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06/26/2009
In related news, the Czech Ambassador to Moscow Miroslav Kostelka has taken issue with a statement which Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek made in an interview he gave a Moscow radio station while in Russia. In the interview, Mr Paroubek maintained that ties between Russia and the Czech Republic had worsened significantly over the last three years, when the Czech Republic was led by the former centre-right government. The Czech ambassador said he disagreed with the statement, suggesting that although there had been some wrinkles at the political level, ties between the two countries overall remained very good.
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06/26/2009
The Czech daily E15 has reported that a Czech company, LOM, owned by the Defence Ministry, will likely upgrade and overhaul between 50 and 60 transport helicopters for NATO and the European Union. The daily cited company head Jindřich Ploch as saying the order would be the biggest since the Czechs joined NATO and the EU. The helicopters are needed for both military and humanitarian missions in areas in southern Europe, Africa, as well as for missions in Afghanistan. Ten other companies could also take part in the project, the daily wrote.
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06/26/2009
Unknown assailants made off with more than 8 million crowns in cash on Friday after holding up a security truck in the Czech capital. According to reports, the robbery took place before noon, after security company employees had picked up the funds at a Prague post office. One of security men was slightly injured in the incident and had to be taken to hospital. The thieves escaped in a car which was later found by a nearby forest. The vehicle had been set alight in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence.
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06/26/2009
An opinion poll conducted by the STEM agency has suggested that President Václav Klaus’ approval rating has fallen to its lowest since 2003. 55 percent of respondents expressed trust in the president, down some 15 percent since the beginning of the year. By comparison, the country’s interim Prime Minister Jan Fischer fared better, enjoying a rating of 61 percent. According the STEM, the drop in the president’s popularity could be related to his refusal to sign the Lisbon treaty after the document was approved by the Czech parliament.
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06/26/2009
Some of the Czech Republic’s top musicians and music critics have been reacting to news of the death of American pop star Michael Jackson - many recalling the star’s sole performance in Prague 13 years ago. The singer performed to 120,000 fans at Prague’s Letna plain in 1996 – the second biggest-ever concert in Czech history. Like their counterparts abroad, members of the Czech music scene said the late star had had an enormous influence on popular music. Czech musician Ondřej Hejma called Jackson’s death “a huge loss”, not least because the singer had planned a major comeback. Michael Jackson was 50 years old.
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06/26/2009
Czech tennis player Radek Štepánek has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon after winning a difficult five-setter against Italian Potito Starace. The score was 6:4, 4:6, 6:2, 4:6, 6:3. Tomáš Berdych also made it through to the third round after defeating France’s Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets.
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06/26/2009
The Czech FA on Saturday is to agree on a new leadership, including a new chairman, with former player and international football coach Ivan Hašek listed as the favourite for the post. He is rivalled only by Luděk Vinš, the owner of Viktoria Žižkov, for the job. Both candidates are seen as able to bring needed changes to the FA, including an increase in funds in different sectors, as well as improved publicity and improved management regarding the national team. Mr Vinš announced his interest in the post well in advance, Mr Hašek only later, due to a coaching job in the United Arab Emirates.
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06/25/2009
At least 10 people are known to have died after flooding hit parts of Moravia on Wednesday night. The latest victim was announced at one in the worst hit areas, Nový Jičín. Earlier the ninth victim - from Valašské Meziříčí - apparently died from a heart attack after his car was inundated. Three people drowned when their house in Jeseník nad Odrou was flooded. Others drowned in the nearby towns of Žilina, Žitovice and Černotín, while two elderly people died when they were unable to receive medical assistance because of the high waters. Hundreds of homes were flooded, people evacuated and roads, power, and rail links cut. The same region suffered nearly 50 deaths in flooding in 1997. Forecasters say the situation is unlikely to improve on Thursday as heavy rain and storms are expected to continue in Moravia and Silesia.
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06/25/2009
The government called a meeting of its security council to discuss the flood situation on Thursday morning. The meeting decided to immediately release 54 million crowns to help those hit by the floods. It also decided to send in 1,000 soldiers to dealing with the emergency. Most of these will be engineers. A call for soldiers to be dispatched had been made earlier by the regional governor of Moravia and Silesia, Jaroslav Palas. President Václav Klaus was also updated earlier on the disaster by Interior Minister Martin Pecina.
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06/25/2009
Confidence in the Czech economy fell back in June after edging up during the previous three months. The national statistics office announced on Thursday that the overall confidence index fell by 0.9 of a percentage point in June to 78.4. The index stood at a 100 a year earlier. Confidence of consumers fell by one point and that of businessman by 0.9 of a percentage point compared with May
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