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Current AffairsCzech Pilsner beer cheaper in Germany
The Czech Republic has long been world famous for its plentiful choice of
quality beer. Indeed, beer is famously often cheaper than mineral water.
However, Czechs may be surprised to find that one of their most popular
beers can actually be bought for less in neighbouring Germany.
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MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox: the first state visit by President Václav Klaus in 2003,
Czech kosher beer, nasal spray relieving the symptoms of common colds,
announcements on Prague public transport. Listeners quoted: Jonathan
Murphy, Howard Barnett, Steve Price.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: the Czech Republic has posted record trade
surplus in 2007; shopping space in the country is expected to expand by 50
percent; Czechs want to include Olomoucké tvarůžky on EU’s list of
protected foods; a pint of Pilsner Urquell beer is cheaper in Germany than
in the Czech Republic and Czech soft-drinks producer has launched a
sugar-free version of Kofola.
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Current AffairsNew Pilsner Urquell guidebook ranks top establishments
It’s something of a Czech tradition: fans of Czech beer Plzeňský
Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell) debating which pubs have the best Pilsner on
tap. Now the debate may see a little “closure”. On Monday the famous
brewer launched a flashy new guidebook ranking the best Pilsner-serving
establishments. Interestingly, the book is based on rankings not by
professional critics but by regular pub-goers. More
MagazineMagazine
A Czech scientist has contributed to a unique discovery –how migrating
monarch butterflies use body clocks to find their way. The Prazdroj brewery
has produced a “beer bible” for bar-tenders and a discarded statue of
Lenin which formerly stood in a small town in Czechoslovakia has sparked a
storm of controversy in France. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: energy giant CEZ buys a 7% share in Hungary’s
MOL and raises its profit estimate by 1.2 billion crowns; Czech Airlines
agrees to sell its catering business; Skoda Auto wins Exporter of the Year
award; Starbucks is coming to the Czech Republic in early 2008; and Czech
beer output is set to finally cross the 20 million hectolitre mark.
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MailboxMailbox
In Mailbox this week: Radio Prague’s winter broadcast schedule leaflet;
response to Magazine and a feature about Czech glass. Listeners quoted:
Jonathan Murphy, George Derringer, Lola Hamrayeva, Helmut Matt.
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Business NewsBusiness News
The Czech government approved an updated convergence programme for euro
adoption, but still no target date in sight; The Czech National Bank board
raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5
percent and Czechs are making more money - the average wage in the Czech
Republic is up by 7.6% year-on-year.
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One on OneMike Short, the head of Pilsner Urquell
Our guest in this week’s edition of One on One is Pislner Urquell’s CEO
Mike Short (61). Mr Short, originally a nuclear engineer, joined the South
African beer producer SAB Miller in 1990 after a career stretching from
the
aerospace division of Rolls-Royce to the submarine service of the Royal
Navy. Before becoming the head of the top Czech beer producer in 2005, Mr
Short was the head of a brewery in Hungary, another member of the SAB
Miller group. Is the submarine service a good starting point for a career
in the beer making industry? That was my first question for Mike Short. More
MagazineMagazine
Ratatouille is not only filling cinemas –it has started off a craze among
Czech kids for pet rats! Wondering what the underworld looks like? The town
of Jihlava organizes pre-Christmas tours of Hell. And, two adventurous
Czechs travel far from their homeland to lay a sun-dial on the bed of the
Red Sea. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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