News: Czech Republic

We have started to collect the most important news related to Czech Republic in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Czech Republic: news

New Czech PM Rusnok resigns

Tuesday, August 13th 2013, 12:17

The Czech government led by PM Jiri Rusnok has handed in its resignation, after failing to win the confidence of parliament.
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New Czech PM loses confidence vote

Wednesday, August 7th 2013, 22:02

The new Czech government has lost a confidence vote in parliament, making it likely that early elections will be held before the end of the year.
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Instant opposition to new Czech PM

Wednesday, July 10th 2013, 12:42

Czech President Milos Zeman swears in a new cabinet despite the opposition of the main parties in parliament.
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New Czech prime minister appointed

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 15:42

Czech President Milos Zeman appoints Jiri Rusnok as new PM, after the previous one resigned over a bribery scandal involving a close aide.
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Czech PM resigns over aide scandal

Monday, June 17th 2013, 21:44

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has resigned in an effort to end political turmoil over a corruption inquiry involving his chief of staff.
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Q&A: Czech scandal

Monday, June 17th 2013, 16:15

The scandal that engulfed the Czech prime minister
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VIDEO: Czech PM to resign over aide scandal

Monday, June 17th 2013, 2:45

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has announced that he will resign on Monday after days of political turmoil.
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More pressure on Czech PM to quit

Saturday, June 15th 2013, 15:12

Pressure grows on Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas to resign, as the country's president expresses concern over a corruption scandal.
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Czech PM Necas' top aide charged

Friday, June 14th 2013, 17:55

Czech prosecutors charge seven people including the top aide of Prime Minister Petr Necas, amid growing pressure for him to resign.
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Czech PM aide held in police raids

Friday, June 14th 2013, 7:15
related places: Police

Police in the Czech Republic arrest a top aide to the prime minister amid raids on government offices as part of a crackdown on organised crime.
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Flying bike for easier commutes

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 10:40

Researchers in the Czech Republic have unveiled a 95kg (210lb) remotely-controlled flying bicycle that can hover a few metres above ground.
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Germans evacuated as levees break

Wednesday, June 5th 2013, 21:45
related countries: Germany
related places: Dresden

Rescue helicopters in southern Germany pluck families from rooftops in the town of Deggendorf as the flood crisis along the Danube continues.
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VIDEO: Czech towns 'under water' after floods

Wednesday, June 5th 2013, 5:49

Thousands of people have left their homes in the Czech Republic, where substantial amounts of rain water are threatening to overwhelm flood barriers.
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VIDEO: Postcard from flooded Czech Republic

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 16:14
related places: Usti

Houses have been evacuated in the industrial city of Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic as flood waters move north.
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Germany on alert as floods go north

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 15:15
related countries: Germany

Cities in southern and eastern Germany are on high alert as a flood surge moves north from the Czech Republic.
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Floods bear down on Central Europe

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 11:43
related countries: Austria, Germany

Cities in southern and eastern Germany are on high alert for flooding as the waters begin to recede in Prague.
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VIDEO: Flood waters bear down on Prague

Tuesday, June 4th 2013, 5:58
related places: Prague

The authorities in the Czech Republic have been forced to open dams in the south of the country, releasing huge volumes of water towards Prague.
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VIDEO: Tigers evacuated in Prague flood alert

Monday, June 3rd 2013, 16:47
related places: Prague

Animals at Prague zoo are being moved to higher ground. The larger animals such as lions and tigers need to be tranquilized before they are safely evacuated.
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Central Europe on alert for flooding

Monday, June 3rd 2013, 7:25
related countries: Germany, Switzerland

At least four people have died as torrential rains take rivers to dangerous levels in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland.
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VIDEO: Central Europe 'under water'

Sunday, June 2nd 2013, 16:40
related countries: Germany, Switzerland

Homes are evacuated across southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland as rivers reach dangerous levels following days of rain.
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VIDEO: 'First' quintuplets in Czech Republic

Sunday, June 2nd 2013, 16:07

A 23-year-old woman has given birth to quintuplets in the Czech Republic, officials say, a first for the country.
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