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It has been just over a year since the Czech Republic joined the EU and the
report card, in a sense is in. This week the European Commission released
the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll - the first since ten new
countries joined. It shows that Czechs - often seen as somewhat sceptical
about the EU - are feeling increasingly satisfied with membership.
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Current AffairsPublic broadcaster Czech TV to lose commercials in favour of higher licence fees
Licence fees for public broadcasters Czech TV and Czech Radio have always
been the subject of heated debate in Parliament, especially in 1997, the
last time that fees were raised. For the last eight years every Czech
household has paid the equivalent of 54 US dollars per year to Czech Radio
and TV. Now, that appears set to change: on Wednesday lawmakers agreed to
dramatically raise Czech TV's licence fees to almost double over the next
three years (while Czech Radio gets a slight increase).
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Talking PointIs the Czech press developing at the expense of quality?
Like Czech society, Czech media have also undergone a crucial change since
the fall of communism in 1989. But even though censorship disappeared with
the coming of democracy, the Czech press is now facing other challenges
mostly influenced by market economy conditions. What are the major papers
in the Czech Republic and what is their quality? More
