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STUDENT'S E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA
School of Social Science of Charles University
Smetanovo nabr. 6
110 01 Prague 1
C.S.F.R.
e-mail address: CAROLINA@CSEARN.BITNET
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C A R O L I N A No 45, Friday, October 16, 1992.
FROM LAST WEEK'S EVENTS (October 7 - 14)
Czech and Slovak government talk of the division of the state
Negotiations on the bilateral contract between the Czech Republic
and the Slovak Republic, which will become independent states after the
1st January 1993, were opened by the two republics' governments on
Saturday, October 11, in Kolodeje near Prague. Besides the ministers of
the republics, federal premier Jan Strasky, vicepremier Rudolf Filkus
and the governor general of the Czechoslovak State Bank, Josef Tosovsky,
participated at the meeting.
Both the cabinets exchanged their proposals about trade,
custom-duty, taxes and social policy. After an introductory session in
Kolodeje they decided to accept the Czech proposals as a basic structure
into which Slovak comments will be incorporated.
The prime ministers Vaclav Klaus and Vladimir Meciar reached an
agreement upon the most important principles of a customs union which
would among other things also include agricultural products.
The process of creating a currency union will be devided into 3
stages: After January 1, 1993 the currency will remain common, in the
second phase there will be imposed a separation with a ratio of 1:1. The
final rate shall be defined by the different development of both the
republics.
Both the delegations agreed that the first phase of the coupon
privatisation which is already in process will be finished together,
whereas the second phase will be under the command of the independent
states.
Next step towards the disintegration of Czechoslovakia
The Bill of Jurisdiction proposed by the government was passed on
the October 8 in both the chambers of the Federal Assembly. This Act
shifts further federal jurisdiction to the level of republics.
From now on the federal government will direct only the Department
of Finance, Foreign Affairs, National Defence, Interior, Economy and
Control. Railways, postal and communication services, the environment
and security services will be under the exclusive control of the
republics.
The members of Parliament also approved a resolution demanding the
federal government to present a Bill on the transfer of the rest of the
federation's jurisdiction to the republics as soon as possible. The
prospective passing of such a Bill would de facto mean an extinguishment
of the joint state.
Amendment to the Act of Banktrupcy
An Act temporarily limiting the so-called Act of Banktrupcy was
passed in the Federal Assembly on Friday, October 9. The Act declared
that within a period of 6 months,
i.e. until April 22, 1993 the court is entitled to announce a failure
only in the case that an enterprise is overburdened with debt. It is not
entitled to do so if the enterprise is only disabeled by payments.
This amendment was brought up due to the fear of chain-banktrupcies
now threatening more than 200 Czechoslovakian state enterprises.
The federal government
A broadened policy-statement was approved at the government session
and now is waiting for consideration in the Federal Assembly. The
current policy-statement was valid till September 30, which is the date
when an agreement on the legality of the establishment of Czechoslovakia
was supposed to be agreed.
In its statement the government intends to present Parliament with
24 more Bills, among them amendments of the Acts of Taxes.
Meciar in Italian press
We are disintegrating to become Europeans - this headline in the
Italian daily Corriere della Sera introduced an interview with Vladimir
Meciar. The Slovak premier stated that the separation of Czechoslovakia
will be peaceful. He renounced the allegation that he wants to
re-establish a communist regime in Slovakia. The only potential source
of tension in Central Europe could be Hungarian nationalism, according
to Meciar.
In his interview Meciar accuses ex-president Vaclav Havel of having
a great deal of responsibility for the contemporary crisis. He labelled
the ex-president " a visionary with absolutely unrealizable thoughts".
Czech premier Vaclav Klaus was in his words characterised as
" a difficult but fair partner."
"There are two centrals running against us - one in Prague and the
other one in Budapest, and those are spreading a picture of
a non-tolerant and xenophobic Slovakia," Meciar said. On the top of this
he added that he was always willing to reach an agreement with the
oposition.
UNIVERSITY OF TRNAVA
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Slovak Republic
falsified the rubber stamp of the University of Trnava and on the
October 12 organised an illicit matriculation of three students of this
school.
The rest of 76 students came to the matriculation arranged in the
school building by the regularly elected Academic Senate .
The Ministry also blocked all the accounts of the University of
Trnava, but nevertheless the Academic Senate is determinated to give
lectures without a claim to salary. The management has applied to many
significant European universities for moral support.
(according to the dailies Lidove noviny and Prostor)
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
- A MOTION ON CUSTOMS-UNION between the Czech and the Slovak
republic was passed in the extraordinary session of the Slovak
government on Friday, October 9.
- THE FINAL BORDER between the Czech and the Slovak republics will
be specified by 1994 after an agreement between both the national
governments. So far the current border is valid.
- ACTIVATION OF THE GABCIKOVO WATERWORKS is possible after October
15, according to the director of the state enterprise Water-supplies
Constructions, J. Binder. The Hungarian side demands an independent
inspection of German specialists.
- THE BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS in the ratio of 2:1 in the division of the
federal reserves seems to come into consideration rather more than the
teritorial principle, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Czechoslovakia, J. Moravcik. At a press conference he also suggested
that ambassies do not have to be established in all the countries with
whom Slovakia will develop diplomatic relationships.
- MORAVIA SHOULD HAVE A SPECIFIC POSITION within the Czech republic
in the opinion of Vaclav Havel and Jan Krycer, the chairman of the
Movement for the Self-governing Democracy Association for Moravia and
Silesia (opposition party in the Czech National Council).
- ALEXANDR DUBCEK, the ex-chairman of the Federal Assembly, who had
a bad accident on September 1, 1992 is still in a critical state. Having
undergone an acute belly operation the patient is now attached to an
artifical kidney.
REGIONAL NEWS SERVICE
P i l s e n - The management of the biggest Czech machine works
Skoda Pilsen has resigned as a consequence of the Minister of Industry
and Trade of the Czech republic, Vaclav Dlouhy's doubting on its ability
to solve the critical state of the enterprise.
J i h l a v a - Academic life returned to the centre of the
Bohemian-Moravian Uplands where in 1964 a pedagogical institute was
abolished. An inaugural matriculation on Saturday, October 10 opened
gates to 160 new students. Both the Jihlava's faculties, agronomical and
gardening are a part of the University of Agriculture in Brno.
WEATHER
In the course of the last week it turned considerably cold. Nightly
temperatures sank below zero (Centigrade) and in the morning the streets
were covered with frozen puddles. If the winter is so frosty as this
year's summer was hot - there is a lot to expect. Although rather cold,
the days are still sunny.
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