Wednesday, 19 June 2013

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President says charges in scandal "very serious"

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17 June 2013
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President Miloš Zeman said on Saturday that abuse of power and corruption charges against a close aide of Prime Minister Petr Nečas and other officials were "very serious" and seemed well founded.

Coalition could go on without PM Nečas: partner

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17 June 2013
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The Czech Republic's deputy premier said on Sunday some in the governing coalition are considering the option of ditching Prime Minister Petr Nečas after one of his closest aides was charged with bribery and ordering illegal surveillance.

Opposition demands PM resignation after raids

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14 June 2013
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The Czech republic's centre-left opposition Social Democrats demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Nečas on Thursday after organised crime police raided government offices, party chief Bohuslav Sobotka said.

Czech prime minister files for divorce

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12 June 2013
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Prime Minister Petr Nečas said on Tuesday he had filed for divorce from his wife, with whom he has two adult sons and two daughters.

Unipetrol to invest CZK 19bn over five years

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12 June 2013
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Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol plans to invest CZK 19 billion crowns over the next five years under a new strategy to help it return to profit, the company said on Tuesday.

Czech and Austrian utilities shutter power plants due to floods

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5 June 2013
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Czech utility ČEZ shuttered a 720-megawatt coal-fired power plant north of Prague and Austria's Verbund closed four of its 10 hydropower stations on the Danube river amid central Europe's worst flooding in a decade.

Part of Marilyn Monroe exhibition stolen on way to Prague

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23 May 2013
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Part of an exhibition displaying outfits and photographs of Marilyn Monroe was stolen while being transported to the Czech Republic from Italy, the event's curator said on Wednesday.

Prague metro plans to launch love train for singles

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23 May 2013
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Rail passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for singles.

Czechs turn Soviet nuclear warhead depot into Iron Curtain museum

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20 May 2013
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A former secret Soviet nuclear warhead shelter in the Czech Republic is being turned into a museum inviting visitors to learn about the Cold War atomic race.

Opposition wants higher corporate taxes, investment boost

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7 May 2013
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The center-left opposition plans a 30-percent tax on utilities and banks to bolster the public finances which it fears could contain a multi-billion euro hole, the possible next finance minister said on Monday.
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