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'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.

In this week's edition of Talking Point, looks at a memorandum of understanding, the first of its kind, signed between the Czech Foreign Ministry and the International Romani Union and what this signifies for the Czech Republic's Roma minority.

Art looted from Jewish Holocaust victims is a yet-unclosed chapter in the history of the Czech Lands. After the Gestapo and Communist regime took their share of the artwork, the Czech government is now trying to deal with what's left, as reports.

Now it's time for this week's edition of Talking Point, and today takes a look at the transsexual community in the Czech Republic, and their search for public awareness...

In this week's edition, takes a look at an issue that's been raising a few hackles inside and outside the European Union recently, the free movement of labour after EU expansion...

And now it's time Talking Point, in which finds out about a new nation-wide campaign against child abuse...

It's time now for this week's edition of Talking Point, and today Nick Carey takes a look at the measures the Czechs are taking to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease to the Czech Republic...