Monthly Archive for September, 2009

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• Ticketed for an exit

  30.01.08 15:46 Filed in: The Prague Post Sodexho affair could bring an end to stravenky tax breaks They’re a common sight in restaurants. Brightly colored pieces of paper, completely dissimilar to bank notes, handed to waiters in payment. These are stravenky, the meal tickets that have floated through the country as a sort of secondary [...]

• PM sells nuclear power at forum

  28.05.08 22:04 Filed in: The Prague Post Topolánek asks EU to recognize nukes as a low emissions source Time is running out to tackle energy security in Europe, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek warned May 22. Renewed interest in nuclear power as a solution to rising energy needs has come at “five minutes before midnight,” he [...]

• Icelanders buying up businesses

  16.04.08 16:03 Filed in: The Prague Post Seeing steady growth, investors flock to Europe’s heartland Known for its rugged natural beauty and churning geology, Iceland may give the impression of an idyllic backwater in the North Atlantic. But, surprisingly, the island state sports an impressive wealth, with its gross domestic product rising from $30,000 (479,400 [...]

• Microsoft intensifies anti-piracy measures

  07.05.08 15:49 Filed in: The Prague Post Clock ticking for crackdown on illegal copies of Vista Your computer screen’s menus and icons disappear, slipping beneath a wall of funereal black. The computer still works, but it will not work for you. While it may sound like a nightmare scenario, it’s exactly the situation businesses and [...]

• Dueling diets

  20.02.08 15:43 Filed in: The Prague Post Kofola’s Bez to take market-leader Coca-Cola head on Coke Zero, a soft drink targeted at young adults, has been a hard sell in several European countries since its global launch in 2005. But that didn’t deter Coca-Cola from pouring out all the lavish resources it could on Zero’s [...]