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Current AffairsHavel, Klestil: post-flood solidarity ideal climate for solving disputes
The Austrian President Thomas Klestil arrived in the South Moravian town of Znojmo on Thursday, for a day of talks with his Czech counterpart Vaclav Havel. Relations between the two neighbours have been strained recently, amid disputes over the Temelin nuclear power plant in South Bohemia and the post-war Benes decrees, which sanctioned the expulsion of Czechoslovakia's large ethnic German population. Thursday's meeting was an attempt to build on the solidarity shown between people in the two countries during the recent floods. Here's what President Klestil had to say:
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Current AffairsFirst cases of flood-related diseases registered in the Czech Republic
The first cases of infectious diseases have occurred in the Czech Republic in the wake of recent floods in the country. Health officials say people have contracted flood-related diseases mostly during clean-up operations when they have worked without protective gear. More
Current AffairsScenes of total devastation at the Museum of Central Bohemia
Until three weeks ago the Museum of Central Bohemia was one of the most interesting and dynamic smaller museums in the Czech Republic. Housed in the little town of Roztoky, just outside Prague, it included unique archaeological collections, several permanent exhibitions and a huge number of historic artifacts from Central Bohemia. Then on the 13th August the waters of the River Vltava swept through the museum, floods that hadn't been seen here for five hundred years. With the waters now subsided, David Vaughan visited the museum to see how staff are coping with a crisis of epic proportions.
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Business NewsRuling coalition agrees on a tax reform
The Czech Government is planning to introduce a tax reform to raise money for flood damage repairs while insurers upgrade their flood damage estimates.
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Business NewsInsurers raise flood damage estimates
Insurance companies operating in the Czech Republic have revised flood damage estimates upward. The two largest insurers alone estimate the damage their clients incurred during the disastrous floods in August at almost 20 billion Czech crowns.
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Business NewsJapan, Taiwan provide financial aid to Czech Republic
Japan and Taiwan have joined the multitude of countries that have provided financial aid to the flood-afflicted Czech Republic. Kyoto, Japan, which is Prague's sister city, has provided a financial gift of one million yens for the renewal of Prague.
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Business NewsBritish public donates more than eight million crowns
Flood relief donations are also continuing in Europe. The Czech Embassy in London says people in Britain have donated almost 160,000 pounds, or more than eight million crowns, to a special fund for Czech flood victims.
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