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| The scholarship from the South Moravian Region amounts to 72,000 crowns for one year of study in Brno. The first year is paid by the region, then a university can support good students. Students from Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, South Korea, Syria and other countries most often come to the south of Moravia. In the last six years, there have been more than 150. Students come to the programme on the basis of a selection process and recommendations from their parent faculties. | Foreign students come to study in Brno. |
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| The scholarship from the South Moravian Region amounts to 72,000 crowns for one year of study in Brno. The first year is paid by the region, then a university can support good students. Students from Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, South Korea, Syria and other countries most often come to the south of Moravia. In the last six years, there have been more than 150. Students come to the programme on the basis of a selection process and recommendations from their parent faculties. Long-term cooperation is closely linked to Brno, for example with Izhevsk State Technical University in Russia. Every year several students come from Izhevsk for internships, and in recent years more than ten full-time students. For this reason, a Czech language teacher training centre has been established in Iževsko Vzevesk, where candidates learn Czech. Other lectureships are in Khanty-Mansiysk and Ulyanovsk, Russia. For example, the Russian Ivan Dudarev came from Iževsko to Brno, who followed up his master's studies at the University of Technology with a doctoral degree. He chose energy savings in manufacturing companies as the topic of his dissertation. The scholarship is a great help. "I had the opportunity to learn Czech and improve my English," Dudarev said. | Foreign students come to study in Brno. |
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| LIBEREC 19. (ČTK) - The life of Václav Havel before his accession to Prague Castle and I During the His presidency is represented by a narrative publication of photographs, which some bookstores are now offering. The president, whose term of office expires in February, was captured in 90 images by nine leading Czech photographers. "The book is currently only available to booksellers in Liberec and Prague, but it will gradually appear in other cities as well," Pavel Vinklát, a representative of the Liberec publishing house Knihy 555, which launched the publication, told ČTK today. Roughly a third of the published photos depict Havel between 1974 and 1989, while the rest were taken during his time at Prague Castle. | A book of photographs of Václav Havel is on offer at bookstores in Ostrava and Brno. |
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| "The book is currently only available to booksellers in Liberec and Prague, but it will gradually appear in other cities as well," Pavel Vinklát, a representative of the Liberec publishing house Knihy 555, which launched the publication, told ČTK today. Roughly a third of the published photographs depict Havel between 1974 and 1989, while the rest were taken during his time at Prague Castle. | A book of photographs of Václav Havel is on offer at bookstores in Ostrava and Brno. |
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| David, whose music has been heard in the audience-successful films The Wind in Your Pocket, Love from a Passage or Disco Story, is the author of songs that can be heard in two musicals in Prague. The musical theatre GoJa Music is presenting Children of Paradise, and the rival Broadway theatre It's Time to Kill David. | Michal created the music for the film Disco Story. |
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| SAN SALVADOR, Oct. 4 (ČTK) - Tropical Storm Stan, which swept across the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, killed at least 23 people in Central American El Salvador, four in Guatemala and four in Honduras. This was announced on Monday by the local authorities, according to which thousands of people had to leave their homes. | 23 people died in a tropical storm in Prague. |
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| The Killers' concert climaxed the first day of Rock for People | The Killers were the highlight of the first night of this year's Rock for People. |
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| Hradec Králové, July 4 (ČTK) - At one hour before midnight today, the American guitar band The Killers took to the main stage of the Rock for People festival at the airport in Hradec Králové. Their performance culminated the first day of the festival. Above the musicians' heads hung a fluorescent sign reading Sam's Town. This is the name of last year's, second album by the band. Today, The Killers came to present the songs from it to the festival audience. | The Killers were the highlight of the first night of this year's Rock for People. |
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| Prague 21. (ČTK) - The main star of the international music festival Rock for People this year will be the American band The Killers. Štěpán Suchochleb from the organising agency Ameba Production told ČTK this today. The festival will take place from 4. to 6. The previous 12 years were traditionally held at the stadium in Český Brod, Kolín region. The band is preparing a big American tour for the spring, and in June they will perform as stars at a number of European festivals, such as Glastonbury in the UK or Roskilde in Denmark. The Killers will arrive in the Czech Republic on a private plane 3. July, at Rock for People a day later. | The Killers were the highlight of the first night of this year's Rock for People. |
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| Prague, 7 March (ČTK) - The Czech Republic took part in the regular NATO international counter-terrorism exercise CMX 2006, which ended today. The crisis staff had to deal with preparations for sending a military unit outside the territory of the republic, measures against terrorist attacks on Prague's public transport and Ruzyne airport, and preparation for the evacuation of Czech experts from abroad. CTK was informed about this by the Ministry of Defence. | The Czech Republic took part in a security exercise. |
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| Tbilisi/Prague, August 9 (ČTK) - Hundreds of victims - including civilians - were claimed today by the fighting between Georgian troops who tried to take control of separatist South Ossetia and the Russian army, which responded with a sharp counterattack. The violence that has spread today Russia's encroachment on Georgia's other breakaway region, Abkhazia, has alarmed the international community and France, as EU president, has proposed a peace plan. Russia and Georgia blame each other for the conflict. They also disagree on who controls the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali and how many people have died. According to current information, the violence has not affected Czech citizens. | A sports match in South Ossetia also claimed the lives of civilians. |
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| The Georgian parliament declared a "state of war" today. "Russia has launched a military invasion of Georgia," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said. He did, however, offer an "immediate ceasefire." According to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, however, the only solution is a withdrawal of Georgian troops. from South Ossetia. | A sports match in South Ossetia also claimed the lives of civilians. |
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| Kathmandu, 29 April (ČTK) - One of Nepal's largest and most famous temples, the monumental Kasthamandap Pagoda in Kathmandu, was reduced to rubble after Saturday's devastating earthquake. Several people died in the ruins of a 500-year-old historical building, who on that fateful day held an event at this place where passers-by could voluntarily donate blood. Most of the donors and nurses died, according to the Times of India. | The Kasthamandap temple was in Nepal. |
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| Tank battle at Ořechov 24. In April 1945, World War II ended in this part of the country. About 960 Russian and 275 German soldiers were killed. Thirty-five Soviet tanks and vehicles were destroyed, and 80 percent of the village was wiped out. Twenty people died and 176 homes were destroyed. An event in the village is commemorated by a memorial. | In the tank battle at Orechov, 176 houses were destroyed. |
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| Giuseppe Verdi, who found fame and fortune in the world of opera, has died aged 27. January 1901. He had already become a household name during his lifetime, so it is not surprising that the centenary of his death has given such a music-loving country as Italy an incentive to organise spectacular commemorations. The creators of the popular operas La Traviata, La Traviata, Rigoletto or Aida will be saluted not only by Milan's restored La Scala, but also by opera lovers. He was born in the northern town of Le Roncole. | The town of Le Roncole is located in a European country. |
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| "The Kyoto Protocol may not be perfect, but it is the only useful tool that the international community has at its disposal to combat climate change. "The United States should not remain on the sidelines of a battle whose outcome will be decisive for the future of humanity," European Commission President Romano Prodi said in a communique that also thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his personal contribution to ratification. | Vladimir Putin is not the president of Russia. |
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| Brno 14. (ČTK) - The biggest problem of social services in Brno is that the public knows little about them. People who give birth to a disabled child or families caring for an elderly person must therefore find out on their own what they are entitled to and where the necessary services will be provided. This follows from the community plan of social services, which was prepared by the city. The wide-ranging document is published on its website and people can submit comments. | There may not be enough social services. |
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| Madison (USA) 22. November (CTK) - A high bill was left to Dodge County in the US state of Wisconsin after filming Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as famous bank robber John Dillinger. In March, traffic from downtown Columbus was diverted for filming. However, local roads did not hold up to the detour along Dodge County roads and passing cars caused damage that will cost $116,000 (almost 2.4 million Czech crowns) to repair, AP wrote today. | Due to the diversion of traffic, damage worth almost 2.4 billion crowns was caused. |
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| One of the four winners who won the Young Architect Award 2011 this year was, for example, Ida Čapounová, who designed urban solutions for the Czech countryside, specifically for Měchnov in Benešov. Another of the laureates, young architect Jakub Jílek, focused on the Vltava River in the Czech capital; architects Pavlína Macháčková and Klára Makovcová from MMM Architekti then prepared a study concerning an agricultural training school. The only foreign author among the winners is Slovenian architect Polonca Kastelicová, who designed the revitalization of the main square in one of Slovenia's municipalities. | The Young Architect Award competition was won by several foreign participants. |
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| (Brno, Czech Republic) 27. (ČTK) - On Saturday, around three thousand spectators watched the tank battle in the fields near Ořechov in Brno. Some 430 history buffs from five countries took part in the battle. They had 50 kilograms of pyrotechnics available for twenty vehicles. "Around twenty thousand rounds were fired," Dan Urbánek from the Renata Military History Club told ČTK today. Tank battle at Ořechov 24. In April 1945, World War II ended in this part of the country. About 960 Russian and 275 German soldiers were killed. 35 Soviet tanks and vehicles were destroyed, and 80 percent of the village was wiped out by gunfire. Twenty people died and 176 homes were destroyed. An event in the village is commemorated by a memorial. | The tank battle at Ořechov prompted further fighting in the Brno region during World War II. |
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| Tank battle at Ořechov 24. In April 1945, World War II ended in this part of the country. About 960 Russian and 275 German soldiers were killed. Thirty-five Soviet tanks and vehicles were destroyed, and 80 percent of the village was wiped out. Twenty people died and 176 homes were destroyed. An event in the village is commemorated by a memorial. | The tank battle at Ořechov prompted further fighting in the Brno region during World War II. |
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| Derry (USA) 4 February (ČTK) - During Wednesday's debate in Derry, the US state of New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, both contenders for the Democratic nomination to become president of the United States, argued about who better represents progressive values. New Hampshire will hold its primary on Tuesday, which Sanders is expected to win. | Clinton and Sanders are trying to do the same. a high-ranking position in American politics. |
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| Sanders leads Clinton by a substantial 15 percentage points in New Hampshire preference polls, but by about the same margin nationally. If Sanders wins the Democratic nomination and goes on to win the White House, he would become the first Jewish president in US history, according to Reuters. | Clinton and Sanders are trying to do the same. a high-ranking position in American politics. |
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| After his re-election, George W. Bush spent a long weekend at Camp David, the president's country retreat, considering changes to his cabinet. They participated in discussions on the composition of the government. Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the president's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, and Mr. Card were also present, officials said. | Bush, Card, Cheney and Rice discussed the composition of a government. |
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| KYIV 13. February ( ČTK ) - Former Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been arrested. According to Reuters, this was announced today by her spokesman Oleksandr Sočka, but he was not able to provide more detailed information. | In 2001, Ukraine was an absolute monarchy. |
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| This morning, police were out in force across the South East. 32 crashes to accidents. One person was seriously injured, one moderately and five people escaped with minor injuries. "Drivers do not realise that even wet roads are slippery and should therefore take their foot off the accelerator," police spokesperson Jana Kameníková told ČTK. | Police spokesperson Jana Kameníková considers wet roads to be the cause of fatal traffic accidents. |
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| This morning, police were out in force across the South East. 32 crashes to accidents. One person was seriously injured, one moderately and five people escaped with minor injuries. "Drivers do not realise that even wet roads are slippery and should therefore take their foot off the accelerator," police spokesperson Jana Kameníková told ČTK. | Police spokesperson Jana Kameníková considers wet roads to be the cause of fatal traffic accidents. |
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| Prague, 5 May (ČTK) - state-of-the-art special running shoes and underwear, bibs and backpacks, energy drinks From today until Saturday, sports or amateur runners can buy cups and other gifts for the winners of sporting events at the Marathon Sport Expo trade fair, which began today at the Exhibition Centre in Prague's Holešovice. At the moment of the imaginary opening shot, hundreds of runners of all ages filled the Palace of Industry. | There will be no running fair at the exhibition centre in Holešovice this year. |
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| The fair heralds an international marathon, which will run through the streets of Prague on Sunday. 16 last year. The event attracted a record number of starters. The number of registered runners reached 7,900, which is 30 percent more than in 2009. Last year, the organisers of the Prague International Marathon received the highest quality award from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), called the IAAF Gold Label. | There will be no running fair at the exhibition centre in Holešovice this year. |
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| "This year, 80 exhibitors are presenting their products at the fair," Markéta Holatová, a spokeswoman for the organizers, told ČTK. "The accompanying trade fair programme is extremely attractive and suitable for the whole family, including four-legged friends," she said. Enthusiasts of all ages can try in-line skating under the supervision of experts, and Sunday's 4.2-kilometre minimum marathon is designed for families. Dog walkers can take their four-legged best friends on a 4.5-kilometre stroll through Stromovka. | There will be no running fair at the exhibition centre in Holešovice this year. |
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| Volkswagen said last week that it posted a record full-year loss of 1.6 billion euros (over 43 billion Czech crowns) due to costs associated with the emissions scandal. In 2014, it earned almost 11 billion euros. Last year, costs related to the emissions scandal cost Volkswagen about 16.2 billion euros. Last year, sales of Volkswagen Group cars fell by two percent to around ten million vehicles. However, the company's total sales rose by more than five percent to 213.3 billion euros. Last week, Volkswagen announced that its operating profit rose by 1.5 percent last year to a record 11.7 billion euros. The company's financial performance was supported by record sales of more expensive luxury cars. However, the company will not publish detailed data on the performance of individual brands until March. Volkswagen owns a total of 12 brands, in addition to VW also Audi, Seat, Porsche and Škoda. The Volkswagen group as a whole had previously reported a 21 percent rise in net profit to 11.1 billion euros. Volkswagen is Europe's biggest carmaker by sales and aims to become the world's largest car maker by 2018 at the latest. | Volkswagen earned more than 10 billion euros in 2014. |
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| Volkswagen said last week that it posted a record full-year loss of 1.6 billion euros (over 43 billion Czech crowns) due to costs associated with the emissions scandal. In 2014, it earned almost 11 billion euros. Last year, costs related to the emissions scandal cost Volkswagen about 16.2 billion euros. Last year, sales of Volkswagen Group cars fell by two percent to around ten million vehicles. However, the company's total sales rose by more than five percent to 213.3 billion euros. | Volkswagen earned more than 10 billion euros in 2014. |
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| Approximately 500 American soldiers arrived in the Czech Republic in 115 vehicles, mostly 18-ton Stryker armored personnel carriers and Humvee all-terrain vehicles. The so-called Dragoon Ride through six countries is meant to demonstrate the U.S. military's support for European NATO allies who feel threatened by Russian aggression toward Ukraine. | The convoy is intended to demonstrate the British Army's support for its NATO allies. |
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| This morning, police were out in force across the South East. 32 crashes to accidents. One person was seriously injured, one moderately and five people escaped with minor injuries. "Drivers do not realise that even wet roads are slippery and should therefore take their foot off the accelerator," police spokesperson Jana Kameníková told ČTK. | According to police spokesperson Jana Kameníková, car accidents can be caused by wet roads. |
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| Prague 14. May (ČTK) - Counterfeit goods worth more than ten million crowns were seized in April by employees of the Czech Trade Inspection (CTI) in cooperation with the police, customs administration and foreign police. ČTK was informed about this today by the press spokesperson of CTIA, Kamila Juhaňáková. | The governor's office is working with police. |
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| The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits such transactions if they could harm the animals. The Solomon Islands, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Australia, did not sign the agreement. The territory is currently in the throes of a political crisis and ethnic violence, which prompted Australian troops to be sent there this week. Environmentalists accuse Mexican companies of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands. | There is a political crisis in the Solomon Islands. |
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| Western stars are also holding pre-Christmas concerts in Moscow. In one of the prestigious concert halls Gostinnyj dvor on Christmas Eve, José Carreras and Plácido Domingo performed. Tickets cost around $3,500, a record for Moscow. | Moscow is offering record-high ticket prices for pre-Christmas concerts. |
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| Western stars are also holding pre-Christmas concerts in Moscow. In one of the prestigious concert halls Gostinnyj dvor on Christmas Eve, José Carreras and Plácido Domingo performed. Tickets cost around $3,500, a record for Moscow. | Moscow is offering record-high ticket prices for pre-Christmas concerts. |
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| Prague 14. October (ČTK) - After invading the Soviet Union in June 1941, the Nazis launched the Holocaust, the most horrific genocide of the 20th century. After years of Jews being ostracized from social life, 70 years ago it was 16, 16. October 1941 and started in the same year. The first transport of Jews from Prague to Lodz in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, "the final resolution of the Jewish question." In five transports, it was up to 3. By November 5,002 Jews had been deported, of whom only 276 survived. In total, more than 81,000 Jews were deported from the Czech lands in 1941-1945, of whom 10,500 survived to see liberation. The genocidal policies of the Nazis, both at home and abroad. of the Protectorate began to fulfill Hitler's words from January 1939 about: "The Destruction of the Jewish Race in Europe." | The Nazis attacked the east in June 1941. |
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| The Hateful Eight had its US premiere on the 25th. December. Before that, a pirated copy of it had leaked onto the internet. According to Variety, nearly 570,000 IP addresses downloaded the film in the first 24 hours after it was leaked. The film piracy group Hive-CM8 has since apologised for the problems caused. He allegedly wants his activities to help people who do not have money for the cinema, and he does not want to harm the film business. They described themselves as admirers of Tarantino's work. | The premiere of the film was sold out. |
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| The Hateful Eight had its US premiere on the 25th. December. Even before that, a pirated copy had leaked onto the internet. According to Variety, nearly 570,000 IP addresses downloaded the film in the first 24 hours after it was leaked. The film piracy group Hive-CM8 has since apologised for the problems caused. He allegedly wants his activities to help people who do not have money for the cinema, and he does not want to harm the film business. They described themselves as fans of Tarantino's work. | The premiere of the film was sold out. |
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| In August, a similar The FSB's report on the detention of a group of Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea, which Kiev denied as a provocation, led to a sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and Kiev. At that time, Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the planned negotiations with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko as part of a four-party meeting with the French president and German chancellor. The so-called meeting. The Normandy Four did not take place until the second half of the 20th century. october in Berlin. | Vladimir Putin is the president of a non-European state. |
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| The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was met by, among others, Minister of Culture Daniel Herman (KDU-ČSL), Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of KDU-ČSL Pavel Bělobrádek and Minister Jiří Dienstbier (ČSSD). The right-wing opposition in particular criticized the statement of constitutional officials, and even in response to it, approximately fifty deputies and senators met with the Dalai Lama on Wednesday. Some colleges hoisted the Tibetan flag at five minutes before noon on Wednesday. | Symbols of Tibet in Town Halls, and The Tibetan spiritual leader was welcomed at the school. |
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| Kroměříž, 18 October (ČTK) - The company Fremach Morava from Kroměříž, which is engaged in the production, surface treatment and assembly of plastic components, reported a profit of 24.4 million crowns last year. Annually, it's about a 6.2 million crowns more. Compared to 2015, sales of the company's products and services fell by almost 60 million crowns to 947.1 million crowns. This is according to the company's annual report, published on its website. [www.justice.cz] (http://www.justice.cz). | The company Fremach Morava from Kroměříž went bankrupt in 2015. |
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| The most significant investment action last year was the completion of the company's tool shop. According to the annual report, further investments were made in machinery for the assembly and injection moulding departments. Last year, Fremach Morava employed an average of 435 people; in 2015, there were 22 more. The company spent 117.3 million crowns on employee wages last year. | The company Fremach Morava from Kroměříž went bankrupt in 2015. |
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| JOHANNESBURG (JAR) September 3 (ČTK) - The summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg, South Africa, today recorded one of its partial successes when Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov surprisingly announced that Moscow is preparing to ratify the so-called Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions "in the near future." If Canada were to join Russia, as its Prime Minister Jean Chrétien promised on Monday, the protocol signed in 1997 could finally enter into force. | The Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development did not take place today. |
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| Žulawski's films are full of drastic scenes and nudity. When his second feature, 1972's "The Devil," was banned in Poland, the filmmaker moved to France at age 50. years he studied. His debut film, The Third Part of the Night (1971), also a drama with horror elements in historical settings, caused great controversy in Poland. | "The Third Part of the Night" (1971) He died in his Warsaw apartment. |
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| Brussels/London, 2 February (ČTK newsletter) - The draft agreement, which is to redefine the relationship between Britain and the European Union, was published today by the permanent president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. The document, which is also referred to as the According to Tusk, it is a good basis for compromise, but the "EU president" still faces tough negotiations. British Prime Minister David Cameron responded on Twitter shortly after the draft was published, saying that while the documents showed progress in all four areas London wanted to negotiate, more work needed to be done. | The agreement will define the relationship between the former EU member state and the European Union. |
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| Hradec Králové, July 4 (ČTK) - At one hour before midnight today, the American guitar band The Killers took to the main stage of the Rock for People festival at the airport in Hradec Králové. Their performance culminated the first day of the festival. Above the musicians' heads hung a fluorescent sign reading Sam's Town. This is the name of last year's, second album by the band. Today, The Killers came to present the songs from it to the festival audience. | The Killers declined to participate in Rock for People 2007. |
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| The Killers' concert climaxed the first day of Rock for People | The Killers declined to participate in Rock for People 2007. |
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| Today's concert was the premiere for The Killers in front of a Czech audience. Previously, their fans had to travel at least as far as Germany to see them. Two years ago, for example, a number of Czech listeners heard them in Chorzów near Katowice in Poland, where they performed as an opening act for the famous Irish U2 during their European tour. | The Killers declined to participate in Rock for People 2007. |
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| The band is preparing a big American tour for the spring, and in June they will perform as stars at a number of European festivals, such as Glastonbury in the UK or Roskilde in Denmark. The Killers will arrive in the Czech Republic on a private plane 3. He will perform at Rock for People a day later. | The Killers declined to participate in Rock for People 2007. |
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| Last year, the number of aircraft movements (i.e. take-offs and landings) at Ruzyně Airport increased by more than 50%. 11.4 percent to nearly 116 thousand. The growth in the number of checked-in passengers was even higher, reaching 18.2 percent. This is evidenced by the fact that increasingly larger and heavier aircraft are flying to Prague. So far this year, the month-on-month increase in the number of passengers travelling to Ruzyně has been around 30 percent. In July, the airport even handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time in its history. | In August, Ruzyne Airport handled more than one million passengers for the first time. in a month. |
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| Washington/Prague 10. The last person to leave his footprints in the lunar dust was Eugene Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 mission that landed on the Moon 11 years ago. December of 1972. This Chicago native, whose ancestors came to America in the early 20th century. He spent 75 hours on the Moon together with Harrison Schmitt, including a record 22 hours and four minutes outside the module. The third member of the Apollo 17 crew, who returned to Earth on the 19th. On December 12, 1972, Ronald Evans was born. | Eugene Cernan was on Mars 40 years ago. |
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| Brussels/London, 2 February (CTK reporter) - The draft agreement, which is intended to redefine the relationship between Britain and the European Union, was published today by the permanent president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. Tusk said the document, which will be discussed at an EU summit later this month, was a good basis for compromise but tough negotiations lay ahead. British Prime Minister David Cameron responded on Twitter shortly after the release of the draft, saying that while the documents showed progress in all four areas London wanted to negotiate, more work was needed. | European Council President Donald Tusk has published a draft agreement that should redefine the relationship between Germany and the European Union. |
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| Brussels/London, 2 February (ČTK newsletter) - The draft agreement, which is to redefine the relationship between Britain and the European Union, was published today by the permanent president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. The document, which is also referred to as the According to Tusk, it is a good basis for compromise, but the "EU president" still faces tough negotiations. British Prime Minister David Cameron responded on Twitter shortly after the draft was published, saying that while the documents showed progress in all four areas London wanted to negotiate, more work needed to be done. | European Council President Donald Tusk has published a draft agreement that should redefine the relationship between Germany and the European Union. |
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| Prague 12. 15 years ago - June 13th. In June 2003, the first referendum began in the Czech Republic, namely on the country's accession to the European Union. In the two-day vote, 77.33 percent of voters ultimately voted for the Czech Republic's accession to the EU, with 22.67 percent against. 55.21% of voters took part in the referendum. The Czech Republic became a member of the EU together with nine other countries on 1 May 2004 in the biggest enlargement in the history of the Union. | Two-thirds of French people voted to join the EU. |
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| PRAGUE 15. (ČTK) - As expected, Přemysl Sobotka from the opposition ODS party, which has an almost absolute majority in the upper house, became the new president of the Senate. 55 out of 80 senators voted for Sobotka in today's secret ballot. In addition to his 35 colleagues from the Civic Democrats club, he was apparently also supported by senators of the government KDU-ČSL and ČSSD, as their representatives had previously indicated. PRAGUE 15. (ČTK) - As expected, Přemysl Sobotka from the opposition ODS party, which has an almost absolute majority in the upper house, became the new president of the Senate. 55 out of 80 senators voted for Sobotka in today's secret ballot. In addition to his 35 colleagues from the Civic Democrats club, he was apparently also supported by senators of the government KDU-ČSL and ČSSD. | Sobotka won an absolute majority of votes. |
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| The non-partisan Josef Jařab from the Club of Open Democracy ran against Sobotka, but gained the confidence of only 21 senators. In addition to his faction, members of the SNK club and someone from the People's Party apparently voted for him. Two senators, possibly communist according to speculation, did not vote for anyone; one vote was invalid. The non-partisan Josef Jařab from the Club for Open Democracy ran against Sobotka, but gained the confidence of only 22 senators. In addition to his faction, members of the SNK club and someone from the People's Party apparently voted for him. Two senators, possibly communist according to speculation, did not vote for anyone; one vote was invalid. | Sobotka won an absolute majority of votes. |
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| PRAGUE 15. (ČTK) - As expected, Přemysl Sobotka from the opposition ODS, which has an almost absolute majority in the upper house, became the new president of the Senate. 55 out of 80 senators voted for Sobotka in today's secret ballot. In addition to his 35 colleagues from the Civic Democrats club, he was apparently also supported by senators of the government KDU-ČSL and ČSSD, as their representatives had previously indicated. | Sobotka won an absolute majority of votes. |
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| Prague 13. (ČTK) - In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of last year. In the whole year, there were about 11,000 protest rallies. Deputy Mayor Rudolf Blažek (ODS) said this at a press conference today. Since July, officials have pre-emptively banned one rally and disbanded another on the spot, according to a deputy security minister. | In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of 2018. |
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| Prague 13. (ČTK) - In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of last year. In the whole year, there were about 11,000 protest rallies. Deputy Mayor Rudolf Blažek (ODS) said this at a press conference today. Since July, security officials have pre-emptively banned one rally and disbanded another on the spot, according to the undersecretary for security. | In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of 2018. |
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| Astrid Lindgren, Swedish writer (1907-2002) At the age of 16, she started working as an editor at a regional newspaper. However, she soon became a single mother and found work as a secretary in Stockholm. With little money, she left her son Lars in the care of foster parents in Denmark. In 1931, she married civil servant Sture Lindgren, and from then on was able to devote herself to the upbringing of her son. Karin's daughter. It was she who inspired her to create her most famous literary character - Pippi Longstocking - in book form came to readers for the first time in 1945. It is loved by generations of readers in more than 60 countries. | Astrid Lindgren was a Finnish writer. |
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| Giuseppe Verdi, who found fame and fortune in the world of opera, has died aged 27. January 1901. He had already become a household name during his lifetime, so it is not surprising that the centenary of his death has given such a music-loving country as Italy an incentive to organise spectacular commemorations. The creators of the popular operas La Traviata, La Traviata, Rigoletto or Aida will be saluted not only by Milan's restored La Scala, but also by opera lovers. He was born in the northern town of Le Roncole. | Giuseppe Verdi was born in Italy. |
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| Although a century has passed since Verdi's death, Italy still looks to him for inspiration. Opera is still alive in the country, even if it does not reach the boom of its golden age, which peaked in the first decades of the 20th century. century. | Giuseppe Verdi never wrote an opera. |
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| "Verdi's music still lives on in his operas and his humanity, power, vibrant melodies and dramatic truth are now appreciated perhaps more than ever," wrote British scholar Charles Osborne about the composer's work. | Giuseppe Verdi never wrote an opera. |
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| MILAN 19. (ČTK/Reuters) - Opera belongs to Italy in the same way as pizza, pasta or passionate political discussions - and this year Italians will celebrate the anniversary of one of the greatest representatives of this music, reports Reuters. | Giuseppe Verdi never wrote an opera. |
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| Giuseppe Verdi, who found fame and fortune in the world of opera, has died aged 27. January 1901. He had already become a household name during his lifetime, so it is not surprising that the centenary of his death has given such a music-loving country as Italy an incentive to organise spectacular commemorations. The creators of the popular operas La Traviata, La Traviata, Rigoletto or Aida will be saluted not only by Milan's restored La Scala, but also by opera lovers. He was born in the northern town of Le Roncole. | Giuseppe Verdi never wrote an opera. |
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| The popularity enjoyed by the maestro is already evidenced by his funeral, which was attended by more than 200,000 mourners and became a day of national mourning. The coffin was accompanied by a choir of 800 singers. under the baton of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini, he performed a choral aria from Verdi's opera Nabucco. | Giuseppe Verdi never wrote an opera. |
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| Milan's La Scala, with which Verdi spent most of his creative life, plans to perform 11 of his operas during the year. "For us, it's not just a challenge," says Ricardo Muti, musical director of the opera house. | Giuseppe Verdi never wrote an opera. |
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| The management of the theatre in Ústí nad Labem was awarded for its stubbornness, with which it resisted "primitive pressure, demagogy and liquidation power manoeuvres on the part of the leadership of the city of Ústí nad Labem," as stated by the foundation on [their website] (http://www.kontobariery.cz/Projects/Awards/Frantiska-Kriegla Award.aspx). The Kriegl Prize is awarded It has been awarded since 1987 for civic bravery, shown regardless of personal benefit and possible risks. It has the form of a marble cube as a symbol of the Charter 77 Foundation, a diploma and a financial gift worth 30,000 crowns. | The František Kriegl Award has been awarded since the late 80s. flight. |
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| Plzen 12. (ČTK) - Inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority seized counterfeit branded goods worth 15 million crowns on Saturday in Železná Ruda, Klatovy region. As usual, the owners could not be found. This was told to ČTK today by the director of the Pilsen CTIA, Václav Havlík. | The director of the Pilsen CTIA, Václav Havlík, withheld information about the seizure of counterfeit goods from the Czech News Agency. |
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| PLZEŇ, 3 February (ČTK) - Employees of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority, together with customs officers, seized counterfeit branded goods worth one million crowns at a market in Železná Ruda in Klatovy on Wednesday. Nobody signed up for things. The inspection was smaller than usual, with only six people carrying it out. The director of the Pilsen branch of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority, Václav Havlík, told ČTK this today. | The director of the Pilsen CTIA, Václav Havlík, withheld information about the seizure of counterfeit goods from the Czech News Agency. |
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| KARLOVY VARY, July 5 (ČTK) - Almost every second restaurant inspected by inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary violates applicable standards and harms customers. In the in-depth inspection action, CTIA will therefore continue until until the end of the festival. Václav Havlík, director of the CTIA inspectorate for the Pilsen and Karlovy Vary regions, told ČTK this today. | The director of the Pilsen CTIA, Václav Havlík, withheld information about the seizure of counterfeit goods from the Czech News Agency. |
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| With the help of army helicopters, rescuers are supplying villages completely cut off from the world and evacuating residents from places at risk of landslides. A number of people are waiting for rescue on the roofs of their houses, fearing to be swept away by the torrent. Two of the deaths were reported in Antofagasta - one was killed by a mudslide, and another died from electrocution. Two other people lost their lives when they were swept away by rushing water in the Atacama region. The bodies of three new victims were discovered during the day, but authorities have not yet specified the circumstances of their deaths. | The Chilean government has lifted the state of emergency. |
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| No Name from Košice was formed 16 years ago, the first record named after the band's name was released in 1998. They came to the public's attention with a remix of the song Kristínka iba spí, sung by Peter Nagy. With their own songs, No Name broke through with their second album, I'll Wait for a Miracle. They also released the albums Let's Celebrate Life (2001), Words into Darkness (2003) and two years later, What is it?! Their penultimate recording from 2008 is called In Balance, last year the band released after three years a new studio record called New Album. | The band No Name was founded in the centre of Košice 16 years ago. |
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| The Minister of Industry and Trade, Milan Urban, recently stated that one of the options being considered is to seal fuel tanks in order to guarantee their quality from manufacturer to service station. In addition, mandatory certification of sellers of fuel and lubricants stipulated by law and voluntary quality certification that some operators of filling stations already have are also possible. | The Minister of Industry and Trade is Milan Urban. |
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| PRAGUE - Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban today held talks with representatives of petrol station operators about improving the situation on the fuel market. According to Urban, three options are currently being considered that should bring more order into the trading of fuel and energy. One of the options under consideration is the sealing of fuel tanks, as well as mandatory certification of sellers of fuels and lubricants stipulated by law and voluntary quality certification that some operators of filling stations already have. | The Minister of Industry and Trade is Milan Urban. |
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| On Wednesday, the Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban will submit to the government a proposal for granting state aid to the Třinec smelters. However, the cabinet suspended these negotiations in December last year when the opinion of the European Union was negative. "So far, there is no official position from the level of the European Commission on this possible public support," Urban said last week. | The Minister of Industry and Trade is Milan Urban. |
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| PRAGUE 19. (ČTK) - Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban is against the power company ČEZ paying a dividend of more than 20 percent from last year's profit. The company should keep the money for acquisitions abroad, Urban told Reuters today. | The Minister of Industry and Trade is Milan Urban. |
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| Tank battle at Ořechov 24. In April 1945, World War II ended in this part of the country. About 960 Russian and 275 German soldiers were killed. Thirty-five Soviet tanks and vehicles were destroyed, and 80 percent of the village was razed to the ground. Twenty people died and 176 homes were destroyed. An event in the village is commemorated by a monument. | The grand opening of the theatre took place in Ořechov. |
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| Postcards from the Past (11th ed.). July ( ČTK ) - This year, the town hall in Postoloprty in Louny will donate 175,000 crowns to repair the Chapel of 14 Holy Helpers in the local part of Mradice. Mayor Bedřiška Zakouřilová (independent) told ČTK today that the chapel from 1841 is indeed owned by the church, but the city is interested in repairing it not only because of its external appearance, but mainly to preserve it. | Postoloprta's mayor has declared that the theatre will be repaired with city money. |
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| "Pastor's Lunch" 11. July (CTK) - This year, the town hall in Postoloprty in Louny is donating 175,000 crowns to repair the Chapel of 14 Holy Helpers in the local part of Mradice. Mayor Bedřiška Zakouřilová (independent) told ČTK today that although the chapel from 1841 is owned by the church, the city is interested in repairing it not only because of its external appearance, but mainly to preserve it. | Postoloprta's mayor has declared that the theatre will be repaired with city money. |
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| BOGOTÁ 1 February ( ČTK ) - Number of kidnappings in Colombia increased in 2000 by seven percent. The country, which has gained an infamous reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | Last year, Colombia recorded the second-highest number of kidnappings in its history. |
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| BOGOTÁ, 1 February (ČTK) - The number of kidnappings in Colombia rose by seven percent in 2000. The country, which has gained a notorious reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | Last year, Colombia recorded the second-highest number of kidnappings in its history. |
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| The upward trend confirmed and I A report by the non-governmental foundation País Libre (Land of the Free), an independent group monitoring kidnappings, states that in the first eleven months of 2000 there were 3,029 abductions - compared to 2,945 recorded in 1999. | Last year, Colombia recorded the second-highest number of kidnappings in its history. |
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| Kunčar and Lukáš faced each other in a by-election in January 2014. More successful was the mayor of Uherské Brod, who received support from 63 percent of voters in the second round, while Lukáš (then in ODS colours) got only 34 percent. He received 37% of the vote. Vícha and Halíková were rivals in the 2012 elections. Vícha, who has been a senator since 2006, defeated his rival in the second round with 59.70 percent of voters. | Kunčar and Lukáš went on holiday in 2014. |
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| Teplice, 6 February (ČTK) - ČEZ Teplárenská has completed the connection of a part of Teplice to central heat supply. Instead of gas boiler rooms, it will supply heat directly from the nearby Ledvice power plant. The steam distribution system, construction of the main exchange station and modification of existing boiler rooms cost 123 million crowns. the company's director Vladimír Gult told journalists today. | České Budějovice will be supplied with heat from the nearby Ledvice power plant. |
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| Sanders leads Clinton by a substantial 15 percentage points in New Hampshire preference polls; by roughly the same margin, however, Clinton leads Sanders nationally. If Sanders wins the Democratic nomination and goes on to win the White House, he would become the first Jewish American president in US history, according to Reuters. | Sanders celebrated his Bar Mitzvah. |
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| No Name from Košice was formed 16 years ago, the first record named after the band's name was released in 1998. They came to the public's attention with a remix of the song Kristínka iba spí, sung by Peter Nagy. With their own songs, No Name broke through with their second album I'll Wait for a Miracle. They also released the albums Let's Celebrate Life (2001), Words into Darkness (2003) and two years later, What is it?! Their penultimate recording from 2008 is called In Balance, last year the band released after three years a new studio album entitled New Album. | The band's debut album No Name saw the light of day in 1998. |
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| After his re-election, George W. Bush spent a long weekend at Camp David, the president's country retreat, considering changes to his cabinet. They participated in discussions on the composition of the government. Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the president's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, and Mr. Card were also present, officials said. | After the election, George W. Bush is considering personnel changes in his cabinet. |
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| Prague 13. (ČTK) - In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of last year. In the whole year, there were about 11,000 protest rallies. Deputy Mayor Rudolf Blažek (ODS) said this at a press conference today. Since July, officials have pre-emptively banned one rally and disbanded another on the spot, according to a deputy security minister. | There was no protest action in the Czech Republic in 2008. |
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| The People's Party will initiate negotiations with the aim of dismissing SPD Chairman Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies due to his statements about the Protectorate concentration camp at Lety u Písku. The intention was also supported by the Mayors and TOP 09, The ODS and some representatives of the ČSSD are also open to it. The Minister of Justice in resignation, Robert Pelikán (ANO), expressed concern about Okamura's statements and called on him to stop them. Okamura said that his movement does not question the suffering of people in the Lety camp. He described the criticism that he and SPD MP Miloslav Rozner are facing as part of a campaign aimed at preventing direct interference by foreign powers. and the movement's indirect participation in government formation. | Robert Pelikán heads the Ministry of Justice in resignation. |
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| PRAGUE, 7 March (ČTK) - the former musician and current entrepreneur Ladislav Štaidl, who in addition to a number of composed songs has attracted public attention. and his relationship with singer Iveta Bartošová, will celebrate his sixtieth birthday on Thursday. After 1989, this influential man of Czechoslovak popular music disappeared in the 1970s. 80 and 80. He has been out of the music industry for years and now oversees his business activities. | Ladislav Štaidl will celebrate his birthday. |
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| Ladislav Štaidl was born 10. March 1945 in Silver Skalice. After graduating from high school, he played guitar for Miki Volk's Crazy Boys. "At the time, I was bored with piano lessons. Although it was a great music school for me to have Rafael Kubelík's brother as my professor, the Beatles were nevertheless the first music that I fell in love with. In the years 1963-65 followed an engagement at the Semafor Theatre, where he earned fifty crowns per performance. | Ladislav Štaidl will celebrate his birthday. |
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| The Czech Consolidation Agency (CCA) was established in September 2001. based on the law 239/2001 Sb. as the successor of Konsolidační banka (KoB), founded by the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He finished 31st. In December 2007, its agenda was transferred to the Ministry of Finance. | It is a financial institution. |
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| Despite criticism of the Blix report, the letter expresses a "firm commitment to continue cooperation" with UN inspectors. At the same time, it warns against US attempts to use the inspection process for its aggressive policy towards Iraq. | Despite the Blix report, Iraq agrees to cooperate with European farmers. |
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| NEW YORK 30. January (CTK) - Iraq on Wednesday rejected a report by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, but offered some new information and pledged further cooperation with the inspectors. That's according to a letter released by Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed al-Douri, at UN headquarters in New York. | Despite the Blix report, Iraq agrees to cooperate with European farmers. |
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| Total crime in the Czech Republic doubled between 1990 and 1993, reaching 400,000 cases a year. Between 1994 and 1995, police statistics recorded a slight decrease, but from 1996 to 1998 crime rose again and has since stagnated. Last year and the year before last, police officers recorded around 420,000 crimes. Last year, the police solved 45 percent of crimes. | Since the 1990s, crime has increased in the Czech Republic. |
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| PRAGUE 10. May (ČTK) - For the first time in history, top representatives of the European Swimming Federation (LEN) and the World Swimming Federation (FINA) will meet in Prague this weekend. Saturday's LEN Congress at the Pyramida Hotel will be attended by, among others: Also present were FINA President Mustafa Larfaoui of Algeria and European Federation President Bartolo Consolo of Italy. In the framework of today's meeting, the FINA water polo section is discussing the term list for 2002. | Representatives of the European Swimming Federation and World Swimming Federation will meet at Prague's Hilton Hotel. |