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Current AffairsSvoboda for anti-terror law as Spain mourns victims of Madrid attacks
Newspapers around the world on Thursday carried photographs of people
grieving at a service in the Spanish capital Madrid for the victims of a
terrorist attack there two weeks ago. The state memorial service was
attended by several European leaders, among them the Czech prime minister,
Vladimir Spidla, who told Radio Prague why he had gone to Madrid.
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There is a wide mix of stories that top the headlines in Thursday's Czech
dailies - among them reaction to Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez's
inflammatory statements on Wednesday at the UN Conference on Human Rights.
Mr Perez called the Czech Republic as a 'lackey' and 'toadie' of the
United States, in reaction to the Czech's condemnation to Cuba's record on
human rights.
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Last Thursday's events in Madrid continue to make headlines in Czech
newspapers almost a week later. Both Lidove Noviny and Pravo lead with
stories about breakthroughs in the investigation of the Madrid attacks.
"Police know murderers from Madrid", reads a headline in Lidove Noviny and Pravo chooses similar language: "Spain knows the names of
the murderers."
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Current AffairsMadrid blasts provoke discussion on anti-terrorism law
In the aftermath of Thursday's Madrid bomb blasts, Czech politicians have
been engaged in heated debate over whether or not the country needs a law
against terrorism. While the Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla and the
Interior Minister Stanislav Gross agree that the threat of international
terrorist attack is real, some Czechs fear that an anti-terrorism law
would expand the powers of the intelligence services and thereby threaten
basic rights and freedoms. Dita Asiedu reports:
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Current AffairsCzechs step up security in wake of Madrid attacks
Five days after the bomb attacks on Madrid, the Czech authorities have
announced an apparent u-turn, saying security measures will be increased
to deal with the threat of a possible attack on the Czech Republic. The
government says while there is no immediate risk, some heightened security
measures will after all be put in place.
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The outcome of the Spanish elections in the light of the Madrid massacre,
the security situation in Europe and President Putin's election victory in
Russia -those are the lead stories on today's front pages. Election terror
brings Spaniards to the polls, says a headline in Lidove Noviny. "It
was Al Qaeda" reads the headline in today's Pravo, while Mlada Fronta Dnes has picked a horrifying quote from the Al Qaeda videotape
acknowledging responsibility for the massacre "we like dying as much
as you like living".
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Current AffairsNo plans to heighten security after Madrid blasts, says Interior Minister Gross
The issue of security is on everybody's minds after the terrible blasts in
Madrid on Thursday. Poland, for instance, has stepped up security at its
borders and put police on heightened alert. Is the Czech Republic going to
do likewise?
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All Czech papers today pay much attention to an estimate released by the
Czech Statistics Office yesterday, according to which Czechs are dying
out. All dailies choose different aspects of the statistics: LIDOVE
NOVINY's headline reads that this country will need 25,000 immigrants
every year to fill the shortfall, MLADA FRONTA DNES says that Prime
Minister Vladimir Spidla urges Czechs to have more children and PRAVO's
gloomy headline writes "We are dying out". The economic daily
HOSPODARSKE NOVINY stays true to its name when it writes "Ageing of
the population will decrease living standards of all."
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Current AffairsNational Security Council approves new airport protection system
The National Security Council on Tuesday approved a new, much stricter
airport protection system which includes the possibility of armed guards
on board planes. Daniela Lazarova has been following the story and joins
me in the studio now. Daniela is this move in response to US demands for
there to be armed guards aboard all planes flying to the Unites States?
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MailboxMailbox
In this week's Mailbox: the movement of people/labour after the Czech
Republic's accession to the EU, public transport and the Prague Transit
Authority. We answer questions from Merryl Jones, Frederick Hunt.
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