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An ostrich in the Czech Republic has just laid the biggest ostrich egg in the world! The woman who murdered a man because he criticized her hairdo and, the former Czech porn star Dolly Buster shovels manure in her promotion clip for the European elections campaign. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.  More

Talking PointDo future Czech MEPs need good language skills?

In a month's time Czechs will go to the polls to elect their first ever European MPs. The election campaign is in full swing and the parties are trying to appeal to voters in various ways. One of the parties has put up billboards mocking the poor ability of the ruling Social Democrats to communicate in foreign languages in EU institutions. They are hinting at the scandal that was caused by the sudden resignation of the government's original candidate for EU commissioner Milos Kuzvart. Rumour had it that it was his poor knowledge of English that made him step down.  More

NewsDraw for ballot numbers for first European Parliament elections

News31 parties registered for European Parliament elections

Current AffairsYou don't have to be Czech to vote in the Czech European elections - but you'll have to hurry if you want to register...

For the first time ever, foreigners will be able to vote in a Czech election. When Czechs go to the polls in their first elections to the European Parliament in a few weeks' time, citizens from other EU countries will also be able to vote for Czech candidates - a strange thought just 14 years after the fall of communism. All you need is permanent or long-term residence in the Czech Republic. British citizen and Zizkov resident, David Vaughan went down to register.  More

NewsCVVM poll: 61 percent of eligible voters would vote in European Parliament elections had they been held in March

Current AffairsTelicka passes EP test with flying colours

This week the Czech Republic's candidate for a seat on the European Commission in Brussels, Pavel Telicka, was put through one final grilling before taking up the post. Mr Telicka was a last-minute choice for Czech Commissioner, after embarrassment and confusion, when the government's initial choice, the former Environment Minister, Milos Kuzvart, suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew his candidacy a few weeks ago. In the end the European Parliament's assessment of Mr Telicka's suitability for the post went fairly smoothly, but there were also a few bumps.  More

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Countdown to EuropeEuropean accession: will Czechs "lose" their sovereignty?

European Union accession is now coming up fast - after a ten year accession process just weeks remain before the Czech Republic and nine other candidate countries become members. That's not to say so-called euro-sceptics have disappeared - quite the contrary. With the EU draft constitution far from ratified, and promises like the free movement of labour put for the most part on hold for now - at least for the Czechs - euro-sceptics here may feel they have been vindicated - that their warnings were correct. Jan Velinger spoke recently with economist Petr Mach, the head of the Czech Centre for Economics & Politics, asking him about his feelings on accession and what he thought Czechs would "lose" by having joined the European Union.  More

Press ReviewPress Review

All of today's dailies reflect on Israel's assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, killed by an Israeli helicopter rocket on Monday. Various headlines read "Sharon had Sheikh Yassin Killed" and "The Middle East in Fury", while Mlada Fronta Dnes writes "On the edge of war: Palestinians promise revenge".  More