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Czech president uses Christmas message to warn of migrant "invasion"

Czech president Miloš Zeman has used his annual Christmas message to reiterate his strong opposition to Europe’s migration policies. Echoing sentiments previously…
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Analyst: Babiš’s coalition government “more stable than it seems”

Nine months after the general elections, the Czech Republic finally has a government – albeit a minority cabinet that is still short one minister, and, far more…
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Czechs vote in first round of presidential election

Czech voters began going to the polls on Friday in the first round of the presidential election. Standing in the election are nine candidates including the incumbent…
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Czech cultural journal celebrates 80 eventful years

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Czech cultural journal Pritomnost, which published its first issue in January 1924. Down through the years, the publication has…
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European Elections fail to get Czech hearts beating

Throughout Europe, the elections to the European Parliament this weekend have failed to arouse enthusiasm or passion. Here in the Czech Republic the elections are a…
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European Elections fail to get Czech hearts beating

Throughout Europe, the elections to the European Parliament this weekend have failed to arouse enthusiasm or passion. Here in the Czech Republic the elections are a…
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Slovakia prepares to join the NATO alliance

Nato will formally admit seven more countries next week including Slovenia and Slovakia... It will be the biggest enlargement in the history of the North Atlantic alliance…
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Czechs votes against U.N. human rights resolution condemning Israel The Czech Republic has joined Germany and Britain in voting against a United Nations Human Rights…
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German candidate for Chancellor calls for the abolition of the Benes decrees

At a weekend rally of the biggest Sudeten German organisation, the Landsmannschaft, in Nuremberg, the Bavarian Prime Minister and conservative candidate for the post of…
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Social Democrats triumph in Senate elections The opposition Social Democrats have triumphed in the Senate elections, winning a majority in the upper house of Parliament…
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Nostalgia reigns at RFE/RL as broadcaster prepares for moving day

Radio Free Europe was established by the Congress of the United States to broadcast news and current affairs programs to Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain…
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Christian Democrats elect new leader in revival bid

One of the oldest Czech political parties, the Christian Democrats, is undergoing a radical makeover. After taking severe beating in this year’s local and general…
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PM Topolánek embroiled in fresh media scandal

The Czech government is embroiled in a fresh scandal which could further weaken its shaky position in the lower house and hurt its image with the public. Czech TV revealed…
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President Klaus's popularity untouched by political deadlock

Seven months after the country's general elections the Czech Republic is still without a stable government, the lower house is paralyzed by the even division of power…
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Social Democrats mulling reconciliation with president in wake of election defeat

The Social Democratic Party, which suffered a humiliating defeat in the regional and Senate elections, is analysing the reasons behind its poor showing and considering…
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Czech government approves referendum bill

The Czech government on Wednesday approved a referendum bill that would allow the public to decide about fundamental issues relating to the country's internal and foreign…
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Mr Gross goes right - and left - in search of a single vote

Although Stanislav Gross has said he would prefer to form a government made up of the current coalition partners - his centre-left Social Democratic Party, plus the right…
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News Thursday, JULY 09th, 1998

Radio Prague E news Date: July 9th, 1998 Written / read by: Alena Skodova Hello and welcome to the programme. I'm AS and we start as usual with the news: Those were the…
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Press Review

All Czech daily newspapers today report that the crash of a military jet aircraft last week was caused by the pilot's hazardous aerobatic manoeuvres which were not part of…
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President's pardons evoke criticism

Throughout his three terms in office President Havel has liberally used his constitutional right to pardon people who face criminal proceedings or a jail sentence. Every…
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How did the Czechs do at the top of the EU?

This Tuesday is the final day of the Czech Republic’s EU presidency before the country hands over to Sweden on July 1. The six-month presidency has seen the Czechs tackle…
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The false comfort of the appeasement analogy

“Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along…We have an…
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Analyst: Topolánek’s failure to resign as party leader likely to cause further problems for Civic Democrats

The Civic Democrats’ Mirek Topolánek has bowed to pressure from within his own party and agreed to step down as election leader two months before the Czechs go to the…
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Government’s pension reform under fire

In recent days the centre-right government has come under widespread criticism for its pension reform. The opposition has slammed it, the government’s own economic…
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Political heavyweights Zeman and Schwarzenberg set for presidency face-off

The first round of the Czech presidential election was considerably more exciting than many had predicted. A poor showing by long-time poll leader Jan Fischer saw him…
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