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12/19/2013
A new poll by the STEM agency suggests that the ANO party would win a general election with 22.4 percent of the vote, 2.5 percent ahead of the Social Democrats. The Communists would come in third with 17 percent of the vote, followed by the conservative TOP 09 party, Dawn, the Civic Democrats and the Christian Democrats. The survey suggests that the ANO, Communist and Dawn parties would now receive more votes than they did in October’s general election.
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12/19/2013
The Czech president’s chief of staff, Vratislav Mynář, applied for security clearance with the National Security Authority on Thursday, nine months after assuming his post. Mr Mynář applied for the top secret level clearance. President Zeman said earlier his chief of staff would have to leave his post if he fails to apply. Mr Mynář explained that it had taken him so long to apply because he needed to collect hundreds of documents relating to 20 years of his professional and personal life.
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12/19/2013
The Czech anti-monopoly authority has prohibited labour offices from using their IT system for welfare payments, a spokesman for the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry said. The ban came into effect on Wednesday. The anti-monopoly authority imposed the ban due to the fact the system, which was introduced last January, was chosen without an open tender. The ban will not affect welfare payments for December which have already been sent, a spokeswoman for the labour office said. Former labour and social affairs deputy minister, Vladimír Šiška, is being prosecuted on corruption charges in the case.
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12/19/2013
Businessman Daniel Křetínský is set to take over the Ringier Axel Springer CZ group, which publishes the Czech Republic’s best-selling tabloid Blesk and other titles, iDnes.cz reported. The deal should be done in the next week, the news website said. Mr. Křetínský is co-owner and head of Energetický a průmyslový holding, in which the PPF group is also a major shareholder. He is reported to be planning to buy the media group, which also issues the daily Sport and the weekly Reflex, in cooperation with other investors, including Patrik Tkáč, who is also involved in Energetický a průmyslový holding.
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12/19/2013
Czech MPs have voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of deputy Bronislav Schwarz of ANO to allow the police to investigate him on criminal charges. He faces abuse of power accusations in connection with an incident in 2006 when, as a local police chief, he ordered that suspects be cuffed during an unauthorised raid of a flat where drug making equipment was found. Mr. Schwarz was elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the end of October but denies standing in the hope of securing immunity.
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12/19/2013
The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Olomouc has claimed the Baroque chateau in the nearby town of Kroměříž, a spokesman for the archdiocese said on Thursday. The chateau, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, served as a seat of the Olomouc bishops and archbishops until 1948 when it was confiscated by the communist authorities. The Archbishop of Olomouc, Jan Graubner, said if the chateau is returned to the church, it would remain open to the public. The claim comes as part of a controversial church property restitution deal; Czech churches and religious societies have until the end of the year to claim property confiscated by Czechoslovakia’s communist regime.
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12/19/2013
Four people died in a road crash that occurred near the town of Kroměříž on Thursday afternoon. The accident happened when a car swerved into the opposite lane where it hit another vehicle. Three people died on the spot, the fourth victim succumbed to her injuries after she was taken to hospital. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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12/19/2013
Czech hockey star Jaromír Jágr is in sole possession of eighth place in the NHL’s all-time goals list after he scored his 693rd goal in the league, securing the New Jersey Devils’ 5:2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night. The goal was also the 41-year-old right winger’s 122nd game-winning goal.
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12/18/2013
As coalition talks continue, the Social Democrats say they will not give up the agriculture portfolio. The smallest party in the nascent three-party government, the Christian Democrats, have insisted that they get agriculture, and the issue has proven to be a sticking point in negotiations. On Wednesday, the Social Democrats said they were pushing for a cabinet in which they would have eight seats, ANO seven and the Christian Democrats three; the latter would include the Ministries of Labour and Social Affairs and either Transport or Regional Development, along with a deputy prime minister’s post.
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12/18/2013
Czechs have marked the second anniversary of the death of the country’s first post-communist president, Václav Havel. President Miloš Zeman laid a wreath at his tomb at Prague’s Vyšehrad cemetery, while Cardinal Dominik Duka was due to celebrate a requiem mass in his memory. Other events were organised around the country, including a concert at the capital’s Archa Theatre celebrating the late statesman’s friendship with US musician Lou Reed, who died this year. A playwright and dissident, Mr. Havel led 1989’s Velvet Revolution and was president for over 12 years.
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