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Growth : ‘Eurozone mired in recession’

Europe's May 15 growth figures fell like a hammer blow. For the sixth consecutive quarter, the Eurozone economy has contracted – the longest period of decline in growth since the creation of the single currency, notes the European press.

16 May 2013
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Financial Times, Les Echos, România libera & 4 others
Czech Republic: ‘Swiss to judge Czech coal barons’

“It is in the small Swiss town of Bellinzona on the Italian border that a trial will begin today [May 13] that could have historic […]

13 May 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: ‘Nečas and Kalousek make a U-turn. Severe austerity is over’

“The government will increase spending as it will raise more money thanks to lower interest rates,” writes Hospodářské Noviny, noting that Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek […]

25 April 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny
Poland-Czech Republic: A freestyle reunification

How does a city divided into two by a national border leave the problems of the past behind and come together? A group of young people from such a city, known as Cieszyn in Polish and Český Těšín in Czech, are promoting reconciliation through volunteering.

19 April 2013
20224 Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw
Czech Republic: The Sudetenland’s last Germans

Despite many Sudeten Germans being forced to leave at the end of the Second World War, a small German community survives in country's west. As their culture slowly disappears, those who remain look back at the decades of coexistence with the Czechs.

15 April 2013
18638 Respekt Prague
Pensions: A new life for your old age

Enjoying your retirement under a tropical sun on the other side of the world is no longer the preserve only of western Europe’s wealthy elite. Increasing numbers of Czech pensioners are abandoning their homeland in order to “wipe out the winter."

3 April 2013
13812 Respekt Prague
Czech Republic: ‘Godfathers’ black day’

“The North Bohemia regional ‘boss’ Alexandr Novák was arrested yesterday after he avoided a prison term [for corruption]. The very same day police brought criminal […]

3 April 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES
Czech Republic: ‘Amnesty for Klaus’

"The controversy over whether Václav Klaus committed treason remains unresolved," notes the Czech daily. The Constitutional Court refused, on March 27, to hear the case […]

28 March 2013
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Lidové noviny
Poland: ‘Slovaks have a run-in with us’

Slovak and Czech authorities are running a “black PR campaign” against Polish food, says a government source quoted by the daily. They publicly stress […]

27 March 2013
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Gazeta Wyborcza
Czech Republic: A playground for ‘hacktivists’

The Czech Republic was targeted in a string of cyber attacks last week. Why? As a small country with a relatively developed Internet infrastructure, it is an ideal testing ground for hackers who are planning to hunt for bigger prey, says an Internet expert.

13 March 2013
714 Respekt Prague
Czech Republic: ‘Nečas cut farmers’ euro-subsidies more than he needed’

Czech farmers have discovered they are to lose €300m in farm subsidies as a result of cuts in agriculture spending in the new 2014-2020 European […]

13 March 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: ‘Amnesty is growing. More than 50,000 people avoid penalties’

Following the controversial presidential amnesty by Václav Klaus, announced on January 1, the Ministry of Justice has now revealed that more than 50,000 people will […]

12 March 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES
Czech Republic: ‘On his way to the Castle’

Miloš Zeman, who was elected President of the Czech Republic on January 26, will be officially be sworn in on March 8 at a ceremony […]

8 March 2013
16
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Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: Farewell to Europe’s troublemaker Václav Klaus

The end of the Czech president’s mandate on March 7 marks the departure from the European stage of a controversial figure and high-profile Eurosceptic. But behind his provocations, lay a lack of political vision.

7 March 2013
9317 Hospodářské Noviny Prague
Central Europe: Merkel and Hollande join Visegrad Group

“It’s a breakthrough, but for the time being, only in thinking,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the Warsaw meeting of the Visegrad Group. […]

7 March 2013
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Gazeta Wyborcza, Pravda
Czech Republic: Václav Klaus accused of treason

"The president goes to court?" headlines Czech daily Mladá fronta Dnes. Three days before the end of his term, the Senate has voted to bring […]

5 March 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES, Respekt
Czech Republic: ‘Hundreds of doctors stop work. And put their feet up’

Czech doctors are holding a “Healthcare Day” on March 1 in protest at a lack of investment in health services and new payment regulations, which […]

1 March 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES
Central Europe: Prague aims to appease on Sudeten German question

“In an address to the Bavarian parliament on February 21, Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas presented an apology for the deportation of Sudeten Germans after […]

22 February 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny, Die Zeit, Die Presse
Czech Republic: ‘Anger over ČEZ brought down government’

“PM Boiko Borisov resigned on February 20 after demonstrations against high electricity prices blocked streets” in all major towns and one protester set himself on […]

21 February 2013
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Lidové noviny
Czech Republic: ‘ČEZ must say goodbye to Bulgarian billions’

Czech electricity group ČEZ might lose 10bn crowns (€400m) worth of investment in Bulgaria, after the Sofia government announced it will revoke the company’s licence. Bulgarian […]

20 February 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: ‘Czech Republic lobbies EU to keep large company subsidies’

A European Commission proposal to reduce incentives for large companies with more than 250 staff has not been welcomed by the Czech Republic. Nor is […]

18 February 2013
171
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Hospodárske Noviny
Eurozone crisis: Austerity plunges Europe into recession

The latest statistics on the state of the eurozone economy indicate that, contrary to what political leaders have recently been saying, the crisis is far from over.

15 February 2013
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La Tribune, Diário económico, NRC Handelsblad & 4 others
Czech Republic: ‘Klaus considers Brussels assignment’

“Well-known Eurosceptic Václav Klaus is looking around Brussels,” reports the daily, quoting a member of the departing Czech president’s entourage. Klaus might start as a […]

30 January 2013
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Lidové noviny
Czech Republic: Miloš Zeman, president of an unhappy country

It is “the return of Zeman,” announces Lidové noviny. Eleven years after leaving the post of Prime Minister, Miloš Zeman has become the third president […]

28 January 2013
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Lidové noviny , Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: “Zeman”

On January 26, the country's former social-democratic prime minister, Miloš Zeman, was elected President of the Czech Republic with 54.8 per cent of the vote, […]

28 January 2013
211
Presseurop
Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: So long, Václav Klaus

25 January 2013
294 SME Bratislava
Czech Republic: ‘Two worlds, one choice’

On January 25, the first day of the second round of Czech presidential elections, the Prague economic daily provides a concise comparison of both candidates […]

25 January 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: No amnesty for the corrupt

The amnesty decreed by outgoing President Václav Klaus on January 1 "is unconstitutional," says Czech financial daily Hospodářské noviny, commenting on a ruling by the […]

24 January 2013
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Hospodářské Noviny, Respekt
Czech Republic: Beneš Decrees become campaign weapon

The question of the Beneš Decrees has become one of the big issues in the Czech presidential race. “Karel Schwarzenberg has fallen into the trap […]

22 January 2013
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Lidové noviny , Respekt, Mladá Fronta DNES
Czech Republic: 'Hard-fought battle for the Castle: the Prince counterattacks'

With five days left to run before the second round of presidential elections, the two candidates, Miloš Zeman and Karel Schwarzenberg, have both launched attacks. […]

21 January 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES
Czech Republic: Choosing the future between two faces of the past

“Zeman versus the Prince,” headlines Respekt. Prince Karel Schwarzenberg scored a surprise result in the first round of the Czech presidential election on January 11 […]

14 January 2013
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Respekt, Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic: ‘The right choice’

In the first round of presidential elections, former Prime Minister Miloš Zeman and the current Minister for Foreign Affairs, Karel Schwarzenberg, lead the field, respectively […]

14 January 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES
Czech Republic: Who will be next in the Prague Castle?

Later this month, the Czechs will elect their first president by universal suffrage. In a country with a long history of strong leaders, the role has often taken on more importance than was codified in the constitution, running the risk of weakening the state, says Respekt.

11 January 2013
1036 Respekt Prague
The front page: 11 January 2013

11 January 2013
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Mladá Fronta DNES, The Scotsman, România libera & 4 others
Czech Republic-Slovakia: The happy Czechoslovakia that could have been

Twenty years ago, Czechoslovakia split in two new countries. If the Czech Republic and Slovakia had stayed together and transformed the impoverished former nation into a multi-ethnic country, both societies would be more democratic today, argues a dual-nationality columnist.

7 January 2013
154165 Respekt Prague
The front page: 7 January 2013

7 January 2013

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Népszava, Ta Nea, The Belfast Telegraph & 4 others
Czech Republic: The hospital from where you don’t return

In the mountains of Bohemia, near the Polish border, lies a small hospital - the only one of its kind in Europe: The Biological Defence Centre in Těchonín is designed to treat the poor unfortunates who contract the world's most dangerous viruses or fall victim to a biological terrorist attack.

3 January 2013
3316 Mladá Fronta DNES Prague
The front page: 3 January 2013

3 January 2013
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Público, La Tribune, Hospodářské Noviny & 4 others
The front page: 19 December 2012

19 December 2012
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Ta Nea, Lidové noviny , El Periódico de Catalunya & 4 others
The front page: 18 December 2012

18 December 2012

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Mladá Fronta DNES, România libera, Trouw & 4 others
Czech Republic: Vaclav Havel, an icon under fire

A year after the death of the former president, his political outlook on civil society is being challenged by his successor, Václav Klaus. But for weekly news magazine Respekt, these attacks underscore why Havel's legacy will always remain a battleground.

18 December 2012
11513 Respekt Prague
Central Europe: Where has the region’s solidarity gone?

Exactly 10 years ago, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic were given the right to enter the EU. But despite close economic ties and a sense of shared destiny, different political developments prevent them from having real weight in the Union.

13 December 2012
814 Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw
The front page: 12 December 2012

12 December 2012
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La Repubblica, The Times, Handelsblatt & 4 others
Czech Republic-Germany: Two-way traffic on Czech-German border

Petrol flows in one direction and drugs in the other. The German-Czech border is the centre of so much trafficking that the police and customs […]

6 December 2012
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Hospodářské Noviny, Mladá Fronta DNES
Nobel Peace prize: Czechs and Slovaks snub EU’s Nobel ceremony

Neither the Czech president Václav Klaus nor PM Petr Nečas will attend the Nobel ceremony in Oslo on December 10, when the EU will receive […]

3 December 2012
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Mladá Fronta DNES, Lidové noviny , SME
The front page: 26 November 2012

26 November 2012

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El Periódico de Catalunya, To Ethnos, Financial Times Deutschland & 5 others
The front page: 23 November 2012

23 November 2012
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La Razón, Die Presse, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna & 4 others
Germany: Green energy producers cheating with coal

“Green energy providers wants to make coal," leads Tageszeitung, punning on the German word for “coal”, which also means “money”. The Berlin daily, always fretting […]

16 November 2012
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Die Tageszeitung, Lidové noviny
The front page: 9 November 2012

9 November 2012
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La Vanguardia, Hospodářské Noviny, Frankfurter Rundschau & 4 others
The front page: 7 November 2012

7 November 2012
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I Kathimerini, El País, Diário de Notícias & 4 others

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Europeans have made no use of the European citizenship they have had since 1992. Nice little sheep who allow themselves to be shorn, they continue to place their trust in national parties who are fully focused on their national electoral advantage.

alcofribas on ‘Eurozone mired in recession’

The government debt of the GIPSIC countries is around € 3 tn. The bank debt of the GIPSIC banks is around € 9 tn. Banking union is a step in the right direction but given those numbers it has to be done with extreme care.

gero42 on New test for the Eurozone

Neither East Germany nor the other Eastern Bloc countries have managed a genuine moral examination of their pasts. But it is relatively easy to distinguish those who participated in the system for its privileges, those who betrayed others and those who were simply protecting themselves.

preda on A chancellor made in the GDR