-
09/19/2006
At a meeting with President Vaclav Klaus at Prague Castle on Tuesday, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia said he considers the Czech Republic his second home. The 52 year old monarch lived and studied in Prague for 13 years. He speaks fluent Czech and was presented with the Foreign Ministry's Gratias Agit award this year for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad. During his one-week visit to the Czech Republic, which was launched on Tuesday, King Sihamoni will also receive honorary citizenship of Prague.
-
09/19/2006
Some 200 people from all over the world, who are of Czech origin and are in Prague to attend the "Week of Czechs Living Abroad", were welcomed by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra on Tuesday. The Week of Czechs Living Abroad centres around seminars and talks on relations between the Czech Republic and people with Czech ties abroad. It was first held in 1998 and is organised by the International Coordination Committee for Czechs Abroad, in cooperation with the Senate, Foreign Ministry, and Charles University and is held under the auspices of President Vaclav Klaus.
As part of the event, an award ceremony will take place on Friday to honour women of Czech origin for their outstanding achievement in art, science, sports, charity work, business, and public life. Among those nominated for the prize are Madeleine Albright and Ivana Trump. On the same day, a resolution will be made evaluating the Czech state's ties to problems faced by Czechs abroad. Accompanying programmes include exhibitions, film screenings, and a tour of the National Archives.
-
09/19/2006
New Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek opposes plans by a group representing Germans forced out of eastern Europe after World War Two to build a permanent centre on the expulsions. Reiterating a long-standing Czech position, the prime minister, leader of the right-wing Civic Democrats, said his government wanted relations with Germany to focus on "the present and the future". The Centre Against Expulsions, a foundation linked with the League of German Expellees, plans to build a permanent centre on the subject in Berlin.
The League represents 12.5 million Germans evicted from eastern Europe after the war, including about three million from former Czechoslovakia. Mr Topolanek said he would coordinate the Czech position with Poland, which also opposes the plan.
-
09/19/2006
Some 72,500 motorists have already broken traffic regulations and have at least one point since the new point system was introduced in July. Ten drivers have collected twelve points and lost their licence, the transport ministry says. The ministry also says the number of accidents and mortalities has decreased significantly in the last two months as drivers have been more cautious.
-
09/19/2006
Police are investigating the death of a former head of the national anti-drugs squad. Josef Sterba headed the police unit in 1990. He was rushed to hospital with a gunshot wound to his head last week and died in hospital on Tuesday. The 53-year old man is believed to have committed suicide.
-
09/19/2006
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be visiting the Czech Republic next month to attend the Forum 2000 conference, which takes place in Prague from October 8-10 under the auspices of former President Vaclav Havel. The Forum 2000 conferences are held regularly since 1997 to debate the key issues facing civilization and explore ways to prevent conflict. The Dalai Lama has been a regular participant. On October 11, he is also scheduled to give a public talk at Prague's Sparta sports arena.
-
09/19/2006
Liptal near Vsetin, in north Moravia, has been named Village of the Year in the Regional Development Ministry's national competition that is held every year. Liptal was awarded for its development plans, folklore programmes, and projects involving children and the youth. The village competed against 355 villages from 13 regions. It receives one million crowns, to be used for future development projects.
-
09/18/2006
A shooting spree in the Ostrava region of northern Moravia during the morning hours of Monday has left three people dead. Initial reports say that shares in Havirov Technical Services are at the source of a conflict that resulted in shooting during a meeting of Havirov's municipal council. The former director of Havirov Technical Services, Pavel Sliva, is identified as the gunman who shot the deputy mayor, Martin Balsan, and then turned the gun on himself. About an hour beforehand, Mr. Sliva is reported to have killed the lawyer for Havirov Technical Services, Ivana Kabzanova, shooting her on the street in downtown Ostrava. The incident is under investigation.
-
09/18/2006
A two-year program focusing on female immigrants and organized by the European Contact Group in the Czech Republic (EKS), has won the European Commission's Golden Star 2006 award for the promotion of active European Union citizenship. The project, carried out in 2004-2005, aimed to increase tolerance towards immigrants and improve their integration into society. Over 120 women from 33 countries who now live in Europe took part in the project. Among the participants were women from ethnic minorities, immigrants and asylum seekers. The award will be presented to representatives of Czech EKS at a ceremony in Brussels on September 28.
-
09/18/2006
The international airport in Brno-Turany opened a new terminal on Monday, roughly one year after construction to expand the airport began. The new terminal, in line with Schengen standards, is capable of processing up to 1000 passengers within an hour. President Vaclav Klaus flew to Brno to open the terminal and was the first to enter the building. Speaking at the opening ceremony, President Klaus said that with the airport facelift, Brno may win the right to host the meeting of 18 presidents from the Central European Initiative which will be held in the Czech Republic in 2008. The Brno airport processed 315 000 travelers last year, and the number is expected to rise to over 400 000 in 2006. Regular links to Munich, Prague and London are based in Brno-Turany, and negotiations over seven additional regular flights to Russia and southern Europe are underway.
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 5779
- 5780
- 5781
- 5782
- 5783
- 5784
- 5785
- 5786
- 5787
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »