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Transparency International, an organisation that monitors corruption around the globe, recently published its annual corruption index. The Czech Republic fared badly, as it has slipped down the scale two years running. Are the Czechs corrupt, is the country sliding backward as others in the region move up the scale? finds out.

The Czech Senate recently approved a law giving patients the right to know their state of health, adopting a charter drawn up by the United Nations. In this week's programme, examines the fierce debate among doctors and the general public surrounding this issue.

And now it's time for this week's edition of Talking Point, and today Nick Carey takes a look at the recent election of Hana Marvanova as the leader of the Freedom Union, the first Czech woman ever to be elected to head a parliamentary party. What issues does she represent, and what significance does this have for women in the Czech Republic.

In this edition of Talking Point, takes a look at the transsexual community in the Czech Republic, and their search for public awareness...

In this week's edition of Talking Point, takes a look at the Czech Republic's progress in cleaning up its environment on the way towards accession to the European Union.

In this week's edition of Talking Point, takes a look at a topic that has been making headline news for the past few weeks in the Czech Republic: the confirmation of the country's first case of BSE, and the implications for Czech farmers and the economy as a whole.

'Jana' is a young Roma woman who fled the Czech Republic 18 months ago after being beaten up and raped by skinheads. Today she lives happily in Wales with her British husband and their young son. In this week's Talking Point, Radio Prague's speaks to Jana about why she left, and asks whether those Roma who have fled their country are justified asylum seekers or merely 'economic migrants.'

This year sees the tenth anniversary of the demise of the Soviet Union. Last week, the former foreign ministers of more than twenty countries gathered in Prague to reflect on those tumultuous events, to discuss how far Central and Eastern Europe have come since then, and what the future holds in store for the region. In today's Talking Point, takes a look at the conclusions and the lessons learned:

The hunting lobbies in the Czech Republic are extremely powerful - some believe too powerful. Over the past few years there has been an alarming spate of hunting relating accidents and environmentalists are questioning their practices and regulations. In this week's Talking Point, asks whether the time has come to curb the privileges of the men in green.

The Czech Senate recently approved a law giving patients the right to know their state of health, adopting a charter drawn up by the United Nations. In this week's programme, examines the fierce debate among doctors and the general public surrounding this issue.