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Current AffairsRecruiting police officers from the minorities
The Czech Interior Ministry has just launched a campaign aimed at
recruiting officers from the ranks of minorities. If it is successful the
Czech police force could soon have Romany, Vietnamese or Ukrainian
re-enforcements.
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Current AffairsGnome sweet Gnome in Central Bohemia
Did you know that the Czech Republic is the original home of the
mass-produced gnome? Gnomes, elves and dwarves have quite a tradition
here, but it is a tradition that has been scorned by snobs and neglected
by the rest of us. Not any more: an exhibition currently showing at the
Museum of Central Bohemia in Roztoky, just north of Prague aims to put
things right. David Vaughan donned his red cap and went along, accompanied
by the museum's programme director, Tana Pekarkova.
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Talking PointA Black Triangle gradually turns green
North Bohemia was once the member of a most unlucky club. Together with
neighboring areas of Germany and Poland, the region was considered part of
the "Black Triangle," so named for its unenviable position as one
of Europe's most polluted areas. But since the fall of Communism, the Czech
region has been dealing with the consequences of unrestrained industrial
growth that poisoned its skies and depleted its once-thick forests. In
this week's Talking Point, Eric Martin visits the region to find out if it
can lose its "Black Triangle" nickname.
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Current AffairsUsti nad Labem unveils Holocaust Memorial
It has been sixty years since the end of the Second World War but it was
not until last Sunday that the northern Czech industrial town of Usti nad
Labem unveiled a memorial dedicated to the 1,000 Jewish residents who
perished in the Holocaust. It is one of the most striking memorials in
Europe - a massive granite Star of David half immersed into the site of a
former Jewish cemetery. It is simple but powerful.
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Forget about mud slinging, girls in the Czech Republic prefer cream cake
fights. Why has the town of Usti nad Labem put a three metre dwarf on its
main square? And, the man who buried himself underground for ten days to
set a world record. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsFloods threaten the Czech Republic again
Communities across Europe have recently been facing the threat of floods.
Among them, towns and villages in the Czech Republic this weekend again
faced the danger of flooding, only months after the country experienced
its worst floods in centuries. While water levels are expected to decrease
within hours - therefore averting a greater catastrophe - the
psychological impact on citizens is a matter of much concern.
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Current AffairsNew evidence on post-war massacre of Germans in Usti nad Labem
It's exactly fifty-five years since the lynching of some 80 Germans in the northern city of Usti nad Labem. On Monday both Germans and Czechs joined together for a church service for the dead, a joint commemoration of the massacre. Details of the event are still scarce, and historians are still working to complete the picture of exactly what happened on that day. has more. More
