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Current AffairsCzech president targets environmentalists and politicians in latest book on climate change
The Czech president, Václav Klaus, is set to launch his latest book on
Friday morning. In Modrá planeta v ohrožení, which
translates as Blue Planet Under Threat, he again questions received wisdom
on global warming, a subject that has exercised him greatly in recent
years. In his second book on climate change, Mr Klaus hits out once more
at
environmental activists – and politicians. More
Current AffairsCzech Met Office says June storms are exceptional
The weather is the subject on the tip of everyone’s tongue just now
following violent floods over the last week in the Czech Republic.
Forecasters warn that there is still a risk of storms causing more deaths
and damage. But just how exceptional has the recent weather been and is
climate change partly to blame?
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Current AffairsKlaus presides over first EU summit
What had been described by some as “a nightmare scenario” for the
European Union came true on Monday when the eurosceptic president Vaclav
Klaus formally took charge of the Czech EU presidency – for a day at
least. For the first time, Mr Klaus presided over a high-level EU meeting,
chairing the European Union’s summit with Japan in Prague. However even
when it came to global warming – a famous bugbear of Mr Klaus – the
president maintained a diplomatic silence.
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Current AffairsEU environment ministers tackle climate change in Prague
EU environment ministers came to the end of a two day informal meeting in
Prague on Wednesday. The talks have been dominated by one subject - climate
change – which is a major issue for the Czech EU presidency.
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Current AffairsPresident Klaus in US: global crisis “just price” for interfering with free market
President Václav Klaus concluded his tour of the United States on Monday
during which the Czech head of state added another theme to his global
agenda. Speaking at several events on the US West and East Coasts, the
Czech president slammed belief in strong government, saying that the
current economic downturn was a “just price” to be paid for
politicians’ attempts to interfere with the free market.
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Current AffairsEU environment experts meet in Prague to discuss climate change strategy
Environment experts from the 27 EU member states met in Prague on Monday
for a two-day seminar on battling climate change. The conference should
help outline the framework for an agreement on future limitations of
greenhouse gasses emissions, a successor to the Kyoto protocol, due to
expire in 2012. As the Czech environment minister, Martin Bursík, told the
conference, the Czech Republic wants to secure wider cooperation on the
issue.
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