Thursday, 30 April 2009
National | ČTK
Swine flu suspected in three Czechs

Three Czechs who all returned from Mexico are now hospitalised on suspicion of swine flu, chief sanitary officer Michael Vít told journalists on Wednesday. He said the first case of swine flu might appear in the country within a week. Thermal cameras will be placed at the Prague international airport to detect possible swine flu as a plane will bring some 180 Czech tourists back from Mexico on Sunday.
Prague | ČTK
Hard Rock Café opens in Prague

Prague's Hard Rock Café officially opened 29 April with the traditional smashing of guitars.
Politics | ČTK
Klaus calls on ODS members to go back to roots

It is up to the rank-and-file of the Civic Democratic Party to fight for the character of their party and try to regain its former place on the political map, President Václav Klaus said in a letter sent to "an anonymous party member" Wednesday.
EU presidency | aktuálně.cz
Czechs to start battle for Asian gas MonitorPlus

The Czech EU presidency is going to take a historic step next week - it will offer countries around the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea new cooperation with the European Union in exchange for gas supplies from their rich sources.
National | ČTK
Czech publisher: Duke's book not racist

Czech police are examining whether the Kontingent Press publisher has committed a crime by issuing a Czech version of My Awakening, a book by former Ku Klux Klan leader Michael Duke, the police spokeswoman said Wednesday, while the publisher has dismissed evil intentions on his part.
News Wrap | Prague Daily Monitor
Events of the past week - 24 - 29 April

Mexican flu, the ice-hockey world championship and political campaigns for the June elections to the European Parliament are only a few of many topics that have been covered by Czech media since last Friday.
National | ČTK
Charity may have to close facilities over lack of money

Charity in the Czech Republic will try to secure by June financial support from the state and regions without which it might be forced to restrict the activities of some of its facilities or to close them, Charity director Oldrich Haicman said Wednesday.
News | ČTK
EU rejects all-European ban on flights to Mexico

EU transport ministers rejected France's surprising proposal for an all-European ban on flights to Mexico, which has been affected the most by the so-called swine flu, at a meeting in Litoměřice, northern Bohemia, Wednesday.
Czech Republic and the EU | ČTK
Klaus supports Turkey's EU entry

Czech President Václav Klaus Wednesday again supported Turkey's possible future entry into the the EU and said after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Guel that the step mainly requires politicians' will.
National | ČTK
Poll: Czechs have best relations with Slovaks, worst with Roma

Czechs are more accommodating towards Slovaks and members of western nations than to people from eastern and southeastern Europe and Asia, and they have the worst relations to Romanies, according to an April poll by STEM the results of which ČTK has at its disposal.
National | ČTK
Czechs want to develop dental material together with Japanese

Czech scientists from Masaryk University in Brno will cooperate with their colleagues from Tokyo in the development of new dental materials and methods under a science and teaching cooperation agreement signed Wednesday, university spokeswoman Tereza Fojtová said.
National | ČTK
ČSSD against changes in ambassadorial posts

The opposition Social DemocratsWednesday sharply criticised the changes at some major embassies planned by the outgoing government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek.