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In Business News: with the Czech crown going below 18 to the US dollar, it
is now exceedingly difficult for Czech firms to export to America; a new
study finds the Czech tax system one of the most complicated and burdensome
in the EU; Meinl European Land, owner of over 100 shopping centres in the
Czech Republic, is expanding further; Heineken is reportedly hoping to
acquire another slice of the Czech drinks market; and the country’s
breweries are expecting a merry Christmas.
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Current AffairsCzech kosher beer goes to Israel
When the famous Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal wrote about the Nymburk brewery
in his novel “Cutting It Short”, he probably didn’t expect that one
day its beer would make it as far as the Caribbean. Now, beer from Nymburk
is also heading for another market. One of its products, which recently
received a kosher certificate, will now be sold in Israel.
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Current AffairsSurvey maps Czechs' relationship with golden beverage
Ask any Czech to name the country's most famous beverage, there's no doubt
the answer, with only the fewest of exceptions, will be "Beer".
Not only do Czechs drink more of the stuff per capita than anybody else,
Czechs are also very proud of their brewing history, which includes the
world's original Pilsner. For four years running the independent CVVM
agency has been conducting polls mapping the Czechs' relationship to beer;
the latest results were released on Wednesday. More
Current AffairsPilsner Urquell ups its number of beer vending machines
Great Czech inventions include everything from the contact lens to lager
beer and now...the beer vending machine. Following a successful six-month
trial, the world famous brewer Pilsner Urquell has just announced that it
is introducing more of its new pivoautomaty - machines which dispense cans
of beer, just like soft drinks machines elsewhere. With the network of
machines expanding - potentially even abroad - the 'smart' beer vending
machine, which reads customers' ID cards and only sells to the over 18s,
could be coming soon to a station or stadium near you.
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If a Czech were to create a robot what would it do? Tap beer of course!
Visitors to the Olomouc town library can now admire the smallest cookbook
ever shown in the Czech Republic. And, showing off your Mini - the owners
of British Mini cars hold their tenth annual car jamboree. Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsHappy Beer Days: new beer and music festival opens in Smichov
The Prague district of Smichov is enjoying an eventful month. Friday sees
the start of its second festival in just two weeks. Lightheartedly named
'Happy Beer Days', it is to take place under the patronage of two Prague 5
councilors and has as its main sponsor the prestigious beer producer
Staropramen, whose brewery is in the area. If the festival is successful,
the organizers hope it will become an annual occurrence, attracting more
and more visitors. Joshua Singer has the story.
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Current AffairsCzech beer production breaks records, again
Beer is one of the most enduring symbols of the Czech Republic, with Czechs
drinking more per head than any other nation and exports growing all the
time. And it seems the country's brewing industry is currently in the
middle of a golden era - figures just released show that Czech brewers are
producing greater amounts of pivo than at any time in the country's history
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