minister Petr Nečas has strongly condemned the police investigation of alleged corruption in…
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President Zeman visits Philip Morris’ Czech plant During his visit to the cigarette producer Philip Morris’ Czech plant in Kutná Hora on Wednesday, President Zeman has…
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Has Central Europe lost its compass?

The new EU member states of Central Europe are currently embroiled in either political or financial turmoil - or both. There have been violent anti-government protests in…
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Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin

Late 1943. The cold barracks of the Terezin ghetto stand against an autumn sky. Although deportations to the camp had come to a standstill earlier in the year, the…
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Is the Czech Republic's Vietnamese community finally starting to feel at home?

According to official estimates there are now around 40,000 Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic. Many of these immigrants first came to this country in the Communist…
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Police: neo-Nazis may attempt meeting in Prague following banning of Plzeň march Police in west Bohemia have suggested that a march banned by officials which neo-Nazis had…
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Solar investors threaten lawsuits over tax proposal Investors in solar energy are threatening lawsuits if the state goes ahead with a planned withholding tax intended to…
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Floods: At least two dead, hundreds evacuated from homes Continuing heavy rainfall, as feared, has seen rivers in parts of the country break their banks, leading to flash…
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People in Need at work in the Congo, part II

Writers often call just about any country a “land of striking contrasts”. In the Eastern Congo the main, inescapable contrast is that of joy and grief. As we arrived in…
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Schwarzenberg regrets environment ministry falling into hands of Civic Democrats and ČEZ Incoming foreign minister and TOP 09 chairman Karel Schwarzenberg has expressed…
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Counter intelligence service says Russian spying stepped up in 2009 The Czech domestic security and counter-intelligence service, the Security Information Service, has…
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New minister brings non-ideological perspective: prime minister Prague 6 mayor and Civic Democrat member of the lower house of parliament Tomáš Chalupa has been named the…
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Coalition parties to back government in no-confidence vote The three parties of the Czech governing coalition have worked out a deal to allow the centre-right government…
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The unusual denim paintings of František Matoušek on display at Dox gallery

František Matoušek’s paintings are instantly recognizable because of the material he uses, instead of painting on canvas, Matoušek stretches different varieties of denim…
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Proposal seeks to include right to adopt in registered partnership legislation

The Green Party has recently brought forward a proposal to change legislation so that gay and lesbian individuals in the Czech Republic who live in a registered…
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US President Barack Obama to meet with Central and East European leaders US President Barack Obama will meet leaders of several Central and East European states when he…
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Shakespeare festival “theatrical event of the summer” says translator of new version of Merry Wives of Windsor

One of the biggest cultural events of the season in the Czech Republic, the annual Shakespeare Summer Festival, has just begun at the Supreme Burgrave’s House at Prague…
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Former PM Topolánek rejects accusations of excessive lobbying Civic Democrat leader Mirek Topolánek has sharply rejected President Václav Klaus’s accusations of…
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