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STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
Faculty of Social Science of Charles University
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C A R O L I N A No 309, Friday, November 20, 1998.
FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (November 11 - November 18)
Senate Elections Still Undecided, ODS Slightly Ahead
No candidate gained the necessary 50 per cent of the popular vote
to win in the first round of Senate elections November 13-14. The two
top vote-getters from the first wave advanced to the second and final
round of elections. The results confirmed the pre-election polls which
gave the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) the best chance for victory. In
the 27 contested Senate districts there are 22 ODS candidates in the
second round. The ruling Social Democrats (CSSD) has 15 candidates in
the second round, while the four-party coalition (Freedom Union,
Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party, Civic Democratic
Alliance and Democratic Union) 14 candidates and the Communists have 3.
In one of the most-watched election districts in the Prague 6
neighborhood, expectations were met in the battle between Prague Mayor
and Senator Jan Koukal (ODS) and Freedom Union Chairman Jan Ruml. Even
though ODS Chairman Vaclav Klaus said he could not believe it, Ruml
garnered 40.7 per cent of the vote to Koukal's 24.5 per cent. Favorites
for the second round seem to be Czech-Moravian Chamber of Trade Unions
Chairman Richard Falbr (independent on the ballot of CSSD, 41.6 per
cent) and Brno Mayor Dagmar Lastovecka (ODS, 33.4 per cent).
In the first round 42 per cent of the electorate voted. Not only
party chairmen but also President Vaclav Havel have been urging people
to the participate in the second round November 20-21, but a lower
turnout than in the first round is expected. Many feel the upper house
of Parliament is unnecessary.
Alena Smrzova, Tomas Kohout/Sofia Karakeva
Few Changes in Town Halls after Local Elections
While four years ago 62.3 per cent of voters took part in the local
elections, this year voters were less interested. Almost 4 million
people, or 45.7 per cent of the electorate, came to vote. The majority
of winners were independent candidates, thanks to smaller towns where
a few votes are enough for victory.
The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was the most successful party, as
every fourth citizen voted for an ODS candidate. The ruling Social
Democrats will have in local authorities three times more
representatives, after receiving 17.5 per cent of the votes. The
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia gained 14 per cent, the coalition
of Independents and the Christian Democrats received 11 per cent and the
Freedom Union took 5.5 per cent.
According to ODS Chairman Vaclav Klaus, despite CSSD success in the
elections society's move to the left has ended. Experts credit ODS
success to the discipline of ODS voters, who, unlike CSSD supporters,
found their way to the polls in greater numbers. The winning party,
however, will have some problems in setting up coalitions. For example,
in Prague ODS gained 21 of 55 seats. In order for Mayor Jan Koukal's
re-election, ODS will have to look for support among 10 Social Democrats
or eight Communists. ODS cannot count on the 16 votes of the four-party
coalition Union for Prague, which has a candidate of its own, Martin
Bursik.
The Social Democrats did not show well in the Moravian city of
Ostrava, where it most probably will win in the Senate elections but
lose the home stage to ODS.
Alena Smrzova, Tomas Kohout/Sofia Karakeva
Nine Years after the "Velvet Revolution"
Police cordons and chilly weather accompanied November 17, 1989,
the beginning of the Velvet Revolution which liberated Czechoslovakia
from communism. Jingling keys, car horns honking and signs of
unprecedented human warmth then characterized the first days on the way
to a democratic state.
On the occasion of the event's ninth anniversary President Vaclav
Havel expressed his hopes that Czech society will, in spite of
contemporary problems, develop along the lines of the Velvet
Revolution's ideals. He said he believes first of all in young people
"who are not misshapen by years of communism, and have natural civic
confidence." Other politicians and many Prague citizens also brought
flowers to the memorial plaque on National Avenue (Narodni trida), where
the student procession was attacked nine years ago. Some people lit
candles at the communism victims' memorial on the Wenceslas Square.
However, the number of people who paid tribute to the revolution's
memory was lower than in recent years. In Czech Television's phone
survey What is your opinion?, 6,034 viewers answered yes and 5,224 no to
the question whether they are happy that the revolution occurred.
Marketa Lajdova/Denisa Vitkova
Celebrations of November 17 at Charles University
Twice in Czech history November 17 became a symbol of protest. In
November 1939 Czech universities were closed, nine students executed and
more than 1,000 imprisoned in the concentration camp of Sachsenhausen,
after students took to the streets October 28 on Czechoslovak
Independence Day and at the November 17 funeral of murdered student Jan
Opletal. In November 1989 Czech students protested against the
totalitarian Communist regime.
About 500 important politicians, representatives of Czech
universities and colleges and professors and students of Charles
University commemorated the day in the Assembly Hall of the historical
Carolinum building. Charles University rector Karel Maly and Prime
Minister Milos Zeman emphasized the important role of the state in the
education system and the necessity to invest more into education.
The assembly was part of celebrations of Charles University's
650th anniversary, and students were given jubilee medals and rector
awards. The extraordinary prize of the university rector were awarded to
College of Humanities (Filozoficka fakulta) students Jana Pokorna, who
saved the life of her classmate, and Jiri Svanda, who helped to disarm
and arrest a dangerous criminal. The best students in their respective
fields of study were Jiri Pavlu (best medical student), Lenka Bradacova
(best law student), Ludmila Drhova (best natural sciences student),
Marketa Holubova (theology) and Vit Laitl (education).
Michaela Prokopova/Michaela Prokopova
Klaus Meets Humanities Students November 17
A talk between Parliament and Civic Democratic Party Chairman
Vaclav Klaus and students took place in the auditorium of the Charles
University's College of Humanities (Filozoficka fakulta) November 17.
This year, celebration of the anniversary of the fall of communism
was complicated by the fact it falls during the week between the first
and the second round of Senate elections. Therefore, every politician's
performance has been darkened by misgivings about whether it is part of
the election campaign. Before the meeting, some students organized
a protest petition to draw people's attention to this fact. However,
Klaus probably disappointed them by not mentioning the campaign in his
speech. He confirmed his resolution not to pander to political interests
in academia. In his speech, Klaus pointed out the changes of the last
nine years, mentioning that most people are not aware of them any more.
His evalution of the Czech Republic's situation is positive, although he
admitted there were still things to change or finish.
The lecture was followed by a discussion. The most repeated
question was what is the cause of people's current dissatisfaction.
Klaus attributed it to excessive expectations: "Immediately after the
revolution people expected a radical change for the better, which will
come only gradually."
Petra Machova, Jirka Wazik/Denisa Vitkova
French Prime Minister Visits the Czech Republic
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin arrived for a two-day visit to
the Czech Republic November 18. French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine
and Defense Minister Alain Richard accompanied him.
In Prague, Jospin met with members of the local French community
and opened a new French lyceum. Jospin November 19 met with Czech
President Vaclav Havel and Prime Minister Milos Zeman. Jospin delivered
a speech about the European Union for students of Charles University's
College of Humanities (Filosoficka fakulta) as well.
Jospin, who has been leading the French government since last June,
is at home still popular thanks to the economic improvement accompanying
his rule. Jospin visited Prague in 1991 as the minister of education.
Jan Mates/Lenka Nejezchlebova
Cardinal Vlk Shakes up Church and State Relation
The head of Czech Catholic church, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, expressed
November 12 his discontent with the government's policy in assembling
the commission to deal with relations between the state and the
churches, and he refused to nominate church representatives for the
commission. He called the contemporary Social Democrat government not
trustworthy in this respect.
At a press conference Vlk objected to the appointment of Jana
Repova, who has served as director of Churches Department in the
Ministry of Culture and as an adviser to former Prime Minister Vaclav
Klaus. He reproached her for suggesting solutions to state-church
dilemmas which reminded him of the formulas of the former communist
regime. Vlk said certain people unacceptable to the Roman Catholic
Church were to be nominated for the commission.
Prime Minister Milos Zeman refused to negotiate until Vlk
apologizes. Culture Minister Pavel Dostal said Vlk's words were
unsuitable the day before elections. Dostal also said that Vlk was
relying on a working version of candidates for the commission which was
not yet final. Dostal called the request of the Bishop's Conference to
include a Vatican representative in the commission "utterly absurd."
Petr Wilfer/Linda Kholova
Director Crashes, Resigns
Marian Gula, director of the Office for Documentation and
Investigation of the Crimes of Communism, was involved in an automoblie
accident the night of November 12. After his confession that he had been
drinking before driving, he resigned from his post.
Gula said the accident happened as a consequence the stress he has
been under recently. His post was endangered by new Interior Minister
Vaclav Grulich, and other personnel changes had been announced. The
situation came to a head with the Zilk affair. The name of the new
director should be known within a week.
Jirka Wazik/Lenka Nejezchlebova
FROM SLOVAKIA
VSZ Facing Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy threatens the East Slovak Ironworks Kosice
(Vychodoslovenske zelezarny, VSZ). VSZ are giant ironworks, which
support part of eastern Slovakia are make for one-third of Slovak
export. VSZ is not able to pay off its billion-crown loans from domestic
and foreign banks. The impending bankruptcy was confirmed by the Slovak
Finance Minister Brigita Schmognerova after her November 11 meeting with
VSZ owner Alexandr Rezes. At the same time she also indicated that VSZ,
the government and banks were together trying to find a solution which
would prevent VSZ's collapse.
VSZ found itself in an acute crisis after not being able to meet
payments November 9 on its 35-million-USD loan from foreign banks. VSZ
supervisory board Chairman board of VSZ Jan Smerek would not rule out
bankruptcy "I hope it won't come to the worst." Some experts said that
with the departure of former Premier Vladimir Meciar the owners of VSZ
lost their biggest patron, considered by banks the guarantee that VSZ
would pay off its loans. The guarantee disappeared - and the banks want
their money back. Bankers and VSZ owners are meeting in Vienna now, but
the creditors have already started complaining that the Slovak side is
avoiding contact.
VSZ had already announced that, owing to a "smaller" crisis, it
must divest itself of all activities outside metallurgy. That means the
Sparta Praha soccer team is also for sale, although publicly only 30 per
cent is being offered.
Petr Novy/Petr Novy
ECONOMY
Inflation Decline Allows Another Reduction of Interest Rates
The Czech National Bank (CNB) lowered its two-week repo rate from
12.5 per cent to 11.5 per cent. The repo rate determines the rate at
which the CNB loans money to other commercial banks. Room for lowering
the rate was made by a decline in 12-month inflation below the lowest
estimates to 3.4 per cent, while consumer prices fell by 0.2 per cent.
Despite the unexpected decision, the Czech crown rose on currency
markets. The CNB's Banking Council decided to lower repo rates November
12, breaking the unwritten rule that important decisions are taken on
the last Thursday of month.
The Czech economy needs lower interest rates for growth, but some
experts are worried by the too active intervention of the CNB's monetary
policy - this was the fifth reduction of interest rates in the last five
months.
Pavlina Hodkova, Tomas Polacek/Jakub Jirovec
Government Discusses Privatization of CSOB
The Social Democrat government of Prime Minister Milos Zeman
approved the list of potential buyers of the state share (about 66 per
cent, worth an estimated 24 billion) in the Czechoslovak Trade Bank
(Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, CSOB) and agreed with the schedule of
its privatization.
On the list of buyers are German (Deutsche Bank), Austrian (Bank
Austria, Creditanstalt), French (Societe Generale) and Japanese (Nomura)
banks; Nomura last year bought the state share in the Investment and
Postal Bank (Investicni a postovni banka, IPB). The potential buyers
should make non-binding offers by the end of the year. Two or three
finalists will be chosen, and the sale should be made final next summer.
Zeman indicated that the Slovak government, which owns 24 per cent
of the bank, could participate in the planned transaction. He will
discuss the sale of the shares at his meeting with Slovak Premier
Mikulas Dzurinda November 23. The Slovak side has said it is prepared to
offer its shares to the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.
Pavlina Hodkova/Jakub Jirovec
Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank
(valid November 20)
country currency
-----------------------------------
Australia 1 AUD 19.362
Belgium 100 BEF 87.057
Great Britain 1 GBP 50.165
Denmark 1 DKK 4.723
ECU 1 XEU 35.306
Finland 1 FIM 5.906
France 1 FRF 5.378
Ireland 1 IEP 44.630
Italy 1000 ITL 18.135
Japan 100 JPY 25.218
Canada 1 CAD 19.371
Luxemburg 100 LUF 87.057
IMF 1 XDR 41.952
Hungary 100 HUF 13.821
Netherlands 1 NLG 15.925
Norway 1 NOK 4.041
New Zealand 1 NZD 16.288
Poland 1 PLN 8.726
Portugal 100 PTE 17.518
Austria 1 ATS 2.552
Greece 100 GRD 10.693
Germany 1 DEM 17.995
Slovakia 100 SKK 82.484
Slovenia 100 SIT 18.607
Spain 100 ESP 21.120
Sweden 1 SEK 3.727
Switzerland 1 CHF 21.848
USA 1 USD 30.054
CULTURE
CTK Celebrates 80th Birthday
The Czech Press Agency (CTK) celebrated 80 years from the
establishment of the Czechoslovak Press Agency October 28 with an
exhibit called Forbidden History. Until November 15 it was possible to
walk through Czech history chronologically with agency photographs in
the Ambit Gallery on Prague's Jungmann Square. There was the official
portrait of first Czechoslovak President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, next to
it a series of photographs of Antonin Zapotocky provided for his bust.
Zapotocky was Czechoslovak president from 1953-57.
Visitors were fascinated by secretly retouched photographs, while
on display were also the techniques used for wiping out enemies of the
regime. For example, Rudolf Slansky and Vladimir Clementis, executed in
the 50's, disappeared from photos with Stalinist President Klement
Gottwald. Even the erasing of the birthmark Mikhail Gorbachev's head
showed a certain fanaticism in presenting the perfect socialist world.
All Slovak and most Ruthenian pictures were missing. There was
little photography of Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia, which was part of
Czechoslovakia until 1945, and the pictures from Slovakia are the
property of Slovak Press Agency.
Marketa Kaclova/Jan Martinek
Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich Receives Charles IV Prize
Famous Russian exile cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich
received the International Charles IV Prize in Prague's Carolinum
November 12. The prize is awarded by Charles University and the City of
Prague. Rostropovich gave the financial award concomitant with the honor
to the university.
Rostropovich, 71, won the international competition of the Prague
Spring music festival in 1950. He fell out of favor with the Communist
regime after he took the side of writer and dissident Alexander
Solzhenitsyn. After August 1968, he said he would not perform in
Czechoslovakia until the last Soviet soldier leaves. He performed in
Prague in June 1991, nine days after Soviet army left. He also was made
an honorary citizen of Prague in 1991.
Zuzana Galova/Katerina Kolarova
Writers Meet in Prague
A literary meeting in Prague organized by Italian association
Premio Grinzane Cavour October 12-13 was attended by 12 Italian and
central European authors. The characteristics of central European
culture and its present situation and future were the main subjects of
discussion.
Czech writer Vaclav Jamek and Slovenian Drago Jancar gave very
skeptical speeches. Jancar spoke about the commercialization of
contemporary culture and the influence of television in Slovenia.
According to the participants, Prague is a suitable place for such
a meeting because it is one of the centers of central Europe, which has
gained great cultural potential and independence from ideologies thanks
to its evolution. In the opinion of these writers, the art of the region
is not at all in a dead end.
Pavel Sladky/Zuzana Janeckova
Curtain Falls on Third Year of Prague German-Language Theater Festival
A performance of Wolfgang Borchert's drama Outside the Door,
performed by the Munich Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel theater, brought to
a close Prague's German Language Theater Festival November 14.
Stagings by newcomers to Prague from Hamburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart,
Berlin, Vienna and Zurich drew great interest, as did dramas from
Christoph Marthaler, Elfried Jelinek and the performance of the State
Theater Company from Vienna.
Klara Nedvedova/Zuzana Janeckova
Page and Plant, Deep Purple Rock Prague
Prague's Sport Hall played host to concerts by two of the biggest
British legends of hard rock, Deep Purple and former members of Led
Zeppelin Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Page and Plant November 17
presented a cross-section of Led Zeppelin songs from the band's first
three albums, a few later tunes and some selections from the duo's new
album Walking into Clarksdale. The opening band, London dance-music
scene stars Transglobal Underground, was a surprise to some.
One day earlier, November 16, the Sport Hall hosted the legendary
hard rock group Deep Purple. The Czech group Katapult and the British
group Status Quo, debuting in Prague, opened the concert. Deep Purple
presented mostly their older hits, but they also introduced some new
songs from their last album, Abandon. The concert proved to many that
Deep Purple is not yet ready for the musical scrap heap.
Klara Nedvedova/Zuzana Janeckova
SPORTS
Discus Thrower Ludvik Danek Dies
Ludvik Danek, world-renowned discus thrower legendary, died at 61
years of age November 16. Danek suffered heart failure at a cottage near
Horni Becva in central Moravia.
Danek's career was remarkable. He won three Olympic medals in four
games (a silver in Tokyo in 1964, a bronze in Mexico in 1968 and a gold
in Munich in 1972), he participated in six European Championships,
winning in Helsinki in 1971. He three times broke the world record.
International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch
awarded Danek the Silver Olympic Order. The athlete received another
honor, the Baron Pierre de Coubertin Prize, in Prague's Carolinum in
September.
Tomas Polacek/Mirek Langer
Soccer Players Lose in England 0-2
The Czech national team lost to England in a friendly match in
London's Wembley Stadium November 18. It could not continue its streak
of 10 matches without a loss. It can console itself with the good
performance of the under-21 team, which defeated its English
counterparts 1-0 in Ipswich a day before.
Coach Jozef Chovanec's team started the match self-confidently, the
players easily got near England's goal and Pavel Kuka's lob kick landed
on the crossbar. Then the roles changed, England's passes became crisper
and its attacks quickened, which gave many chances to the home team, two
converted by Darren Anderton and Paul Merson. After the break,
goalkeeper Petr Kouba stopped the deficit from rising further.
Petr Wilfer/Mirek Langer
Colored Ball Brings No Joy
After three one-sided losses, the Czech national team said goodbye
to the men's volleyball World Championships in Sendai, Japan. They lost
1-3 to the Netherlands and then could not adjust to China's quick play
and Ukraine's flawlessness, losing both matches 0-3.
The Olympic winners from the Netherlands were the Czech team's
first opponent in group C. With rules changes including a colored ball,
the Czech players were for three sets as good as their opponent, whom
they had defeated once this year. After the poor conclusion of the third
set, cooperation within the team evaporated.
The match against China should have meant a chance to advance, but
the Czechs did not manage to find a reply to the quick Chinese play.
Against Ukraine, the Czechs could not manage, despite visible effort, to
record a win. They thus go home, like Thailand and Iran, after the first
round.
Vladimir Vorechovsky/Mirek Langer
Soccer League: Olomouc's Debacle in Eden
Slavia Praha entertained its fans with constant offense in the
13th round of the soccer league. It displayed its supremacy in goals,
making Olomouc's visit to Prague a debacle. Sparta's Horst Siegl
confirmed his recent good form, shown in the last round by a hat trick,
in Jablonec, where he scored twice. Coach Jiri Kotrba had his premiere
in Dukla Pribram dampened by a loss, as Drnovice scored both goals in
the last minutes of the game. Teplice tied first-place Sparta with
a wonderful win over Liberec and will play one more match than Sparta.
Results of the 13th round: Slavia - Olomouc 4-0, Jablonec - Sparta
0-3, Pribram - Drnovice 0-2, Zizkov - Hradec Kralove 1-0, Ostrava
- Karvina 0-0, Brno - Plzen 3-0, Blsany - Opava 2-0, Teplice - Liberec
4-0.
Standings: 1. Sparta 27, 2. Teplice 27, 3. Drnovice 25, 4. Olomouc
23, 5. Blsany 22, 6. Slavia 21, 7. Opava 18, 8. Ostrava 17, 9. Zizkov
17, 10. Hradec Kralove 15, 11. Liberec 13, 12. Plzen 12, 13. Karvina 11,
14. Brno 10, 15. Jablonec 8, 16. Pribram 6.
Josef Koukolicek/Mirek Langer
Hockey Extraleague: Pardubice Shut out in Two Matches
Offensive impotence plagues Pardubice, which did not manage to
score in its last two matches. Karlovy Vary's 10-match streak without
a loss ended in Trinec. On the contrary, Opava prolonged its winning
streak to five games. Nervousness mastered the players in the game
between Vsetin and Plzen: 23 penalties were assessed, home goalkeeper
Roman Cechmanek got two 10-minutes penalties and was ejected.
Milos Holan played his first match after three years for Vitkovice.
His team lost in Karlovy Vary, but the defender was welcomed by
a prolonged ovation.
Slavia Praha player Vladimir Ruzicka moved into first place in the
scorers' table with two goals in Ceske Budejovice's net.
Results of the 20th round: Vsetin - Plzen 2-2, Trinec - Sparta 5-2,
Kladno - Zlin 3-3, Pardubice - Opava 0-1, Karlovy Vary - Vitkovice 6-3,
Jihlava - Litvinov 2-5, Slavia - Ceske Budejovice 3-3.
Results of the 21st round: Trinec - Karlovy Vary 7-3, Opava -
Jihlava 3-1, Zlin - Pardubice 3-0, Ceske Budejovice - Vitkovice 4-2,
Plzen - Slavia 3-3, Litvinov - Vsetin 2-2, Sparta - Kladno 3-1.
Postponed matches: Vsetin - Trinec 6-1 (12th round), Karlovy Vary -
Sparta 1-3 (19th round).
Standings: 1. Vsetin 31, 2. Trinec 29, 3. Zlin 28, 4. Ceske
Budejovice 25, 5. Plzen 24, 6. Sparta 23, 7. Slavia 22, 8. Karlovy Vary
21, 9. Pardubice 19, 10. Litvinov 18, 11. Vitkovice 17, 12. Opava 16,
13. Kladno 12, 14. Jihlava 9.
Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer
SPORTS IN BRIEF
* Jozef Chovanec, the Czech national team coach, is among 21
candidates for the 1998 world coach of the year.
* Dukla Jihlava lost to Jokerit Helsinki 2-4 at home in the fifth
round of the European Hockey League and is last in group A, as is
Litvinov in group F. It defeated Ayr Scottish Eagles 5-4 after penalty
shots.
* Kovopetrol Plzen's men's handball team lost its second match in the
Champions league to San Antonio in Spain 22-28. Hopes for a good result
disappeared it allowed five goals in first four minutes.
* IMOS Zabovresky continues its winning tour through the European
League of women's basketball. It leads the group B standings after the
seventh-round 88-62 win over Germany's Aschaffenburg.
* A surprising turnaround occurred in motorcycle racer Jaroslav
Hules's career. Hules announced his retirement recently (see Carolina
307) after being abandoned by his sponsors. Hules is leaving the 125cc
World Championships circuit, but now announced he will participate in
the 250cc class. He will race for the German Yamaha Kurz team.
Josef Koukolicek, Stepan Etrych, Petr Wilfer, Robin Rohrich/Mirek Langer
WEATHER
Well, Saint Martin's Day came November 11 as usual, but he forgot
his legendary white horse in his stable in the mountains. There, on the
ridges of the Giant, Jeseniky and Beskydy Mountains, impatient skiers
are fighting to take runs, while in the Krusne Hory Mountains they're
fighting with bad roads. Hints of snow danced in the air in Prague as
well. People sorted out their winter gear, put on warm underwear and
drank grog in well-heated cafes. Sometimes the sun does peep through
with its weak beams, but really only enough to make people finally
realize that winter is getting closer. We hope it will be properly
white.
Lenka Ludvikova/Katerina Kolarova
English version edited by Michael Bluhm.
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