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Current AffairsPilsner Urquell unveils ‘user-friendly’ new beer glass
Now, you might not think of beer drinking as a particularly strenuous thing
to do, but the brewer Pilsner Urquell has just unveiled a new glass which,
it says, makes the whole activity even easier. Over the next couple of
years, the brewery expects to distribute more than one million of its
streamline new glasses to restaurants and bars throughout the country.
Radio Prague was at the launch:
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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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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
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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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