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Rakušan to unveil details on Czech Post's transformation
Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (Mayors and Independents Party) will announce details regarding the transformation of Česká pošta on Thursday. The state enterprise…
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Talks on salary hikes for public sector employees hit the rocks
Talks between government representatives and labor unions on wage increases for public sector employees as of September have hit the rocks. The government rejected the…
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Government to release fuel from state reserves to make up for shortfall at Litvínov refinery
The government will release part of the fuel stocks from the state's material reserves so as to cover the production shortfall at the Litvínov refinery, which had to…
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Outbreak of crayfish plague in protected landscape area
Conservationists have confirmed an outbreak of crayfish plague in the Žďárské vrchy protected landscape area. The Regional Veterinary Administration and nature…
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Agricultural fair Země živitelka gets record attendance
The agricultural fair Země živitelka in České Budějovice, which ended on Tuesday, saw a record attendance. It was visited by over 129, 000 people, the highest number in…
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Weather forecast
Thursday should be bright and sunny and very hot with daytime highs between 29 and 33 degrees Celsius.
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Brno Municipal Court starts hearings in Holocaust denial case
The Brno Municipal Court has started hearings in a case against the publishing house Guidemedia, which has published around 20 books questioning the Holocaust, including…
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More ministers to get involved in fixing digitized system of construction permits
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has ordered three cabinet ministers to help Regional Development Minister Ivan Bartoš deal with the persistent problems plaguing the newly…
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Westinghouse and EDF challenge outcome of Czech nuclear tender
The unsuccessful bidders in the Czech nuclear tender, Westinghouse and EDF, have filed an appeal to the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) against the…
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Historic Prague railway station reopens as cultural centre
The former Praha-Bubeneč railway station located on the edge of Stromovka Park opens its doors to the public on Wednesday as a new cultural and leisure centre. The…
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Sparta Prague qualify for Champions League after 19 years
Sparta Prague have reached the group stage of football’s Champions League for the ninth time in the club’s history and after a 19-year break. The Czech team qualified for…
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Danger of spontaneous explosion of WWII bomb found near Litvínov is over
The danger of a spontaneous explosion of a WWII aerial bomb on the grounds of a chemical plant near Litvínov in North Bohemia is over, the police announced on Tuesday. …
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Three candidates shortlisted for 2024 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize chose its list of three nominees on Tuesday. They are the currently detained Azerbaijani human rights defender…
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Weather forecast
Wednesday will be clear to partly cloudy, with a chance of rain in the evening, especially in the east of the country. Day temperatures are expected to range between 27 to…
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Brno neurosurgeons perform unique brain surgery on six-months-old child
Neurosurgeons from the University Hospital Brno in cooperation with the University Hospital Geneva performed unique brain surgery on a six-month-old child, the Czech News…
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President Pavel to launch Globsec conference on Friday
The international security conference Globsec Forum will be launched in Prague on Friday by President Petr Pavel, the organizers announced on Tuesday. European Commission…
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Slovakia revokes protection for Marchevsky, who is also on Czech sanctions list
Slovak authorities have revoked temporary protection for pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and businessman Artyom Marchevsky, who is on the Czech sanctions list, the daily…
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Independent Oversight Body for Czech Intelligence to hold first meeting
The Independent Oversight Body for Czech Intelligence Services will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, six years after its establishment by the Czech Parliament in 2018…
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Czech artist Jakub Uksa to create street art in central Prague
Czech artist Jakub Uksa will create a large-scale street art piece titled Another Obic on the Wall on Wednesday afternoon in Prague's Na Příkopě street. It is a part of…
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Government and union leaders to resume talks on public sector pay increases
Representatives of the Czech government and labor unions will continue negotiations on Tuesday over wage increases for public sector workers. Unions are demanding a 10…
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WWII bomb found in Brno disrupts transport
The discovery of an unexploded WWII bomb in Brno caused a two-hour disruption in transport near the city center on Monday, including the suspension of nearby rail services…
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President Pavel meets with Czech ambassadors at Prague Castle
Active membership in the European Union and NATO will continue to be a pillar of Czech security, President Petr Pavel told Czech ambassadors and consuls at a meeting at…
