http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-26 en Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Radio Prague CMS   http://radio.cz      http://radio.cz/assets/imgs/radiopraha-rss.png   200   200 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Radio Broadcasting cr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas) webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-26 Most Czech dailies on Friday carry photos of the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, shaking hands with the Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Mlada Fronta Dnes features a photo of a Greek actress lighting the Olympic torch on Thursday that will travel around the world for the next 141 days to return back to Greece to launch the Summer Olympics in Athens. Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:009dccbf-e8ac-5dde-98ca-2de87c0bd557 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-25 Pravo reports today that Culture Minister Pavel Dostal could be the only member of the cabinet to accompany President Vaclav Klaus on his forthcoming trip to China. Mr Klaus is due to visit the country in mid-April, but neither Trade and Industry Minister Milan Urban nor Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda is likely to go with him. Mr Klaus, who wants to strengthen economic ties with China, disagrees with the two men on a number of issues, says Pravo. Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:f2029564-e6d8-5b0b-aca8-459169070199 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-24 Mlada Fronta Dnes leads with news that President Vaclav Klaus has issued his first official pardon for murder. President Klaus pardoned 22-year-old Ondrej Gregor, who killed his violent alcoholic father. Mr Gregor, who was sentenced to five years in prison, killed his father while trying to protect his mother and brother. He tells the paper of the huge sense of relief felt by both himself and his family. Wed, 24 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:20d8df19-2c73-5795-89e4-c95727cb0093 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-23 All of today's dailies reflect on Israel's assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, killed by an Israeli helicopter rocket on Monday. Various headlines read "Sharon had Sheikh Yassin Killed" and "The Middle East in Fury", while Mlada Fronta Dnes writes "On the edge of war: Palestinians promise revenge". Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:3c56c8e3-612e-5927-8d6b-464cb44f91b2 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-22 The front pages of most of today's papers feature photos of popular Czech singer Jaromir Nohavica who was inducted to the Hall of Fame by the Academy of Popular Music on Saturday during a ceremony announcing the winners of the Golden Angel Award. Mon, 22 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:039eed70-3005-5ed8-be19-a2df6ddebb45 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-19 Once again topics dominating the front pages include the war on - and the prevention of - terrorism with both Mlada Fronta Dnes and Lidove Noviny describing the latest request that the elite Czech anti-chemical unit to be posted in Athens during this year's Summer Olympic Games. After last week's bombings in Madrid Greece asked NATO for Czech help to bolster security during the games but, as Mlada Fronta Dnes writes, nothing has been decided so far. Fri, 19 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:f4247f0e-fcb5-5546-9c89-8deb65e6fad7 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-18 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. Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:7662cae5-160e-5eae-8f3f-5e5899b2f62a http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-17 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." Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:48a375aa-dcd8-53a3-815e-88cc33e2f8e8 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-16 All papers lead with Monday's announcement by Spain's prime minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero that all 1,300 Spanish troops would be pulled out of Iraq by June 30. They speculate as to whether it is a wise decision, wonder what country's soldiers would fill the gap, and continue to analyse international security after Thursday's bomb blasts in Madrid. Domestically, it is a mix of stories that make the front pages ranging from criticism of the Czech Republic's lax approach to last-minute preparations for EU membership to the row between football fans that left one man in hospital. Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:544faaa8-e0e5-599a-9771-2a97888399aa http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-17 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". Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:08561a67-b6be-55ed-867c-cc7ea66e7a83 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-12 All the Czech dailies dedicate most of their front page space to Thursday's terrorist attacks in the Spanish capital Madrid in which almost 200 people died and around 1,400 were injured. All papers carry photos of the scenes of devastation as well as pictures of rescue workers and medical personnel helping the victims. Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:899ceb4c-83f3-5eb4-9096-824fd0134ae3 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-11 All of Thursday's dailies feature cover photos of former Finance Minister Ivo Svoboda and his former assistant Barbora Snopkova leaving court after being handed down guilty sentences for fraud. The baseball-capped Mr Sovoboda and bee-hived Mrs Snopkova look visibly shaken by the verdict, which sent both sent to prison for five years. Both immediately appealed the decisions. If the sentences are confirmed it will mark the first time a former government minister in the Czech Republic spends time behind bars. Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:326b8939-025c-5100-b28b-75ccf5620f77 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-10 All Czech dailies are unanimous in their choice of the main story today: the government's failure to push through a bill on rents in a vote which experts said would test the strength of the ruling coalition. Mlada Fronta Dnes says that the important bill was not refused by the lower house just because of two MPs that recently left the junior coalition Freedom Union. The reason was that several coalition MPs were on foreign trips and the opposition easily rejected the bill, Mlada Fronta Dnes explains. Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:14b29441-46b8-5f49-8836-b9ec980277c8 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-09 Iraq's new interim constitution, hailed as an important step on the road to democracy, the reasons behind the record unemployment in the Czech Republic and the future of the governing coalition following the latest rift within one of the smaller parties in government are the main topics on most front pages. Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:2c867009-b632-5a9e-9c1b-548ddd3465de http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-08 All today's papers analyse the current tension in the governing coalition. Similar headlines in Mlada Fronta Dnes, Lidove Noviny and Pravo say that the junior coalition partner Freedom Union has decided to stay in the government after all. Lidove Noviny writes that after a five-hour long meeting on Sunday night, the national committee of the Freedom Union gave its chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Petr Mares a vote of confidence. Mon, 08 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:c76e4b70-23a4-59dd-a3ce-495bc5871bc3 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-05 All Czech dailies carry photos of Czech President Vaclav Klaus and European Commission President Romano Prodi who met yesterday in Brussels to discuss issues of European Union enlargement and the future of its financing. Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:8e9c0843-2ad8-5c1f-88a8-034aabfd60f9 http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-04 U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry's overwhelming victory in Super Tuesday makes the front pages of all the dailies today. The elaborately coiffured Democrat - who reportedly has some Czech blood running through his veins - is shown kissing his wife and daughters after winning nine out of ten states in Tuesday's primaries. Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:08609335-72da-51ca-b87d-a426c33d85fc http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-16 The massacre in Iraq fills the front pages of all dailies, with Lidove Noviny describing it as the worst day since the end of the war. There are horrifying reports by foreign correspondents and speculation regarding who is directly responsible for the efforts to bring about a civil war. Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:f579e48d-2d14-5199-b674-33cb2083facd http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-2004-03-02 All the Czech papers lead with Monday's shocking murder of a teacher who was stabbed by his student in the east Bohemian town of Svitavy. The Academy Awards that were held in Los Angeles early on Monday morning CET also make the front pages, with the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King emerging as the clear winner of the night with a record eleven Oscars. But it was not a lucky night for the Czech film industry as Zelary, the Czech nominee in the Foreign Film category, came close but not close enough, the papers report. Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:8f08dd1a-7392-5f20-8a5b-f5c8cb1c6e5d http://radio.cz/en/section/press/press-review-15 The situation in Haiti, where the UN Security Council authorized the deployment of a multi national force, fills the front pages of all Czech dailies. "The fall of a dictator", reads the lead headline in today's Mlada Fronta Dnes reporting that Haiti today is a mixture of euphoria and chaos. Closer to home, the situation in eastern Slovakia, where the Roma minority has been looting shops in protest of lowered social benefits, remains at the centre of attention. Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:67f490df-73f3-50f2-b322-00a15b2662f6