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disputes within the coalition. However, the senior Civic Democrats are
considering reducing the number of ministries by three, one of the
conditions posed by Public Affairs, which earlier this week threatened to
quit the coalition should its demands not be met. But is the step to merge
the culture, environment and regional development ministries with other
existing ministries a sensible one? We put the question to political pundit
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Czech LifeGroup sex getting into full “swing”
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wave
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Current AffairsNew research: most Czechs satisfied with sexual lives
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have just been presented in Prague. The study also revealed that some Czech
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