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Why Čepro will be looking for a new CEO

Why Čepro will be looking for a new CEO

Jiří Borovec is said not to be leaving the well-paid and prestigious post of Čepro chief by choice; it could be over strategy

July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© wikimedia.org ‘The Merchant's Wife’ by Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878–1927); Russia’s problems with obesity and alcoholism may be rooted in the country's language, a new study suggests

Does this language make me look fat?

Yale professor’s research indicates people with no future tense in their languages are, in a sense, less likely to be tense in the future

March 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© m-appeal Director Veit Helmer will introduce his latest comedy, “Baikonur”

Febiofest expands into new dimensions

Prague’s biggest film festival is on the launch pad with enough films to fill a multiplex for week – plus free music and notable guests

March 23, 2012 | 1 Comment More
© ČESKÁ POZICE MP Vít Bárta, stripped of his immunity to prosecution, in court on Monday

Trial of MP Bárta on bribery charges gets under way [ceskapozice]

On first day of much-anticipated trial, MP Škárka alleges ‘godfather’ lobbyists Janoušek and Hrdlička financed Public Affairs party

March 6, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© ČT24 Kuba has nominated one of the CTÚ’s biggest critics to its board

Czech industry minister calls changes at telecoms watchdog [ceskapozice]

Changes called at Czech telecoms regulator (CTÚ) in a bid to stop telecoms from gouging citizens and companies

March 6, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© ČESKÁ POZICE NKÚ boss František Dohnal (left) in court, fighting for his job

Head of Czech spending watchdog NKÚ dethroned by court ruling [ceskapozice]

A court ruling has ended the controversial reign of the Supreme Audit Office head who refused checks on its own books

February 21, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© ČESKÁ POZICE, Richard Cortés Past blueprints for reform have promised much and delivered little

Who pays the penalty for the unending Czech Police reform? [ceskapozice]

The Interior Minister’s team is bent on executing a police reorganization in 2012 but continuous reforms over the past five years were all bark and no bite

February 9, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© YouTube Czech children get a lesson on the birds and the bees (albeit in the form of a pregnant bunny rabbit) thanks to the wildly popular Czech children’s cartoon starring Krtek (“the little mole”); the vast majority of Czechs favor sex education being taught before kids reach high school

Sex education must be optional, advocacy group tells Czech Senate

Conservative parental group VORP tells upper house sex ed can be on the curriculum of Czech schools — but it can’t be mandatory

January 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More
© ČTK, ČESKÁ POZICE Justice Minister Jiří Pospíšil blocked debate of Deputy PM Karolína Peake's bid to put herself in charge of mapping out police and prosecution service reforms

Public Affairs sharpens shoulders for key role in police, prosecution reform [ceskapozice]

The VV party is positioning itself for a lead role in the government’s move to reform the Czech police and state prosecution services

January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Czechs and world leaders bid farewell to Václav Havel [ceskapozice.cz]

Czechs and world leaders bid farewell to Václav Havel [ceskapozice.cz]

Czechs bid farewell to Velvet Revolution leader, president Václav Havel at state funeral held on third day of official mourning

December 27, 2011 | 0 Comments More