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Czech government faces uphill battle to pass needed reforms

June 27, 2013June 27, 2013 Christine Kovarikova and Kevin Livingston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

President Milos Zeman tapped former Finance Minister and economist Jiri Rusnok June 25 as prime minister of a caretaker government,

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Europe 

Czech PM-designate faces parliament opposition

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic

Czech president Milos Zeman’s nomination of long-time ally Jiri Rusnok as prime minister-designate has been opposed by the largest parties

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Europe 

Disused train station to host Holocaust museum

June 25, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

The disused railway station at Prague-Bubny holds significant historical importance for the local Jewish community, who view it as a

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Czech PM Necas to resign following corruption row

June 17, 2013June 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic

Czech prime minister Petr Necas said he would resign as prime minister and leader of the ruling Civic Democrats party

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Europe 

Czech PM’s aide charged with abuse of power

June 14, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic

Czech prosecutors have filed charges against seven people arrested in police raids earlier this week, including Jana Nagyova, Czech prime

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Floods in Prague: Staying dry

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova and Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post Czech Republic

As rainfall ceaselessly pounded the streets of Prague 8-Karlín June 2 and water from the Vltava crept up the neighborhood’s

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Flooding could cost Czech Republic as much as 1.16B euro

June 6, 2013June 9, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

Offices closed, hotel bookings canceled, trains not running, industrial plants shuttered and businesses under water – the economic impact of

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Danube flooding ‘unlikely to affect Bulgaria’

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Hungary, Rousse

Water levels of the Danube near the Bulgarian town of Svishtov are rising but authorities have said that there is

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Europe 

Flood waters in Central Europe sweep towards eastern Germany

June 5, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia

The surging flood waters that have caused 12 deaths and extensive damage across Central Europe are sweeping north and east

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