Society
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Senate torpedoes church restitution bill
After hours of debate the opposition-controlled Senate on Wednesday rejected a controversial bill on the restitution of church property. Under the legislation the state…
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Czech branch of Doctors without Borders: five years of rewarding work
The Czech branch of Doctors without Borders was established in 2006 and has grown rapidly in the five years of its existence. In 2011 it sent volunteers to 48 missions in…
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Farmer shops become part of city dwellers’ lifestyle
The hype over Western supermarkets of the 1990s started fading for Czechs sometime in the early noughties. As healthy eating became more of a priority for some Czech city…
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City Hall defends controversial September reworking of Prague transit system.
Prague municipal authorities have approved a series of major changes to the city’s transport system. The alterations will mean that as of September 3, numerous tram and…
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Catholics call Social Democrat campaign against church property restitution Third Reich propaganda
A controversial campaign by the opposition Social Democrats directed against the church property restitution bill has turned into a major brawl with Czech Catholics and…
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Number of cyclist deaths drops in Czech Republic
The number of cyclist deaths in the Czech Republic has dropped in previous years, according to statistics released last month by the police in conjunction with BESIP – the…
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Romani residents determined to stay in their homes despite eviction notice
After the deadline for evacuating condemned buildings in Ostrava’s Přívoz district passed on Saturday night, around twenty five Romani families remained in their homes and…
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The e-cigarette phenomenon - study finds a third of Czech smokers have tried the new "safe…
Across the Czech Republic, electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have become something of a phenomenon in the last year or so. Stores are opening up on streets in the…
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British study: placing Czech Roma children in “special” schools unsubstantiated
A British study has shown that Romany children who were placed in Czech special schools have no problems following the mainstream curriculum when they attend regular…
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Snappy campaign challenges prejudice that Roma have little 'desire' to work
The Czech NGO IQ Roma servis has just launched a new campaign aimed at tackling prejudices against the minority ingrained in Czech society. Making use of snappy headlines…
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The Four Corners of the Czech Republic, Pt. II: The Sudetenland
On the one hand, defining one’s territory is said to be a basic human trait, and on the other there is nothing that comes so natural to people - when given a say - as to…
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Popular fitness club opens new Pilates centre
Over the last twenty years many Czechs have drastically changed their lifestyles, eating healthier foods and taking up new sports. Every weekend, cyclists and rollerblade…
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