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11/27/2009
The company Thomas CZ, one of the leading arms manufacturers in the Czech Republic, stated in its yearly report published on Friday that it will no longer deal in arms. Jiří Tomes, a member of the company’s board said that while Thomas CZ had made profit of 52 million crowns in 2007, it had lost 6 million crowns in 2008. The company will now focus on the sale of agricultural and automotive technologies.
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11/27/2009
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority announced Friday that the brewery Radegast had passed its inspection and is now entitled to call itself a “Czech Beer,” a name that is protected and requires a certain standard of quality. Other brands that are allowed to call their brews a “Czech Beer” are Pilsner Urquell, Gambrinus and Velkopopovický Kozel. The European Union introduced protected designations of origin for agricultural and food products in 1993 to help consumers discern quality products more easily. In the Czech Republic, the protected status of beer has added to the regard and success of the product abroad, says Jiříi Mareček, spokesman of the brewers’ association Prazdroj Pilsen.
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11/27/2009
The company Thomas CZ, one of the leading arms manufacturers in the Czech Republic, stated in its yearly report published on Friday that it will no longer deal in arms. Jiří Tomes, a member of the company’s board said that while Thomas CZ had made profit of 52 million crowns in 2007, it had lost 6 million crowns in 2008. The company will now focus on the sale of agricultural and automotive technologies.
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11/27/2009
This weekend, two Christmas markets will open in the center of Prague. Starting Saturday, visitors can browse hand-made goods and traditional Czech Christmas fare at the Christmas market on Prague’s Old Town square that boasts some one hundred booths and will feature live music from around the world. On Sunday, a smaller and more modern market in the Czech capital’s center will open its gates to visitors at the bottom of Wenceslas Square. Throughout the city, a number of other Christmas markets will be held starting in late November and early December.
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11/27/2009
Police caught a ram that was running wild on one of Prague’s busiest streets on Friday. “We chased the animal into a parking garage, where a helpful local assisted us in catching it," spokesman of the Prague police Jan Čihák told the news agency ČTK. The owner of the ram called the police and informed them that the animal had escaped. After the owner got news that the animal had been caught, he came to pick up the escaped ram.
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11/26/2009
The Czech health authorities say the swine flu is proving a greater threat than previously thought. The head of the Czech Immunology Society Roman Prymula told the CTK news agency on Thursday that swine flu caused more health complications and resulted in more deaths than the seasonal flu. Three regions in the Czech Republic have now reached the threshold of an epidemic. Eight people have died of the swine flu or complications resulting from it to date and the health authorities currently register over 600 cases. Since only patients with serious problems are tested, experts say the actual number of cases could be much higher.
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11/26/2009
There is also growing concern among the public regarding the possible side effects of the swine flu vaccine. Although vaccinations have started hundreds of chronic patients and health workers have rejected the offer because they fear the vaccine has not been properly tested. Health Minister Dana Jurásková has tried to calm fears, saying that the vaccine was deemed safe enough for children and urging those who are eligible to get their shot. She advised vaccination centres to ask people who reject the vaccine to give them a written statement taking responsibility for their decision.
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11/26/2009
Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Thursday announced the names of three new cabinet ministers expected to take office on Monday. The Czech Republic’s ambassador to Australia, Juraj Chmiel, is to replace European Affairs Minister Štefan Füle who has been nominated as the Czech candidate for Eurocommissioner. Environment Minister Ladislav Miko, who is returning to his post in Brussels, will be replaced by his deputy Jan Dusík and Pavel Žárecký is to be the new head of the government’s legislative council.
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11/26/2009
Czech Human Rights Minister Michal Kocáb says he is working on a national plan to curb domestic violence. The plan should help not only the victims but also children who suffer serious traumas as a result of witnessing such incidents. Some 10, 000 people have sought help in connection with domestic violence this year alone, and 92 percent of the victims are women. Over 1,500 children have had to be placed in asylum homes with their mothers to protect them from domestic violence. Close to 700 perpetrators of domestic violence were temporarily expelled from their homes this year. Mr. Kocáb says they should be made to undergo therapy as well.
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11/26/2009
A US military plane carrying troops from Iraq was forced to make an emergency landing in Prague shortly after midnight on Thursday. The pilot requested an emergency landing after smelling smoke in the cockpit. The plane landed safely and an airport spokeswoman said no assistance was necessary. The soldiers were accommodated in a Prague hotel and are expected to continue their journey home shortly after midnight on Thursday.
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