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09/08/2008
Two Czech scientists have been found guilty of illegally collecting insects in India. The court in Darjeeling has sentenced the Czech entomologists to three years in prison and a fine of about 10,000 rupees. The men’s lawyer can appeal against the verdict on Wednesday. Emil Kučera and Petr Švácha were arrested near the Singalila National Park on June 23 for collecting rare insects without a permit. The two men denied all the charges against them.
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09/08/2008
The head of the Green Party, Martin Bursík, has dismissed one-third of the party’s national council, which consisted mainly of his opponents. Twenty members of the national council were dismissed during the last day of the party’s national congress on Sunday, including Mr Bursík’s main critics Dana Kuchtová and Matěj Stropnický. Mr Bursík originally wanted to change the party rules, which would make the national council subordinate to the party leadership, but his proposal was not debated at all, as the meeting was running behind the schedule.
Mr Bursík, who is environment minister and deputy prime minister, was re-elected the party’s leader on Saturday, defeating the former education minister Dana Kuchtová. Education Minister Ondřej Liška and MP Kateřina Jacques became the first and the second deputies.
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09/08/2008
Croatia’s quick entry to the EU will be one of the Czech Republic’s priorities during its EU presidency, said Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek during an official visit of Croatia. He made the statement after a meeting with his Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader on Monday, adding that the Czech Republic also supports Croatia’s admission to NATO. Prime Minister Topolánek, who is accompanied by Industry and Trade Minister Martin Říman, has also discussed economic cooperation and trade between the two countries.
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09/08/2008
Young Czech communists have gathered over 180,000 signatures on a petition against the planned construction of a US radar base on Czech soil. The organisers will hand the sheets with signatures to the petition committee of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. The Communist Youth Association, which was banned by court two years ago, will continue organising anti-radar petitions and meetings.
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09/08/2008
A new opinion poll shows that the Civic Democrats, the largest party in the governing coalition, have slightly increased their preferences in August, cutting the lead of the opposition Social Democrats to 5 percent. The survey, conducted by the Median agency in August, suggests that the Social Democrats have the support of 36.8 percent of the electorate, with the Civic Democrats on 31.6 percent. The preferences of the Green Party have slumped down ahead of the party’s congress last weekend from 7 to a mere 4 percent, which is beyond the five-percent threshold to enter the lower house.
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09/08/2008
The number of tourist from EU countries visiting the Czech Republic has been falling, this year reaching the lowest level since 2000, data from government agency Czech Tourism and the Czech Statistical Office have shown. Tourists from Western Europe are being replaced by visitors from Central and Eastern Europe, mainly from Poland, Russia and the Baltic States. In the first six month of this year, tourists from western countries made up 56 percent of all tourists, compared to over 66 percent in the year 2000. Experts attribute the decrease to an economic slowdown in Western Europe and say a further drop is not expected.
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09/08/2008
The Czech team has taken two gold medals at the Paralympics in Beijing. On Sunday, Eva Kacanu came first in the F54-56 Classification women’s shot, with a record-breaking throw of 6.73 m. Cyclist Jiří Ježek on Monday secured second gold medal for the Czech Republic, when he won the men’s individual pursuit, LC 2. Another gold medal went on Monday to swimmer Běla Hlaváčová in women’s 50m backstroke.
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09/07/2008
Green Party member and former education minister Dana Kuchtová has failed in her bid to replace Martin Bursík as the Green Party’s leader. Early Saturday evening a majority of delegates at the Green Party’s congress in Teplice, gave Mr Bursík 227 votes to Mrs Kuchtová’s 109. Dana Kuchtová subsequently failed in her bid for deputy chairwoman, defeated by close Bursík ally, Ondřej Liška, the current education minister. Other deputies elected on the night were Kateřina Jacques and Martin Ander. The results of the vote are expected to quell division within the Green Party only slightly: according to analysts, members of the party remain divided on a number of issues. These include plans for a US radar base on Czech territory and ongoing reforms in healthcare.
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09/07/2008
Deputy Prime Minister and Green Party head Martin Bursík has told public broadcaster Czech TV that during the upcoming EU presidency the Czech government and the country’s president should aim at unifying their stance on foreign policy issues. The politician also expressed the opinion that it would be better if the prime minister, Mirek Topolánek, and not the president, Václav Klaus, chaired European counsels at summits between the EU and Russia or the EU and the United States during that period.
His comments on Czech TV were made over apparent concern the Czech president might use the opportunity to push independently-held views not in line with the government’s. Prague Castle has not commented as Mr Klaus is currently abroad. The Czech government and President Klaus most recently found themselves at odds over the conflict in Georgia. The government backed Georgia last month while Mr Klaus blamed the country for escalating the conflict with Russia.
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09/07/2008
A study by the World Bank has revealed that the Czech Republic has one of the most time-demanding tax systems in the world, ranking the country 10th from the bottom on a list of 178. According to the study, called Paying Taxes 2008, Czech firms spend 930 hours annually filling in tax declarations. Nigeria, Vietnam, Ukraine, and Brazil were also among those that fared the worst. The list was topped by the Maldives.
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