Section Archive Current Affairs
Recriminations follow violent attack on politician at election rally
Politicians across the board were shaken by a violent attack on the deputy
leader of the Social Democrats, Bohuslav Sobotka, at an election rally in
Brno on Wednesday. Mr. Sobotka had just finished speaking when he was
approached and punched in the face by a man in the audience. His party has
described it as an attack on freedom and democracy and blame their main
rival, the centre-right Civic Democrats, for whipping up an atmosphere of
hate and violence – something the latter deny. Sarah Borufka reports. More
President shares own childhood memories of 1945 Prague Uprising at Czech Radio ceremony
Wednesday is the 65th anniversary of the start of the Prague Uprising, when
thousands of people took to the streets in an attempt to liberate the city
from Nazi occupation, just days before the arrival of the Red Army. Several
events have been held to mark the date, including a memorial at Czech
Radio, which made a dramatic call on citizens to fight the occupiers on the
morning of May 5, 1945.
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Female football referee Dagmar Damková celebrated in song
The song Růže mezi trny, or Rose among Thorns, by the star
singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica, is a tribute to female football
referee Dagmar Damková. On Sunday, she refereed one of the highlights of
the season, a game between title contenders Baník Ostrava and Sparta
Prague. The match ended in a 1:1 draw, but for many, including big Ostrava
fan Jaromír Nohavica, she was the obvious winner for her smooth handling
of the heated game. Radio Prague spoke to Dagmar Damková and asked her how she liked the
song.
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Public Affairs party comes under scrutiny for pre-election street patrols
The surprise political hit of the Czech general election campaign so far,
the Public Affairs party, has come under the spotlight for another reason
than its high poll ratings. Media attention has focussed on the party’s
newly launched street patrols and its populist stance on law and order.
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Czech public finances post worst balance in a decade during first four months of 2010
The hole in Czech public finances is growing, and will be difficult to
patch. Such is the warning message issued by the Finance Ministry on
Monday, whose latest figures suggest that over the first four months of
this year, the state budget reached the highest deficit in a decade.
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Skincare specialists offer free counselling against skin cancer
On Monday and Tuesday, skincare specialists set up a tent on Prague’s
Wenceslas Square in order to raise awareness of the risks of skin cancer.
Anyone walking by could get a free check-up and advice on how to protect
themselves.
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Government clears restructuring route for struggling Czech Airlines
The Czech government has cleared far reaching plans for Czech Airlines to
face the future. The state-owned carrier will be relieved of its debt
burden but at the price of a significant cut in its size and ambitions. We
look at plans for the struggling airline.
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Expo 2010 helps put Czech Republic on the map, says head of Czech exhibition in Shanghai
The Czech pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, adorned with a plan of
Prague’s Old Town made of hockey pucks, has seen a steady stream of
visitors since it first opened its doors on Saturday. In tough competition
with around 190 national exhibitions featured in the global fair, the Czech
pavilion has so far proved one of the most successful. Radio Prague spoke
to the Czech commissioner for Expo 2010, Pavel Antonín Stehlík, and asked
him about the first three days of the event.
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Czech lower house election campaign goes into final straight after slow, negative start
Czechs go to the polls in just under four weeks for elections to the lower
house of parliament. As the deadline approaches, the two main parties have
unveiled their final campaign plans. We assess the battle so far and the
prospects ahead of the vote.
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Will Greek debt crisis impact Czech euro adoption?
Member states of the Eurozone are discussing ways of helping Greece and its
debt-laden economy, while there are growing concerns about some other
countries that use the single European currency. But what will the crisis
mean for the Czech Republic, which is itself hoping to adopt the euro in
around five years’ time?
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