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05/24/2013
Prague councillors for the TOP 09 party continue to implement changes at City Hall following Thursday’s break-up of the coalition and the dismissal of Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda. On Friday, the council dismissed Civic Democrat members from the supervisory boards of Prague’s transport authority and the Municipal House; TOP 09 also took over some responsibilities previously held by Civic Democrat councillors, such as the completion of the multi-billion Blanka tunnel complex and a planned acquisition of a stake in the city’s service firm.
The coalition of TOP 09 and Civic Democrats collapsed this week in what observers see as a major feud of the two right-of-centre parties for the same electorate in the capital and beyond.
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05/24/2013
Czech recipients of EU subsidies have secured some 425 billion crowns which represents over 53 percent of the funds earmarked for the Czech Republic in the period between 2007 and 2013, the Czech Regional Development Ministry said on Friday. Czech authorities have approved EU funding for more than 41,000 projects worth around 666 billion crowns; if passed by the European Commission, the Czech Republic will receive some 83 percent of the earmarked funds.
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05/24/2013
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was spotted during his visit to the Czech capital on Thuirsday. A photo showing Mr Zuckerberg and his wife was posted on Twitter by a man who noticed the couple taking a stroll through Prague’s Malá strana district near Charles Bridge. Czech media reported Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Prague from Poland where he met with government officials. The Czech minister of industry and trade, who is in charge of technological innovations, said no meeting with the Facebook founder had been planned.
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05/24/2013
Czech javelin champion Barbora Špotáková has given birth to a son. The baby boy, Špotáková’s first child, was born in Prague on Friday morning, and has been named Janek. The 31-year-old two-time Olympic winner said she was very happy and felt a mix of euphoria and responsibility. The boy will bear the surname of his father, Lukáš Novotný. Barbora Špotáková is planning to return to athletics in October to prepare for the European Championships 2014.
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05/24/2013
Czech football club Baník Ostrava on Friday received a licence to play in the country’s top division next season. The Czech Football Association initially denied Baník the licence over the club’s economic problems. Earlier this week, however, Ostrava City Hall approved the acquisition of the club’s stadium, allowing Baník to settle parts of their debts amounting to around 170 million crowns. Baník Ostrava are yet to avoid relegation to second division; with two rounds to go in the Gambrinus liga, Baník are on 12th place, four points away from relegation.
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05/23/2013
The right-of-centre coalition at Prague City Hall has collapsed and after two decades in office the Civic Democrats have been forced into the opposition. City hall representatives on Thursday recalled Civic Democrat mayor Bohuslav Svoboda and two Civic Democrat councilors responsible for transport and property management. The move came three days after TOP 09 withdrew from its coalition with the Civic Democrats and demanded the lion’s share of powers in local government. The Civic Democrats were recalled with support from the opposition Social Democrats and the Communists. TOP 09, which has a majority in the Prague assembly of representatives is to hold talks with the Social Democrats on Prague’s future administration.
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05/23/2013
Prime Minister Petr Nečas, the leader of the Civic Democratic Party, has slammed TOP 09 for triggering the power play at Prague City Hall, saying it was a regrettable move that revealed the party’s growing ambitions. Prime Minister Nečas said the ousting of the Civic Democrats from power at Prague City Hall had clearly been prepared together with the opposition Social Democrats and the Communists and noted that he could not rule out a similar scenario developing on the national-scale.
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05/23/2013
TOP 09, which may seek support to maintain a minority administration in Prague, has rejected the accusations that it was jockeying for power on the right ahead of next year’s elections. TOP 09 deputy mayor Tomas Hudecek, who now heads Prague City Hall, said the collapse of the Prague coalition was triggered by internal strife within the Civic Democrats and the party’s refusal to deal with pressing problems. Mr. Hudecek said Prague was sliding deeper into debt and TOP 09 could no longer stand by and accept co-responsibility for the city’s poor management.
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05/23/2013
The police are investigating the murder of four people in Brno. The suspect is a young American known on social networks as Kevin Dahlgren, who reportedly resides in Brno and had offered his services as an English teacher. His whereabouts are presently unknown. The police have warned the public that he is dangerous and very likely armed. Detectives have asked the public for help in tracing the suspect but have not released any details regarding the possible motive of the crime or the identity of the victims. According to Tyden magazine the victims were an older couple and their two sons, both musicians. The suspect was reportedly a relative who lived with them for close to three weeks.
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05/23/2013
On a four day visit to the Czech Republic, the head of the Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew I, on Thursday met with Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka and Cardinal Miloslav Vlk to discuss relations between the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the upcoming celebrations marking the 1150th anniversary of the arrival in Moravia of the Orthodox missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius. In a religious ceremony at the Church of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Prague Patriarch Bartholomew praised Czechs for maintaining the Cyril-Methodius tradition and asked the saints to safeguard the nation in these difficult times.
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