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04/06/2006
The Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute has called off a flood alert which was supposed to last until Friday evening. The situation in much of the flood affected areas in the Czech Republic is calming down as most swollen rivers have begun to recede. People have started returning to their homes, though more heavy rain has been forecast for the end of the week. The number of reported flood-related deaths reached seven on Wednesday when the body of a six-year old boy, who had been missing since Sunday, was found in a river.
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04/06/2006
The office of the Prague city attorney has said detectives from the anti-corruption unit have charged Zdenek Dolezel, former secretary to the Czech prime minister, with attempted fraud. The charges are related to the recent privatisation of the Czech chemicals group Unipetrol.
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04/06/2006
A report made public on Wednesday claims that suspicious personalities and former Communist secret police agents have managed to slip through security screenings and acquire posts that bring them in contact with top secret information. The shortcomings were uncovered during internal controls of the National Security Office (NBU) vetting procedures from 1999 to 2002. The report was made public by the anti-corruption organisation Pink Panther, who accuse the then head of the NBU Tomas Kadlec and other former members of management of abuse of power and deliberate manipulation with security screenings.
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04/06/2006
A state attorney has charged former IT minister Vladimir Mlynar in connection with the formation of the Testcom servis company, the Prague State Attorney's Office said on Thursday. Mr Mlynar was accused last April of assisting in the criminal offence of abusing confidential information in commercial transactions and of abusing his authority as a public official. Police claim that as an MP he must have been aware that the formation of the Testcom servis company was against the law on state property. Mr Mlynar denies any wrongdoing.
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04/06/2006
Police have charged 16 people with tax evasion in relation with the adulteration of petrol and diesel. The Police Presidium has confirmed the cases are connected to the current operations at the Czech Republic's petrol stations. Customs officers are checking whether fuels are being stored and sold in line with Czech legislation and they are conducting chemical tests.
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04/06/2006
A poll carried out by the Sociology Institute suggests that 2/3 of Czechs are concerned about the state of the Czech health care sector. The financing of the system, management of medicines and the activities of health insurance companies were cited as the biggest problems of the sector.
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04/06/2006
The High Court in Prague has released entrepreneur Libuse Barkova, an acquaintance of former Prime Minister Stanislav Gross's family, from custody after nine days she spent there. Ms Barkova has been charged with insurance fraud worth 8 million crowns (330,000 dollars). If found guilty, she faces up to 12 years in prison. Last Wednesday, the Prague City Court had her taken into custody in apprehension that she might leave the country.
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04/06/2006
A March poll by the CVVM agency suggests that most Czechs believe the Czech Republic needs to implement a reform of the pension system and the system of welfare benefits but think that the state should strengthen guarantees and social security. Some 62 percent of respondents agree that people should enter additional private pension schemes. Three-quarters of people believe that social welfare benefits should be provided only to the needy, but at the same time a great majority of respondents said social benefits were important for the family.
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04/05/2006
The situation in much of the flood affected areas in the Czech Republic is calming down as most swollen rivers have begun to recede. People are starting to return to their homes. Water levels in the badly hit northern region around Usti nad Labem are no longer rising but the homes of 1,645 residents are still flooded and dozens of roads remain closed. A state of emergency declared in seven of the country's 14 regions has been extended until April 19.
The Environment Ministry says Wednesday's rain should not lead to more flooding. Economists estimate the flood damage this year to be considerably lower than that seen in 1997 and 2002, though accurate figures will have to wait until the flood waters recede completely. Seven flood-related deaths have already been reported.
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04/05/2006
Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved a proposal to raise this year's state budget by 5 billion crowns (over 200 million US dollars) to pay for damages caused by the floods. The government is also considering the creation of a 10 to 15 billion crown fund from which flood defence measures as well as the acquisition of flood damaged buildings would be financed. The Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Lubomir Zaoralek, said he may declare a state of legislative emergency to allow for the quick passing of laws necessary to free finances for flood relief.
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency in the first half of this year, has said he would raise the question of possible financial aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund. Some political parties in the Czech Republic have decided to cut back on their election campaign expenditures and donate the money to flood victims. Charity organizations have also opened up accounts for public donations.
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