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In related news, the Czech Defence Ministry protested on Thursday against Russia’s reaction to the Czech-American radar deal. Following Tuesday’s signing of the agreement that will allow for the positioning of a US tracking radar base on Czech territory, Russian defence ministry officials said that Moscow would consider taking military counter-measures. The Czech Defense Ministry said that Prague wanted to maintain an open dialogue with Russia but that it was concerned by the persisting hostile statements of Russian officials towards the Czech Republic.
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07/11/2008
The energy giant ČEZ applied on Friday for an assessment of the environmental impact the Temelín nuclear power plant may have after its completion. The analysis, known as EIA, is necessary for reaching a decision whether or not the South Bohemian power plant can be completed. The coalition Green Party said they would leave the government if the decision to complete the plant is made.
The construction of the Temelín nuclear power plant began in 1987; after the fall of communism, only two of the four originally planned blocks were finished and put into use in 2006.
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07/11/2008
The Czech Republic and the steel producer ArcelorMittal reached an agreement on Thursday which will bring an international arbitration against the country to an end. ArcelorMittal, which is the world’s largest producer of steel, launched arbitration proceedings against the Czech Republic in 2005 over the Czech government’s decision to exclude the company from the privatization of the steel works in Vítkovice, northern Moravia. The London-based steel giant sued the country for 26 billion crowns, or more than 1.7 billion US dollars. According to the agreement, the Czech Republic will sell 11 percent of shares in the steel works to ArcelorMittal; in return, the steel producer will drop all claims against the Czech Republic.
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07/11/2008
President Václav Klaus approved an amendment to the election law on Friday that will redistrict 27 out of 81 electoral constituencies for the Czech Senate. The amendment, prepared by the government and passed by Parliament earlier this week, will change the district’s boundaries mainly in central Bohemia to match the changing demographics of the area when an increasing number of people are moving outside the Czech capital. The Interior Ministry rejected accusations of gerrymandering by the opposition Social Democrats, pointing out that every government has had to change the districts to make sure the respective number of voters complies with the law. The amended law will also affect nine electoral districts in which Senate elections will be held in the autumn.
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07/11/2008
Fifty three percent of Czechs believe Parliament should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty, a poll carried out by the STEM agency revealed on Friday. The number of people opposing the treaty’s ratification in the Czech Republic has risen slightly since February. The ballot also showed that only 23 percent of people understand what the effects the treaty’s ratification could have on the country.
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07/11/2008
The Czech Republic will donate 4 million euros to Kosovo, a Czech Foreign Ministry official said on Friday during an international donors’ conference held in Brussels. The gathering is expected to raise some 1 billion euros for the former Serbian province that declared independence earlier this year.
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07/11/2008
The renovation of Prague’s Charles Bridge has come under criticism for being too hasty, the daily Pravo reported on Friday. Companies renovating one of Prague’s most significant monuments have been criticized by the Culture Ministry for replacing some of the original stones of the 14th century bridge too fast. The renovation has also been criticized by a leading Prague preservationist NGO, the Club for Old Prague. The Culture Ministry’s Monument Inspection Authority will not look into the renovation procedures. Renovation of the entire bridge is expected to be completed by 2020.
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07/10/2008
The Czech Republic has completed negotiations with the United States on a second anti-missile defence agreement, it was announced on Wednesday. In an interview for Czech commercial radio Impuls, Deputy Foreign Minister Tomáš Pojar said that all terms of the agreement had been settled, though the official signing of the text could only be expected this autumn. The announcement comes a day after US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed a treaty paving the way for a US base to be sited in the former Soviet bloc country, sparking hostility from Russia which says the project threatens its security.
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07/10/2008
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanová met the head of the American Missile Defence Agency Henry Obering in Prague on Thursday to discuss the sighting of a US radar base in Central Bohemia. General Obering told journalists before the meeting that the US hoped to build a radar base in Brdy near Prague, in order to counter the threat of Iranian missiles, which, he said, would be capable of flying as far as Europe in two to three years’ time.
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07/10/2008
The head of the Czech Greens, Martin Bursík, has called on his party to hold an extraordinary congress in a bid to reaffirm his mandate. The environment minister intends to assemble his party for a conference in September, at which party members would vote for a new leadership and new party statutes. Analysts say that Mr Bursík is seeking to shore up support within his party ahead of key votes on the US radar and the Lisbon Treaty. Mr Bursík’s critics within the party say his request for a conference is undemocratic, and that they are considering blocking the move.
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