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Current AffairsCzech train drivers on strike alert
The Czech public transport system often comes in for praise: tickets are
affordable and there are few places in the country that are inaccessible
without a car. The national rail operator, Ceske Drahy, or Czech Railways,
carries half a million passengers a day, a huge figure in a country of
only ten million. But a dispute between Czech Railways management and its
drivers could leave hundreds of thousands of people stranded for two days.
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Coalition parties at odds over another tax hike. The railway trade unions
are planning a strike in protest at mass redundancies. Stock brokers from
the European Union are becoming interested in membership of the Prague
Stock Exchange. Czech truck production decreased in 2003. The tractor
maker Zetor is on the verge of bankruptcy. OKD mulls acquisition of Polish
competitors. Czech travel agents report record sales for 2003. Number of
importers from China may go out of business for failing to apply in time
for a licence. Russian industrial group interested in subsidiaries of
Czech engineering firm Skoda Holding.
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Cross country skier Katerina Neumannova has continued her remarkable
comeback, coming third at a World Cup meeting in Moravia. In the Paris to
Dakar Rally the two Czech Tatra teams taking part finished some way off
the pace. Teplice's star midfielder Petr Vorisek looks bound for Sparta
Prague, while England's Chelsea have bid for Czech international Tomas
Rosicky.
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Just weeks after joining Sparta Prague, 21-year-old striker Jan Rezek made
a dream debut on Tuesday, when he scored two goals. The next day the
younger Gluscevic brother at the club also made his mark by netting two.
After winning the latest stage of the Dakar Rally, six-time winner Karel
Loprais is currently third overall in the truck category in a Czech-made
Tatra. Jiri Novak is in good form ahead of tennis's Australian Open. And
will Czech ice hockey fans get to see stars Jagr and Lang in action at the
World Championships?
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Unemployment falls to below 10 percent. Food prices push Czech inflation slightly higher, reversing trend. Industrial production sees increase in September. Seasonally adjusted construction output at constant prices up 0.2% m-o-m. Government offers more money to bail out indebted hospitals. Czech farmers seek exception from EU bone-meal ban. Official: report of Czech illegal workers in U.S. exaggerated. North Moravian municipalities against planned nuclear plant. Czech Railways to lease Prague's main station to Grandi Stazioni of Italy.
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Current AffairsAnother blackmailer arrested in fast police action
Czech police have arrested a man accused of sabotaging railway tracks in
North Moravia. The man threatened to carry out more acts of sabotage
unless he received 15 million crowns. This is the latest in a series of
similar attempts by anonymous assailants to blackmail the authorities by
threatening to do public damage.
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In this weeks economic report we talk to the new director of the Czech
Republic's dominant rail operator and largest employer, Ceske Drahy. And
as usual we will recap some of the stories making economic headlines in
the Czech Republic including: Struggling Union Banka closes its doors. The
introduction of civil service law to be postponed one year. Skoda Auto
agrees to a wage increase for employees. Employees at truck producer Tatra
stage protest strike. Czech National Bank leaves interest rates unchanged
and warns that inflation may increase in the future. And more...
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Current AffairsHead of Czech Republic's largest rail operator and employer replaced
Ceske Drahy, the national rail operator in the Czech Republic has replaced
board chairman and CEO Dalibor Zeleny. It has been rumored for months that
Zeleny would be replaced because of a slowdown in the restructuring
process the Czech Republic's largest employer.
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