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Water saving grants take shape at environment ministry
A new programme of grants to encourage local councils and individuals to save water is being pieced together by the Ministry of Environment with an eye towards the likelihood of lower rainfall and more...
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How a Czech politician and colleagues sort of founded a new country: an...
A year ago this week, Czech politician Vít Jedlička and several colleagues proclaimed the world’s newest micro-nation on a seven square kilometre stretch of disputed territory between Serbia and...
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Foreign workers still face widespread abuse on the labour market
There are presently over 460,000 foreigners living and working in the Czech Republic and tens of thousands more who are here illegally. Their status, poor Czech or lack of information about the...
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Prague among most popular destinations on Airbnb
Prague has become one of the most popular destinations among Airbnb travellers. More than 10,000 people in the Czech Republic are currently offering their rooms or flats for rent via the Airbnb...
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Telč – a town of historical tranquility
Telč is a small Czech town in the heart of the hilly Vysočina region, about 150 km south-east of Prague. With barely 6,000 inhabitants, the settlement is built around three interconnected lakes, and...
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Security Council rebuffs Brussels’ stricter gun control plans
The National Security Council has rejected plans by the European Commission to introduce tougher gun control laws, following the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. The commission wants to make it...
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Příbor named Historic Town of the Year 2016
The Moravian town of Příbor, the native town of Sigmund Freud, has been named Historic Town of the Year 2015. The prize, which comes with a one-million-crown cheque, honours towns and cities in the...
View ArticleFull text: Sobotka’s speech at the Brookings Institution
The Czech Republic – as the country currently holding the presidency of the Visegrad Group (the other members of which are Poland, Slovakia and …
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Migrant crisis fuelling negative sentiments towards foreigners and the EU
The migrant crisis is making Czechs increasingly wary of foreigners. According to a recent poll conducted by the STEM agency, the number of people who think an ethnic group or minority should have the...
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School pupils back Muslim classmate targeted over headscarf
Secondary school students in Teplice have launched a campaign in support of a Muslim classmate under pressure for wearing a headscarf. The school’s principal has received dozens of emails calling for...
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