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01/10/2010
The head of the Christian Democrats, Cyril Svoboda, has said that if his party fails to make it into the Chamber of Deputies in the national election this year, he will step down as party chairman. Mr Svoboda made the statement on private broadcaster TV Prima on Sunday, adding that he did not think a failure to get into the lower house was likely. He indicated that in the event it did happen, it would be difficult to imagine him staying on. Polls have suggested that voter support for the Christian Democrats is hovering at around 5 percent – which is the minimal threshold for any party to make it into the Chamber of Deputies.
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01/10/2010
The number of eco farms in the Šumava area increased by 12 in 2009, bringing the number of ecological farms there to 95, a regional centre representative has told the ČTK news agency. 20,000 hectares are being used for eco farming purposes. The head of the PRO-BIO association described eco farms in Šumava as being small and family-run, sometimes integrated within local eco tourism. Eco farms shun the use chemicals in production, as well as artificial growth stimulation in animals. Some local eco-farmers told ČTK their products had been drawing marked interest from consumers, saying they were having difficulties to meet demand.
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01/10/2010
Czech tennis player Radek Štepánek has lost to the American Andy Roddick in the final of the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament. Štepánek fought a close match, clawing back from 4:0 in the second set, but a double-fault in the tie-break sealed his defeat. The final score was 7:6, 7:6. Štepánek had hoped to defend his title in the tournament from last year. Brisbane is considered final preparation for the first grand slam event of the season, the Australian Open.
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01/10/2010
In hockey, NHL goalie Tomáš Vokoun earned his 4th shutout of the season on Saturday, allowing Florida to beat Ottawa by three unanswered goals. Vokoun, who has been nominated to the Czech Olympic hockey team as its starting goalie, stopped a total of 24 shots. All the same, he was not named the first star in Saturday’s match: that honour went to fellow Czech Rostislav Olesz who scored two goals - both in the 2nd period.
In other action, it was a poor night for Atlanta goalie Ondřej Pavelec against Washington. He was pulled after allowing four goals in 24 minutes. Washington won the game by a final score of 8:1. In net for Washington was another Czech, Michal Neuvirth, who blocked 38 out of 39 shots.
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01/10/2010
Sweden’s Oskar Svard has won the annual Jizerská padesátka, or Jizerská 50, a gruelling 50 kilometre cross-country skiing race held in the Jizerská mountains near Liberec, north of Prague. It is the third time the Swede has won the competition. He finished ahead of Norway’s Thomas Alsgaard. The Czech Republic’s Stanislav Řezáč was third.
The women’s race, meanwhile, was won by Norway’s Sandra Hansson.
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01/09/2010
Heavy snowfall has continued to cause complications on roads throughout the Czech Republic, although conditions in many areas improved on Saturday. Most major roads were cleared but meteorologists have warned drivers to continue exercising caution as additional snow (up to 30 centimetres) is expected over the weekend. Snowdrifts and also freezing rain have also been hitting parts of the country, including the region of Hradec Králové.
Poor road conditions claimed three lives in separate incidents on Friday and Saturday: two motorists were killed on Friday night, while a 25-year old driver died on Saturday morning after her car collided with a bus near Karviná. Police believe that the driver lost control of her vehicle after hitting an icy patch. Friday alone saw some 300 traffic accidents.
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01/09/2010
In related news, some trains have seen up to three hour delays because of calamitous conditions. Crews have been removing fallen trees across tracks in areas to try and get trains back on schedule. Travellers at Prague’s Ruzyně airport have also been advised to expect up to two-hour delays.
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01/09/2010
The news website Tn.cz has reported that part of a roof covering an industrial complex in Chrást near Chrudim, collapsed on Saturday under the weight of new snow. No one was hurt in the incident, as the hall was empty at the time. Fire fighters turned off electrical power and secured the site; an investigation into the collapse will be conducted. Four years ago, the Czech Republic saw a similar incident when a supermarket roof caved in under the weight of snow, leaving one person slightly injured.
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01/09/2010
A rise in car exports has helped stop a 12-month decline in Czech exports and to improve the country’s trade surplus in November, the AFP news agency has reported, citing figures released this week. The overall trade surplus amounted to 14.5 billion crowns (the equivalent of 552 million euros) the Czech Statistical Office reported, against a 42-milion euro gap in November in 2008. Exports were flat compared with the level in 2008 – the best result since the global downturn began one year ago, while imports dropped by 8.0 percent. The Czech Statistical Office pointed to the automotive industry as having had the greatest positive impact towards the improvement.
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01/09/2010
The Czech energy giant ČEZ is planning to build the country’s largest solar power generator, to be completed in a year’s time, the Czech daily Lidové noviny has reported. According to the daily, the firm commissioned the project from several companies. The plant’s planned 30 megawatt output will make it three times more powerful than the strongest current Czech facility. The plant is to be built at a site near České Budějovice.
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