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This election has been a historic moment for me personally. After thirteen years living as a British citizen here in the Czech Republic, this was the first time I was able to take part in a Czech election: citizens from throughout the European Union are able to vote for Czech candidates to the European Parliament, that is as long as they do not vote elsewhere. As my name was ticked on the electoral roll and my 6-year-old son stuck the envelope with my vote into the ballot box, it seemed hard to believe that only fifteen years ago the Czech Republic was divided from the European Union by one of the most impermeable borders in the world - both physically and psychologically. But how much interest is there among foreigners living in the Czech Republic in taking part in these elections? Kay Grigar went to some Prague ex-pat hang-outs to find out more.  More

Current AffairsCzechs "need some sort of 'Big Brother' but one that is better than the old one"

Although the European Parliamentary elections don't seem to have generated much interest among the Czech electorate, Radio Prague went to a polling booth in the Czech capital to ask those who did turn out why they thought it was important to vote.  More

Current AffairsLow turnout comes as no surprise, but how Eurosceptic are Czech voters?

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Gunther Verheugen, who played a key role in negotiating the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union as EU commissioner for Enlargement, paid a flying visit to the Czech capital on Thursday. During the week of the Czech Republic's first ever elections to the European Parliament, Mr Verheugen who is now Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy was in Prague to give a speech on the challenges and opportunities that confronted the new enlarged EU.  More

Current AffairsEuropean Elections fail to get Czech hearts beating

Throughout Europe, the elections to the European Parliament this weekend have failed to arouse enthusiasm or passion. Here in the Czech Republic the elections are a historic moment, coming just six weeks after the country joined the EU. But as Rob Cameron found out, when he took to the streets of Prague, opinion polls predicting a low turn-out and little voter interest, seem to be well-founded:  More