• President Putin to visit Prague in March
    02/16/2006

    Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to the Czech Republic is scheduled for March 1-2. In preparation for his visit, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has already held meetings with Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda, Trade and Industry Minister Milan Urban, as well as the Czech Ambassador to Moscow Miroslav Kostelka.

    Besides his Czech counterpart, President Putin is expected to meet with Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek and the heads of both houses of Parliament.
    Author: Dita Asiedu

  • Demonstration planned in front of Iranian embassy on Friday
    02/16/2006

    A group of activists plan to hold a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy in Prague on Friday. The group says it will be protesting, in the name of free speech, against the diplomatic note sent by the Iranian government to the Czech foreign ministry after one of the prophet Mohammed caricatures was re-printed - for illustration purposes - in two Czech newspapers.
    Author: Dita Asiedu

  • Central Bohemian homes flooded
    02/16/2006

    Fire brigades in central Bohemia were busy pumping water out of numerous flooded homes on Thursday. With the ground still frozen, some 95 percent of fast-melting snow and rain is not absorbed and stays above ground. Meteorologists warn of worse flooding as they expect temperatures to rise quickly.
    Author: Dita Asiedu

  • Olympics ice hockey - Czechs beaten 2:3 by Switzerland
    02/16/2006

    The Czech ice hockey team has suffered a surprise defeat at the Winter Olympics in Turin. At its second Group A game, it was beaten 2:3 by Switzerland on Thursday. The Czechs beat Germany 4:1 at the opening game and now face a difficult match against Finland on Saturday.
    Author: Dita Asiedu

  • Olympics skiing - Neumannova comes fifth in 10 km classical
    02/16/2006

    Czech cross country skier Katerina Neumannova has come fifth in the 10 km classical at the Winter Olympics in Turin. She said afterwards she had run out of energy towards the end of the race, the second of three events she is taking part in. Neumannova took silver in the 15 km pursuit on Sunday, the Czech Republic's only medal so far in Turin.
    Author: Dita Asiedu

  • Cabinet asks Svoboda to propose EU meeting to form common stance on Mohammad cartoons
    02/15/2006

    The government has asked Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda to propose a meeting of European Union foreign ministers to formulate a common position on the controversy surrounding cartoons of Mohammad. The cabinet also expressed solidarity with Denmark, which has come under pressure from some Islamic countries over the caricatures, which first appeared in a Danish newspaper.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Authorities step up measures against possible spread of bird flu
    02/15/2006

    The Czech authorities are stepping up measures to prevent the possible spread of bird flu into the Czech Republic. From Thursday commercial farmers will be banned from allowing birds to move freely outside, while poultry trade fairs and markets will be prohibited from the beginning of next month. The Ministry of Agriculture says there are around 700 large poultry farms in this country.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Finance minister, opposition finance spokesman sue each other
    02/15/2006

    The minister of finance, Bohuslav Sobotka, has said he will file slander charges against Vlastimil Tlusty, finance spokesman for the opposition Civic Democrats. Mr Tlusty had earlier filed charges against the minister, who he accused of putting the interests of the bank CSOB before those of the state.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Customs announce seizure of 35 million in fake US dollars last year
    02/15/2006

    Czech customs officials seized 35 million US dollars in counterfeit banknotes in a container from Vietnam last April, a customs spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Czech National Bank this week said the counterfeit notes were of an extremely poor quality. The consignment was addressed to a Vietnamese citizen - he described it as paper for religious purposes. It has not yet been decided whether the police will investigate the matter.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • President opens large Czech Gothic art exhibition at Prague Castle
    02/15/2006

    President Vaclav Klaus has opened an extensive exhibition of Czech Gothic art from the 14th and 15th centuries at Prague Castle. Organisers are expecting large numbers of visitors, and have limited viewing times to 90 minutes per person. Around 170,000 people visited the exhibition at its previous venue, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

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