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The Czech Republic has outlined several foreign policy priorities for its
EU presidency in 2009. Among those highlighted are the Union’s relations
with the Balkan states. As Czechs see it, the EUs visa policy for the
Balkans and other Eastern European countries should be softened, and if the
Czech government's ambitious plan succeeds, the Czech EU presidency should
also see Croatia a new member state of the European Union.
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Current AffairsWashington courts Moscow, ruffles feathers in Prague
Washington's efforts to overcome Russian hostility to a US missile defense
shield in central Europe by inviting a Russian presence at the planned US
sites in the Czech Republic and Poland has caused a storm of controversy in
Prague. In view of the fact that Russian troops occupied the country for
twenty years after the crushing of the Prague Spring reforms in 1968 - the
idea that even a small number of them should now be invited back by the US
government, for whatever reason - is not easy for Czechs to stomach.
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Current AffairsPlanned conference on Iraq causes controversy
A two-day conference that is to be held on the grounds of the Chamber of
Deputies this weekend has been causing much controversy. Speakers from
around Europe will be in Prague to discuss the future of Iraq but the
conference organisers have refused to reveal the names of the
participants. The speculation that followed has led to a political row, a
complaint from the Iraqi embassy, and criminal charges against Czech TV.
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One on OneThe best of One on One in 2005
Today we are taking another chance to hear from some of the most
interesting guests we met on One on One over the course of the year just
ended. They include: musician Zuzana Ruzickova on the horrors of Auschwitz
and Professor Tomas Radil on the liberation of the notorious concentration
camp; journalist Joe Schlesinger on escaping Czechoslovakia, and returning
in 1989; controversial politician Jan Kavan on his English mother's
difficult life in Prague; lower house chairman Lubomir Zaoralek on
visiting North Korea; and Romany rapper Gipsy on telling it like he sees
it.
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One on OneLubomir Zaoralek: The pillar of North Korea is 'Fear'
In today's One on One Jan's guest is Lubomir Zaoralek, the chairman of the
Chamber of Deputies, one of the Czech Republic's most prominent
politicians. Recently Mr Zaoralek led a Czech delegation to take part in
talks with North Korea, in an attempt to revive six-nation talks on the
rogue state, accused of running a clandestine nuclear weapons programme.
In Mr Zaoralek's view the only real option for now is to keep
communication lines open, to try to bring North Korea back to the table.
It is something in which the world has a vested interest. The country of
course suffering the threat of immediate impact: the Korea to the south. More
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