Czech Republic
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Chronology of Coverage
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Jun. 27, 2014
Court in Slovakia clears Czech Finance Min Andrej Babis of charges he was Communist-era spy for secret police in Czechoslovakia. MORE -
May. 12, 2014
Adam B Bartos, Czech journalist running in May elections for European Parliament, has campaigned on anti-Semitic sentiments and anti-European Union messages; parties outside the mainstream are expected to win as many as quarter of the Parliament's 750 seats, indicating rise of far-right leaders. MORE -
Apr. 1, 2014
Czech police say that Jamal al-Jamal, Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic who was killed Jan 1 in an explosion in his new Prague residence, was probably holding an explosive device when it detonated. MORE -
Mar. 9, 2014
Op-Ed article by author Helen Epstein eulogizes Jiri Fiedler, researcher at the Jewish Museum in Prague who was murdered along with his wife Dagmar in January 2014. MORE -
Feb. 13, 2014
Petr Necas, former prime minister of Czech Republic forced to resign over corruption scandal, is charged with bribery. MORE
General Information on Czech Republic
Official Name: Czech Republic
Capital: Prague (Current local time)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Population: 10.23 million
Area: 49,003 square miles; about the size of Virginia.
Languages: Czech, some Slovak
GDP Per Capita: $22,000
Year of Independence: 1993
Web site: Vlada.cz
Capital: Prague (Current local time)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Population: 10.23 million
Area: 49,003 square miles; about the size of Virginia.
Languages: Czech, some Slovak
GDP Per Capita: $22,000
Year of Independence: 1993
Web site: Vlada.cz
Highlights From the Archives
Czech Vote Advances a Treaty for Europe
The Czech Senate on Wednesday approved
the Lisbon Treaty, but the pact, designed to endow the E.U. with a
political structure that would match its economic strength, still faces
big hurdles.
May 7, 2009
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Czech Parliament Vote Clouds U.S. Antimissile Plan
The Czech government’s embarrassing
defeat could hamper construction of a United States missile defense
installation in the country.
March 25, 2009
worldNews
Frenstat Journal
Battle Royal Over Chief for a Czech State of Mind
The whimsical, and fictional, kingdom
of Wallachia, in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, has become
entangled in a legal battle over who controls it.
February 2, 2009
worldNews
European Union to Be Led by Former Soviet Satellite
The Czech Republic assumes the rotating
presidency of the European Union, the first former Soviet bloc country
to lead the group of 495 million Europeans.
November 4, 2008
worldNews
Many Czechs Love U.S., but Say ‘Hold the Radar’
The Czech population is deeply divided
over whether its country should host a controversial U.S.
missile-defense radar system that is opposed by Russia.
October 1, 2007
worldNews
Articles
By Design | One-Room Hotels
When it comes to providing the experience of a home away from home, very little can go a very long way.
March 17, 2014, Tuesday
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Eulogy for a Source
Jiri Fiedler, murdered in Prague, was entranced by Jewish history.
March 8, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Museums, Czechoslovakia, Fiedler, Jiri, Jews and Judaism, Murders and Attempted Murders, Archives and Records, Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Prague (Czech Republic), Historic Buildings and Sites, Czech Republic
A Hidden Gem Shines in Prague
The Old Town Court development will see a centuries-old feature of the city repurposed into a high-design residential complex.
March 6, 2014, Friday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Prague (Czech Republic)
Luck’s on Their Side, but Americans Don’t Need It in Rout
The United States men beat the Czech Republic and Canada edged Latvia, 2-1, to set up a rematch of the 2010 gold medal game.
February 19, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Sweden, Quick, Jonathan, Canada, United States, Tavares, John (1990- ), Jagr, Jaromir, Czech Republic, Latvia, Hockey, Ice, Slovenia, Olympic Games (2014), Backes, David
Sweden and Switzerland Win Hockey Openers
Erik
Karlsson’s two goals lifted Sweden over the Czech Republic and Simon
Moser’s score with 7.9 seconds left lifted Switzerland over Latvia as
the Olympic men’s hockey tournament began.
February 12, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Sweden, Czech Republic, Latvia, Olympic Games (2014), Hockey, Ice, Switzerland
Former Czech Prime Minister Charged With Bribery
Petr
Necas, who was forced to resign last summer over a corruption scandal,
denied wrongdoing and said the charges were politically motivated.
February 12, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Legislatures and Parliaments, Corruption (Institutional), Nagyova, Jana, Czech Republic, Necas, Petr, Bribery and Kickbacks
Philippine Leader Sounds Alarm on China
Benigno
S. Aquino III, the Philippine president, compared China’s claims to the
seas near his country to Hitler’s demands for Czech land in 1938.
February 5, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: World War II (1939-45), Philippines, Czechoslovakia, China, Aquino, Benigno S III, South China Sea
Murray Propels Britain to a Rare Win Over the U.S.
Andy
Murray defeated Sam Querrey, as Britain advanced to the Davis Cup
quarterfinals with its first victory over the United States since 1935.
February 2, 2014, Monday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Great Britain, Davis Cup, Czech Republic, Tennis, Germany, Murray, Andy
New Government for Czech Republic
President
Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic appointed a new center-left
government on Wednesday, ending a protracted period of political
paralysis that has destabilized the country.
January 29, 2014, Thursday
Czech Police Reveal Discovery of More Explosives in Envoy’s Residence
The
police said the explosives, found in the residence of the Palestinian
ambassador after a safe there exploded, killing him, were undergoing
ballistic tests.
January 16, 2014, Friday
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Palestinians, Bombs and Explosives, Jamal, Jamal al-, Prague (Czech Republic)
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