Prague Informer

Respekt: Gov't wants Luxembourg judge to promote Czech interests Prague, May 20 (CTK) – The Czech government hoped that Petr Mlsna would replace Irena Pelikanova as a judge of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and promote Czech interests more than Pelikanova, but the court rejected Mlsna's nomination, … Read more on Prague Daily [...]

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Germany plans to ease burden on Czech grid Prague, May 7 (CTK) – Germany makes plans and is taking concrete steps to ease the burden on the Czech grid which is overloaded by energy from Germany at some moments, German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Philipp Roesler told journalists … Read more on Prague Daily [...]

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Czech cricket season arrived The Czech cricket season arrived last week but unfortunately, for Prague Cricket Club, who wanted to hit the practice nets, so did the rain. Nevertheless, every cloud has a silver lining and it gave me an opportunity to sit down with Dan Casey (Prague … Read more on Prague Daily Monitor

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Czech opera singer to receive JFK Centre Medal for Arts Prague, April 30 (CTK) – Czech opera singer and actress Sona Cervena will receive the Gold Medal for Fine Arts 2012 of the Washington-based John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Prague on June 8, Cervena, aged 87, told CTK Wednesday. Read more on [...]

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Centre promoting Czech culture opens in Seoul Prague, April 30 (CTK) – Another centre aimed to promote Czech culture abroad has been opened in Seoul, Petra Jungwirthova from the Czech Centres' Prague headquarters told CTK Wednesday, adding that the first event the 22nd centre will host will be an … Read more on Prague Daily [...]

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Amazon to open large Czech warehouse In an unmarked, white building near Prague's Střížkov metro station, a group of young women huddle in the middle of a multipurpose court. Donning colorful helmets, kneepads, elbow pads and roller skates looped with mismatched laces, they chatter among … Read more on Prague Post

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New Czech web to help citizens communicate with offices Prague, April 17 (CTK) – The Information for All Czech civic association has launched a website inspired by Britain with contacts to over 6000 state institutions and offices to help citizens communicate with them, in the future even anonymously, the … Read more on Prague Daily [...]

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Prague closing in on stake in Czech refiner The Czech government is in talks to acquire a minority stake in the country's largest refiner from Royal Dutch Shell, a step in Prague's long-term plan to build a state energy holding. According to Dow Jones, Czech Industry Minister Martin Kuba told … Read more on Business [...]

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Czech Orthodox Church primate suspected of breaching oath Prague, April 4 (CTK) – The Czech Orthodox Church Primate Krystof has to refute by mid-May the suspicion that he has breached his oath as a monk and had sex with women, Jaroslav Suvarsky, head of the Orthodox Church's eparchial council, told CTK … Read more on [...]

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Carsharing is growing in popularity in Czech cities “Since there is no public support for carsharing [in Prague] a carsharing company would have to pay for parking spaces, which would make the price of carsharing less attractive for users. So, this is why I decided to start peer-to-peer carsharing where … Read more on Radio [...]

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MP Vašáryová: Slovaks would welcome Klausová as Czech diplomat Bratislava, March 31 (CTK) – Slovaks would warmly welcome Livia Klausova, who was Czech first lady for ten years until recently, as new ambassador to Bratislava, Slovak lawmaker and former diplomat Magda Vasaryova has told CTK. Vasaryova said she … Read more on Prague Daily Monitor

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Czech Easter rituals and their ancient origins A boy with a 'pomlázka', photo: archive of Radio Prague “That's an interesting question. We have to make a difference between the town and the countryside. Of course Prague, in the 10th and 11th centuries was already quite a big town – in that period … Read more [...]

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E&Y forecast: Czech economy to drop by 0.5% this year Prague, March 25 (CTK) – The Czech economy should drop by 0.5 percent this year, the main reason behind the fall being a decline in private consumption, according to estimates of consulting company Ernst & Young. The Czech economy will copy the … Read more [...]

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ISM: Czech activist not to appeal Israeli expulsion decision Prague/Ramallah/Jerusalem, March 21 (CTK) – Neither the Czech nor his German and Danish fellow activists arrested at a protest meeting in Hebron, the West Bank area, will appeal Israel's decision on their deportation, Pavlina Musilova, from … Read more on Prague Daily Monitor

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