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Czech Republic warns health service may require help from EU states as deaths surge in Slovakia
High participation in landmark screening programme identifies previously unknown hotspots
Everyone aged over 10 asked to take part as authorities try to slow pandemic
Marian Kotleba receives 4-year prison term after making neo-Nazi reference
Zuzana Caputova warns EU risks becoming ‘hostage’ to authoritarian member states
Strict lockdowns helped region handle spring crisis better than western Europe, but now the number of cases is rising
Acquittal verdict in killings of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée leaves country’s president ‘shocked’
Swift action and mandatory masks contributed to lower death toll than elsewhere on continent
Parliament passes law as Europe weighs right to privacy against moves to contain outbreak
EU states risk economic damage and shrug off Brussels warning against bans
Governments from Italy and Spain to Poland and Slovakia rush to curb people’s movement
Igor Matovic’s Ordinary People party storms to victory on anti-corruption mandate
Igor Matovic capitalises on outrage over murder of journalist
Polls suggest Smer party could be ousted after 14 years in power if opposition agree alliance
Revelations about links between business people and politicians spur anger at country’s elite
Prague, Warsaw, Budapest and Bratislava seek direct funds from Brussels
Supply chains at risk as carmaking sector that has led growth goes into reverse
Popular mobilisation in defence of the rule of law deserves western support
EP Infrastructure borrows at slender yield reflecting runaway bond markets
Banks and real estate among sectors expected to be exposed by declining labour force
Country’s apathy felt throughout central Europe three decades after the fall of Berlin wall
Zuzana Caputova’s Slovakia victory heartens region’s progressive politicians
Ladislav Kamenicky to take role as Peter Kazimir leaves to run the central bank
Zuzana Caputova’s election is a victory for liberalism in a populist age
Zuzana Caputova propelled to power by public anger at murder of investigative journalist
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