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charged taking a 43 million crown bribe; Aero Vodochody to expand its
suburban Prague airport to attract budget airlines; Finance Minister
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Current AffairsSupreme State Attorney under fire
Supreme State Attorney Marie Benesova's career may be about to come to an
abrupt end because in a fit of pique she made an accusation she may not be
able to prove. In a private telephone conversation with a journalist she
accused Justice Ministry spokesman Petr Dimun of bribing TV Nova to air a
damaging report about her. Unfortunately for her, the journalist she made
the rash statement to by phone was recording the conversation and its
contents were splashed all over the papers the next day. Now, the Supreme
State Attorney has been asked to back up her accusations or resign.
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Current AffairsCzech coalition agrees to re-form under new PM
The three parties in the collapsed Czech government on Thursday agreed on
the formation of a new majority-backed Cabinet, ending months of political
turmoil and paving the way for the embattled Prime Minister Stanislav Gross
to step down. Following eight hours of gruelling talks, Mr. Gross emerged
to face the media at 3 am on Thursday morning, saying that the three
parties had agreed on the fundamental points of a majority, pro-European
government which should see the country through to the next general
elections in mid 2006.
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Talking PointCan government survive latest coalition crisis?
The crisis in the ruling coalition came to a head on Saturday after the
leader of the Christian Democrats, Miroslav Kalousek, asked Prime Minister
Stanislav Gross to step down from office. Mr Gross rejected the call and
retaliated with his own call for the three Christian Democrat ministers in
the government to leave the government if they no longer have confidence in
its chairman.
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Current AffairsGross reasserts his authority following financial scandal
"It's just like Sarajevo"- those were the words of Prime Minister
Stanislav Gross on Tuesday, when he was told at a news conference in France
that Miroslav Kalousek, the leader of the junior coalition partner, the
Christian Democrats, had given him an ultimatum: he should either clarify
aspects of his personal finances or resign. Seven years ago, the same
party made a similar move when the then Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus was on
a trip abroad in Sarajevo. On that occasion they actually managed to bring
down the government.
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