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President Václav Klaus will name Civic Democrat leader Petr Nečas the country's next prime minister on Monday.
Public Affairs, one of the parties in talks on forming a new government, has threatened to walk out if it does not get the interior ministry portfolio.
The newly appointed archbishop of Prague is to visit the Vatican on Tuesday where the Pope will present him with a pallium, a vestment symbolizing his position.
Czech Books: Hana Wilson: messing about on boats after two decades on the airwaves
When she lost her job after twenty years in the Czech section of the BBC, Hana Wilson was far from despondent. She simply allowed her hobby to take over her life. Hana, who left Czechoslovakia back in 1980, has spent much of the last decade on the waterways of Britain. Now she has published a book, introducing Czechs to the wonders of life on a narrowboat. Hana Wilson is David Vaughan's guest in this week's edition of Czech Books.
Letter from Prague: Che Guevara's central Bohemian hideaway
Ernesto "Che" Guevara is to many people a symbol of revolution. In fact his handsome, defiant face topped by a beret is said to be one of the most reproduced images in the world. The Argentinean Marxist famously took part in the Cuban revolution, and died trying to foment another uprising in Bolivia. What is perhaps less well known is his connection to a small town south of Prague.
Mailbox: Mailbox 6.27.2010
Today in Mailbox we announce the winner of Radio Prague's annual listeners' contest and read the winning entry.
