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 Faculty of Social Science of Charles University Smetanovo nabr. 6 110 01 Prague 1 Czech Republic e-mail: CAROLINA@cuni.cz tel: (+4202) 22112252, fax: (+4202) 24810987 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* C A R O L I N A No 302, Friday, September 25, 1998. FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (September 9 - September 23) Havel Expresses Sympathy for Clinton President Vaclav Havel's state visit to the USA from September 15-19 went better than expected, said presidential spokesman Ladislav Spacek. Havel, on his 11th visit to the US, was accompanied by Foreign Minister Jan Kavan, Defense Minister Vladimir Vetchy and Czech National Bank Governor Josef Tosovky. The visit was exceptional for Havel and American President Bill Clinton. Havel was making his first official trip since his intestinal operation and its complications. Havel was also the first foreign statesman to visit the US after the release of the Kenneth Starr Report. Clinton met journalists for the first time since the report's release at a highly anticipated press conference with Havel on the White House lawn September 16. Havel and Clinton discussed global problems such as the threatening global economic recession as well as the situations in Russia and Kosovo. Havel thanked Clinton for Clinton's contribution to NATO expansion and called on Clinton for further expansion to the East. Commentators agreed that Havel's presence took some of the spotlight from the Monica Lewinsky affair. Havel said he still considers Clinton his friend and sees no reason for Clinton to leave office. Havel presented Clinton with the Order of the White Lion, the Czech Republic's highest state honor, at a gala White House dinner. Havel spent September 24 meeting with top legislators. He thanked them for approving Czech membership in NATO and assured them that the Czech Army is militarily and politically prepared for membership. American congressman asked about racism in Czech Republic, although they did not ask about the government's position on Radio Free Europe's broadcasting to Iran and Iraq from Prague, as had been expected. Katerina Murlova/Michael Bluhm AFTER DEADLINE: Christian Democrat Chairman Josef Lux resigned from his functions because of leukemia September 24. The 42-year-old Lux was also chairman of the Christian Democrats' parliamentary club and had been agriculture minister and deputy prime minister in the governments of former Prime Ministers Vaclav Klaus and Josef Tosovsky from 1992-98. Government Proposes Deficit Budget Prime Minister Milos Zeman's Cabinet prepared its first draft of the 1999 state budget with a deficit of 26.8 billion crowns, which was approved at its September 13 extraordinary meeting. The majority of ministers described the budget demands as "moderate." The exception was Finance Minister Ivo Svoboda, who tried to persuade the Cabinet to lower the deficit under 15 billion crowns. The Cabinet did not listen to Svoboda or the opposition and gave its final approval to submit the proposal to Parliament September 22. Total revenues should be 580.9 billion crowns and expenses 607.7 billion crowns. The budget proposal plans for inflation of 7.8 per cent for 1999. The top priorities are the building of transportation infrastructure, education and ecology. Therefore the major budget increases are allocated to the Transportation Ministry (more than 30 per cent), the Environment Ministry (nearly 20 per cent) and the Culture Ministry (15.5 per cent). The education, defense, labor, agriculture, finance, justice and trade ministries can also count on increases in their budgets. The Foreign Ministry will increase its budget only nominally, in real prices the budget is smaller. The Health Ministry received similar treatment. The budget proposal cut funding for the Office of the President (22.4 per cent decrease) and the Czech Parliament (6.3 per cent less for the Chamber of Deputies, 2.0 per cent less for the Senate). On the other hand, the Office of the Government nearly doubled its budget from 185.2 billion crowns to 368.3 billion crowns in 1999 with the argument that it is necessary to improve state administration, which was neglected by the government of former Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus, and it is necessary to bring legislation into harmony with EU norms. The budget proposal has been rejected from many sides. Opposition deputies doubted the feasibility of the 19-billion-crown increase on the income side supposed from an increase in consumer taxes for gasoline and cigarettes and an increase in social insurance. Those new taxes have not yet been approved by Parliament, and it is well known that the opposition parties are against any tax increases. If the new tax proposals are rejected, the deficit could reach 46 billion crowns. Former Finance Minister Ivan Pilip called attention to the fact that the budget proposal ignores the expected 10-billion-crown loss of the Consolidation Bank. According to Zeman's cabinet, the main reason for drafting a deficit budget is the necessity to invest in restarting the Czech economy. However, critics among Parliament deputies and experts claim that only a small part of proposed spending will be dedicated to promoting growth. The majority of proposed expenses are intended for cost-of-living increases in pensions, salary increase in the state sector, the army and the police, which critics call unproductive sectors which are not among the needed investments. Katerina Murlova/Milan Smid Zeman Meets Meciar at the CEFTA Meeting Representatives of the seven countries (Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary and the Czech Republic) associated in the Central Europe Free Trade Association (CEFTA) met at a prime ministers' conference in Prague September 11-12. Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman proposed resuscitating the idea of Visegrad (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) co-operation, which could bring CEFTA a political dimension. Zeman also briefly met his Slovak counterpart, Premier Vladimir Meciar. They confirmed their intent to fulfill the agreement on the division of federal property signed last year by Zeman's predecessor Vaclav Klaus, and said they will resume the activities of the intergovernmental commission for this issue. Lenka Jindrlova/Milan Smid Zeman Meets Catholic Church Leader Miloslav Vlk The first meeting between the new Social Democrat Prime Minister Milos Zeman and the head of the Czech Catholic Church Cardinal Miloslav Vlk took place September 10. Vlk said they agreed that not the past but the present is important for the relationship between state and church, and that various faiths could contribute to a revival of spiritual values in society. The restitution of church property was mentioned only in passing during the meeting. Lenka Jindrlova/Milan Smid Jews Enter the Year 5759 The festivities for Rosh Hoshanah, the first two days of the Jewish New Year 5759, were celebrated September 21-22. In the Czech Republic festive religious services and other ceremonies took place in 13 Czech synagogues. More than 500 people attended the four services organized in Prague on the eve of the Jewish New Year. The conservative Jewish divine service in Prague's Pinkas Synagogue was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister Egon Lansky. Jakub Svab/Milan Smid International Symposium - The University and Its Students Prague's Charles University and the Czech Medical Society of Jan Evangelista Purkyne organized an international symposium entitled The University and Its Students at the Law School of Charles University September 9-12. "The symposium should provide an opportunity for dialogue between students and professors and for debate about their positions," said Charles University Rector Karel Maly at the gala opening of the symposium. The main prize of 30,000 crowns for an essay on the topic The University after 2000 was awarded to Lukas Jelinek, a law student from Brno's Masaryk University. The scholarly portion of the symposium was divided into four parts. The first one, on human rights, focused on the university mainly from the historical perspective (e.g., the status of women in universities), the second topic was religion, the third students and society, and the fourth discussed the future of the university. The last part also involved discussion on the contribution of the Internet and new information technologies to academia. Michal Cerny/Milan Smid Not a Wall But a Fence Will Contain Romanies in Usti nad Labem The municipality of Nestenice, a district in the northern Bohemian city of Usti nad Labem, upheld its decision to separate the homeowners on Maticni Street from the rent-free public housing across the street, where mostly members of the Romany (Gypsy) minority live (see Carolina 292). Instead of the proposed four-meter-high wall a 1.8-meter-high fence will be built made from ceramic tiles. The compromise was approved by both parties involved in the street dispute. The fence should protect the owners of the houses from noise, smell and mess they claim exists around the public housing. Surprisingly, both neo-Fascist Republican representatives in the city council voted against construction of the fence despite the well-known position of Republican leader Miroslav Sladek that the four-meter-high wall is not high enough. The fence, sidewalk and children's playground to be constructed for the public housing will cost 1 million crowns and be finished next spring. Lenka Jindrlova/Milan Smid Czech Republic Attractive for Drug Smuggling The Conference on Drugs Smuggling, organized by the Inter-Ministerial Anti-Drug Commission in cooperation with the European Council, took place in Prague September 16-18. Increasing the quality and effectiveness of the international cooperation of European airports in controlling drug smuggling was the main goal of the conference. According to estimates of one European Council representative, about 70 per cent of all smuggled drugs are moved by plane. The Czech Republic is very attractive to smugglers thanks to its position in central Europe, commission head Pavel Bem said. "The situation is complicated by the great difference between the cost of drug production and their final costs on market, which is growing because of repressive steps," Bem added. "The illegal movement of outlawed drugs is very attractive for smugglers and their tactics more and more refined." The Czech Republic has recorded some successes in the detection of illegal activities despite the growth of the amount of smuggled drugs. "Cooperation with international organizations is the only way to continue in the established trend," said another conference participant, Jiri Komorous from the National Anti-Drug Headquarters. Nora Novakova/Mirek Langer FROM SLOVAKIA Election Campaign under Glare of Foreign Stars The campaign for the September 25-26 general elections is coming to an end in Slovakia. The ruling Movement for the Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) is trying to impress the country with the number of foreign stars and by recalling the successful deeds of the incumbent government. After the visit of Claudia Schiffer, who September 10 opened in the presence of Premier Vladimir Meciar a new highway between Horna Streda and Ladce, actors Paul Belmondo Jr., Gerard Depardieu and Claudia Cardinal also accepted invitations to come to Slovakia. While Cardinal performed with Meciar on a television show, Depardieu took part directly in a HZDS election rally. When asked why they support the HZDS, the celebrities avoid a direct answer. Schiffer told the daily SME: "I am here on the invitation of the premier of this country, and I don't think that this has anything in common with the politics." A similar answer was given by Cardinal. However, the new highway was presented as a success of HZDS policy with much visible party paraphernalia. Some speculate about the expenses of the HZDS election campaign. Schiffer's visit allegedly cost 5 million Slovak crowns. The Eastern Slovakia Steel Mill in Kosice (Vychodoslovenske zelezarny VSZ) is a big HZDS sponsor, and majority owner Alexander Rezes is manager of the HZDS election campaign. The main goal of the campaign is to influence the undecided voters, which, according to one pre-election opinion poll, comprise 17 per cent of the electorate. Katerina Murlova/Milan Smid Controversy over TV Markiza Ends in Anti-Government Demonstration The headquarters of the private TV channel Markiza in Zahorska Bystrica was occupied by a private security guard commando September 15 for the second time. This was one consequence of the ongoing legal dispute concerning ownership of the TV license holder company Markiza Slovakia Co. between Pavol Rusko, the present general director of TV Markiza and former co-owner of the company, and the corporation Gamatex, which claims majority ownership after the Markiza Slovakia Co. lost a court case concerning past obligations. Rusko, and later also representatives of the opposition Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK), accused the ruling Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) and the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) of an attempt to prevent media access for the opposition parties before the election. The Office of the Slovak Government, HZDS and SIS denied any involvement in the case. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the TV Markiza to protest the occupation of the premises, opposition parties mobilized the people to defend "freedom of expression," and the events developed into a two-day national political manifestation. After demonstrators forced the security guards out of the newsroom and control rooms, the live coverage of events was broadcast nationwide, including other locales where more anti-government demonstrations were organized. In the Markiza building many important opposition politicians and artists performed in front of the TV cameras for nearly two days. The demonstrators were supported also by former Slovak President Michal Kovac. Only the immediate danger that the TV license could be withdrawn forced the parties involved to compromise. The Markiza TV channel is actually operated by the Slovak Television Company (STS, Slovenska televizna spolocnost'), a joint venture between Markiza Slovakia Co. (51 per cent) and the American corporation CME (49 per cent). After CME declared that it would respect the court verdict as to the new ownership of Markiza Slovakia Co., Gamatex representatives promised to recall their security guards. All the parties involved promised to abstain from any interference in news coverage and broadcasting until October 11, and no personnel moves should be carried out until then. The compromise was reached during negotiations with the licensing body of the Slovak Council for Broadcasting September 17. The next day TV Markiza returned to its regular schedule and the Council for Broadcasting fined TV Markiza 3.5 million Slovak crowns for breaching its license conditions and the ban on broadcasting political commercials. Katerina Murlova/Milan Smid ECONOMY GNP Falls by Record 2.4 Per Cent The Czech Republic's gross domestic product for the second quarter of 1998 fell in comparision with last year by 2.4 per cent, according to figures released September 14 by the Czech Statistics Office. It is the greatest decline since 1992 in the indicator. "The country's economy is in crisis. We must be able to admit that, it's the first step toward correcting it," said Prime Minister Milos Zeman. In the first quarter GDP declined by 0.9 per cent. For the first half of the year the decline stands at 1.7 per cent. "It's a tragedy. I estimate growth for the whole year at -1.5 per cent," said Petr Zahradnik of Prague Securities for the September 14 edition of the daily Pravo. Economists agree that the situation has been critical for some months. Consumption is declining and has fallen by up to 7 per cent, damaging retailers and producers alike. Lenka Jindrlova/Michael Bluhm AFTER DEADLINE: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will be able to hold their session in the year 2000 in Prague after the Czech government September 23 approved state guarantees of 2 billion crowns for the state bonds to be issued for the reconstruction of the Congress Center (formerly the Palace of Culture) in connection with the session. Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank (valid September 22) country currency ----------------------------------- Australia 1 AUD 18.025 Belgium 100 BEF 88.648 Great Britain 1 GBP 51.725 Denmark 1 DKK 4.797 ECU 1 XEU 35.911 Finland 1 FIM 6.007 France 1 FRF 5.455 Ireland 1 IEP 45.757 Italy 1000 ITL 18.499 Japan 100 JPY 23.045 Canada 1 CAD 20.135 Luxemburg 100 LUF 88.648 IMF 1 XDR 42.117 Hungary 100 HUF 14.045 Netherlands 1 NLG 16.221 Norway 1 NOK 4.128 New Zealand 1 NZD 15.414 Poland 1 PLN 8.582 Portugal 100 PTE 17.830 Austria 1 ATS 2.600 Greece 100 GRD 10.620 Germany 1 DEM 18.290 Slovakia 100 SKK 88.742 Slovenia 100 SIT 19.208 Spain 100 ESP 21.536 Sweden 1 SEK 3.883 Switzerland 1 CHF 22.292 USA 1 USD 30.752 CULTURE Bartoska Recalled from Karlovy Vary Film Festival Management Actor Jiri Bartoska and program director Eva Zaoralova, who led the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary for five years, were recalled together with nine other people from the festival's foundation council September 16. During the council meeting, representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Grandhotel Pupp and the city of Karlovy Vary announced their surprising decision without explanation. Bartoska said the next year of festival is threatened by absence of leadership and organizers. He suggested entrusting his company Film Servis with organizing the festival for the coming year, because the foundation had to be dissolved for legal reasons and the formal structure of the future foundation had not been resolved. With the exception of the Grandhotel Pupp, all sides had agreed with the arrangement, Bartoska said. Karlovy Vary Mayor Josef Pavel said the reason for the recall was the necessity to avoid conflict of interests which could occur in the transformation of the foundation to a public company. The transformation will have to begin January 1 because of new laws. Pavel said a majority of past members of foundation council will probably be active in the new company, which would create a conflict of interest had they remained on the council. Lenka Jindrlova/Mirek Langer Tribute to Anna Farova - Exhibit of Marc Ribaud's Photographs As a tribute to his friend Anna Farova for her 70th birthday, French photographer Marc Ribaud presented an exhibit in the French Institute in Prague. Ribaud was born in June 1923 in Lyon and has taken photographs since age 15. He became a member of the Magnum Photo agency in 1954, later becoming its president. He is renowned for his journalist photography and was awarded many prizes for his books of photos. Between the 60's and 80's he often photographed Prague and Bohemia. The exhibition, which closed September 20, evoked the atmosphere of the past regime (police cars, pensioners in Prague streets, the pensive face of a man standing over a broken wine bottle on Charles Bridge, May Day celebrations, cars hidden under canvases standing in the street). Photographs from the exhibit "9 and 9" was a special chapter. This exhibit was organized by Farova and 18 other photographers in a monastery in Plasy near Plzen in 1981. Rimbaud supported it and invited writers, photographers, journalists and celebrities in reaction to the persecution of Farova after she signed Charter 77. Prokop Havel/Mirek Langer SPORTS Czech Tennis Players Triumph in US Open Doubles Thanks to two wins in doubles, Czech tennis made a fine showing at the US Open in Flushing Meadows. Jana Novotna and Switzerland's Martina Hingis won the women's doubles title, defeating American Davenport and Belarus' Zvereva 6-3, 6-3. Cyril Suk and Australia's Sandon Stolle unexpected won the men's doubles crown title, beating Knowles of the Bahamas and Canada's Nestor in the final 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. However, Novotna did leave the singles bracket earlier than she hoped, two games from the final before losing in the semifinals. She led 4-1 in the third set against world number-one Hingis, but then she lost five consecutive games. "Crab" Steals Title from Chalupa Czech rowers won two medals in the World Championships on Fuehlingen Lake near Cologne, Germany. Light-weight sculler Vabrousek lost only to Italy's Basalini, sculler Vaclav Chalupa finished in third. Five-time World Championships and Olympics runner-up Chalupa started very well in the final and led with 250 meters to go. Then he "caught a crab," in the parlance of the sport - he hit a wave, his scull nearly halted and New Zealand's Waddell and Switzerland's Mueller passed him. Czech Teams Unsuccesful in European Soccer Cups No Czech team managed to win its first match in the first round of European Cup play. Olomouc's, Slavia's and Jablonec's hopes are still alive, but Sparta's performance was considered an international embarrassment. Prague's Sparta players said they did not manage to find enough motivation for the UEFA Cup first round after not making it to the Champions League and lost at home to San Sebastian 2-4. Pavel Novotny was sent off and only great play from goalkeeper Tomas Postulka saved it from more goals. Slavia lost 0-1 in Gelsenkirchen to the German team Schalke despite playing well, although Vagner missed an easy chance. The last remaining Czech representative in the UEFA Cup, Sigma Olomouc, tied the renowned Olympique Marseille after a good performance. Just the recent Spain national team loss in Cyprus softened Jablonec's loss to Cyprus's Limassol in the Cup Winners Cup as another grand failure. Results: UEFA Cup: Sigma Olomouc - Olympique Marseille 2-2 (halftime 2-1) goals: Heinz 34 and 39 - Ravanelli 28, Roy 84. Sparta Praha - Real San Sebastian 2-4 (2-1) goals: Cizek 31, Lokvenc 40 - Kovacevic 7 and 58, Aldeondo 48, De Pedro 83. Schalke 04 - Slavia Praha 1-0 (1-0) Max 40. Cup Winners Cup: Apollon Limassol - FK Jablonec 2-1 (1-1) goals: Kavazis 45, Cirstea 67 - Fukal 39. Sparta-Slavia Derby Played on One Goal and without Goals The legendary Sparta Praha-Slavia Praha intra-city derby finished September 21 in a goalless tie. Sparta was clearly superior and hit the bar three times. It has not lost in 11 regular-season derbies. While the soccer public is consistent in the opinion that referee Miroslav Liba contributed to the peaceful flow of game, Sparta cried injustice. Coach Zdenek Scasny complained that Liba should have sent off Slavia's Horvath. According to Sparta, the referee's approach was dictated by a media campaign emphasizing how in recent matches Slavia had reason to feel slighted. Karvina's disappointing results led to coach Jaroslav Netolicka getting the sack. Results: 5th round: Slavia - Jablonec 1-1, Liberec - Sparta 1-1, Karvina - Olomouc 1-2, Drnovice - Plzen 1-0, Teplice - Zizkov 2-0, Opava - Hradec Kralove 3-1, Pribram - Ostrava 1-0, Blsany - Brno 3-1. 6th round: Zizkov - Blsany 2-1, Brno - Pribram 1-1, Karvina - Drnovice 0-2, Olomouc - Ostrava 3-2, Hradec Kralove - Liberec 2-2, Plzen - Opava 1-1, Sparta - Slavia 0-0, Jablonec - Teplice 1-2. Standings: 1. Teplice 13, 2. Olomouc 13, 3. Drnovice 13, 4. Sparta 12, 5. Blsany 10, 6. Opava 10, 7. Zizkov 10, 8. Hradec 8, 9. Liberec 7, 10. Plzen 7, 11. Ostrava 6, 12. Slavia 6, 13. Pribram 5, 14. Jablonec 4, 15. Karvina 4, 16. Brno 2. Three Moravian Teams Lead Hockey Extraleague Surprising Zlin, without stars and carried by the form of goalie Kames, is first in the standings of the Staropramen ice hockey extraleague after five rounds. Two other Moravian teams, Trinec and four-time champ Vsetin, are playing well, while another favorite from Moravia, Vitkovice, is buried deep in the standings. Slavia's captain Vladimir Ruzicka scored his 405th goal and is second all-time. Until the beginning of the NHL season Martin Rucinsky will play for Litvinov. Results: 2nd round: Jihlava - Vsetin 3-6, Sparta - Plzen 11-3, Trinec - Ceske Budejovice 5-4, Karlovy Vary - Opava 3-1, Kladno - Vitkovice 2-3, Pardubice - Slavia 2-1, Zlin - Litvinov 4-1. 3rd round: Vsetin - Karlovy Vary 8-2, Vitkovice - Pardubice 1-2, Sparta - Litvinov 7-4, Opava - Zlin 1-2, Slavia - Jihlava 7-0, Plzen - Trinec 4-1, Ceske Budejovice - Kladno 8-1. 4th round: Karlovy Vary - Zlin 3-5, Opava - Sparta 3-6, Trinec - Litvinov 5-2, Kladno - Plzen 6-4, Jihlava - Vitkovice 2-1, Vsetin - Slavia 3-2, Pardubice - Ceske Budejovice 2-2. 5th round: Vitkovice - Vsetin 2-3, Opava - Trinec 1-3, Litvinov - Kladno 6-4, Ceske Budejovice - Jihlava 4-1, Slavia - Karlovy Vary 6-1, Zlin - Sparta 3-1, Plzen - Pardubice 3-1. Standings: 1. Zlin 9, 2. Vsetin 8, 3. Trinec 8, 4. Sparta 7, 5. Pardubice 7, 6. Slavia 6, 7. Ceske Budejovice 6, 8. Plzen 5, 9. Litvinov 4, 10. Karlovy Vary 4, 11. Vitkovice 2, 12. Kladno 2, 13. Jihlava 2, 14. Opava 0. SPORTS IN BRIEF * Four soccer league teams (Karvina, Plzen, Blsany and Pribram) lost in the FA Cup's third round and were eliminated. * Radek Drulak, 36-year-old soccer player of the year in 1995, did not make the Olomouc team and will join Holice, which plays three leagues lower than Olomouc. * Rapid Vienna and Slavia Prague forward in the 30's and 40's Josef Bican, the world's greatest scorer ever according to an international group of statisticians, will celebrate his 85th birthday September 25. * Czech discus thrower Ludvik Danek and Japanese sumo wrestler Yasokichi Konishiki were awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Prize (the highest award of the UNESCO Fair Play Committee). * Men's volleyball European League results: Czech Republic - Belgium 3-0, CR - Finland 3-1. * Czech volleyball juniors won the bronze medal in the European Championships in Brno. * White-water canoeing World Cup final results: Stepanka Hilgertova first in the single kayak. * Kenya's Tergat won the Prague Mattoni Grand Prix 10-kilometer run through Prague September 18, defeating his countryman Tanui and Slovakia's Stefko. 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