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Police anti-drug office declares NGO drug testing at festivals "illegal"

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18 June 2010
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Illegal recreational drugs have long been a part of the Czech music and dance scene, not least at many of country's summer festivals. But until now, at least on occasion, NGOs focusing on drugs awareness were able to offer testing of drugs such as ecstasy on site. Such initiatives now appear to be at an end.

Prague's "beach" at Žluté lázně celebrates 100 years

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18 June 2010
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The weather may not be ideal so far this summer for laying about in the sand, but one outdoor amusement centre isn't letting that spoil their big occasion.

Outdoor goers warned to take extra caution during tick season

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17 June 2010
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Czech outdoors lovers have been warned to brace for the coming peak in tick season at the end of June/early July, a little later than usual after this year's long winter.

Ministry of Finance puts onus on cuts to curb budget deficit

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17 June 2010
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The Czech Republic has been praised by the European Commission for the steps taken so far to curb its burgeoning budget deficit. Now a new wave of tough austerity measures are being drawn up by the Finance Ministry to help push the deficit below the magical 3.0% mark.

Czech vacationers spending less on package tours ahead of summer season

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16 June 2010
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Tour operators have registered between a 10 – 15 percent decrease in the number of Czech vacationers buying package tours in normally popular destinations such as Egypt or Tunisia.

Are cuts the answer to growing Czech public debt and an expanding deficit?

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16 June 2010
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One phrase, fiscal responsibility, and one word, cuts, dominate Czech economic and political life following elections to the lower house at the end of May. The right-wing coalition government in the making has pledged the former, with public spending on the block in all post-election rhetoric. We look at the rationale behind the obsession with cutting public spending, and whether the likely next Czech government is choosing the right path.

Smetana's Litomyšl highlights 700 year anniversary of historic event

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16 June 2010
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Now in its 52nd year, Smetana's Litomyšl International Opera Festival transforms composer Bedřich Smetana's home town in east Bohemia into a paradise for music lovers.

Czech woman finds long-lost son in Canada via facebook

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15 June 2010
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The social networking website facebook has both its fans and its critics, but there is no denying that it can bring people together.

Upcoming ODS congress might stall govt negotiations

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15 June 2010
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Three weeks after general elections, three centre-right parties are still holding talks on forming a coalition government. On Friday, the leader of the strongest party, the Civic Democrats, is set to inform President Václav Klaus on the progress made so for, and might even leave those talks as prime minister designate. But the Civic Democrats are holding a crucial congress over the weekend that could change everything.

Jana Zielinski – the head of Designblok festival

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15 June 2010
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What started 12 years ago as a small event targeted at design professionals, has blossomed into Prague's biggest design festival, attracting 30,000 visitors last year.

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