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News from Czech Republic- NY Times

Czech Republic

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News about Czech Republic, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Related: Czech Republic Travel Guide

Chronology of Coverage

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

Highlights From the Archives

Czech Vote Advances a Treaty for Europe

By DAN BILEFSKY
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 worldNews

Czech Parliament Vote Clouds U.S. Antimissile Plan

By DAN BILEFSKY
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

By DAN BILEFSKY
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

By DAN BILEFSKY
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’

Many Czechs Love U.S., but Say ‘Hold the Radar’

By NICHOLAS KULISH
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

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By Design | One-Room Hotels

By CHRISTINE AJUDUA
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

Eulogy for a Source

By HELEN EPSTEIN
Jiri Fiedler, murdered in Prague, was entranced by Jewish history.
March 8, 2014, Sunday

A Hidden Gem Shines in Prague

By FIONA GAZE
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

Luck’s on Their Side, but Americans Don’t Need It in Rout

By KEN BELSON
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

Sweden and Switzerland Win Hockey Openers

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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

Former Czech Prime Minister Charged With Bribery

By DAN BILEFSKY
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

Philippine Leader Sounds Alarm on China

By KEITH BRADSHER
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

Murray Propels Britain to a Rare Win Over the U.S.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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

By DAN BILEFSKY
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
MORE ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND: Necas, Petr, Zeman, Milos, Czech Republic, Sobotka, Bohuslav

Czech Police Reveal Discovery of More Explosives in Envoy’s Residence

By HANA de GOEIJ
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
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