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Le Monde correspondent Fabrice Martin-Plichta has been living in Prague
since before the Velvet Revolution. Indeed, the French journalist was
working here at Radio Prague when those momentous changes occurred. Since
2004, Martin-Plichta has also been the head of the Czech Federation of Food
Banks, an organisation which every year saves hundreds of tonnes of food
from being destroyed and distributes it among the needy. More
Current AffairsNuclear power dominates Czech prime minister’s French visit
Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas is in Paris for a two-day visit, the first
since he took office last July. Nuclear energy dominates Mr Nečas’
agenda on the trip; on Thursday, the Czech prime minister and his French
counterpart, Francois Fillon, signed an agreement on cooperation in the
energy, education and other sectors. Mr Nečas is also set to meet French
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Current AffairsCzech president and foreign minister clash over EU treaty opt out
A war of words has erupted between the two Czechs charged with steering the
country’s external relations: the president and foreign minister. The
clash stems from concerns that the Czech opt-out from the European
Union’s Lisbon Treaty demanded by President Václav Klaus might not be
looking so solid.
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Current AffairsAhead of elections, Prague authorities make fresh move to control prostitution
A month ahead of local elections, Prague officials have revived efforts to
legalize prostitution. City Hall has come up with a bill that would grant
prostitutes the status of self-employed workers, and give the authorities
the power to regulate the oldest profession. But passing the bill would
require the Czech Republic to pull out of a convention on human
trafficking, a move rejected by MPs in the past.
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