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08/28/2004
Cyclist Radim Korinek came in 22nd in the men's mountain bike final on Saturday morning that was won by French mountain biker Julien Absalon.
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08/28/2004
Decathlon gold medal winner Roman Sebrle has been chosen to carry the Czech Republic's national flag at the Olympic Games' closing ceremony on Sunday.
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08/27/2004
The Ministry of Finance said on Friday it would amend the law on building and loan institutions in order to allow participants to be able to transfer their so-called "construction savings" schemes to other institutions without penalties. The move came after the Czech anti-monopoly office this week imposed a record high fine of 484 million crowns on the country's six building and loans for having allegedly colluded on prices. The banks, which are likely to appeal the decision, were found to have taken advantage of the fact that building and loan customers cannot switch to other institutions without losing state subsidies.
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08/27/2004
A group of MPs, civil servants and key figures from civil society among the 10 new European Union member states, will travel to two developing countries on Saturday on a trip sponsored by the Dutch government, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency. The Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Agnes van Ardenne, said the week-long trip to Uganda and Vietnam was meant to give the accession countries the opportunity to develop in their new role as aid donor — rather than recipient — states.
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08/27/2004
The Czech crown strengthened by Kc0.14 to Kc31.80/EUR on enthusiam by foreign investors for growth prospects in Central European region, Komercni banka's dealing section told the CTK news agency. The crown's firming is also likely due to higher interest Mates, analysts said. The Czech National Bank on Thursday raised interest rates by quarter a point to 2.50 percent. The market had anticipated the tightening of monetary policy and showed no major reaction to the move itself.
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08/26/2004
The leader of the opposition Civic Democrats, Mirek Topolanek, has been questioned over allegations his party tried to bribe a government MP. Zdenek Koristka of the Freedom Union says Mr Topolanek's party offered him 10 million crowns (over 300,000 euros) to bring down the government in a confidence vote. The Civic Democrat leader - who strongly denies the claim - was questioned by police on Thursday, two days after his party filed slander charges against Mr Koristka.
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08/26/2004
The Czech National Bank has - as expected - decided to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. On Friday the repo rate will grow to 2.50 percent, the discount rate will rise to 1.50 percent and the Lombard rate to 3.50 percent, a spokesman for the Bank said on Thursday. The increase will result in higher interest rates on loans and deposits at commercial banks.
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08/26/2004
One of the biggest construction projects in Prague in recent years, a tunnel intended to relieve traffic in the Smichov district of the city, was opened on Thursday. The Mrazovka tunnel is almost one kilometre long and cost the city around 7 billion crowns.
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08/26/2004
President Vaclav Klaus is expected to begin a two-day official visit to the United Kingdom on September 6; he is due to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair and other senior officials, the Czech Press Agency reported Thursday. It will be Mr Klaus's first official visit to the UK as president.
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08/26/2004
Former dissident John Bok, who has been on hunger strike since Monday, says he wants to increase pressure on Stanislav Gross to resign as prime minister. Mr Bok said he was inspired to begin the hunger strike by protests against Mr Gross's appointment of Pavel Pribyl as head of the Office of the Government. Mr Pribyl resigned when evidence emerged a riot police unit he commanded in 1989 used violence against anti-Communist protesters.
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