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08/30/2010
Eight people died on the Czech roads over the weekend according to preliminary figures in spite of stepped up police controls for the last day of the summer holidays. A year earlier, the death toll was five. Police stepped up controls on motorists to accompany an expected rush back home at the end of the summer. Around 155 people died on Czech roads during the holiday period according to initial figures.
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08/30/2010
Czech Railways will in future compensate passengers on SuperCity, EuroCity and InterCity trains for delays or failure to provide the expected comforts, such as air conditioning, the internet news site iDnes.cz reported on Monday. Compensation will be paid to travelers with tickets worth over 300 Czech crowns, In-gold and In-gold business passes. The company has stressed it would only compensate passengers for delays or poor service for which it can be held directly responsible. Delays caused by floods, an accident or bad weather will not be compensated.
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08/29/2010
Transport Minister Vít Bárta has called for motorists’ fines to be related to their ability to pay. Mr. Bárta has apparently been inspired by the systems in Switzerland and Finland where such wealth related penalties exit. He says such fines could help stop Czech roads being a Wild West for rich young drivers.
Although the police have welcomed the idea, it has been given a cool response from the two other government coalition parties, TOP 09 and the Civic Democrats. Prime Minister Petr Nečas said on Sunday he was opposed to the idea. Fears have also been raised that such a step might be unconstitutional because it infringes the principle of equal treatment before the law. The minister wants to table his proposal by the end of the year.
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08/29/2010
Police have stepped up controls on motorists to accompany an expected rush back home following holidays. Sunday is the last day of the traditional holiday period with heavy traffic expected. Police say checks will be carried out on motorists at 110 points across the country. In Prague, police have also called up a helicopter to help them stop congestion and pinpoint dangerous drivers. Around 155 people died on Czech roads during the holiday period according to initial figures.
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08/29/2010
Prime Minister Petr Nečas distanced himself on Sunday from reported comments of Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg about the French expulsions of Roma or gypsies originally from Romania. Mr. Schwarzenberg was reported by the Lidove noviny newspaper on Saturday to have said it was impossible not to suspect that a racist perspective played a role in the ongoing expulsions. He also said the move was against the spirit and position of the European Union.
The Czech Foreign Minister later told Czech Television that he said the actions gave an outward impression of racism but that he had not described them as racist.
Mr. Nečas said the comments were rash and that he saw no racist subtext in the expulsions which have been championed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
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08/29/2010
Prime Minister Petr Nečas has estimated that between five and eight percent of state workers will leave their jobs due to proposed budget cuts next year. Cuts of 10 percent have been demanded in ministry budgets. The Prime Minister said there was a choice between across the board pay cuts of 10 percent or a 10 percent cut in employee numbers. He reckoned that most ministries would opt for a mix of the above but that there would be a bigger emphasis on job cuts. The 2011 budget will start to be debated in the lower house of parliament in October. The government programme calls for cuts across the public sector with the exception of teachers.
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08/29/2010
Thousands of rock fans were left disappointed by the one day festival Řipfest 2010 which culminated with an appearance by rock legend Ozzy Osbourne just before midnight on Saturday. Fans were disappointed that the Black Sabbath member only sang for around an hour instead of the expected 90 minutes. The appearance of former Uriah Heep member Ken Hensley was also cut short. Technical problems due to rain disrupted the programme. Osbourne was launching an 11-stop European tour at the Czech festival and also promoting his new album, Scream.
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08/29/2010
Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said on Sunday that he had submitted a demand for European Union authorities to give him fast track approval for a change in the rules for VAT charged on motor fuels. Mr. Kalousek said the state was currently losing around 8.0 billion crowns a year through fraud on VAT payments on such fuel. He wants petrol stations to be forced to include the tax on fuel sold. At the moment sales are subject to a chain of fraud.
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08/29/2010
In football, Czech defender Tomáš Ujfaluši has ruled out a return to the Czech national squad. In an interview with Sunday’s edition of the daily Sport he said that he would not return to play for his country. The prospect of Ujfaluši’s return in the autumn for European Championship qualifiers was raised in the week by Czech manager Michal Bílek. The 32-year-old defender retired from international football last year. This week he won the European super cup with Spanish team Atletico Madrid.
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08/29/2010
Czech motorcyclist Karel Abraham has decided not to take part in Sunday’s Grand Prix event in Indianapolis, in the US. He took part in Friday’s training but only completed 12 courses of the circuit before his father called off the practice. The rider was complaining of slow reflexes and poor concentration. He later followed doctors’ advice not to take part in the race. The rider suffered concussion following training for the Brno Grand Prix two weeks ago and has not fully recovered since.
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