Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Politics Of The Czech Republic" produced 34 items.
| 1. Czechs are starting to bug one another | April 14, 2011 |
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In-fighting in Prague. If you think that a bug in the bedroom means something that causes yelps in the night, you may need to revise your assumptions – at least when in... |
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| 2. Ghost of a presidency past | February 3, 2011 |
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Czech defence minister feels the heat. Could the Czech presidency of the Council of Ministers in 2009 be about to cost Alexandr Vondra his job as defence minister? |
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| 3. An injection of excitement | October 7, 2010 |
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Behind the scenes with Vladimír Špidla. Possibly the oddest contribution of 2010 to the library of European studies is a book by Vladimír Špidla, sometime prime minister... |
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| 4. Czechs argue over call for Hodac | September 16, 2010 |
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Prime minister's decision ruffles a few feathers. Since spending cuts are expected to reduce the Czech Republic's foreign service by about 10%, you might think the Czech... |
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| 5. Deal struck on Czech government | June 30, 2010 |
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Three-party, centre-right coalition agreed after a month of talks. Czech centre-right parties agreed early this morning to form a coalition government led by Petr Nečas of... |
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| 6. Czech clean-up offers hope for central Europe | June 17, 2010 |
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Czech politics used to be depressingly sleazy. Thanks to recent political upheaval, there's now hope. A seamy political cartel in which big business financed big parties:... | |
| 7. Bidding to replace a popular stand-in | May 20, 2010 |
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When Czechs go to the polls next week, the result may be an unlikely coalition of the left. When Jan Fischer winds up the Czech Republic's caretaker government after... |
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| 8. Topolánek takes a bow? | April 1, 2010 |
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Former Czech premier is on his way out, or not. Mirek Topolánek, sometime Czech premier, may be bowing out of politics altogether, after leaving before the halfway mark of... | |
| 9. Czech threats | March 11, 2010 |
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Revenge and possible sackings in Prague. Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. According to | |
| 10. Curious Commission choices | November 12, 2009 |
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How the Czechs and Hungarians chose their nominees. The Czech government's approach to choosing a European commissioner, on the face of it, was commendably thorough and... |
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| 11. Füle chosen as Czech commissioner | November 10, 2009 |
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Czechs nominate their Europe minister for Commission post. The Czech government has nominated its serving minister for European affairs, Štefan Füle, to be the... | |
| 12. A wasted opportunity | July 1, 2009 |
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The Czech presidency had its successes, but the Czech political elite failed the country and other small countries.
Viewed from Prague, the Czech presidency of the EU was... | |
| 13. Czech premier wants to chair summit | May 12, 2009 |
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New Czech prime minister says he, rather than Václav Klaus, should lead crucial EU summit in June. Jan Fischer, the newly appointed prime minister of the Czech Republic,... | |
| 14. Names in the frame for Czech government roles | April 23, 2009 |
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Three Brussels insiders have been considered for ministerial posts. Several Czechs with extensive experience of Brussels have emerged as candidates for senior posts in the... | |
| 15. Parties still squabbling over the next government | April 9, 2009 |
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Haggling over the make-up of the next Czech government continues unabated. The composition of the next Czech government – and therefore the identity of those who will... | |
| 16. Lisbon plays its part in Czech downfall | April 2, 2009 |
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Members of Mirek Topolánek's Civic Democrats face four stark questions. Just how important was the Lisbon treaty in the demise of the Czech government?
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| 17. Divisions continue to haunt Czech politics | April 2, 2009 |
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There has been an outline agreement on a new government, but don't rule out there being changes. Czech politics is not known for its speed – it took seven months for the... | |
| 18. The Czechs' options | March 26, 2009 |
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Topolánek's wish to stay in office until the summer is a reason to question its likelihood. A relatively tidy response to the Czechs' political crisis is available: Mirek... | |
| 19. Political tourist? | March 26, 2009 |
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Martin Bursík, the leader of the Czech Green Party and his country's environment minister, was once asked whether he regretted not having thrown stones at policemen, as... |
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| 20. How the Czech presidency has performed up to now | March 26, 2009 |
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The shadows cast by Sarkozy and domestic politics should not eclipse recognition of the Czechs' successes. The vote of no confidence in the Czech government on Tuesday (24... | |
