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02/11/2010
A group of prosecutors filed a lawsuit with a Prague court on Thursday against a 4-percent drop in their salaries, demanding a reimbursement for January. They also petitioned the judges to submit the lawsuit to the Czech Constitutional Court since they believe the cut in salaries breached their rights.
Last year, the government lowered the salaries of all constitutional officials including judges and prosecutors by 4 percent, as part of the cabinet’s cost-cutting measures. The government originally planned for a 4-percent drop in the salaries of all state employees; however, the proposal was eventually rejected by Parliament.
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02/11/2010
Industrial production in the Czech Republic dropped by 13.4 percent in 2009, according to government figures released on Thursday. However, last December registered an increase in industry output of 1.8 percent year on year. The plunge was mainly driven by a drop in machinery production which plunged by more than 27 percent. The country’s automobile industry decreased by 10.2 percent last year. The average monthly wages in Czech industrial firms rose by 3.6 percent to nearly 24,000 crowns, or 1,200 US dollars.
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02/11/2010
Czech pop singer Helena Vondráčková lost a court case on Thursday against the Czech Justice Ministry. The singer demanded compensation to the tune of 14 million crowns, or more than 730,000 US dollars, for delays in four other lawsuits she filed against some of the country’s tabloid media for slander. The court acknowledged that her claim was justified in one of the four cases, and granted Ms Vondráčková 900 crowns, or 47 US dollars in compensation.
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02/11/2010
A family of four in the north-Moravian village of Žermanice was saved from fire by their dog on Thursday. The dog started barking when the roof of the house caught fire shortly before midnight waking everybody up. Firemen said the accident was caused by soot catching fire in the chimney. Damage to the house was estimated at 200,000 crowns.
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02/11/2010
Czech hockey star Jaromír Jágr will carry the Czech national flag at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on February 12, Frantisek Dvořák, head of the Czech Olympic team, told journalists late Wednesday. At the Winter Olympics in Turin four years ago, the Czech flag-bearer was speed-skater Martina Sábliková who is now considered to be one of the hot candidates for gold. Jágr is the most successful of the 92 members of the Czech team that will compete in Vancouver, with a gold medal from Nagano and a bronze from Turin. A native of Kladno, he currently plays for Russia’s Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.
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02/10/2010
The Green Party will not withdraw its ministers from the caretaker cabinet, despite having serious reservations about the government’s long-term convergence plan approved on Monday, party leader Ondřej Liška told reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Wednesday. The party strongly opposes plans to extend the Temelín nuclear power plant and further develop the coal-fueled Pruneřov thermal power plant in north Bohemia on the grounds that the projects will generate new jobs. Mr. Liška said the prime minister had assured him that both projects would be preceded by extensive environmental impact studies. The Greens nominated two ministers to the caretaker cabinet: Environment Minister Jan Dusík and Human Rights Minister Michael Kocáb.
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02/10/2010
The lower house of Parliament on Wednesday approved the government’s anti-corruption package in its first reading, although deputies made clear their intention to push for amendments when it next comes on the agenda. The bill envisages the use of agent provocateurs and the institution of crown witness. In addition, the package should also introduce a more liberal policy on wire-tapping, adding new crimes to the list of those where wire-tapping is legally permissible. The latter point evoked heated controversy in the lower house with Civic Democrat deputies describing it as a step back. Prime Minister Jan Fischer’s government has declared the fight against corruption one of its top priorities and had hoped to see the bill approved before May’s general elections.
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02/10/2010
More than two dozen employees of the energy giant ČEZ have been charged with extortion. The police have accused 26 members of the company’s “anti-theft unit” of using extortion tactics against energy consumers in 48 cases. The state-owned power company has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over its methods of dealing with debtors. Graphic video footage depicting the paramilitary-style training of the company’s anti theft unit was leaked to the media, as was a video showing a man, suspected of stealing electricity, allegedly having committed suicide. ČEZ has admitted that the anti-theft squad had made “mistakes” in the past. However, a company spokesman said the squad needed proper training as they often deal with criminal gangs stealing electricity.
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02/10/2010
The police is investigating an artist who set up a fictitious web-page offering babies for rent. Jana Štepánová who set up the rent-a-baby.cz web site said she was only trying to draw attention to problematic child adoptions. The police started investigating the case after the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs filed charges of child-trafficking against her. If found guilty she would face up to five years in prison. Mz Štepánová says the charges are ridiculous since the page is obviously intended as a provocation, but the ministry claims it looks far too realistic.
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02/10/2010
Young doctors getting residency training at clinics and hospitals complain about a lack of supervision, the daily Mladá fronta Dnes wrote on Wednesday. The paper cited inexperienced young doctors saying that due to a staff shortage they were often left to make important decisions on their own and were concerned that a wrong diagnosis could put patients at serious risk. The Health Ministry has admitted that this is a problem and that the number of patients suing hospitals over malpractice has increased in recent years. The problem is said to be most serious in surgeries and emergency wards.
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