Society
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Former President Havel to guest-edit Czech newspaper
On Thursday, readers of the leading financial daily Hospodarske noviny are in for something of a surprise. For one day only, former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, will be…
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Direct presidential vote remains an open issue in Czech politics
Direct presidential elections has become an evergreen topic for Czech politicians. Every time the current presidential term is coming to an end, they start debating…
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Czechs - Europe's biggest bookworms
The times when Czechs spent hours in queues waiting for newly published books and passed around forbidden publications are long gone. Nowadays, bookshops are packed with…
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Many Czech servicemen suffering from "war syndrome"
Since the Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 seven thousand of its elite troops have served in international missions in the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq…
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Havel backs Russian opposition during Moscow visit
Former president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel has long been outspoken on human rights issues and has been a strong critic of Vladimir Putin's Russia. On the same day…
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Nicholas Kirke - the British entrepreneur who came to Prague in search of his father and founded a…
Our guest for One on One this week is Nicholas Kirke, a British-born property developer who has been operating in the Czech Republic since the early 1990s and whose La…
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7th annual Mind Sports Olympiad sees introduction of new Czech titles
It has become something of a tradition every autumn for game lovers in Prague to match wits in at the annual Mind Sports Olympiad. The event, which draws hundreds of…
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The verdict on Czech civil servants: good work, poor attitude
Excessive red-tape and arrogant civil servants have long been a problem in the Czech Republic. A recent study conducted by the Prague-based Westminster Agency indicated…
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Czechs visit the doctor more than anyone else in Central Europe
A visit to the doctor or dentist might strike fear into the heart of you or I, but not Czechs. According to a study released on Monday, Czechs visit their GPs on average…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: where to find Radio Prague frequencies, cycling in Prague and the Czech Republic, a 1930s song featured in the film Tmavomodry svet, plus a fresh new…
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Discord at the Prague Autumn Music Festival
Prague is very much a centre of culture and proud of the fact that its classical music festivals attract music lovers from around the world. The Prague Spring Music…
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Pick of the Month
In this edition of Pick of the Month: a new book tells the sometimes tragic stories of the original Jewish owners of art works on show at Prague's Museum of Applied Arts…
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