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STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
School of Social Sciences of Charles University
Smetanovo nabr. 6
110 01 Prague 1
Czech Republic
E-mail address: carolina@n.fsv.cuni.cz
Fax: (+422) 24810987
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C A R O L I N A No 130, Friday, September 9, 1994.
EVENTS OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (August 24 - September 7)
Klaus Seeks Entry to EU in 1996
Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus said 1996 will be the best time
for the Czech Republic to apply for regular membership in the European
Union. The country currently has associate status with the union.
p 1996.
Klaus's comments came at a meeting of politicians and economists in
Cernobbio, Italy, dealing with the issues of European development and
future of the Middle East.
72 Percent of Citizens Distrust Police
According to an August survey by the Center for Empirical Research,
72 percent of Czechs completely or partly distrust the police. On the
contrary, the police are trusted by only 27 percent, a drop of 10
percentage points since May.
Less than a third of the population -- 32 percent -- believes the
courts are unbiased, and only 38 percent trust the army.
The survey included 1,496 people over the age of 18.
Summer School of Slavic Studies Ends
Two hundred philologists, Bohemists and Czech language students from
28 countries obtained certificates of graduation from month-long summer
courses in Czech at the Charles University.
The Summer School of Slavic Studies, or Letni Skola, as it is
colloquially known, is in its 38th year. The greatest interest came, as
usual, from Germany, with 31 students, the United States, with 26,
France with 18, and Japan, with 15. For the first time, students came
from Australia and New Zealand.
The school is offered by the Institute of Bohemistic Studies of the
Philosophy Faculty of Charles University in Prague.
SLOVAKIA
Slovaks Mark Anniversary of Slovak National Uprisal
Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising
against the Nazis, were attended by representatives of 22 countries
August 27, in Banska Bystrica, the center of the uprising.
The Bratislava correspondent of Mlada Fronta Dnes reported that the
armed uprising of Slovak partisans against Nazi rule, which began August
29, 1944, helped rid the nation of its image as an ally of Hitler.
Slovakia declared independence following the Nazi invasion of the Czech
lands in 1939, and was an open ally of Germany until near the end of the
war.
In addition to Slovak President Michal Kovac, heads of state from
five countries attended: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
and Slovenia.
In his speech, Kovac said the uprising "belongs to the greatest
examples of armed resistance to Nazism, " and marked a unanimous turn of
the Slovaks towards democratic traditions.
Czech President Vaclav Havel told journalists that the Slovak
National Uprising is part of the heritage of Czechoslovakia and should
continue to be celebrated by both the Czech and Slovak republics.
Hundreds of resistance fighters from 20 countries participated in
the celebrations. Thirty Slovaks and ten foreigners who participated in
the uprising were awarded memorial medals by Kovac.
About 170 participants in the uprising living in Prage were awarded
memorial medals at the Slovak Institute in Prague by the Slovak
Ambassador Ivan Mjartan.
Parliament Campaign Launched on September 7
In its Sunday Top Ten hits, Czech TV Nova broadcasted a music video
of "Vivat Slovakia," sung by former prime minister Vladimir Meciar and
other representatives of the now opposition Movement for a Democratic
Slovakia.
The song, which is the campaign them for the party, was broadcasted
by CNN and Reuter-TV the same day, as campaigning began for
parliamentary elections at the end of September.
CULTURE
More than 100,000 Attend Pink Floyd Concert in Prague
Nearly 120,000 rock fans jammed Prague's Strahov Stadium September
7 for a long-awaited concert by Pink Floyd.
The crush of people tied up traffic in the city for hours, bringing
Prague "to its knees," in the words of one headline.
Before fans could enter the stadium for the rock and laser light
show, they were subjected to body searches, as police took extra
introduced special security measures.
The members of Pink Floyd came to Prague on a day early, and dined
with the most famous Czech rock fan, President Vaclav Havel, before the
show.
ECONOMICS
Exchange Rates of the Czech National Bank (valid from September 9)
CHECKS CASH
country buy sell middle buy sell middle
Australia 1 AUD 20.563 20.769 20.666 19.60 21.74 20.67
Belgium 100 BEF 87.117 87.993 87.555 84.86 90.26 87.56
Great Britain 1 GBP 42.983 43.415 43.199 41.78 44.62 43.20
Denmark 1 DKK 4.537 4.583 4.560 4.36 4.76 4.56
Finland 1 FIM 5.522 5.578 5.550 5.35 5.75 5.55
France 1 FRF 5.239 5.291 5.265 5.07 5.47 5.27
Ireland 1 IEP 42.400 42.826 42.613 40.61 44.61 42.61
Italy 1000 ITL 17.646 17.824 17.735 16.97 18.51 17.74
Japan 100 JPY 28.028 28.310 28.169 26.87 29.47 28.17
Canada 1 CAD 20.294 20.498 20.396 19.51 21.29 20.40
Luxemburg 100 LUF 87.117 87.993 87.555 84.56 90.56 87.56
Netherlands 1 NLG 16.005 16.165 16.085 15.61 16.57 16.09
Norway 1 NOK 4.082 4.124 4.103 3.95 4.25 4.10
New Zealand 1 NZD 16.796 16.964 16.880 16.13 17.63 16.88
Portugal 100 PTE 17.554 17.730 17.642 16.46 18.82 17.64
Austria 1 ATS 2.551 2.577 2.564 2.50 2.62 2.56
Greece 100 GRD 11.799 11.917 11.858 11.15 12.57 11.86
Germany 1 DEM 17.951 18.131 18.041 17.58 18.50 18.04
Spain 100 ESP 21.512 21.728 21.620 20.62 22.62 21.62
Sweden 1 SEK 3.645 3.681 3.663 3.50 3.82 3.66
Switzerland 1 CHF 21.437 21.653 21.545 21.05 22.05 21.55
USA 1 USD 27.761 28.041 27.901 27.20 28.60 27.90
EC-ECU 1 XEU 34.174 34.518 34.346 -- --
IMF-SDR 1 XDR 40.628 41.036 40.832 -- --
Slovakia 1 XCU -- -- 34.346 -- --
SPORTS
Football Cups
Football fans were paying close attention to the pre-round matches
for the European Cup. As expected, Slavia Praha beat Irish Cork City
4:0 in a two-game match (2:0 in the first match). The 3:3 result in
Norrkoping enabled Viktoria Zizkov to advance to the first round (the
first match 1:0), where it will play against London Chelsea. Slavia will
head for Sweden to face AIK Stockholm. On the contrary Sparta Prague is
out of the race, following a defeat in Goteborg.
Football League
In the fourth round of the first league, attention was focused on
the Sparta Prague-Viktoria Zizkov match. Sparta, at home, proved with
its 3:1 victory that it may be out of the European Cup, but its not out
of the national league.
However, Viktoria Zizkov moved into first place after a victory over
Jablonec. Sparta, meanwhile, is in third, with the ever-hapless Prague
Bohemians at the bottom of the heap.
The second match of Prague teams ended with Slavia over Bohemians
2:1. But in the fifth round, Slavia lost at home to Ceske Budejovice
1:2.
Results:
4th round:
Sparta Praha - Viktoria Zizkov 3:1 Bohemians Praha - Slavia Praha 1:2
Ceske Budejovice - Union Cheb 0:0 FK Jablonec - Sigma Olomouc 2:1
Svit Zlin - Viktoria Plzen 2:1 Petra Drnovice - Svarc Benesov 1:3
Hradec Kralove - Slovan Liberec 2:0 Banik Ostrava - Boby Brno 2:2
5th round:
Union Cheb - Sparta Praha 0:0 Slavia Praha - Ceske Budejovice1:2
Viktoria Zizkov - FK Jablonec 2:1 Boby Brno - Svit Zlin 1:0
Svarc Benesov - Banik Ostrava 1:2 Sigma Olomouc - Petra Drnovice 1:0
Slovan Liberec - Bohemians Praha3:1 Viktoria Plzen - Hradec Kralove1:0
Czech Euro Champion Bid: Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal!
The Czech team swamped tiny Malta 6:1 in a qualification match for
the European Championship to be held in England in 1996. The match was
played in Ostrava in front of 10,000 spectators.
The goals were shot by Siegl (35th, 61st and 78th mins.), Smejkal
(6th min.-penalt), Kubik (32nd min.) and Berger (87th min.).
WEATHER
After recent rains, Prague lawns turned green, after a summer of
being scorched by tropical heat. Skies are cloudy, with mornings
autumnal.
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This issue was prepared by Lida Truneckova, using the Czech Press
information. The next Carolina will appear September 23, and will appear
weekly thereafter.
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