http://radio.cz/en Latest articles on 'Foreign policy' - the Czech Republic and foreign policy en Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:35:41 +0100 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:35:41 +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/article/154938 Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez arrived in the Czech Republic this week on what is her first trip abroad since Cuba’s communist authorities partially lifted restrictions on travelling. Ms Sanchez, best known for her acclaimed blog Generation Y, is attending the One World festival of human rights documentaries in the Czech capital. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:35:41 +0100 urn:uuid:378576b4-2d8c-5883-a88c-22e0735af78d http://radio.cz/en/article/154665 The Czech and German interior ministers on Thursday pledged to intensify cooperation at all levels to curb a flourishing cross-border drug trade in crystal methamphetamine. Despite tightened border controls, Czech suppliers are meeting growing demand in the southern and eastern parts of Germany which border on the Czech Republic and where an increasing number of young people are falling prey to the highly-addictive stimulant. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:35:47 +0100 urn:uuid:342f9c76-2799-58e0-a65b-c16d53281621 http://radio.cz/en/article/154473 The Czech Republic is to send troops to Mali as part of a group of European Union military trainers due to be deployed in the West African state, where an offensive against Islamist militants in the north has been taking place. Prime Minister Petr Nečas announced the decision after winning backing from the opposition. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:52:49 +0100 urn:uuid:c5e0ac72-4bae-56c9-8253-32da514cb803 http://radio.cz/en/article/154422 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a one-day working visit to Prague on Monday for talks dominated by business and his country’s drive to revitalize accession talks with the EU. The Czech Republic, which has nurtured ties with one of the world’s fastest growing economies, fully endorsed Ankara’s ambition. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:20:16 +0100 urn:uuid:cb8196e2-e639-5016-9019-7c12c38d0ee9 http://radio.cz/en/article/154275 The final days of campaigning before the weekend's presidential election were marked by a bitter row over the postwar Benes decrees that legitimised the expulsion of three and a half million ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. Certainly 'the German card' appears to have played a role, if not a decisive one, in the election of Milos Zeman over Karel Schwarzenberg - an aristocrat who spent four decades living in Austria and whose Austrian wife doesn't speak Czech. Mr Zeman's campaign rhetoric has upset some in neighbouring Germany and Austria - but what impact will this have on relations between Czechs and their German-speaking neighbours? Peter Brod is a Prague-born journalist who spent many years living in Bavaria. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:42:11 +0100 urn:uuid:80caf3f8-9f10-5700-9ab8-146c4a9325b9 http://radio.cz/en/article/153971 After four months in a Greek jail facing spying charges, two Czech computer games developers are set to return home very soon. The pair, who were arrested for taking photos of a military facility on the island of Lemnos, have been freed on bail in the wake of a fresh ruling from the Athens authorities stating that they do not represent a security threat. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:07:48 +0100 urn:uuid:65671bc6-cfcb-5470-8ac7-b9f42b352412 http://radio.cz/en/article/153867 In the next couple of weeks, four Czech soldiers are set to join other troops from Germany, Holland, Slovakia and others in Turkey. The NATO-approved mission aims to help the Turks protect their border with Syria and prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:20:57 +0100 urn:uuid:8163e46b-038d-54b2-a7f0-0151e51b63a5 http://radio.cz/en/article/153806 “Twenty years on Czech and Slovak Squares” is the name of a new exhibition of photos, posters, newspapers and other memorabilia documenting the 1993 split of Czechoslovakia and developments in both countries since. The venue, the Czech National Museum’s New Building, is wholly appropriate, as in the past it housed the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:01:50 +0100 urn:uuid:4be5c3ea-2019-5c38-87ff-8af83953f77d http://radio.cz/en/article/153342 A series of events have been held in Prague and elsewhere in the Czech Republic observing the first anniversary of the death of Václav Havel, who led the country to democracy in 1989’s Velvet Revolution. The commemorations have included the unveiling of a new plaque to the late president at a statue of Woodrow Wilson in the capital. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:35:57 +0100 urn:uuid:20935827-0e95-51d0-b483-b91c67419585 http://radio.cz/en/article/153023 The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Prime Minister Petr Nečas on Wednesday as part of a brief visit before heading to Germany. The aim was to thank his Czech counterpart for supporting Israel’s stance against the Palestinian Authority gaining a non-member observer status at the UN. The Czech Republic was one of only nine nations that voted against the resolution at last Thursday’s meeting of the General Assembly – a decision that drew criticism from many sides. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:49:20 +0100 urn:uuid:b9006775-2c31-5027-8765-6ad78f17637b http://radio.cz/en/article/152963 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Prague on Monday, on the first leg of a European tour. At meetings with Czech officials, Secretary Clinton made a pitch for the US firm Westinghouse, which is in competition with a Russian-led consortium for a multi-billion-dollar Czech nuclear project. She says the US bid offers the best technology and highest security – and would reduce the Czech Republic’s dependence on Russian energy. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:00:53 +0100 urn:uuid:478379c2-1a0e-5446-957b-b2c16b4a9fef http://radio.cz/en/article/152706 Czech President Václav Klaus has weighed in on the case of two Czech nationals held in Greece on espionage charges. The two men, both professional video game developers, were arrested in September on the Greek island of Lemnos after they took photos of local military installations. But they say they were only collecting material for a new game. Mr Klaus has now appealed to the president of Greece, asking him to follow the case with special attention. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:24:36 +0100 urn:uuid:2d47015e-465d-529b-a7b2-c0eaca0b8e2a http://radio.cz/en/article/152525 President Václav Klaus on Thursday concludes a three-day state visit to Austria. During his trip, the Czech president met with the Austrian president and prime minister, launched a Czech-Austrian business forum and visited the Austrian Parliament. But his last visit to the neighbouring country as the Czech head of state did little to improve the strained relations between the two countries. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:01:13 +0100 urn:uuid:e310e959-84ee-54d9-8e16-04594144d9e1 http://radio.cz/en/article/152462 The Czech Parliament has just been hosting an annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, which serves as a consulting body to the alliance. Much of the debate was devoted to the financing of the armed forces at a time of economic austerity. So how can NATO’s defence capabilities be maintained when member states are cutting their defence budgets? That’s a question Czech Radio’s Pavel Novák put to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:35:41 +0100 urn:uuid:4342dc7b-220f-5196-9852-15e72cf59505 http://radio.cz/en/article/152283 The Czech and Serbian foreign ministers met in Prague on Monday, discussing Serbia’s candidacy for EU accession and the two country’s relations. The tensions over Czech Republic’s recognition of Kosovo back in 2008 seemed to be a thing of the past. Serbia became an official candidate for EU accession in March of this year, and it is looking to strengthen ties with all of its European supporters. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:48:48 +0100 urn:uuid:18e31881-e2f5-5d5c-8c07-b9266167f29b http://radio.cz/en/article/152263 Chicago is home to one of the biggest Czech communities in the United States. It also houses the headquarters of President Barack Obama’s campaign for reelection. Where better to get a sense of how Czech-Americans plan to vote? Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:36:40 +0100 urn:uuid:21683fac-dd5d-5777-affb-f6e81a958221 http://radio.cz/en/article/151764 The annual international conference USA and European Union Days, which took place in Prague earlier this month, focused this year among other issues on the recent European currency and budgetary crisis, as well as on the economic situation in the US. Czech Radio’s Václav Sochor spoke to two former US secretaries of the treasury under the Clinton administration, Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers, about their views on the ongoing crisis in the Eurozone, and their country’s approach to it. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:34:35 +0200 urn:uuid:e1709630-74ab-5c31-993a-28991db67ab3 http://radio.cz/en/article/151598 German President Joachim Gauck arrived in Prague on Wednesday for an action-packed one day visit. Talks with Czech top officials, a meeting with Cardinal Dominik Duka and a visit to Lidice village symbol of Nazi atrocities in WWII, gave this visit by a German head of state a new dimension. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:01:06 +0200 urn:uuid:361c33ed-86ee-5e02-9355-69a6b2f891ec http://radio.cz/en/article/151236 President Václav Klaus' speech to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday placed a strong focus on Syria. But instead of calling for effective action, as some other world leaders had, the Czech president took a more cautious stance, questioning the wisdom of external military interventions. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:39:36 +0200 urn:uuid:09949dc7-290b-519f-a98e-886b725a9a00 http://radio.cz/en/article/150861 Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas has come under criticism from some members of his government, several Czech NGOs and even exporters over his statement about human rights and their relation to the economy. Mr Nečas said that support for the Dalai Lama or jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot might have a negative impact on trade relations. This earned him accusations that his words ran contrary to the country’s official foreign policy. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:59:15 +0200 urn:uuid:3ff30d67-ff19-596f-8fc1-7b054ab5326f