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Inflation accelerates beyond expectations to its fastest rate in nearly two
years. The unemployment rate rises to a record 10.8 percent but many are
reluctant to take available jobs. Labour and Social Affairs Minister is
planning to tighten the conditions for foreigners who want to obtain a
business licence. Czech construction firms are merging so as to have
easier access to large contracts financed from European Union funds.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic's air quality improves as EU accession gets closer
Following the recent passing in the Senate of a bill on improving air
quality, the government on Wednesday approved a further plan to cut
emission levels from over a hundred major polluters, to meet European
criteria. Zuzana Vesela has more.
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Current AffairsEnvironmental conference to discuss the EU's impact on the Czech landscape
This week, the Society for Czech Landscape and the Czech Chamber of
Architects announced that preparations were underway for their third
conference on the state of both the urban and rural environment in the
Czech Republic. The conference, which was first held on the initiative of
former President Václav Havel, provides a discussion platform for those
who have a professional or personal interest in the Czech landscape.
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Press ReviewPress Review
President Klaus' growing popularity, unemployment reaching an all time high
and continuing controversy over the government's fiscal reform - those are
the main stories on today' s front pages. The papers also report on clean
up operations on Czech roads in the wake of a damaging windstorm and the
heightened number of accidents caused by bad weather.
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Current AffairsPoll suggests Vaclav Klaus leads popularity poll
President Vaclav Klaus is soaring in the popularity ratings. A year into
office, he seems to be relishing his role as head of state. A new poll
suggests he has hit the pulse of public opinion, with the trust of over
two-thirds of Czechs, well ahead of his nearest rivals. Mr Klaus has never
been a stranger to controversy, and when he was prime minister, public
opinion about him was deeply divided. So what has led to President Klaus
winning the hearts of so many Czechs, even many who don't share his
political views? Dita Asiedu reports:
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Letter from PragueEuroarcade project thinly disguised battle between two Vaclavs
Running alongside the back of the Prague Castle complex is a long, rather
featureless street called Jeleni. Those of you who've visited the Castle
will probably know it - the 22 tram trundles along Jeleni street, past the
pleasant greenery of the Royal Gardens and the Belvedere summer house, and
on to a stop called "Prague Castle". But if you stay on the 22,
the tram takes you past a long, grey wall on your left, with bushes
hanging over the side of it. Believe it or not, this wall, and this
stretch of uninspiring road, could become the scene of a fierce political
battle between two arch rivals.
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Press ReviewPress Review
The implications of the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union
are the centre of attention in most of today's newspapers. Mlada Fronta Dnes speculates that the elections to the European Parliament might bring
down the government of Vladimir Spidla. The paper says that the outcome of
the June elections will be a significant event on the domestic political
scene and will have a bearing on the survival of the ruling coalition.
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