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Current AffairsBrewery sues consumer magazine over mycotoxin tests
A Czech brewery is taking the country’s leading consumer magazine to
court over tests which detected high levels of mould in one of its brews.
The Svijany brewery questions the accuracy of the findings, as additional
testing did not find increased levels of mycotoxins in its beer. In an
email leaked to the press, the brewery’s manager also says that
government subsidies for the magazine should be cut. More
Current AffairsRegional Exhibition reaches across Czech-Austrian border
An exhibition spanning two south Bohemian and two Austrian towns is just
about to get underway, with various religious and industrial venues hosting
works that point to the shared roots on both sides of the border. As part
of the extensive project, a number of historical buildings have been
painstakingly renovated and will be open to the public for the first time. More
One on OneMax Bahnson – Beer philosopher
Going by the name Pivní Filosof, or the Beer Philosopher, Max Bahnson
blogs in English and Spanish about all aspects of Czech pivo and beer
culture. The Argentinean, who has little time for those who look down on
popular, mass-produced brews, has written a guide to Prague’s pubs and is
currently working on a second book. More
Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s business news: The Czech Republic will have to build
around 13 000 charging points for electric cars by 2020; The greatest
number of foreign investors have decided to enter the Czech market last
year since the beginning of the economic crisis; ČEZ’s distribution
license in Albania has been revokes by the government there; Czech
government debt is the eighth lowest in the whole of the EU; Budvar was
unable to stop rival Anheuser-Busch from having the right to register the
‘Bud’ trademark in Europe. More
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In Business News this week: Czech government approves savings measures of
8.6 billion crowns; a new pipeline opens providing alternate route for
Russian gas; car maker Škoda Auto posts record sales; most Czech
joint-stock companies are anonymously owned; Budvar wins major trademark
battle in UK. More
Current AffairsGovernment plans to ban smoking, curb drinking in restaurants
The Czech government will make a fresh effort to fight smoking and
alcoholism, both of which have long been a serious problem in the country.
After several failed attempts, the Health Ministry plans to introduce a
general smoking ban in public spaces. In addition, the ministry will also
push for a move that would oblige restaurants, bars and pubs to offer at
least one non-alcoholic beverage at a lower price than the cheapest
alcoholic drink. More
Czech LifeLinda Procházková - Entrepreneur specialising in products for Prague canines
Surveys, including one by Focus, Marketing & Social Research in 2010,
have long confirmed that a majority of Czechs, more than 50 percent own a
household pet, with dogs being among the most popular. More than a million
canines are registered – some 80,000 in Prague alone. Buoyed by such
numbers, young Czech entrepreneur Linda Procházková, a dog owner herself,
launched her own shop and salon in Prague last year called Dogtown,
focussing on Prague canines. More
From the ArchivesNo more borders for collies: changing canine lifestyles after ‘89
In the early 1990s it wasn’t just political change that was on Radio
Prague’s agenda. In many ways the social changes under way at the time
were just as radical. Dogs had always been popular in Czechoslovakia, and
in 1992 - by which time I had been working at Radio Prague for about a year
- I had a look at how life for dog owners and breeders was changing,
starting in Kampa Park in Prague’s ancient Lesser Quarter, where I
persuaded a fox terrier owned by an enthusiastic old lady in a fur coat, to
give me a sound effect. Here is an extract from that programme: More
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