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Latent rage in Czech Republic

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post Czech Republic

A ticking time bomb in the shape of latent racism dwells just beneath the surface of Czech society, says activist

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Leisure 

Travel: The iron furnaces of Moravia

June 3, 2013June 2, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post Czech Republic

The Moravian secret of metallurgy dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries, when itinerant metalworkers would flock to the

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Europe News People Perspectives 

Outgoing Czech president Klaus steadfast in going against the political tide

March 8, 2013May 27, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post Czech Republic

As final arrangements were made to move Václav Klaus out of the castle he’s called home for 10 years, a

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Europe News World 

Clerics in Central Europe and Russia react to pope’s taboo-breaking resignation

February 14, 2013February 15, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post

Three days before Roman Catholics throughout the world observed Ash Wednesday, traditionally a day of fasting and repentance, their spiritual

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Europe News 

Tattooed artist launches a bid for Czech presidency

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post

In 2013, Czechs will choose their first directly elected president in light of a new law that does away with

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Hannes Swoboda, leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament
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News Analysis: What’s next for Europe’s left?

June 26, 2012May 22, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post

As France’s newly elected socialist President Francois Hollande settles into the Élysée Palace, bolstered by comfortable socialist majority in that

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