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Current AffairsNuclear Faith: Documentary explores Czechs’ trust in nuclear energy
Two-thirds of Czechs are in favor of expanding the country’s nuclear
power sources and nearly half of them trust this source of energy: that was
the result of a SANEP poll published briefly after the Fukushima nuclear
disaster. The Czech’s attitude towards nuclear power remains strikingly
positive compared to other European countries, such as neighboring Germany.
A fresh documentary – titled Nuclear Faith – explores the country’s
perception of nuclear energy. Its director Ivo Bystřičan speaks about the
film. More
Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s business news: Prime Minister Petr Nečas announces
estimated additional cuts of 26 billion crowns to the state budget; a Czech
MEP has praised the country’s refusal to join the fiscal compact; the
Agriculture Minister is set to dismiss the CEO of a state-owned brewery;
the country’s nuclear energy exports reach a record level; and, a poll
finds that the majority of Czechs consider the current economic situation
poor indeed. More
Current AffairsBureaucratic goof could cost country billions of crowns
What appears to be gross bureaucratic incompetence may cost the Czech
Republic billions of crowns. The country’s belated bid to become a party
in the ongoing criminal case against the former managers of the Czech
mining firm Mostecká uhelná, involving billions of crowns now frozen in
Swiss bank accounts - has been thrown out by a Swiss court, leaving the
Czechs out in the cold. More
SpotlightWelcome to Landek Park – the largest museum of mining in the Czech Republic
Two weeks ago in Spotlight we travelled to the centre of Ostrava, the
capital of the Moravian-Silesian region, where a new industrial heritage
site is going to open next year. Today we will stay in the area to visit
Landek Park, the largest museum of mining in the Czech Republic. More
Current AffairsPrime Minister Petr Nečas to meet US President Barack Obama
Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas is on a brief working visit to the United
States where he will be meeting with US President Barack Obama later on
Thursday. The agenda of Mr Nečas’ first visit to the Oval Office will be
dominated by the multi-billion tender to expand the Czech Temelín nuclear
power plant, in which the US firm Westinghouse is one of the bidders. More
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The prime minister wants a referendum if the euro is to be adopted; a new
natural gas line opens to the north; passenger car production up; the
government shells out 11.7 billion on operation of renewable energy
sources; and Czech Television stops advertising. More
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