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ICE - specialCentral Europe in tricky position as US goes to war in Iraq
In this week's - we gauge the reaction on the
streets of Warsaw and Prague as the U.S. goes to war in Iraq. The conflict
overshadows the EU Summit in Brussels, will the Central European states
take their revenge on Jacques Chirac? And we speak to Hungarian
philosopher Gaspar Miklos Tamas about the philosophy of war. Also this
week, Slovakia's crumbling monuments: how the country could do more to
look after its heritage and tourist sites.
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Current AffairsImplications of war for the Czech Republic
The affects of the war in Iraq on the Czech Republic could be widespread
across both the political and economic spectrums. By trying to appease
both those who support the war and those who are strictly against it the
Czech Republic is hoping to minimise the damage to its image on the
international stage.
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Talking PointEU information campaign underway
...this is the opening jingle of a weekly programme on Czech Television
which discusses a variety of issues in connection with the Czech
Republic's accession to the European Union. The public TV station
currently broadcasts a number of programmes dedicated to the same topic.
TV spots and discussion programmes are only a part of a much broader
campaign, financed by the Foreign Ministry. Jana Adamcova is the head of
the ministry's Department for Communication Strategy.
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Press ReviewPress Review
As it does newspapers all over the world, one issue dominates the front
pages of all the Czech dailies: the prospect of a war with Iraq. The
headlines of all of the Czech newspapers declare that the diplomacy has
ended and the war will be decided on today, as the United Nations Security
Council votes on a resolution on Iraq.
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Talking PointAssociation for Equal Opportunities informs Czech women about benefits of EU accession
Saturday was International Women's Day, an event celebrated around the
world every year. The Association for Equal Opportunities chose the eve of
International Women's Day to launch a nationwide campaign which will try
and inform Czech women about the pros and cons of European Union
membership. After the fall of communism, International Women's Day fell
into disregard in this country, so I asked Michaela Marksova-Tominova, the
deputy chairwoman of the Association for Equal Opportunities, whether the
choice of the date was deliberate.
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Current AffairsPoll suggests major shift by Czechs towards EU as referendum date approaches
The results of an opinion poll released by the Stem agency in Prague have
shown a startling jump in Czech support for EU accession - almost 80
percent in favour - an incredible difference with the mere 49 percent
touted by some agencies less than half a year ago. Have Czechs really had
a sudden change of heart? Radio Prague spoke to the Stem agency's Jitka
Uhrova to find out:
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Current AffairsFormer head of Council of Europe assesses first year of European Convention
The European Convention - the body set up to discuss the future of the
European Union - has just celebrated its first birthday. The Convention
was given the challenging task of finding ways to put the EU in touch with
its citizens and rid the Union of its bureaucratic image. So how far has
it gone in achieving those aims? A question my colleague David Vaughan put
recently to Daniel Tarschys, professor of Political Science at Stockholm
University and the former Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
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Current AffairsZieleniec advisor: Klaus EU views not shared by majority in party
It's just days before Vaclav Klaus is inaugurated as the country's 10th
president, and a question many people are asking is - will the former
Civic Democrat leader soften his often critical stance to European
integration? People call him a Euro-sceptic, he calls himself a
Euro-realist, but with just over three months to go before June's EU referendum, not
everyone is convinced Mr Klaus is the right man to represent the country
at this crucial time. Among them is Lukas Macek, advisor to Josef
Zieleniec, the Senate's representative on the EU Convention.
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