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Court bans Monday transport strike, so unions plan a bigger one for Thursday
“I think that the court decision needs to be seen on two levels. It seems that on the one hand, the court didn’t really rule on the issue itself, because the kind of…
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Direct presidential election passed for further debate in lower house
“I think the proposal to change the constitution so that the president can be elected directly has been a smokescreen from the beginning. I think the political parties…
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Abuse of MPs expenses still plaguing Czech politics
“I think that the problem is systemic. I think the whole system of payments to deputies in the Czech Republic has been created in such a way that it is very difficult for…
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So what’s it like being a Czech student in London?
Kryštof: “I think I sort of gradually realised during my teenage years that I really liked studying in English, because there was more of everything than in Czech. “I do…
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After 13 years as president, is Vaclav Havel looking forward to retiring?
After 13 years as president, is Vaclav Havel looking forward to retiring? "Havel is certainly looking forward to retiring very much. He has been in the office of…
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StB files opened to the public - but does the public care?
"In general I am in favour, I think it should have been done a long time ago. The only problem I see with this is that the criteria under which this will be done are not…
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Pundit: early elections may be the only viable option
“I think that the Czech government is now damaged beyond repair. It is quite possible that the government will still be able to function in some ways, but I think it would…
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Czech Republic: Taking stock of ten years of EU membership
Jan Hartl: Well, if we look at the long-term trends as reflected in sociological surveys we may speak of a series of successful years mainly in terms of a rising living…
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Embattled Czech prime minister fighting for his political future
“I think this is a serious affair as far as the Czech Republic’s image goes, but I don’t think it is a serious development for Andrej Babiš in the sense that he would be…
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Scandals rock Czech political scene ahead of local, Senate elections
“I am afraid that this series of scandals will affect the elections in two negative ways. First, there will be a low turnout –I think a lot of voters will not bother to…
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Czechs disheartened by political developments, but unwilling to trust “new faces”
“This is a strange phenomenon in Czech politics. On the one hand we see in opinion polls that people complain about the existing parties and the political establishment…
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Opposition deal in Prague could cast a long shadow
“I am afraid that the protests we saw at Prague City Hall – both outside and inside the assembly hall – show that many people believe that Mr. Svoboda - although he may be…
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Kavan comes home to face the music
Kavan comes home to face the music "Well I think that there's something in any democratic political culture that we could call political responsibility. Even if Jan…
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Observers warn of dangers of letting nationalism genie out of bottle
Observers warn of dangers of letting nationalism genie out of bottle Listen in RealAudio
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Czech politicians offer different interpretations of left-wing landslide in Slovakia
“I think the results of the Slovak elections reflected both of the trends we have heard about, that is, concerns over corruption in Slovakia that were so prominent in the…
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Will Vladimir Spidla survive rebellion over public finance reforms?
Will Vladimir Spidla survive rebellion over public finance reforms? "We have to realise that Mr Hojdar is basically an unguided missile. His motives are not very clear…
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Kalousek takes over as head of the Christian Democrats to become third leader in four years
Kalousek takes over as head of the Christian Democrats to become third leader in four years He began by asking him whether the Christian Democrats had always had this…
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Czech Republic comes under fire from France for delaying ratification of Lisbon Treaty
“I do not think that this incident will negatively affect relations between France and the Czech Republic. I think that what all politicians pushing for the completion of…
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Prague mayor wins in-party showdown to form new coalition
“Well I think what we are seeing in Prague at the moment is a split within Civic Democratic Party, that has created two groups, one controlled by Boris Šťastný, the head…
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First foreign edition of American author's chronicle of Socialism's rise and fall released in Prague
First foreign edition of American author's chronicle of Socialism's rise and fall released in Prague "Well, I was raised in a socialist family, my parents, their…
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New book critical of Klaus years
Well-known political analyst Jiří Pehe – a former advisor to Václav Havel – has launched a new book analyzing the career of Václav Klaus as finance minister, prime…
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Communists celebrate success, but doors to government remain closed
Communists celebrate success, but doors to government remain closed The leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, Miroslav Grebenicek, addressing the party…
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