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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT

IBM to build green data centre for Slovak Telekom

IBM today announced that it has been selected by Slovak Telekom to build a new data centre in Bratislava, Slovakia. IBM will support Slovak Telekom, one of Slovakia's largest telco providers, in ensuring that the new facility benefits from the latest
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT

Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation

Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow told reporters the U.S. "did present ... some
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:07:00 GMT

Slovakia fines lawyers' association

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:27:00 GMT

Mission of the month: How not spoil your trip in Prague? It's written on the beer mat...

A series by diplomats from UK Embassies and High Commissions from around the world Close EPA Beautiful city: A view of Prague's Old Town Square Prague: stunning architecture, steeped in history, a jewel described by historian Norman Davies as 'Europe's
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:17:00 GMT

Czech internet forums, KSCM: disillusionment and nostalgia for communist past

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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:39:00 GMT

Graphisoft Releases ArchiCAD 13 Czech Version

Budapest, November 5 â€“ GRAPHISOFT announced today that the Czech version of ArchiCADÂ® 13 has been released. The Czech version is the 19th in the release schedule after the already released International, German, US, Australian, New Zealand, French,
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Czech PM a candidate to join EU executive - media

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech interim Prime Minister Jan Fischer is among candidates to join the EU executive, the European Commission, Czech media reported on Friday. Fischer's departure to the European Union would likely lead to the appointment of a new
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:52:00 GMT

First Slovak dies of swine flu

An official says a swine flu victim has died in Slovakia, becoming the nation's first known fatality from the illness. Health Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Cizmarikova says the 48-year-woman died Friday in Bratislava's university clinic. The woman also had
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:00 GMT

Nomination of Czech PM for EC member may harm Czech govt - Klaus

Simi Valley - Czech President Vaclav Klaus is embarrassed by the planned nomination of Prime Minister Jan Fischer for the Czech EU commissioner mainly because the replacement of the prime minister may harm the successful interim government, he told CTK
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:54:00 GMT

Czech PM a candidate to join EU executive - media

Czech Investment Picks Up in Q3

Allan Saunderson is managing editor of and a contributor to GlobeSt.com. -Czech Republic property investment activity picked up in third quarter due to progress on long-awaited transactions, with three deals worth 48 million, but volume in the first
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:33:00 GMT

Greens ministers support Svejnar for Czech EU commissioner

Prague - Both ministers of the Czech interim cabinet nominated by the Green Party (SZ) will support economist Jan Svejnar as a potential candidate for Czech EU commissioner, Greens leader Ondrej Liska told journalists today. Czech parties have failed to
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Slovakia: Unhurried

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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:56:00 GMT

Czechoslovakia - The secret police files

Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Published on : 6 November 2009 - 10:58am | By Louise Dunne Filed under: Czechoslovakiaâ€™s transition to democracy became known as the Velvet revolution, due to the largely peaceful end of Communism in the
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT

Nov 6th 2009 Slovakia economy: The 2010 budget--pretending to tighten

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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:08:00 GMT

Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation

Celebration of the Czech National Day in Beijing - October 28th

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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:58:00 GMT

Ironic Curtain series spotlights Czech film since 1989 at New Yorkâ€™s Lincoln Center

Ironic Curtain: Czech Cinema since the Velvet Revolution is curated by Laura Blum, who spent over a year preparing the project with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Speaking just a few steps off Broadway at the Walter Reade Theater on Friday, she
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Czech student film triumphant at Cannes

'BÃ¡ba' Young director Zuzana Å pidlovÃ¡ said she was shocked but also very happy when she heard the news: that her 2008 film Baba had won the best prize for best student short-feature in the Cinefondation section at Cannes. What is the film, which was
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Poll: Czechs appreciate democracy most of all central Europeans

Prague, Nov 5 (CTK) - Czechs appreciate the privilege of living in democracy compared to the previous communist regime most of all members of the Visegrad Four group that includes also Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, according to a poll conducted by the
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Poll: Czechs lean towards social-democratic ideology

Prague, Nov 5 (CTK) - Czechs mainly lean towards social-democratic ideology as 23 percent share social democratic political views, according to a poll the Centre for Public Opinion Research (CVVM) released Thursday. Liberal position is the second most
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

EU report: Young Czechs "lead " in marijuana, ecstasy use

Prague, Nov 5 (CTK) - Young Czechs still lead the EU statistics in the use of marijuana and ecstasy, but the Czech Republic is one of the few EU countries in which the number of drug crimes has slightly decreased, says the EU drug-monitoring centre
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Merger creates new Czech triple-play provider

Czech Republic-based holding company Rio Media Group has completed the restructuring of its operations, bringing cable operator Antény 2H+B, based in the city of Klatovy in the south-west of the country, broadband service providers CL-Net, FCA and
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT

UPC Slovakia launches broadband promotion

Cable operator UPC Slovakia has launched a broadband internet promotion, offering customers who sign up to UPC Fiber Power two months’ subscription for free. The offer will apply to UPC’s 2Mbps, 10Mbps and 30Mbps offers until the end of the year. UPC
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Slovak foreign minister pledges support for Serbian EU, NATO bids

["Slovakia Will Support Serbian EU and NATO Membership Bid" - SITA headline] Serbia can count on Slovakia's help in the accession process to the European Union, Slovakia's Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak told visiting Serbia's Defence Minister
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation

PRAGUE --Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow told reporters the U.S. 'did present ...
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Czech, US Governments Discuss Military Cooperation

Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation

PRAGUE -- Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow told reporters the U.S. 'did present ...
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT

IBM: IBM To Build Green Data Centre For Slovak Telekom

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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT

Czech watchdog clears IPR power plant sale

PRAGUE, Nov 6 (Reuters) -The Czech anti-monopoly office ruled on Friday that International Power (IPR.L: Quote, Profile, Research) can sell its Czech power plant Opatovice to Czech-Slovak investment group J&T. IPR said in July it was selling its Czech
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:11:00 GMT

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