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Current AffairsNew agreement paves way for visa-free travel to US for Czech citizens
“The fulfillment of a dream for a generation of Czechs” is how Czech
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek described the signing on Tuesday of a
document that paves the way for Czechs to visit the United States without a
visa. However, Czech citizens will have to provide detailed information to
US officials prior to travelling, and Prague’s go-it-alone approach to
visa negotiations has ruffled feathers in Brussels.
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Talking PointShould Czechs rejoice or despair at the strength of their currency?
In 2001, if a Czech paid 50 dollars for a book or a record from an
American-based internet vendor like Amazon, he would have forked out around
2000 crowns for his purchase. Today, he would only have to pay 800 crowns.
That’s because the crown – or koruna as it’s called in Czech – has
been steadily appreciating over the past decade. Since the start of the
year, however, the gains it has made against other currencies like the
dollar and the euro have been spectacular and have taken most economists by
surprise.
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Current AffairsPM Mirek Topolánek on U.S. visit with visas, radar on the agenda
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek leaves on a three-day working visit the
United States on Monday. His meetings with US President George Bush and
American top officials are expected to revolve around two outstanding
issues in bilateral relations – the lifting of visa restrictions for
Czechs travelling to the US and Czech participation in the US missile
defence programme.
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Current Affairs“Heparin killer” gets life in prison
A court in Hradec Králové sentenced a male nurse to life in prison on
Thursday for murdering seven patients and trying to kill ten more. Petr
Zelenka, 31, will spend the rest of his life behind bars, after being found
guilty of giving lethal injections to patients at a hospital in Havličkův
Brod. The conviction makes him the worst serial killer in the country’s
post-communist history.
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Current AffairsCzech government hesitates to recognize Kosovo
The Czech Republic remains reserved towards recognizing Kosovo as an
independent country. After the former Serbian province proclaimed
independence on Sunday, Czech diplomats said they would wait for a common
EU strategy on the issue. But a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday
failed to reach any joint policy towards Kosovo, and the Czech Foreign
Ministry has set down its own conditions for the recognition of Kosovo.
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Current AffairsStudy ranks Czech Republic first among transforming countries
Germany’s Bertelsmann Foundation has ranked the Czech Republic first
among transforming countries, ahead of Slovenia, Estonia, and Taiwan, in an
important study conducted over the last two years. The foundation’s
so-called Transformation Index rated a total of 125 states, taking into
account both political and economic criteria.
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