Now playing Next Europe News Czechs tussle with 'nanny state' and defy New Year's Eve firework ban The Czech Republic was ranked as having the second-least restrictive regulations in Europe by the latest Nanny State Index. 03/01/2023
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Now playing Next world news First tank arrives in Czech Republic from Germany under arms swap deal The Czech Defense Ministry says the remaining 14 tanks should be delivered next year. 21/12/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Christmas in Europe: Carp in your bathtub and other Czech traditions Rather than an Anglo-Saxon turkey, some Czechs prefer carp, traditionally fried in bread crumbs and served with potato salad. 20/12/2022
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Now playing Next world news No Russian participants at annual Battle of Austerlitz re-enactment The Battle of the Three Emperors is re-enacted every year in modern-day Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic, drawing hundreds of actors from over a dozen countries. This year, participants commemorate those who have died in Russia's war in Ukraine. 04/12/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Czech museum to return Beethoven score saved from Nazis to its owners The autograph of the 4th movement for strings in B-flat Major, op. 130, a highly valued late quartet by the German composer, will go back to the Petscheks, once the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia. 04/12/2022
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Now playing Next Travel News New sleeper train to link Prague and Zurich via Germany The new ‘Canopus’ service will expand the overnight options between the two countries, allowing travellers to transit through Germany rather than Austria. 14/11/2022
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Now playing Next Czech Republic Thousands attend LGBTQ rally in Prague after Slovakia shooting The two gay men were killed two weeks ago in front of a popular bar in Bratislava. 27/10/2022
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Now playing Next Uncovering Europe New fears and border checks in Central Europe over increased migration On Thursday, the Czech Republic temporarily reinstated controls on its border with Slovakia in response to an increase in "illegal migration." 29/09/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Tourist fined for driving over Prague’s iconic Charles Bridge Police say the car’s owner was issued a further fine for parking in an unauthorised area without paying. 14/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis faces fraud trial "I don't feel guilty," Babis said in his opening statement. "I'm innocent." 12/09/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Prague’s Lennon wall is completely repainted in just one day The iconic Lennon Wall was spontaneously created on the Mala Strana in Prague in the 1980s. A symbol of freedom and western values in the then communist Czechoslovakia, John Lennon was depicted on the wall after his assassination, followed by people's messages of love and peace. 08/09/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Mass Czech protest against government, EU and NATO Tens of thousands protested in Prague on Saturday, calling on the government to control energy prices, while voicing opposition to the EU and NATO. 04/09/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech government survives no-confidence vote over energy crisis Opposition lawmakers had also called for the resignation of the interior minister over alleged corruption links. 02/09/2022
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