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STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
School of Social Sciences of Charles University
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C A R O L I N A No 68, Friday, March 26, 1993.
FROM LAST WEEK'S EVENTS (March 17-24)
Havel's visit to Austria in the shade of Temelin
The dispute over the construction of the Temelin nuclear
power station in Southern Bohemia affected the official visit of
president Vaclav Havel last week in Vienna. As Havel said after
the negotiation with Austrian president Thomas Klestil, today our
country certainly would have decided not to construct the power
plant at all, but regarding the state of the construction and the
expert opinion proving safety of the object, the Czech government
decided to activate the power station.
Thomas Klestil expressed the worries of Austrian inhabitants
about the existence of a nuclear power station. The minister of
the environment M. Rauch-Kallate even warned the Czech side about
economic sanctions.
Post-war deportation of the Sudeten Austrians was described
as unjust by Vaclav Havel, but he added that it is impossible to
break the restitution deadline of February 25, 1948 accordingly.
Premier Klaus: Government will not talk to the Sudeten Germans
Czech government will in no case talk to the Sudeten German,
said Vaclav Klaus at Monday's meeting with Bavarian Prime
Minister Max Streibel. Yet he did not deny that there can exist
a small Czech party that could do so. The problem of the Sudeten
Germans, according to Klaus, exists only with the western
neighbours. Bavarian Prim Minister hopes to meet the demands more
easily "as soon as the Czech Republic will join the European
Community." Yet definitely he does not regard the Sudeten problem
a obstacle in the cooperation with the Czech Republic.
M. Streibl confirmed the effort of his cabinet to start the
construction of the Ingolstadt-Kralupy oil pipeline as soon as in
1994. The new source should extensively substitute for the supply
of this material from Russia.
Crisis of the coupon privatization
Distribution of shares of Czech enterprises gained by
Slovakian shareholders in the coupon privatization will be
postponed, decided Czech government on Wednesday, March 17. The
aim of this measure is to make the Slovak government launch
a serious negotiation on the property settlement. Governor of the
Czech National Bank, Josef Tosovsky confirmed that thus a claim
of 24.700.000.000 crowns arose.
Slovak shareholders gained in the first wave of the coupon
privatization a property of 26.280.000.000 crowns in the Czech
Republic.
"If we accepted this step and reacted to it, that would mean
to launch a commercial war between Slovaks and Czech," said
Slovakian premier Vladimir Meciar as a reaction to the Czech
government's decision.
FROM SLOVAKIA
One-party government created
Pushed by premier Meciar, Slovakia president Michal Kovac
removed yesterday, March 19 minister of foreign affaires, Milan
Knazko. Along with him also minister of economy, Ludovit Cernak
from Slovak National Party (SNP) abandoned the government. As
a reason of his resignation he presented the unwillingness of the
premier to cooperate and his disapproval with Imrich Andrejcak
being appointed the minister of defence. Slovak national party
several times pointed out Andrejcak's communist past. In
connection with that observers talk about Meciar's not fulfilled
promise. He promised the chair of the minister of defence to SNP
if they support M. Kovac to in the run for Slovak presidency.
Thus the only minister in the Slovakian government who was not
a member of Movement for Democratic Slovakia (MDS) has left.
Vladimir Meciar threatened that if the minister of foreign
affaires is not removed, he will go himself. Knazko called this
repeted blackmailing: "I think that in Meciar's case it is
relapse", he said. At the same time he accused the premier of
totalitarian practices. In his last parlamentary speech the
former minister of foreign affaires said that he had been removed
because he was an uncomfortable critic. A different notion of the
policy statement of the government, he says, was not involved.
The post of the minister of foreign affaires was taken the
same day by Jozef Moravcik (MDS - last federal minister of
foreign affaires), that of the minister of economy by Jaroslav
Kubecka (MDS - minister of economy of the former Czechoslovakia).
Popularity of Vladimir Meciar drops
According to February's poll carried out by Slovak Statistic
Office the premier lost nine percent of his devotees amongst
Slovakian inhabitants in comparison with January (drop from 34
percent to 25 percent). Still he remains the most popular
personality in Slovakia. Close to him is president Michal Kovac
with 24 percent. Milan Knazko increased his popularity from seven
to thirteen percent.
CULTURE
Kolar exhibition in the Kinsky palace
Jiri Kolar's graphic art is displayed by the National Gallery in
two storeys of Kinsky palace in Prague. One can see also 33
pieces confiscated after the author's emigration to Paris in
1984. Recently Kolar donated them to the National Gallery where
they had been kept until now. This thorough exposition of one of
the most famous Czech artists was prepared in cooperation with
the French Institute and will last till May 2.
TV and Film Awards
Jan Sverak's film Basic School was chosen by the critic as
well as the audience as the best Czech film in the last three
years. The second film with the critics is Vojtech Called Orphan,
whereas the audience liked Konec Starych Casu. The third are It
Is Better To Be Rich And Healthy Then Poor And Ill (critics) and
Requiem For a Doll (audience). The tittle Miss Film was awarded
to Ivana Chylkova, her male counterpart became Lukas Vaculik. The
anquette was announced by Kinorevue magazine.
Weekly Televize arranged an anquette for the most popular
personality on the screen of 1992. The absolutely first is singer
Karel Gott. The most popular actors are Pavel Zednicek and again
Ivana Chylkova.
EXCHANGE RATE OF THE CZECH CROWN
buy sell
GB 1GBP 41.24 44.84
BRD 1DEM 17.21 18.13
USA 1USD 28.20 29.60
CAN 1CAD 22.43 24.03
FRA 1FRF 4.98 5.38
AUT 1ATS 2.45 2.57
TURIST RATE OF THE SLOVAK CROWN (for 100 Sk)
buy sell
Czech Savings Bank 95.00 98.00
Commercial Bank 83.30 86.70
Agrobank 92.00 97.00
Bank of Investments 85.00 90.00
The rates as of March 23, 1993.
SPORT
Football league
In the 20th round Sparta Praha (28 points) played a witty
and fast game and beat Blanik Ostrava 2:0 and still remains in
the lead. The second Slavia Praha (27p) beat after a bewildered
performance Vitkovice 2:1.
Slovak Bratislava (26p) lost to Hradec Kralove 3:1 who
succeded to the third place formerly occupied by DAC Dunajska
Streda (26p). The latter drew 0:0 with Inter Bratislava. The last
remains Dukla Praha.
There were only 17 goals in 8 matches which does not prove a
good spring form of the players.
Quarter-final of the Cup of the Winners of the Cups: Sparta Praha
- AC Parma 0:0 and 0:2
In both the matches Sparta did not manage to stand up to
Parma. Sparta did not repeat its performance from the last
matches, Parma was better and succeeded to the semi-final.
Hockey league
In the first final play-off of the federal hockey league
Sparta Praha beat Vitkovice team 5:3.
In the semi-final duels between Vitkovice and Litvinov
Vitkovice won two times in Litvinov, in the third match they were
beaten by Litvinov 8:7 and the fourth match finished 4:4, after
penalty shooting 3:1 Litvinov won. In the fifth round Vitkovice
beat Litvinov 3:2.
The first two matches between Sparta Praha and Trencin were
won by Sparta, Dukla played in Trencin 4:3 and 4:1. The fifth
match was a success for Sparta - 7:2.
In the first match of the beaten semi-finalists Trencin beat
Litvinov 4:3.
Radio Cup
On Sunday, March 21 seven independent Prague radio stations
played the second year of football Radio Cup. The eighth team was
put up by artists, mainly actors and singers. The final was
played by Radio Golem (supported by the audience) and the team of
Radio Vox. The winner was announced Radio Vox, having played a
balanced match 3:1.
WEATHER
Last week we recorded up to 18 degrees. On Monday it was
rather cold, temperatures go up to 8-14 degrees during the day
and in the night they drop to 4-0 degrees. It is cloudy with
often rains.
March 23 is the International Day of Meteorologists.
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