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Current AffairsPrague congested as ever on European Day without Cars
Monday, September 22nd, is European Day without Cars. Several towns and
cities around the Czech Republic have officially joined the event but the
capital Prague so far has seemed just as congested as on any other day.
Unimpressed by the attitude of the city authorities, several NGO's
launched a project called "Auto-Mat" in the long run tries to
offer alternatives to car transport in the city. Radio Prague spoke to
Petr Stepanek of the civic association Oziveni which joined the
"Auto-Mat" project and she asked him first to explain more about
"Auto-Mat".
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Letter from PragueFather in double trouble
The last few days have been marked by various events here in the capital
Prague, all of them in some way connected with road transport and traffic,
as the past week was designated European Week of Mobility. One of them was
a race - with people trying to get to the city centre from various places
by car, bike and public transport. On each occasion public transport and
bikes proved faster than the car, although some drivers complain that the
race fixed and the result was a foregone conclusion. In another event,
mothers with prams and buggies raced against each other along sidewalks
struggling to weave between parked cars.
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Current AffairsConfronting the problems of getting around in Czech towns and cities
This week is European Mobility Week, and several towns and cities in the
Czech Republic have agreed to take the initiative to look into the
different aspects of urban mobility, through discussion programmes,
lectures, and special events. Last year 320 cities from 21 European
countries participated in the campaign and the Czech Environment Ministry,
together with the Foreign Ministry, supported it for the first time. Eva
Veverkova is the campaign's chief co-ordinator in the Czech Republic:
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Press ReviewPress Review
Quite a mixed bag of stories on today's front pages. MLADA FRONTA DNES
leads with a planned campaign against aggressive drivers. The Transport
Ministry is drafting an amendment to the traffic law which - it's hoped -
will reduce the horrendous road death statistics in this country. If the
bill becomes law, each driver who is caught breeching traffic rules will
get a certain number of points depending on the gravity of the offence.
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The coalition government is under pressure from all sides -can it possibly survive? That is the question which commentators are now addressing daily, depending on which way the wind happens to be blowing. Today Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla is seen as having triumphed in the clash of wills with trade unions, who have agreed to desist from further protest actions despite having received no significant concessions from the government. More
Current AffairsPolice launch road safety campaign as accident statistics reach new heights
Police across the Czech Republic began a nationwide campaign recently aimed
at reducing the number of deaths and injuries on the roads. The country
has one of the worst accident records in the world, with experts saying
poor legislation - as well as poor driving - are to blame.
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MagazineMagazine
What are Czechs placing bets on this summer, how tolerant are Czech men and
women of a partner who cheats on them, and where do you go to enjoy a
Goulash Festival? Find out in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Two first ladies grace the front page of Lidove Noviny. Livia Klaus and
Margot Loffler, the wife of visiting Austrian President Thomas Klestil are
shown arm in arm, wearing big smiles - a photo symbolic of the thaw in
Czech-Austrian relations. The Austrian President's one day visit to Prague
has been hailed as a success with both sides prepared to strengthen
cooperation and conduct "an open friendly and critical dialogue"
as President Klestil put it. More
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News that the Czech Republic has been ordered to pay compensation for a
court case that dragged on for almost ten years features heavily on the
front pages today - "Czechs pay up for slow courts once again"
reads the headline in LIDOVE NOVINY. Meanwhile reports of what could be
the country's first death from new variant CJD - the human form of mad cow
disease - also make headlines today.
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Talking PointRelief for congested city centre emerging?
Around 700,000 cars pass through the streets of Prague every day and many
of them through its historic centre. This fact makes life difficult for
the residents and also increases air-pollution which in Prague is the
worst in the whole of the Czech Republic. Last year's floods closed the
city centre to car traffic and people realised there were other ways to
move around the city than in their car. Todd Edelman works for the NGO
Cyklistika a energie budoucnosti.
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