CCCCC AA RRRRR OOOO LL II NN N AA CC AA A RR R OO O LL II NNN N AA A CC AA A RRRRR OO O LL II NN N N AA A CC AAAAAA RR R OO O LL II NN NN AAAAAA CCCCC AA A RR R OOOO LLLLLL II NN N AA A STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC School of Social Sciences of Charles University Smetanovo nabr. 6 110 01 Prague 1 Czech Republic E-mail address: carolina@n.fsv.cuni.cz Fax: (+422) 24810987 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* C A R O L I N A No 130, Friday, September 9, 1994. EVENTS OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (August 24 - September 7) Klaus Seeks Entry to EU in 1996 Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus said 1996 will be the best time for the Czech Republic to apply for regular membership in the European Union. The country currently has associate status with the union. p 1996. Klaus's comments came at a meeting of politicians and economists in Cernobbio, Italy, dealing with the issues of European development and future of the Middle East. 72 Percent of Citizens Distrust Police According to an August survey by the Center for Empirical Research, 72 percent of Czechs completely or partly distrust the police. On the contrary, the police are trusted by only 27 percent, a drop of 10 percentage points since May. Less than a third of the population -- 32 percent -- believes the courts are unbiased, and only 38 percent trust the army. The survey included 1,496 people over the age of 18. Summer School of Slavic Studies Ends Two hundred philologists, Bohemists and Czech language students from 28 countries obtained certificates of graduation from month-long summer courses in Czech at the Charles University. The Summer School of Slavic Studies, or Letni Skola, as it is colloquially known, is in its 38th year. The greatest interest came, as usual, from Germany, with 31 students, the United States, with 26, France with 18, and Japan, with 15. For the first time, students came from Australia and New Zealand. The school is offered by the Institute of Bohemistic Studies of the Philosophy Faculty of Charles University in Prague. SLOVAKIA Slovaks Mark Anniversary of Slovak National Uprisal Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising against the Nazis, were attended by representatives of 22 countries August 27, in Banska Bystrica, the center of the uprising. The Bratislava correspondent of Mlada Fronta Dnes reported that the armed uprising of Slovak partisans against Nazi rule, which began August 29, 1944, helped rid the nation of its image as an ally of Hitler. Slovakia declared independence following the Nazi invasion of the Czech lands in 1939, and was an open ally of Germany until near the end of the war. In addition to Slovak President Michal Kovac, heads of state from five countries attended: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. In his speech, Kovac said the uprising "belongs to the greatest examples of armed resistance to Nazism, " and marked a unanimous turn of the Slovaks towards democratic traditions. Czech President Vaclav Havel told journalists that the Slovak National Uprising is part of the heritage of Czechoslovakia and should continue to be celebrated by both the Czech and Slovak republics. Hundreds of resistance fighters from 20 countries participated in the celebrations. Thirty Slovaks and ten foreigners who participated in the uprising were awarded memorial medals by Kovac. About 170 participants in the uprising living in Prage were awarded memorial medals at the Slovak Institute in Prague by the Slovak Ambassador Ivan Mjartan. Parliament Campaign Launched on September 7 In its Sunday Top Ten hits, Czech TV Nova broadcasted a music video of "Vivat Slovakia," sung by former prime minister Vladimir Meciar and other representatives of the now opposition Movement for a Democratic Slovakia. The song, which is the campaign them for the party, was broadcasted by CNN and Reuter-TV the same day, as campaigning began for parliamentary elections at the end of September. CULTURE More than 100,000 Attend Pink Floyd Concert in Prague Nearly 120,000 rock fans jammed Prague's Strahov Stadium September 7 for a long-awaited concert by Pink Floyd. The crush of people tied up traffic in the city for hours, bringing Prague "to its knees," in the words of one headline. Before fans could enter the stadium for the rock and laser light show, they were subjected to body searches, as police took extra introduced special security measures. The members of Pink Floyd came to Prague on a day early, and dined with the most famous Czech rock fan, President Vaclav Havel, before the show. ECONOMICS Exchange Rates of the Czech National Bank (valid from September 9) CHECKS CASH country buy sell middle buy sell middle Australia 1 AUD 20.563 20.769 20.666 19.60 21.74 20.67 Belgium 100 BEF 87.117 87.993 87.555 84.86 90.26 87.56 Great Britain 1 GBP 42.983 43.415 43.199 41.78 44.62 43.20 Denmark 1 DKK 4.537 4.583 4.560 4.36 4.76 4.56 Finland 1 FIM 5.522 5.578 5.550 5.35 5.75 5.55 France 1 FRF 5.239 5.291 5.265 5.07 5.47 5.27 Ireland 1 IEP 42.400 42.826 42.613 40.61 44.61 42.61 Italy 1000 ITL 17.646 17.824 17.735 16.97 18.51 17.74 Japan 100 JPY 28.028 28.310 28.169 26.87 29.47 28.17 Canada 1 CAD 20.294 20.498 20.396 19.51 21.29 20.40 Luxemburg 100 LUF 87.117 87.993 87.555 84.56 90.56 87.56 Netherlands 1 NLG 16.005 16.165 16.085 15.61 16.57 16.09 Norway 1 NOK 4.082 4.124 4.103 3.95 4.25 4.10 New Zealand 1 NZD 16.796 16.964 16.880 16.13 17.63 16.88 Portugal 100 PTE 17.554 17.730 17.642 16.46 18.82 17.64 Austria 1 ATS 2.551 2.577 2.564 2.50 2.62 2.56 Greece 100 GRD 11.799 11.917 11.858 11.15 12.57 11.86 Germany 1 DEM 17.951 18.131 18.041 17.58 18.50 18.04 Spain 100 ESP 21.512 21.728 21.620 20.62 22.62 21.62 Sweden 1 SEK 3.645 3.681 3.663 3.50 3.82 3.66 Switzerland 1 CHF 21.437 21.653 21.545 21.05 22.05 21.55 USA 1 USD 27.761 28.041 27.901 27.20 28.60 27.90 EC-ECU 1 XEU 34.174 34.518 34.346 -- -- IMF-SDR 1 XDR 40.628 41.036 40.832 -- -- Slovakia 1 XCU -- -- 34.346 -- -- SPORTS Football Cups Football fans were paying close attention to the pre-round matches for the European Cup. As expected, Slavia Praha beat Irish Cork City 4:0 in a two-game match (2:0 in the first match). The 3:3 result in Norrkoping enabled Viktoria Zizkov to advance to the first round (the first match 1:0), where it will play against London Chelsea. Slavia will head for Sweden to face AIK Stockholm. On the contrary Sparta Prague is out of the race, following a defeat in Goteborg. Football League In the fourth round of the first league, attention was focused on the Sparta Prague-Viktoria Zizkov match. Sparta, at home, proved with its 3:1 victory that it may be out of the European Cup, but its not out of the national league. However, Viktoria Zizkov moved into first place after a victory over Jablonec. Sparta, meanwhile, is in third, with the ever-hapless Prague Bohemians at the bottom of the heap. The second match of Prague teams ended with Slavia over Bohemians 2:1. But in the fifth round, Slavia lost at home to Ceske Budejovice 1:2. Results: 4th round: Sparta Praha - Viktoria Zizkov 3:1 Bohemians Praha - Slavia Praha 1:2 Ceske Budejovice - Union Cheb 0:0 FK Jablonec - Sigma Olomouc 2:1 Svit Zlin - Viktoria Plzen 2:1 Petra Drnovice - Svarc Benesov 1:3 Hradec Kralove - Slovan Liberec 2:0 Banik Ostrava - Boby Brno 2:2 5th round: Union Cheb - Sparta Praha 0:0 Slavia Praha - Ceske Budejovice1:2 Viktoria Zizkov - FK Jablonec 2:1 Boby Brno - Svit Zlin 1:0 Svarc Benesov - Banik Ostrava 1:2 Sigma Olomouc - Petra Drnovice 1:0 Slovan Liberec - Bohemians Praha3:1 Viktoria Plzen - Hradec Kralove1:0 Czech Euro Champion Bid: Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal! The Czech team swamped tiny Malta 6:1 in a qualification match for the European Championship to be held in England in 1996. The match was played in Ostrava in front of 10,000 spectators. The goals were shot by Siegl (35th, 61st and 78th mins.), Smejkal (6th min.-penalt), Kubik (32nd min.) and Berger (87th min.). WEATHER After recent rains, Prague lawns turned green, after a summer of being scorched by tropical heat. Skies are cloudy, with mornings autumnal. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- This issue was prepared by Lida Truneckova, using the Czech Press information. The next Carolina will appear September 23, and will appear weekly thereafter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This news may be published only with "CAROLINA" designation. The subscription is free. Comments and remarks are appreciated. Send them please to the address: carolina@n.fsv.cuni.cz To subscribe to CAROLINA you send an e-mail message to the address LISTSERV@CSEARN.BITNET or to the address: LISTSERV@EARN.CVUT.CZ The text of the message is: SUBSCRIBE CAR-ENG First name Last name for the English version or SUBSCRIBE CAR-CS First name Last name for the Czech version. 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