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The smiling face of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder features on the
front pages of all of today's dailies, as Gerhard's plane touches down in
Prague for a long-overdue visit. "Germans and Czechs are closer than
ever before," writes Chancellor Schroeder in an exclusive interview
for MLADA FRONTA DNES, his first ever for a Czech newspaper.
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There is little doubt which story gets the most press in all of today's
Czech papers and that is Monday's teachers' strike, the largest teachers'
strike in the country's history. More than half of the Czech Republic's
schools remained closed September 1st, with many children gaining an extra
day of summer holidays. By contrast, the pictures in the dailies are
traditional, taken at one of the schools that did open its doors - to no
one less than President Vaclav Klaus. He wished first graders well, giving
each a flower as they began their first day. Still, if the papers offer
any indication, it could be a turbulent year for students - because of
future protests unions say they have planned.
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Today's papers make rather depressing reading - with little else happening,
the grim road death statistics get front page coverage in Mlada Fronta Dnes. Lidove Noviny meanwhile leads with news that the investigation into
the "robbery of the century" has collapsed through lack of
forensic evidence, while Pravo claims that the Russian mafia is slowly but
surely infiltrating the Czech authorities.
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Current AffairsBad week for Klaus - spokesman quits, Bush "not interested" in meeting
If you think you're having a bad week at work, spare a thought for the
country's president, Vaclav Klaus. Last week he was taken to hospital -
doctors say he's working too hard and must slow down. On Wednesday the
president's spokesman announced he was quitting after just five months in
the job. And finally, when it seemed things couldn't get any worse,
diplomats appear to have confirmed reports that U.S. President George W.
Bush has "no interest" in meeting his Czech counterpart.
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Current AffairsA Czech Radio correspondent speaks to the President of the UN General Assembly on the Czech Republic's ties to the Czech community abroad
Czech Radio correspondent Vit Pohanka has been in Washington this week
covering Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla's visit to the US. On Thursday he
contributed to Radio Prague on Mr Spidla's meeting with US President
George W Bush. Today we bring you parts of a short interview Vit Pohanka
conducted with Jan Kavan, the president of the UN General Assembly and
former minister of foreign affairs. The Czech journalist began by asking
Mr Kavan how he viewed relations between the Czech Republic and the Czech
community abroad.
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The election of a well known news anchor to the post of general director of
Czech public television is splashed across every single front page today -
overshadowing the Prime Minister's visit to the United States as well as
the President's talks in France.
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A remarkable day for Czech diplomacy - that's probably the most accurate
way of summing up this past Tuesday - and each of the Czech papers take
due notice, offering photographs of a grinning Prime Minister Vladimir
Spidla shaking hands with US President George W Bush. The headlines read
"Spidla greeted at the White House" and "Bush supports
Czech role in rebuilding of Iraq", while MLADA FRONTA DNES writes
"Spidla meets Bush, Klaus Chirac" reflecting on the day's other
important diplomatic event - President Vaclav Klaus' visit to France.
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Current AffairsSpidla to discuss Iraq reconstruction, fighter jets on US trip
The Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla has left for a weeklong visit to
the United States. He is expected to hold talks with President George W.
Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the Defence Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld. The topics on the table will be mainly Czech-US economic ties,
including the participation of Czech companies in the renewal of Iraq. The
Prime Minister is accompanied by Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda, Trade and
Industry Minister Milan Urban and Defence Minister Miroslav Kostelka and a
delegation of Czech businessmen.
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Tuesday's newspapers don't agree on the most important story of the day in
the Czech Republic, and lead with everything from tourists left high and
dry by bankrupt travel agencies to a plan to attract workers from such
countries as Bulgaria and Kazakhstan.
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