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Current AffairsSenator warns that even the Czech Republic could become a target for a terrorist attack
Last month's terrorist bombings in Madrid meant that Friday's conference in
the Czech senate on Democracy and Security was a timely one. The
conference discussed the best ways for democratic governments to fight the
threat of terrorism whilst maintaining civil liberties.
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Current AffairsNational Security Council meets to discuss plan for fighting terrorism
Amidst all the hubbub surrounding the sacking of Health Minister Marie
Souckova and the kidnapping of Czech journalists in Iraq, it may have gone
unnoticed that the Czech National Security Council, which is headed by
Interior Minister Stanislav Gross, met on Tuesday to discuss the measures
that are in place to counter the potential threat of terrorist attacks in
the Czech Republic.
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Current AffairsSpidla proposes "pan-European fire brigade" to deal with terrorist attack
European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a summit dominated by
three main issues: turning the EU into the world's most competitive
economy, restarting the stalled talks on a European Constitution, and the
fight against terrorism. Leaders of the 10 countries which join the EU on
May 1st - the Czech Republic among them - are also attending the talks.
Radio Prague's Alexis Rosenzweig is in Brussels; we spoke to him earlier.
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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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