http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/ CeskeNoviny.cz cs Neris, s.r.o. (www.neris.cz); ČTK (www.ctk.cz); Impuls (www.impuls.cz) http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/havel-s-treatment-for-respiratory-trouble-to-continue-next-week/432897 Prague - Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, who recently fell ill with respiratory passages inflammation, will definitely also remain at home next week to fully recover, Sabina Tancevova from Havel´s office told CTK today. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/432897 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-republic-ready-to-mediate-middle-east-talks-pm-fischer/432703 Prague - The Czech Republic is ready to help mediate Middle East talks as it has good relations both with Israel and Arab states, Prime Minister Jan Fischer said at the conference on the 20th anniversary of resumption of diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and Israel. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:13:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/432703 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-9/432529 Prague - Up to recently the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) proposed to raise taxes for the rich and use the dividends from the state-controlled CEZ energy utility as the main means to reduce the swelling budget deficit, but now they have indicated that tougher steps are necessary, daily Hospodarske noviny writes today. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:21:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/432529 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-cssd-4-percent-ahead-of-ods-poll/432360 Prague - The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) are the most popular party, receiving 32 percent or over 4 percent more than the rival Civic Democrats (ODS), the latest Median agency´s poll released to CTK today showed four months ahead of the Czech elections. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:41:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/432360 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czechrep-has-236-national-cultural-heritage-sites-govt-adds-38/432257 Prague - Basic data on the Czech national cultural heritage sites (NKP) of which 236 have been declared since 1962 and another 38 approved at the government´s session today. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:57:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/432257 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-8/432032 Prague - Former Czech Greens chairman Martin Bursik´s dispute with Prime Minister Jan Fischer over lifting coal mining limits in north Bohemia has a natural climax: Bursik will lead his party to the-May general election in the region, Martin Weiss writes in Lidove noviny today. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/432032 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-pm-says-his-ministers-possible-candidacy-in-polls-unusual/431821 Prague - Prague, Feb 7 (CTK) - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said his ministers´ possible candidacy in the May general elections would be "rather an unusual" step, in the Questions of Vaclav Moravec discussion programme on public Czech Television (CT) today. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:55:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/431821 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/smog-remains-problem-of-north-moravia-in-spite-of-improvement/431536 Prague - The quality of the air in the Moravia-Silesia Region in north Moravia that has been very bad for many days has improved this afternoon, but the airborne dust values still cross the maximum permissible level of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre at some places. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:57:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/431536 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-6/431476 Prague - Czech Social Democrat (CSSD) economic expert Jan Mladek was serious when he said that his party will stop lying about state budget cuts in August at the earliest, but rather only after the autumn general and Senate elections, Martin Zverina writes in Lidove noviny today. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:16:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/431476 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/british-prince-charles-wife-to-visit-czechrep-in-march-euro-cz/431295 Prague - British Crown Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will visit the Czech Republic in the other half of March, server Euro.cz reports today referring to unnamed diplomatic sources. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:29:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/431295 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/president-klaus-calls-czech-general-election-on-may-28-29/431051 Prague - Czech elections to the Chamber of Deputies will be held on May 28-29, 2010, President Vaclav Klaus announced today, choosing the latest possible date. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:42:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/431051 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-5/430873 Prague - The poll ratings of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) are rapidly falling and the party seems to face a momentous defeat in the forthcoming elections, Josef Mlejnek writes in Lidove noviny. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:02:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/430873 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/kalousek-slouf-entangled-in-czech-gripen-case-paroubek/430722 Prague - Current TOP 09 deputy head Miroslav Kalousek and lobbyist Miroslav Slouf, friend of ex-PM Milos Zeman, are entangled in the alleged corruption around the planned purchase of Jas-39 Gripen fighters for the Czech military, Social Democrat (CSSD) head Jiri Paroubek said today. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/430722 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/disabled-czechs-threatened-with-poverty-need-mps-help-ombudsman/430487 Brno - Czech Ombudsman Otakar Motejl has called on legislators to quickly change the law on state support to people in deprivation, otherwise thousands of the disabled are threatened with poverty, he told journalists today. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:24:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/430487 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-4/430321 Prague - What is being done by the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) never happened in the Czech Republic before, Jan Kubita writes about the party's ingenious effort to prevent any proposals by the left from being passed by the Chamber of Deputies in Hospodarske noviny. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/430321 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/havel-s-latest-drama-to-be-premiered-in-denmark-sweden-usa/429968 Prague - The latest drama by former Czech President Vaclav Havel, The Leaving (Odchazeni), will be premiered in Scandinavia, in a theatre in Odense, the third largest town in Denmark, on February 4, Jitka Sloupova, from the Aura-pont agency, told CTK today. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:26:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/429968 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/some-czech-roads-railway-lines-closed-over-snowing-strong-wind/429894 Prague - Traffic on some local roads and railway lines has been halted or complicated all over the Czech Republic and a border crossing with Poland in Nachod, east Bohemia, has been closed over heavy snowfalls with rain and strong wind today. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:39:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/429894 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/public-affairs-new-czech-party-would-enter-parliament-poll/429862 Prague - The Public Affairs (VV) new Czech party would cross the 5-percent threshold to enter parliament in the general election which the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) would win with 33.1 percent of the vote, according to the latest SANEP Internet poll released to CTK today. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:44:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/429862 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-3/429773 Prague - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer´s anger in his dispute with Green deputy Martin Bursik who has accused his government of sucumbing to the coal mining lobby can be interpreted in two ways, Petr Honzejk writes in Hospodarske noviny today. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:05:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/429773 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/quality-of-cocaine-in-czechrep-sharply-declining-police/429461 Prague - The quality of cocaine in the Czech Republic has been steadily declining in the past years as the drug is diluted by its South American importers and further substances are added to it by the Czech dealers, National Anti-Drug Centre (NPC) director Jakub Frydrych told reporters today. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:02:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/429461 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-chief-sanitary-officer-probably-ill-with-swine-flu/429364 Prague - Czech chief sanitary officer Michael Vit has probably caught swine flu, with which he is staying at home, server Novinky.cz reported today. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:17:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/429364 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-top-09-wants-to-change-government-anti-corruption-package/428972 Prague - The new Czech conservative TOP 09 party wants to change the government anti-corruption package and prevent any proposals raising the budget deficit, party first deputy chairman Miroslav Kalousek told reporters today. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:36:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428972 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/govt-approves-reinforcement-of-czech-contingent-in-afghanistan/428909 Prague - The government today approved the reinforcement of the Czech contingent serving in Afghanistan by up to 55 troops, Defence Minister Martin Bartak confirmed to CTK. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:20:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428909 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-february-1/428688 Prague - An observer of Czech politics may get bored by the old faces and old words seen and heard again and again but one gradually develops an intuition that tells him who to trust, Alexandr Mitrofanov writes in the daily Pravo today in connection with Greens former leader Martin Bursik. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:31:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428688 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-republic-gives-85-million-crowns-for-aid-in-2009/428585 Prague - The Czech Republic gave 85 million crowns for humanitarian aid in 2009, according to Foreign Ministry's data. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:36:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428585 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-left-wing-to-complain-against-health-fees-again/428512 Prague - The Czech left-wing parties will file another constitutional complaint against the health care fees, Social Democrat (CSSD) regional governor David Rath, former health minister, said on a television discussion programme today. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428512 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-miners-say-greens-mp-worked-on-mining-limits-lifting/428232 Prague - The Czech MUS coal-mining company says MP Martin Bursik, former Greens leader and environment minister, worked for it on the lifting of coal-mining limits set in the 1990s, the daily Lidove noviny (LN) writes today. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:45:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428232 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/cssd-wants-tax-hikes-new-taxes-euro-as-czech-currency-by-2016/428193 Prague - The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) want to raise and introduce some taxes and adopt the euro as Czech currency by 2016 if they win the May elections, its leaders, Jiri Paroubek and Bohuslav Sobotka, said today. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:03:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/428193 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czechs-trust-fischer-s-cabinet-more-than-president-klaus/427911 Prague - The Czech interim cabinet of Jan Fischer is trusted by 71 percent of Czechs, more than President Vaclav Klaus who is trusted by 68 percent, a January poll by the CVVM agency has shown Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:47:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427911 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/klaus-meets-van-rompuy-says-their-views-on-eu-profoundly-differ/427844 Prague - Czech President Vaclav Klaus today received European Council President Herman Van Rompuy whose view on the EU he previously described as quite different from his, while neither of them met journalists to comment on their meeting at Prague Castle today. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427844 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/eu-aid-to-haiti-must-continue-czech-pm-van-rompuy/427753 Prague - EU aid to Haiti, hit by a devastating earthquake, must continue even after the media is no longer interested in it, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer and EU President Herman Van Rompuy agreed at their meeting today. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:45:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427753 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/crime-in-czech-republic-slightly-falls-in-2009/427686 Prague - Some 333,000 crimes were committed in Czech Republic last year, 11,000 fewer than in 2008, and the clear-up rate slightly rose to 38.3 percent, according to the statistics published by the police headquarters at its web page today. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:47:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427686 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-security-council-says-8000-soldiers-to-be-vaccinated/427674 Prague - The Czech National Security Council decided today that some 8000 soldiers will need vaccination against swine flu, Prime Minister Jan Fischer has said. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:35:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427674 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/president-klaus-seeks-more-information-on-compulsory-vaccination/427188 Prague - Czech President Vaclav Klaus, in his capacity as armed forces supreme commander, has asked chief sanitary officer Michael Vit to tell him whether there is a swine flu pandemic in the Czech Republic, he writes on his web page today. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:03:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427188 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-olympic-team-to-have-five-more-members/427170 Prague - The record big Czech Olympic team at the Vancouver Olympic Games will have finally comprise 93 athletes after Milan Jirasek, chairman of the Czech Olympic Committee (COV), today approved another five members thanks to a larger quota from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:44:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427170 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/prague-donates-32-million-crowns-in-aid-of-haiti-more-than-govt/427165 Prague - The Czech capital of Prague decided today to donate 32 million crowns in aid of the Haiti earthquake victims, the government previously allotted 20 million crowns and humanitarian organisations have collected more than 50 million crowns from citizens and firms. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:37:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/427165 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/night-temperatures-in-czechrep-drop-to-minus-30-degrees-celsius/426853 Prague - Night temperatures in the Czech Republic that dropped below minus 30 degrees centigrade beat records and complicated operation on the rails today. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:06:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426853 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-deputies-send-raising-maternity-benefits-to-second-reading/426841 Prague - The Czech Chamber of Deputies today sent to the second reading two draft amendments by the Social Democrats (CSSD) that raise maternity benefits to last year´s level and reintroduce payments for people who care for a family member already on the first three days of illness. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:31:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426841 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-cssd-ods-coming-close-to-each-other-in-popularity-poll/426839 Prague - The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) have lost 6 percentage points in January, but still lead in voter preferences with 28 percent, 2.5 percent ahead of the Civic Democrats (ODS), according to a CVVM election model released today. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:27:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426839 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/havel-unveils-commemorative-plaque-to-his-first-wife-olga/426823 Prague - Former Czech president Vaclav Havel unveiled a commemorative plaque to his first wife Olga, founder of Olga Havlova Goodwill Committee, in Prague´s Senovazne square in Prague centre today. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:54:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426823 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-president-against-soldiers-compulsory-flu-vaccination/426788 Prague - Czech President Vaclav Klaus considers soldiers´ compulsory swine flu vaccination doubtful, saying in a statement today soldiers cannot be an experimental sample. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:05:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426788 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-pm-denounces-holocaust-as-pure-evil-that-can-reappear/426587 Prague - The Holocaust was and is pure evil that can reawaken, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer told the Senate today within the Holocaust Remembrance Day. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:05:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426587 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-court-cancels-dissolution-of-communist-youth/426524 Prague - The Prague City Court today cancelled the Interior Ministry´s decision from 2006 to dissolve the Communist Youth Union (KSM). Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:42:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426524 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/elderly-czech-communist-prosecutor-may-be-put-on-trial-press/426404 Prague - Former Czech Communist prosecutor Karel Vas, allegedly a mastermind of a number of judicial murders under the Communist regime, may be sent to the prison although over 50 years have elapsed since the crimes, daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) writes today. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:54:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426404 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-press-survey-january-27/426351 Prague - Major Czech dailies today comment on the official meeting between President Vaclav Klaus and Milos Zeman, former prime minister and Klaus´s political rival, held at Prague Castle on Tuesday. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:10:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426351 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-greens-mp-accuses-govt-of-corruption-pm-demands-apology/426275 Prague - The negative stand of the Czech government of Jan Fischer on a deputies´ draft amendment to the mining law indicates corrupt behaviour, Greens deputy Martin Bursik said in the Chamber of Deputies today and PM Jan Fischer demanded that he make a public apology. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:01:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426275 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-deputies-want-100-changes-to-their-january-session-s-agenda/426261 Prague - Czech deputies proposed 100 changes to the Chamber of Deputies January session´s agenda today and will only be approving it on Wednesday. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426261 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czechs-view-politicians-morals-most-negatively-since-1993-poll/426127 Prague - Czechs have assessed politicians' morals and professional qualities the most negatively since 1993 when the Czech Republic was established, according to a STEM poll released to CTK today. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426127 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-ods-to-propose-changes-in-anti-corruption-package/426099 Prague - The Czech Civic Democrats (ODS) will probably not vote against the government anti-corruption package in the Chamber of Deputies in first reading, though they have objections to it, ODS chairman Mirek Topolanek told reporters today. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:38:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426099 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/klaus-zeman-agree-czech-election-system-needs-change/426064 Prague - Czech President Vaclav Klaus and former prime minister Milos Zeman have agreed that the election law should be changed in order to produce strong governments, Zeman, former Social Democrat (CSSD) who recently founded a new political party, said after meeting Klaus today. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:02:00 +0100 http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/426064