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03/15/2009
The Czech news agency, ČTK, has reported that the state could still have to provide more than 400 billion crowns (roughly 19.3 billion US dollars) in funding for the renovation of the country’s pre-fab apartment buildings – part of its so-called Panel programme. It based the number on an estimate by the head of Association of Czech and Moravian Housing Co-operatives; the number is higher than the 200 – 300 billion projected by the head of the State Fund for Housing Development. There are some 1.2 million pre-fab apartments in the Czech Republic: around 900,000 are in need of renovation, ČTK said.
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03/15/2009
After Allegro, in Prague’s Four Seasons Hotel last year, a second Prague-based restaurant is reportedly in the running for a prestigious Michelin star. According to reports, La Degustation Boheme Bourgeoise, headed by chef Oldřich Sahajdák, is expected to receive the star in the new edition of Michelin’s Main Cities in Europe. However, industry watchers have suggested others could still surprise. The guide will be published this Wednesday.
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03/15/2009
Speed skater Martina Sáblíková has won the 5,000 metres in the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Vancouver, posting the only time of under seven minutes. Her closest rival, Clara Hughes finished more than two seconds behind, while fellow Canadian Kristina Groves was third. Sáblíková has now taken the world championship title in the 5,000 metres three times in a row.
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03/15/2009
New Jersey Devils’ forward Patrik Eliáš scored a goal and earned one assist against Montreal on Saturday to help his team clinch a 3-1 win. The lone Canadiens’ goal came from Tomáš Plekanec – his 20th of the season. The game was a special one for New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur: it was his 551st win in the National Hockey League, tying the record of retired goaltending legend Patrick Roy.
In other action, Czech forward Micahel Frolík scored the opening goal for Florida against Tampa Bay, later adding an assist. Despite being down 3-1 at one point Tampa Bay managed to turn the game around, coming back to win 4-3 on penalties.
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03/14/2009
A top police official has confirmed that three locations in the Czech capital are being considered likely sites for a key European speech by US President Barack Obama. He is scheduled to visit Prague in three weeks. Included among the possible sites is Prague’s Wenceslas Square, which has already been evaluated by an advance team. During his Prague speech, the 44th US president is expected to discuss key topics such as cooperation against terrorism and cooperation in Afghanistan. It is not clear whether he will raise the issue of European missile defence, pursued by his predecessor George W. Bush. While in Prague, Mr Obama will meet with Czech President Václav Klaus, former president Václav Havel, and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. On the second day of his visit he will also meet with other European leaders at a planned EU-US summit.
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03/14/2009
A spokesman for Czech President Václav Klaus has said that the Czech head-of-state will speak at the upcoming congress held by the Social Democratic Party. The event is to take place next weekend. It is the first time Mr Klaus will speak at a congress held by the leftist party – the largest opposition grouping in the Chamber of Deputies. Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek commented the news by saying that he was looking forward to Mr Klaus’s speech. Previously, the Czech president regularly attended congresses by the right-of-centre Civic Democrats, who he led until 2002. But last December he stepped down as their honorary chairman, unhappy over the party’s current direction.
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03/14/2009
The Czech daily Mladá fronta Dnes has made public never-before-published photos from Prague Castle from March 15th and 16th 1939, after Bohemia and Moravia were occupied by German troops and were proclaimed a protectorate of Nazi Germany. The historic photos, which show Adolf Hitler and other Nazi officials in stately rooms at Prague Castle, were only recently uncovered by researchers in the Prague City Archives.
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03/14/2009
A march by around 200 ultra right-wing extremists who protested in the west Bohemian town of Plzeň on Saturday has ended without serious incident. Police did detain two men, one for a misdemeanour, the other on suspicion of promoting movements aimed at suppressing human rights and freedoms. According to ČTK, the Czech news agency, the suspect sported an “88” tattoo – a coded reference to the Hitler salute. Neo-Nazis in the march carried posters against Zionism while shouting slogans against Israel. Between 200 to 300 people came out to show their opposition to the extremists. The demonstration was monitored by police, some on horseback, while a police helicopter surveyed the scene from overhead.
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03/14/2009
The Christian Democrats are running the risk of splintering into different political parties, Czech daily Lidové noviny has written, saying its future success will depend on how it resolves its current leadership crisis. A number of key party figures, including the minister for regional affairs, Cyril Svoboda, have already announced they will challenge Jiří Čunek for their party's chairmanship at the Christian Democrats’ congress in June. There has also been speculation that some within the party close to finance minister Miroslav Kalousek are considering founding a new conservative party focussed on Christian values.
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03/14/2009
A 44-year-old Czech national has been detained in Brazil on suspicion of large-scale animal smuggling, facing up to ten years in prison, if found guilty. The news was released by the Czech vice-consul in Sao Paulo on Friday. The man is suspected of having connections to an extensive smuggling network in Europe. Specimens smuggled included exotic birds such as rare parrots. According to Brazilian data, the group smuggled some 500,000 animals or eggs. In all 78 people have been detained and the Brazilian prosecutor's office has issued 102 arrest warrants. Interpol is searching for five individuals in the case, three of them Czechs.
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