Week 5/2009 in CzechNews
Exemplary boss, unknown heroes, bidding farewell to Kaplický, and Czech lions to strike soon
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Czech Lion film award shortlist revealed
The battle for the highest award of achievement in Czech film industry will be equally balanced this time
ČR net EU funding beneficiary
2008 was rather generous for the country in terms of EU funds
New human rights minister introduces his staff
Singer and composer Michael Kocáb sets no priorities as he has very little time for his job
Václav Havel released from hospital
Health condition of former president has improved
Most Czechs want parliament to ratify Lisbon Treaty
Survey conducted by STEM shows increasingly more people understand what the Lisbon Treaty is about
Jewish Museum asks public to help track down people
Hundreds of pictures of unknown people from 1942 - 1945 displayed in the Museum
ČR not to deal with Russia's threat of sanctions
Russia issues a decree to impose economic sanctions on countries that export arms to Georgia
Hundreds of people bid farewell to Jan Kaplický
Friends, colleagues and fans of Czech-born architect appear at the Prague Crossroads centre
Survey: Three out of four Czechs feel European
Those who feel attached to Europe are people of younger age, with higher education and right-wing leaning
Boss gives himself minimum wage to help his company
Pavel Juříček, the general director of Brano, a subcontractor of Czech car producing companies, will pay himself a monthly minimum wage of CZK 8,000
Week 4/2009 in CzechNews
Bulgaria´s Švejk, Litvínov´s Gomorrah, Danish murder mystery and the year of ox
Optimists: Crisis could be quickly over
When the economy falls quickly, it's an indication that the problems came from the outside, says an expert.
Vietnamese in ČR afraid of year of water buffalo
People born in 2009 will have to work hard, says local Vietnamese businessman
Czech politicians connected to mafia underworld
The town of Litvínov proves to have a "rich" mafia scene
State mulls subsidising new cars
Czech car makers would welcome if the Czech government took inspiration from its German neighbour
Czech Church not keen on exhumation of Tycho Brahe
Danish scientists are convinced the Czech king´s court observer of the stars was murdered by a contract killer
Survey: Numbers of homeless in ČR on the rise
The country lacks sufficient care for socially disadvantaged people
Bulgarian part in Černý's Entropa covered up
Černý´s artwork is neither funny nor good, president Klaus writes to Bulgarian president Parvanov
Public farewell with Kaplický to take place next week
The architect´s fans will have a chance to bid goodbye in Pražská křižovatka and demonstrate