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Current AffairsWhat do Czechs expect from America's new president?
This Tuesday Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United
States of America. Mr Obama takes his oath of office in front of a huge
crowd in Washington and millions and millions of people around the rest of
the world. Excitement has been building ahead of the Obama presidency in
Europe as well as the US, with the Czech Republic proving no exception. A
recent STEM poll found Mr Obama Czechs’ favourite foreign politician by a
margin of nearly 20 percent. But when it comes down to it, what do Czechs
actually expect of America’s new leader? We asked a few on the streets of
Prague:
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Current AffairsCzech PM seeks early visit by Barack Obama in early 2009
The Czech government and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek in particular have
signaled their intention to invite Barack Obama - the new President-elect
of the United States - to the Czech Republic in early 2009. The purpose: to
attend an informal EU summit to be held in Prague in the spring. The visit
would coincide with the Czech Republic’s term presiding over the EU,
which begins on January 1. Dominik Jun spoke to political commentator Erik
Best and asked him how important a visit by the newly sworn-in President
Barack Obama would be:
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Current AffairsCzechs say permanent Russian presence at US radar base out of the question
It was smiles and handshakes all round at the NATO summit in Bucharest last
Thursday when the United States and the Czech Republic announced they had
reached agreement on building a radar base on Czech territory as part of
the U.S. missile defence shield. But it was clear to all that the road to
implementing the agreement would be long and difficult. The past weekend
has indicted possible pitfalls for Czech diplomacy as the U.S. and Russian
presidents strove to find common ground on missile defense.
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Current AffairsRadar base treaty “three words” away but many obstacles remain
The Czech Republic and the United States are just “three words away”
from a treaty on basing a U.S. anti-missile radar facility in Central
Bohemia, according to the leaders of the two countries. Prime Minister
Mirek Topolánek met U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on
Wednesday, and while a final treaty was not agreed, they seemed confident
it would be soon. But the path to expanding missile defence to Central
Europe does not appear smooth. More
Current AffairsUS likely to drop visa requirements for Czechs later in 2008
Twenty years after the fall of communism Czechs are on the verge of being
included on a list of countries in the US visa-waiver programme. It allows
tourists and businesspeople from abroad to travel visa-free to the US.
Although the move was expected, a US senior official in Prague on
Wednesday, confirmed it could come sooner: as early as this autumn. A
bilateral agreement still needs to be signed, as well as a new electronic
system implemented, before the change takes place, but essentially there
is
nothing that should now prevent the move from going ahead. More
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