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Much debate has sprung up within the Czech Republic recently regarding the proposed Bill Number 805, which attempts to restrict and institutionalise the breeding of so called "dangerous dogs" following a spate of highly publicised attacks. The bill, proposed by the opposition, was first discussed in the Cabinet on Wednesday, where it was rejected. has more details on this heated issue.

NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, General Joseph Ralston, was in Prague on Wednesday for meetings with Czech officials on the country's military status and its role within the alliance. At a press conference afterwards, however, the subject of Balkan Syndrome, which has been linked to the use of depleted uranium shells, and has allegedly caused the deaths of several soldiers, dominated proceedings. has this report.

Ivo Blahout, a pub owner in the West Bohemian town of Rokycany, was fined 8,000 crowns - that's around 200 dollars - on Tuesday for ordering his staff to refuse entry to Roma customers.

As the crisis within Czech Television continues, the main opposition Civic Democratic Party, or ODS, led by former prime minister Vaclav Klaus, stands alone in its support for the new director of Czech Television, Jiri Hodac. has the story.

The Czech Republic has made a lot of progress over the last few years in the field of environmental reform, but the country still has a lot of catching up to align itself with the European Union. That's the verdict of a report published this week by the Department of the Environment, Charles University and a firm of special consultants. has that story.

The minority Social Democrat government will ask parliament to approve a bill on Friday which it hopes will help resolve the crisis over the country's public television station - Czech Television. has the story.

The Austrian School in Prague is currently hosting an exhibition of artwork from various bilingual secondary schools from across Europe, in the hope of achieving greater cross-cultural understanding between EU and EU candidate countries. Housed in the former residence of King Jiri of Podebrady, the first instalment of a three year project will be on show until the end of January. Radio Prague's talked to the organiser of this year's event, Manfred Martin, who explained how the idea had come about.

Shortly after arriving at Prague's Ruzyne airport, businessman and former tennis player Milan Srejber was detained on Saturday night by the police. The Prague Municipal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Srejber in December last year, placed him on remand on Sunday. Alena Skodova has the story.