http://www.radio.cz/en/current/ice_special en Fri, 30 May 2008 17:35:04 +0200 Fri, 30 May 2008 17:35:04 +0200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Radio Prague CMS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Radio Broadcasting cr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas) webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104634 Warsaw is a city whose skyline is dominated by the Stalinist-era Palace of Culture and where a heated debate is under way on how to turn the vast space around it into a genuine human-scale city centre. Fri, 30 May 2008 17:35:03 +0200 urn:uuid:ea843f72-e121-5ced-84b7-4124d3aabad4 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104635 One change in the urban landscape in the Czech Republic in recent years has been a massive increase in the number of shopping malls. Rare a decade ago, large shopping centres are now part of the everyday lives of millions of Czechs. And while the number of malls keeps on growing, some major retailers are also making inroads into the corner shop market. Radio Prague’s Ian Willoughby reports. Fri, 30 May 2008 17:35:01 +0200 urn:uuid:458df03a-d554-5e7c-bbad-efdaf9bff412 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104636 There's a building boom going on across much of Central Europe. In capitals like Prague, Warsaw and Bratislava cranes dominate the skyline as builders try to keep up with demand created by rapid economic growth. That growth is creating jobs and wealth and new architectural gems. But it's also bringing problems including traffic chaos and fears for the urban environment. Our special program this week begins on a building site in Bratislava. Fri, 30 May 2008 17:34:59 +0200 urn:uuid:fe6f073f-7211-521f-bddb-9257f4288cc3 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104637 To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of its greatest architect, Slovenia has unleashed a flurry of exhibitions and symposiums abroad to try to bring more recognition to Jože Plečnik. With shows currently running in Belgium and Japan, Slovenian architects are also hoping to breathe new life into the so-called Slovenian School of Architecture. Fri, 30 May 2008 17:34:57 +0200 urn:uuid:c666dfa0-b703-5a10-9c0b-db41940996e0 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104376 A group of economists in Slovakia have worked out that the cost of running the state amounts to almost half the average pay packet of each and every citizen. The economists looked at the cost of state institutions like Parliament, local authorities, compulsory health and pension funds, the army, police and so on. Their conclusion is that annually each Slovak pays on average 3,910 euros to cover the cost of the state. Anca Dragu spoke to one of the economists, Radovan Durana and asked him - is the Slovak state too expensive? Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:08 +0200 urn:uuid:8b040373-8579-5fb1-9288-66f55df9e1d1 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104377 It was 100 years ago that the first electric tram appeared on the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw. To mark the occasion, a day of festivities was held to celebrate this well known Warsaw sight. Mags Korczak of Polish Radio's External Service has this report. Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:06 +0200 urn:uuid:b6b4725e-7ce4-5d5c-a0d2-8d4a7037fb5e http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104378 It was a standing ovation for the new play by former Czech President Vaclav Havel in Prague last week. His first play in more then 20 years is about the leader of a country who leaves politics after many years in power and has to adjust to a new life. And if you think that sounds a little like Havel himself - you would be right. Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:04 +0200 urn:uuid:b957ba44-04ce-519e-9e3d-dca75fd8d071 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104379 The concept of the capital - capital city that is - and its relationship to the state, exercised the minds of Mayors at a recent meeting in Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana. They tackled the problems that arise when capital city administrations fall foul of their national government. And they called for more capital city influence within the European Union. Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:02 +0200 urn:uuid:e3d751d9-b06a-5a13-8f17-c7187bb52f77 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104083 Europe’s leaders have made much of plans to turn the European Union into the “most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world”. Innovation is of course a key element of that strategy, which is why the EU is planning a European Institute of Innovation Technology. Among the candidates to host it are Bratislava and Vienna – with the two neighbouring capitals putting forward a joint bid. Radio Slovakia International’s Anca Dragu reports. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:48:42 +0200 urn:uuid:4b655a7d-d0e3-59cc-af0f-4a94e02b1797 http://www.radio.cz/en/article/104084 The Czech Republic remembered victims of the Romany Holocaust on Tuesday... on a site which is now used as a pig farm. Lety, a former concentration camp where hundreds of Czech Roma perished, has in recent years become the centre of international controversy, with the Czech government seemingly unwilling to rehouse the pig farm built on the site. Radio Prague's Rosie Johnston has the story: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:48:40 +0200 urn:uuid:7a0d082d-c88e-5b01-9a8a-2b532de554a6