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Fri, 16 May 2008 00:43:00 GMT

Skoda wins Czech police cars tender

Czech carmaker Skoda Auto AS, a unit of German manufacturer Volkswagen AG, won a tender to deliver as many as 3,500 cars to Czech police, a police official said Thursday. Police spokesman David Kubalak said in a statement that a 13-member government
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:43:00 GMT

Slovakia: April new car sales rise 38.5% from March figures

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Thu, 15 May 2008 23:11:00 GMT

Data from Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic advance knowledge in life sciences

- (NewsRx.com) -- A report, 'Class III beta-tubulin is constitutively coexpressed with glial fibrillary acidic protein and nestin in midgestational human fetal astrocytes: implications for phenotypic identity,' is newly published data in Journal of
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Czech Republic: New car sales rise by 13.6% in January-April period

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Thu, 15 May 2008 22:56:00 GMT

Slovakia: April new car sales rise 38.5% from March figures

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Thu, 15 May 2008 22:56:00 GMT

Czech Economy Cools Off

Welcome to the new emii.comSign up for free Newsletters | RSS Feeds | FAQ Current Page:1 05-16-2008 People & Companies in the News The Czech Republic's economy grew by 5.4% in the first quarter, its lowest amount in more than three years as
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:48:00 GMT

Czech Republic responsible for radar-tied damage in certain cases

PRAGUE, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic will be responsible for damage arising from the conduct of the planned U.S. radar on Czech soil, the Czech news agency CTK said on Thursday. According to the main treaty on the radar, which has already been
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:37:00 GMT

Czech utility Cez cuts coal-fired electricity output

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Thu, 15 May 2008 22:37:00 GMT

Pyongyang buys Czech trams

NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang Transport Authority is to buy 20 second-hand Type T3 CKD-built single-ended trams from Praha transport authority DPHMP in a contract worth KC13m.
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:14:00 GMT

Tax and Pension Reform in the Czech Republic-Implications for Growth and Debt Sustainability

Pension Reform in the -Implications for Growth and Debt Sustainability How to orderIMF Working Papers in full text Other research-related activities and publications of the IMF can be found at Free Email Notification Receive
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT

Real Estate Lawyer - Prague

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Thu, 15 May 2008 20:09:00 GMT

Slovakia in talks to reverse Druzhba oil pipeline flow

Slovakia is negotiating with the Czech Republic about the possibility of reversing the flow of the Druzhba oil pipeline in an effort to safeguard supplies. By reversing the flow, Slovakia could receive oil from the west, which would safeguard against
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:56:00 GMT

On Semi to close Slovakia fabs

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Seeking to cut costs, On Semiconductor plans to close its two wafer manufacturing facilities located in Piestany, Slovakia--a move that impacts 400 jobs. On Semiconductor (Phoenix, Ariz). plans to transfer the production lines to
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:00 GMT

In the Czech press: Czech Republic would get special radar base protection - Officials also would be involved in programming radar

In the event of a missile attack on Europe, the Czech Republic would get preferential ,once it signs a treaty with the United States on a planned radar base to be built on Czech soil, Mlad fronta Dnes wrote on Thursday. Czech officials also would be
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:34:00 GMT

In the Czech press: Czech Republic is No. 3 for genetically modified corn - Potatoes, hemp and plum trees also being tested

Czechs are at the top of the list when it comes to cultivating Between 2005 and 2008, the amount of farmland devoted to GM corn has risen from 207 to 8,000 hectares, putting the Czech Republic in third place in Europe in terms of GM corn production,
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:34:00 GMT

In the Czech press: Labor minister calls for special mine pension fund - Politicians courting miners with special deals

Czech Labor Minister Petr Neas said he would encourage mining companies to create a special pension fund for miners who quit before the standard retirement age, Mlad fronta Dnes wrote on Thursday. Mining is hard work in a demanding environment, and that
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:33:00 GMT

In the Czech press: Officials to beef up littering law - Those who fail to clean up after dogs could pay a fine

Prague municipal officials want to beef up a 28-year-old decree on littering in city limits, Aktualne.cz reports.
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:33:00 GMT

In the Czech press: Judges union is against corporal punishment law - Members say it intrudes excessively on parents' rights

More and more the state is trying to pry into peoples private lives and thats not good, said Jaromr Jirsa, chair of the union. The proposed law intrudes excessively on the rights of parents, the judges feel. If the law came into force, parents could lose
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Health and Medicine: Back to health - Newly opened facility in Prague 1 puts focus on strength training

Kieser Training, which launched in Switzerland in 1981, helps patients get rid of back pains and prevent new ones. Kieser Training Bredovský Dv?r Politických v?z?? 13 Prague 1 Web: www.kieser-training.com You sit at the computer all day, hunched
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:32:00 GMT

Night and Day: An American classic - Freddy Cole spices up Prague Spring with his stylish blend of jazz and blues

Nat's younger brother was a star in Europe long before he broke out in the States. Where: Mercedes Forum Tickets: 350 K?, available through Ticketpro Freddy Cole Quartet When: Thursday, May 22 at 9:30 Where: Lucerna Music Bar Tickets: 300 K?, available
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Banking and Finance: Charles in charge - Head of Institute of International Finance speaks in Prague

President Václav Klaus (right) listened to his friend Charles Dallara's lecture on strengthening banking systems last Wednesday. It?s been a traumatic and, for many, confusing year in the world of international finance. Perhaps seeking some
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:29:00 GMT

Tempo: Business leader has big experience - Guthova helped new Prague powerhouse companies grow rapidly after Velvet Revolution

Guthová helped new Prague powerhouse companies grow rapidly after Velvet Revolution For The Post JAN P?EROVSKÝ/THE PRAGUE POST Believe in yourself, and you can achieve big things, says Marta Guthová, one of the top people running Prague Ruzyn?
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:29:00 GMT

Tempo: Freewheeling - One of the best ways to tour the Czech Republic is on a bicycle

www.pragueviennagreenways.org Overview of the Prague-Vienna trail www.visitgreenways.com Greenways Travel Club www.nadacepartnerstvi.cz Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation www.greenways.cz Greenways trails information (Czech only) www.streky.cz
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:28:00 GMT

News: Czechs send aid to Burma crisis - Groups find other means of distribution after efforts thwarted

According to the latest United Nations estimates, up to 1.5 million Burmese inhabitants could be at risk in the wake of cyclone Nargis, which hit the country, also known as Myanmar, May 2. State estimates place the death toll at 32,000, but the UN says
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:27:00 GMT

News: Radar strike - Prague activists stage hunger protest against planned U.S. base

Tamá? hopes that with the help of fellow activists the strike will last through June, when U.S. officials are expected to sign the treaty. About the protest Where: B?lehradská 12, Prague 2 When: The public can visit strike headquarters seven days a
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Labor minister calls for special mine pension fund

Czech Labor Minister Petr Neas said he would encourage mining companies to create a special pension fund for miners who quit before the standard retirement age, Mlad fronta Dnes wrote on Thursday. Mining is hard work in a demanding environment, and that
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Judges union is against corporal punishment law

The Czech judges union has spoken out against a law on corporal punishment of children being proposed by Czech Human Rights Minister Damila Stehlkov, Denik.cz reports. More and more the state is trying to pry into peoples private lives and thats not
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Czech Republic is No. 3 for genetically modified corn

Czechs are at the top of the list when it comes to cultivating genetically modified corn, Prvo wrote on Thursday. Between 2005 and 2008, the amount of farmland devoted to GM corn has risen from 207 to 8,000 hectares, putting the Czech Republic in third
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Czech Republic would get special radar base protection

In the event of a missile attack on Europe, the Czech Republic would get preferential ,once it signs a treaty with the United States on a planned radar base to be built on Czech soil, Mlad fronta Dnes wrote on Thursday. Czech officials also would be
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:02:00 GMT

CORRECTED - Czech Telefonica 02 sells buildings for CZK4 bln

orrects amount in headline to CZK4 bln) PRAGUE, May 15 (Reuters) - Telefonica 02 Czech Republic (SPTTsp.PR: Quote, Profile , Research)(TEF.MC: Quote, Profile , Research) sold part of its real estate portfolio to Bohemia Real Estate Investments for more
Thu, 15 May 2008 18:48:00 GMT