Society
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Fighting the slackers
Both the Czech authorities and also many businesses have long expressed concerns that too many employees are taking far too many days off on sick leave. The country has…
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Christian Democrats unveil radical proposals to abortion legislation
The Christian Democrats – one of the three parties in the centre-right governing coalition – unveiled controversial new abortion proposals on Thursday that are bound to…
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New opera brings show trial of Milada Horáková to the stage
Coming up in this week’s Arts – a new opera that’s just premiered in Prague based on Communist Czechoslovakia's most notorious show trial. On June 27th, 1950 Milada…
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World javelin champion Špotáková criticizes Beijing games
There’s no talk of any Czech athletes boycotting the Beijing Olympics, but some members of the team have expressed reservations about the games being held in China. One of…
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Schwarzenberg warns Beijing Olympics could be repeat of 1936 Nazi Games
As the Olympic torch continues its way across the world, surrounded by a coterie of track-suited Chinese security guards, many are calling for a boycott of the opening…
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First Czech five star hotel wins EU ecological award
The first five star hotel in the Czech Republic has been awarded the prestigious EU-Eco Label award for environmental friendliness. The Hotel Chateau Mcely near Nymburk in…
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Poll: Majority of Czechs oppose ban on physical punishment
Last month the Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Džamila Stehlíková proposed legislation which would ban the spanking or smacking of children on the grounds that in…
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National park protection divides ministry, municipalities
What is more important: protecting nature or protecting municipal property? This question is at the heart of a dispute between the Ministry of Environment and…
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Czech Republic hails success of international drug-bust operation
Czech customs officials have concluded an ongoing international operation designed to bust drugs networks smuggling cocaine to Europe. They have hailed the action as a…
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Lost Neighbours project uncovers forgotten stories from Holocaust
Several years ago the Jewish Museum in Prague launched Lost Neighbours, a project aimed at piecing together the forgotten stories of Czech Jews persecuted by the Nazis in…
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Exhibition of 30 racist murders since 1989 marks International Romani Day
One community that’s borne the brunt of skinhead attacks are the country’s Romanies, 250,000 of whom live in a state of uneasy cohabitation with their white neighbours…
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New anti-Neo-Nazi initiative gets underway
This week saw the launch of a new campaign aimed at raising awareness of the growing problem of right-wing extremism and neo-Nazism in the Czech Republic. The scheme…
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