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Social Democrat MP Kraus accused of corruption, gives up influential posts;
Civic Democrat MP Dolezal resigns from Parliament over corruption charges;
Record number of cars produced last year; CzechInvest helped secure a
'record' 154 investment projects in 2005; Czech currency reaches all-time
high against the euro; Record number of self-employed foreigners noted in
2005; Unient Communications set to become first 'virtual' mobile operator
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Current AffairsCorruption scandals mushrooming in Czech politics ahead of general elections
On Tuesday, a member of parliament for the opposition right-of-centre Civic
Democratic Party gave up his mandate and all his political functions.
Vladimir Dolezal is alleged to have asked for an 800,000 crown bribe (over
32,000 US dollars) in return for a promise to clear the way for
construction on municipal plots. He says he is innocent and is only
resigning in order not to damage his party ahead of the general elections
in mid-June.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic sees marked increase in economic crime
International consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers has released the results
of its biennial global economic survey, based on thousands of interviews
with senior executives, casting light on trends in economic crime.
According to the report, global economic crime has grown substantially
since 2003's result - an 8 percentage point increase. Most notable,
worldwide, has been the increase of fraud. How has the Czech Republic
fared? More
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Farmers 'ready' to accept land swap deal at Hyundai site; Czech household
savings rate down 50 percent since 1995; Parliament budget committee
proposes lower penalties for unpaid taxes; Czech exporters say corruption
a far greater problem than terrorism; Fastest growth of 2005 inflation
recorded in October
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In this week's programme: the Czech government's new family policy;
misspelled film title; Talking Point on Czech media reports on the Arab
world; corruption in the Czech Republic. Listeners quoted: David Eldridge,
UK; Abheraj Jaswal, India; Curtis Parham, Czech Republic; Brett Aarons;
Angelia Beranek, Australia.
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