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The government approves the final draft of the state financial statement;
problems with EU funding could increase the state budget by nearly 33
billion; the Finance Ministry is set to issue household bonds pegged to the
inflation rate; Czech arms manufacturers can now compete for US tenders;
Czechs are drinking less beer than ever before. More
Current AffairsRussian President Medvedev in Prague
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev arrives in Prague on Wednesday at the
invitation of Czech President Václav Klaus. His short visit will entail
primarily meetings with President Klaus, who is often noted for his warm
attitude towards Russia, and later on Thursday with Prime Minister Petr
Nečas. There is plenty on the table for discussion among Czech and Russian
leaders, namely business deals and Russia’s bid for the tender to
complete the Temelín nuclear power plant in South Bohemia. Many of the
milestones in the last decade of Czech-Russian relations however have been
negative, with years of debate over the abandoned American missile defence
plan and a spy scandal two years ago. Christian Falvey spoke with Petr
Kratochvíl, one of the heads of Prague’s Institute of International
Relations and an expert on Russia, who he first asked where relations stand
now. More
SpecialUS ambassador Norman Eisen looks back at his first five months in Prague
Czech-American relations are going “from good to great”, according to
the US ambassador to Prague Norman L. Eisen who will soon complete his
first five months in the Czech Republic. Mr Eisen has been working to shift
the focus from missile defence, a top priority during the era of President
George W. Bush, towards cooperation in nuclear energy, commerce and the
fight against corruption. In an interview for Radio Prague, Ambassador
Eisen looks back at some of the developments of the past five months. More
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