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STUDENT'S E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA
School of Social Science of Charles University
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C A R O L I N A No 32, Friday, June 19, 1992.
THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK (from June 10-17)
The coalition negotiations between ODS and HZDS go on: Vaclav Klaus is
proposed as Czech Prime Minister, Vladimir Meciar as Slovak Prime
Minister
The third meeting of elections' winners- the Civic Democratic Party
(ODS) and the Movement for Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) took place in
Prague on June 10. Six hours long meeting brought the idea about final
structure of our government. New government should have 10 members.
Slovakian side cancelled the meeting in Bratislava at the last
moment because there were not discussed all problems at party's
negotiations during weekend. Next round of negotiations is expected to
take place in Bratislava on June 19.
Delegations of ODS and HZDS at the Castle
The President Havel was visited by delegations of two parties that
won the elections. Both parties are working now on creating the federal
government.
HZDS Refuses Candidacy of Vaclav Havel for President
The President met V. Meciar, the chairman of HZDS on June 15. V.
Meciar informed about negotiations inside his party and interpretated
the decision of his party not to support the candidatory of Vaclav Havel
for president. HZDS will accept common currency and state defence to
transform Czechoslovakia into defence-currency union only. Vaclav Havel
asked the party not to take the steps that are contrary to the
constitution. HZDS wants to declare the indepedence of Slovakia and
accept Slovakian constitution before referendum.
ODS: We Must Act Quickly
According to Vaclav Klaus, the chairman of ODS and the Minister of
Finance, HZDS puts stronger and stronger arguments dealing with
independency of Slovakia that should be internationaly accepted. "This
is unacceptable for ODS", said Vaclav Klaus. Both representatives agreed
that negotiations toward the new government's creation should take place
as quickly as possible. ODS will do everything for concrete result of
the meeting on June 19. Vaclav Havel denied the accusation that both
parties were overstepping their authority when they negotiated toward
the new state administration. This problem can be solved with referendum
only. ODS came with a plan for a new government at the last meeting.
Both parties agreed that the first run of voucher privatization will be
finished without any changes. ODS can't accept intention of Slovakian
partner to abolish screening law.
Hungarians for Autonomy
In the case of independent Slovakia will Hungarian
Christian-Democratic Movement (MKDH) ask for territorial autonomy as
a guarantee of Hungarian minority rights?
Meciar in Wien
"The elections have shown that Slovakia prefers confederation",
said Vladimir Meciar, the chairman of HZDS in Wiena. At the press
conference Vladimir Meciar refuted the opinion that Slovakia will follow
left direction now. "Slovakia will not be a restoration of socialism.
Slovakia will not go towards Ural. It looks for and will look for way
towards West. We ask only to not be isolated", he said.
The chairman of HZDS said as well that if the Czech side will agree
with international sovereignty of Slovakia, then his movement is going
to keep contemporary organization of market, finances, customs and
defence.
Declaration of Fifty
Fifty personalities from Bohemia and Moravia signed a declaration
about contemporary events that was named "The Declaration of Fifty". "We
fully support a new elected Czech political representation and its way
of negotiationg with Slovak side. We insist strongly on candidacy of
Vaclav Havel for president", says the document. "In case of Slovakian
decision to leave federation or to obstacle its further being, we are
ready to devote all our energy for building a new Czech state".
Referendum in Bohemia
"Czech Initiative", a spontaneous declaration was signed by 35.000
people who support quick economical reform, candidacy of Vaclav Havel,
as well as keeping the common state. Federation must be maintained.
Referendum should take place as soon as possible also in Czech republic,
says "Czech Initiative".
Czechoslovak Parliament should Elect the President on July 3
Newly elected members of the Parliament will gather for its first
meeting on June 25 and 26. Board of contemporary Parliament recommended
that offices of the Parliament should not be elected secretly. Secret
voting put the date of President's election on July 3.
Richard Sacher doesn't want to be anti-candidate of Havel
"I will not stand as anti-candidate for president against Vaclav
Havel", said on June 15 Richard Sacher, Ex-minister of Interior . He is
a member of Christian-Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party.
"I will think about candidacy only if the president will not be
elected in the first turn", said Richard Sacher in his interview for
Lidove Noviny. Richard Sacher met Vladimir Meciar on June 17.
Czechoslovakia Signs Three Declarations at the Conference in Rio
The delegation that took part in the Conference on Environment and
Development came back on June 16. Josef Vavrousek, the Minister of
Environment, informed about the results of summit at the press
conference. There were five documents accepted at the meeting.
Czechoslovakia signed three of them: declaration on basic principles of
nature protection; rules dealing with forest management and the most
important, Agenda 21. It is a book of 700 pages and 40 chapters
containing concrete obligations of all environmental aspects.
Czechoslovakia was one of the few state that didn't sign the Convention
on Climatic Changes and the Protection of Biodiversity . These documents
were not discussed in all three governments.
There are no financial obligations for Czechoslovakia resulting
from the conference. Help from Northern countries to South was main
topic. The countries of middle and eastern Europe were not in the focus
of discussion. Bedrich Moldan, the spokesman of chair committee met
personally George Bush and interperetated his wish to keep
Czechoslovakia as common state.
Tanec Festival
The Fourth Tanec International Festival of Contemporary Dance and
Movement Theatre from 20 th-30th June 1992 will present an equally
exctiting but even more extensive programme. Dancing groups from italia,
Switzerland, France, Izrael and Czechoslovakia will be introduced in
Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Plzen and Piestany.
O les Miserables
The first run of Les Miserables musical will be in Prague's Theatre
Na Vinohradech on June 18. Czechoslovak theatregoers will have
possibility to see it until September 15. Czechoslovakia is 17 th
country where the musical was introduced. 23 million people have already
seen it.
The Success of Miss Czechoslovakia
Pavlina Baburkova, Miss Czechoslovakia 1992, came in second at the
Miss Evropa 1992 competition. Pavlina is 19 years old model from Novy
Bor.
Hot Summer Weather in Prague
The weather has been cloudy, with a little rain, the temperature
hovering around 20 - 26 degrees C this last week, making the cold
Czechoslovakian beer taste even better.
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