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One on OneTodd Benson - Prague TV co-founder dreaming of the ocean
Our guest in this week's One on One is Todd Benson, co-founder of the
online city guide and web portal Prague TV. Todd, an American who grew up
in England and the U.S., came to Prague after graduating from college, and
- like many foreigners - decided to start a new life in the Czech capital.
Rob Cameron spoke to Todd recently, about the pros and cons of Prague
life, some of the more controversial classified ads on his website, and
dreams of one day being able to live a bit closer to the ocean.
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One on OneMartin Jan Stransky - a return to Prague, and family traditions
Martin Jan Stransky's great-grandfather was a minister in the first
government of Czechoslovakia in 1918, and founded the newspaper Lidove
Noviny. Mr Stransky's grandfather and father were also involved in high
politics, until the family had to leave after the Communist takeover of
1948. Martin Stransky, a doctor, moved to Prague in 1990, where among
other things he revived the family's journal, Presence, which was shut
down by the Nazis. When I met Mr Stransky at his office on Narodni Street,
I asked him what he had been doing before he moved to Prague. More
Current AffairsYoung Czechs show growing interest in work abroad
When the Czech Republic joined the European Union on 1st May, free movement
of labour was cited as one of the major and most tangible advantages of
European integration. Even though people from most of the new member
countries can not yet fully enjoy this right, a lot of them are ready to
take advantage of the benefits that the EU enlargement has already
provided. Martin Mikule has been looking at the level of interest among
Czechs in working abroad.
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One on OneGail Whitmore - mezzo soprano, radio presenter, & karaoke champ
In today's One on One Jan's guest is Gail Whitmore a mezzo soprano from New
York, whose career that has taken her around Europe and eventually brought
her to the Czech Republic. Here she's moved on to other things, like
co-hosting her own English language radio show and recently clinching the
title of national karaoke champion.
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Current AffairsYou don't have to be Czech to vote in the Czech European elections - but you'll have to hurry if you want to register...
For the first time ever, foreigners will be able to vote in a Czech
election. When Czechs go to the polls in their first elections to the
European Parliament in a few weeks' time, citizens from other EU countries
will also be able to vote for Czech candidates - a strange thought just 14
years after the fall of communism. All you need is permanent or long-term
residence in the Czech Republic. British citizen and Zizkov resident,
David Vaughan went down to register.
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Countdown to EuropeEU states can take measures to prevent "benefit shopping" but they must be applied across the board
One of the advantages of upcoming EU membership for the Czech Republic is
that it will allow Czechs to become part of a unified labour market once
all transitional restrictions are lifted. Not only will this ultimately
enable them to work wherever they want within the EU, it will also allow
them to avail of the social-security services that exist in their chosen
country of residence.
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ArtsSecond Sundays - Expat performers fill gap in Czech theatre
Tulip Café is located in an out of the way street close to the National
Theatre. Nothing on the outside suggests it could offer more than a
delicious café late and a big hunk of mouth watering cheesecake - but many
people know better. Tulip Café has become the meeting place for theatre
loving members of the Anglo-American community in Prague. It is home to
Second Sundays an ex pats theatre group established in September of 2003.
Its dozen or so members have since produced a number of cabaret
performances at Tulip Café.
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Current AffairsPlight of North Korean seamstresses evokes concern
The plight of some 50 North Korean seamstresses who are working legally in
the Czech Republic but who are by all accounts being exploited by the
embassy of the totalitarian North Korean state is now filling the front
pages of all Czech dailies. Daniela Lazarova has been following the story
and joins me now in the studio. Daniela what's the situation exactly?
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MailboxMailbox
In this week's edition of Mailbox, we talk about the latest statistics on
the population, weddings, divorces, and abortions, the new summer
programme, and our competitions. Listeners quoted: Hans Bachman and
Kingsley Otteng.
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Business NewsBusiness News
The Czech foreign trade balance last month reached its highest monthly
surplus in a decade. The government has announced the privatisation of two
coalmining companies. The telecommunications regulator has cut
fixed-to-mobile interconnection rates. The number of tourists visiting the
Czech Republic was up last year, while the number of bankruptcies was
down. A poll suggests few Czechs will go choose to work in other EU
countries after accession. And the governor of the Czech National Bank has
called for changes in euro adoption criteria.
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