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News Czech Republic 05.07.2012
05.07.2012 20:00
Police search for kidnapped baby
Police search is underway for an 19-day-old baby girl who was kidnapped in the northern city of Ústí nad Labem on Wednesday. The police said a man who spoke with a thick German accent took the baby out of the pram in front of her mother, ran with her to...
News Czech - 04.07.2012
04.07.2012 13:38
CR: Czech woman arrested in Syria
The Syrian secret police are reported to have arrested a Czech woman, aged 32, on suspicion of collaborating with opposition rebels. Neither her family nor the Czech Embassy in Damascus have any news about her present whereabouts. Sandra Bitarova, who has a...
Czech military to keep supersonic fighters after 2015
04.07.2012 08:16
CeskeNoviny: Prague - The Czech Republic will keep supersonic aircraft even after 2015 when the lease of the Swedish Jas-39 Gripen fighters expires, the government decided today, Prime Minister Petr Necas (Civic Democrats, ODS) confirmed after the cabinet's meeting.
However, the...
CASA planes´ anti-missile defence fails in tests - Czech military
04.07.2012 08:15
CeskeNoviny: Prague - The DAS anti-missile protection system of the Spanish CASA C-295M planes that the Czech armed forces acquired a couple of years ago has not passed military tests, the Defence Ministry said today.
The ministry is now negotiating with the producer and supplier of...
European Anti-Fraud Office to check Czech Rath bribery case
04.07.2012 08:13
CeskeNoviny: Prague - The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) will investigate the corruption scandal involving former Social Democrat (CSSD) regional governor David Rath, Czech Radio said today, referring to the OLAF general director Giovanni Kessler.
Rath was caught red-handed with...
News Czech - 03.07.2012
03.07.2012 14:49
CR: New justice minister casts doubt on appointment of Bradáčová
President Vaclav Klaus confirmed deputy chairman of the Civic Democratic Party Pavel Blažek as the country’s new justice minister in a ceremony at Prague Castle on Tuesday morning. In his acceptance speech, Mr....
Karlovy Vary Film Festival starts, awards actress Helen Mirren
03.07.2012 14:15
CeskeNoviny: Karlovy Vary - The 47th International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary was opened at the ceremony in the Grand Hall of the Thermal Hotel tonight, with Czech President Vaclav Klaus, British star Helen Mirren and other celebrities attending.
The festival, held until July 7, will present...
CR corrects system of drawing money from EU funds
03.07.2012 14:12
FinancniNoviny: Prague - The Czech Republic has corrected the system of drawing money from EU funds and will send the proposed changes to Brussels as in the spring, the EC suspended it the payment of subsidies due to faults in programmes, the Local Development Ministry has said.
It will be up...
Czech ex-minister Bartak pushed through CASA deal - army expert
03.07.2012 14:09
CeskeNoviny: Prague - Military equipment expert Karel Danhel, a key witness in the case of the allegedly overpriced purchase of CASA transport aircraft by the Czech military, said former defence minister Martin Bartak exerted pressure in order to push the deal through, daily Mlada fronta Dnes...
Czech FinMin Kalousek pressed on Parkanova´s investigator- server
03.07.2012 14:08
Prague - Czech Foreign Minister Miroslav Kalousek (TOP 09) last week threatened the investigator of the case of former defence minister Vlasta Parkanova (TOP 09), telling him "he has ended with the police," Respekt.cz server writes today, adding Kalousek dismisses this.
The opposition...