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Morning Roundup: Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza peace plan, energy prices to drop next year, and Luxembourg bids to host start of Tour de France
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Thursday, 9 October. Luxembourg 2026 BUDGET – Finance Minister Gilles Roth has presented Luxembourg's draft 2026 state budget to the Chamber of Deputies, outlining a vision of "growing...
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Checkpoint CT enables relaxed liquids rules at Prague Airport
Václav Havel Airport Prague is relaxing its rules for liquids on board aircraft following the deployment of computed tomography (CT) x-ray machines, which began operating in Terminal 2 in May this year and were successfully recertified at the end...
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Czech parliamentary elections begin today at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT)
Czechia holds parliamentary elections on October 3–4 in what are seen as decisive for the country’s future domestic and foreign policy direction, BGNES reported. By tradition, the vote takes place over two days. Polling stations will be open on...
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Czech Republic: Who is Andrej Babis, the man who hopes to be PM?
Andrej Babis has been dressing down for this election campaign trail, opting for jeans and sneakers instead of tailored suits and handmade shoes. He sometimes appears at these events wearing a wool sweater, sometimes in a black hoodie featuring...
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Erste Group’s Reico Fund Acquires Palladium Prague, Transaction Under ÚOHS Review
In a significant real estate development announced today, Erste Group is acquiring the Palladium shopping center in Prague through its Reico real estate fund. The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) is currently reviewing the...
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Bulgarian-Czech Chamber of Commerce Joins European Federation of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce
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Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bulgarian-Czech Chamber of Commerce has officially become a member of the European Federation of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce (EFBCC), an international organization founded in Geneva in 2017 that brings together dozens of bilateral chambers...
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Czechia: Who is Andrej Babis, the man who hopes to be PM?
Andrej Babis has been dressing down for this election campaign trail, opting for jeans and sneakers instead of tailored suits and handmade shoes. He sometimes appears at these events wearing a wool sweater, sometimes in a black hoodie featuring...
Owner: German Government
Czechia: Fiala and Babiš clash in final televised debate before elections
Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and opposition leader Andrej Babiš of the ANO movement confronted each other for the last time before the upcoming elections in a heated debate on TV Nova on Wednesday evening. The...
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Signal Festival 2025: Prague’s Citywide Digital Transformation
Signal Festival returns to Prague from 16-19 October, promising a dazzling four-night transformation of the city through cutting-edge digital art, light installations, immersive projections, and international creative collaborations. As one of...
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Czechs Will Vote Tomorrow To Decide Between ANO and Current Govt Coalition
Czech voters will go to the polls tomorrow and Saturday to decide whether the current governing coalition will remain in power or whether ANO leader and former PM Andrej Babis will return to government, as elections are held for the Chamber of...
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Czech billionaire’s expected election win could rattle EU and Ukraine
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The Irish Times
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A billionaire admirer of US president Donald Trump is expected to win the Czech Republic’s parliamentary elections but then face difficulty forming a government, in a process that the European Union and Ukraine will watch with trepidation. The...
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Czechia election: The specter of populism returns
Czech President and former chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces Petr Pavel is a level-headed man with strong nerves. Yet even though he almost never gets emotional in his capacity as head of state, he has seemed for quite some time...
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Fears for Welsh steel industry over new EU tariff plans
Wales’ Economy Secretary Rebecca Evans has warned of drastic consequences for the future of Welsh steelmaking after the EU announced plans to slash tariff-free import quotas. Ms Evans pledged to do “everything we can” to influence UK-EU talks over...
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Czech Republic’s Vegetable Trade Deficit Hits Record 13.8 Billion
The Czech Republic’s international vegetable trade recorded an unprecedented deficit last year, reaching nearly 13.8 billion crowns – almost one billion crowns higher than in 2023. From January to July this year, vegetable imports have already...
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Energy Brief: Texas Gas Plant, EV Lane Rules, Coal Leasing
Texas Expands Natural Gas Development with New Loan Agreement Texas reached its third Texas Energy Fund loan agreement to boost natural gas development. NRG Energy, Inc. signed the agreement with the state to build a 721 MW natural gas power plant...
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Babiš confirms advanced coalition talks with SPD and Motorists for new Czech government
Negotiations on the formation of a new Czech government have entered a decisive phase after election winner Andrej Babiš confirmed that his ANO movement is in talks with Tomio Okamura’s hard-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Petr...
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John Neumeier’s “Liliom” Premieres in Prague on October 23 and 24
The National Theatre Ballet will soon unveil Liliom, a powerful new production by acclaimed American choreographer John Neumeier, known for transforming human emotions into movement. The ballet will premiere at Prague’s State Opera on October 23...
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High prices from Audi, BMW, Mercedes and others have opened the door to Chinese brands
Two and a bit years ago, the only Chinese firm that mattered to UK buyers was MG. It was selling around 6,000 cars a month here and, at the same time, newcomers BYD, GWM and Maxus were well-nigh irrelevant as each struggled to sell just one car...
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Prague’s Election Looms Large Over Central Europe’s Security Fate
As Czech voters head to the polls this weekend, the stakes for regional security couldn’t be higher. With Russia’s war in Ukraine grinding on and Kremlin subversion tactics rippling across NATO allies – from disinformation campaigns to energy...
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The real question behind the US-China rivalry
Consider how it all began. To US President Donald Trump — and to a lesser extent, his predecessor, Joe Biden — China has always been the main adversary. The present conflict dates back to Trump’s first term in 2016, when he accused China of...
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