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Cabinet rejects Civic Democrats' proposal for 15 pct corporate tax rate;
Mittal Steel, blocked from Vitkovice tender, threatens to renew claims
against the steelworks, launch arbitration against the state; Ireland's
Markland has bought Kotva; IT Minister may face charges over establishment
of private company Testcom Servis; Czech breweries, malt houses, post
record export sales
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Czech Rep got more out of EU than it paid in; Slovak gov't promises to pay
CSOB debt; Jobless rate at 10-month high; Five preliminary bids made for
Cesky Telecom; Budweiser battle may go to Human Rights court; Cash
registers to become mandatory; Jablotron's oversize mobile phone a huge
success
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Former Finance Minister off to prison; Minimum Social benefits to be cut in
2006; Prague richest 'region' in 'new Europe'; World Bank predicts less
inflationary pressure for 2005; Beer union asks AgMin to axe Budvar ad
campaign; TCPA to begin production at Kolin this month; Germany's Aral to
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In this week's edition: the quality of Czech beer,
"commercialisation" of Prague, bounced e-mail messages sent to
Radio Prague. Listeners quoted: Lindley Becker, USA; Colin Rose, UK.
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EU wants Czechs to give up 'golden shares'; State budget for 2005 signed
into law; Eurotel ordered to pay 48m crown fine; Eurotel ordered to pay
48m crown fine; Record-high Czech beer exports in 2004
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Business NewsWhat's in a name? WTO ruling opens new chapter in battle over taste 'Buds'
Budejovicky Budvar, the only major brewery still in the hands of the Czech
state, has been locked in a lengthy battle with the world's largest brewer
— Anheuser-Busch of the U.S. — over the Budweiser name for nearly a hundred
years.
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One on OneJan Vesely - Czech beer better, not worse thanks to foreign investment
Rob Cameron's guest in One on One is Jan Vesely, chairman of the Czech Beer
and Malt Association. Czech beer has been very much in the news recently,
after a British group called the Campaign for Real Ale or CAMRA warned
that the world-famous Czech brew could be in danger of losing its taste.
CAMRA says the modern production methods used by the big multinational
brewers that control much of the Czech beer industry are threatening the
unique quality of this country's beers - charges that have infuriated
Czech brewers and Czech beer lovers.
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Business NewsBritish beer consumers' campaign leaves Czech brewers with a bitter aftertaste
Fiercely proud of their centuries-old brewing tradition, Czech beermeisters
have reacted angrily to claims by the world's largest consumer advocacy
group, the U.K.-based 'Campaign for Real Ale,' that the quality of Czech
beer is going down the tubes.
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Bursting to share your views? Head for Palacky Square - the site of
Prague's newly inaugurated Speakers' Corner. Hockey star Jaromir Jagr may
be in far away Siberia but he can still enjoy Czech beer and dumplings at
a local Czech restaurant. And, the Czech Army is being accused of
discrimination after turning away a transsexual. Find out more in Magazine
with Daniela Lazarova.
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