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STUDENT'S E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA
School of Social Science of Charles University
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110 01 Prague 1
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C A R O L I N A No 12, Friday, January 31, 1992.
LAST WEEKS'S EVENTS (22.-29.January)
CSFR Recognizes 9 Republics of the Union of Independent States
The Czechoslovak Government recognized the independence of
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Moldova,
Tadjikistan, Turkmenia and Uzbekistan on Thursday, January 23rd. For
the time being, the embassy duties will be carried out by the
Czechoslovak Embassy in Moscow.
The government asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jiri
Dientsbier, to open negotiations concerning the estabilishment of
diplomatic ties.
New Minister of Justice
Jiri Novak, LlD became the new Minister of Justice of the Czech
Republic on Friday, January 24th.
We have informed our readers of Leon Richter's resignation from
the post in our first issue released shortly after New Year.
The new minister is 42, a member of Klaus'Civic Democratic Party
(ODS) and a deputy of the Czech National Council.
The Federal Assembly Discusses the Czechoslovak - German Treaty
"On behalf of the Federal Government, I declare with full
responsibility that the government is not willing to accept any demand
questioning the state borders of our republic, its teritory, or its
property which is owned by the citizens of the Sudeten", said the
deputy chairman of the Federal Government, Pavel Rychetsky, in
Parliament on January 24th, when answering he deputies' inquiries.
Last year the deputies Jansta (independent) and F. Dostal (social
democrat) presented a formal question to prime minister Calfa,
referring to two possible ways of interpreting the terms "expulsion"
and "border" in the text of the Czechoslovak - German treaty.
Representatives of CSCE in Prague
The Comittee of Representatives of States of the Conference on
Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) have been meeting in Prague
since Monday, January 27th.
The comittee is to prepare the second session of the Board of
Ministers of CSCE which will be held in Prague later this week and
chaired by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jiri Dientsbier.
Among the hottest issues on the agenda will be the applications of
the countries of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia for
full-fledged participation. The problem of the republics of the Union
of the Independent States lying outside European territory but
interested in joining CSCE will also be discussed.
Parliament Didn't Pass Even the Last Bills Proposed by President Havel
That's the Headline of an article published in Lidove noviny on
Wednesday, January 29th, about the debate in the Federal Assembly.
The Federal Assembly didn't pass the bills submited by V.Havel
concerning presidential powers, but decided to accept instead the
deputies' proposal of the amendment as the base of the debate about the
election law. The President's bill proposes that, in case that
Parliment is disbanded, the President has the right to issue decrees,
which would later have to be approved by the newly elected Parliament.
The President's election bill was a combination of the majority and
proportional systems while the deputies' proposal of the amendment is
based on the proportional system.
Last week informed you of Parliament rejecting the first two
presidential proposals (the bill on referendum and the amendment to the
law on Czechoslovak Federation in which the Federal Constitution first
needs to be atified by National Councils).
Vaclav Havel commented on the failed proposal in his regular
Sunday radio programme Talks from Lany on January 26th. He said he
viewed it neither as a conflict between the Parliament nor as his
personal defeat.
V. Havel withdrew his proposal for the new structure of the
Parliament from the agenda of the 20th joint session of the Federal
Assembly on Wednesday, January 22nd.
SCHOOL SERVICES
Rector Club Meeting
The rectors of Czech universities recommended that both national
Ministers of Education become members of the consortium TRACE.
According to Friday's issue of Cesky denik (January 24th) our
membership in the consortium would create the conditions to make the
Czechoslovak educational systems compatible with the world's systems,
and would also enable the migration of teachers and students between
various schools.
Language Classes for Foreign Students
The Institute of Language and Expert Preparation, affiliated with
Charles University, has been engaged in teaching Czech as a foreign
language for 30 years.
The Institute offers Czech language classes for foreign students
preparing to study at Czechoslovak universities: both general
communication classes for the essential language needed to live in
Czechoslovakia and classes for specific purposes - such as technical
terminology in various fields, gramatical and lixical structure of
specialized texts, etc.
Those interested in the classes or individual instruction can get
further information from the Institute of Language and Expert
Preparation (UJOP), Jindrisska 29, 110 00 Praha 1, Telephone 26 80 20,
22 31 19, fax 26 65 35.
Faculty of Social Sciences for Teaching the Blind
A centre for visually-impaired students will be estabilished at
the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, in Prague, at the
begenning of the new academic year, 1992/93.
According to information available to the representatives of the
Faculty and the Czech Union of the Visually-Impaired, the centre will
be equiped with two computers fitted with braille panels, one
magnifying computer, two digital notebooks for the blind, one braille
printer and other equipment produced by the cooperative Spectra.
The facilities will be at the disposal of all the blind students
of the University as well as serving the Czech Union of the
Visually-Impaired. Courses designed to make modern technology available
to the blind are also being planned.
Application information for the University was published in the
last edition of Caroline. The deadline of February 29th holds also for
the visually-impaired applicants interested in all the branches of the
Faculty of Social Sciences (economy, political science, sociology,
journalism).
CULTURAL SERVICE
A Week of Czech and Slovak Theatre
The Czechoslovak Theatre Festival began in Bratislava on Monday,
January 27th. The following Prague theatres were introduced to the
Slovak audience : Cinoherni klub (Drama Club), Studio Ypsilon, Divadlo
Na zabradli (Theatre on the Balustrade), and Labyrinth and the theatre
Drak from Hradec Kralove.
Starting Friday, January 31st, Prague will host the following
Slovak theatres: The Slovak National Theatre from Bratislava, The
Theatre of the Slovak National Uprising from Martin, Radosinske naivni
kdivadlo and ensembles from Nitra and Presov.
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