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@mbox.fsv.cuni.cz tel: (+4202) 22112252, fax: (+4202) 24810987 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* C A R O L I N A No 310, Friday, November 27, 1998. FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (November 18 - November 25) Four-Party Coalition Surprisingly Wins Senate Elections The second round of Senate elections November 20-21 ended in failure for the ruling Social Democrats (CSSD) and the biggest opposition party, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in most election districts. The four-party coalition (Freedom Union, Christian Democrats, Civic Democratic Alliance and Democratic Union) was the surprising winner of the Senate elections. Thirteen of the 14 four-party coalition candidates in the second and final round were winners, while nine of ODS' 22 candidates were successful. The Social Democrats were less fortunate, with three winners from 15 candidates. The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia got two of its three candidates into the Senate. The election somewhat changed the division of seats in the 81-seat upper house: the four-party coalition has 28 seats, ODS 26 and the Social Democrats 23. The other four seats belong to the Communists. ODS and the Social Democrats do have a constitutional majority, which could be useful for the changes to the Constitution discussed among the two parties. After the July early elections the two parties signed the Opposition Contract (see Carolina 297), which dictates that the Senate chairman should be an ODS senator. The Czech media have tabbed ODS Vice Chairwoman Libuse Benesova and Brno Mayor and Senator Dagmar Lastovecka as favorites. It is possible that current Senate Chairman Petr Pithart will run again for the post. Voters showed no great interest in the second round. During the two days of elections 20 per cent of the voting populace came to the polls, the lowest percentage since 1989. One week ago, in the first round of Senate elections together with local elections, voter turnout was 42 per cent. The most probable reason why voters ignored the Senate elections is that they have not heard much about the Senate, which came into existence two years ago. According to the Constitution the Senate has little authority in legislative matters and thus its activity is not too visible. Many citizens therefore consider the Senate unnecessary and desire its elimination. Another possible reason for low turnout is that the elections were the third this year and the parties did not offer anything new to voters. Marketa Lajdova/Sofia Karakeva Czech Republic in Central Europe Initiative Summit in Croatia Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman said the most important task for the 16 countries in the Central European Initiative (CEI) will be to move from political phrases into concrete cooperation. Zeman, Foreign Minister Jan Kavan and Trade Minister Miroslav Gregr attended the November 20-21 summit. According to the Czech daily Pravo, Zeman said he considers concrete areas of cooperation the realization of a common transportation network meeting EU standards, tourism projects, telecommunications and youth exchanges. Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa, after meeting with his Czech counterpart said that the Croatian side accepted Zeman's proposal to cover Croatia's debt to the Czech Republic of 4 million USD with the purchases of some tourist centers on Croatia's coast. During Zeman's meeting with Italian Prime Minister Massimo d'Alema both parties agreed that Italy will send the Czech Republic experts trained in the Italian Clean Hands Operation to aid in the fight against economic crime. The CEI's next summit will be in the Czech Republic. Sasa Jokic/Sofia Karakeva Zeman Discusses Federal Property Division in Slovakia Prime Minister Milos Zeman and five ministers from his Cabinet visited Slovakia November 23, shortly after President Vaclav Havel's private visit to Bratislava. The main point of the agenda turned out to be the division of property of the former Czechoslovakia. According to Zeman and Slovak Premier Mikulas Dzurinda, the issue will be discussed later by expert commissions. "We agreed to rescusitate the work of the Commission for the Division of Property, which had been artificially interrupted. The vice chairmen for economy of each government, Pavel Mertlik (Czech) and Ivan Miklos (Slovak), will be the heads of the commission. The problem of the division of property should be resolved within a year. That is our agreement," said Zeman to daily MF DNES. The first meeting of the commission should occur by mid-December and consist of an inventory of controversial claims. The Czech claims include 26.1 billion crowns in the National Bank of Slovakia and a share in the General Credit Bank (Vseobecna uverova banka), while the Slovak side claims 4.5 tons of gold deposited in the Czech National Bank, its shares in the former federal National Property Fund and equity interests in the Czechoslovak Trade Bank (Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka CSOB) and in the Commerce Bank (Komercni banka). The Czech Republic is backing Slovakia in its efforts to join the European Union and NATO in the first rounds of expansion. The influx of illegal immigrants crossing the Czech-Slovak border from the East should not force restrictions on the border, said Foreign Ministers Jan Kavan (Czech) and Eduard Kukan (Slovak) as well as both premiers. Dzurinda is going to solve the refugee problem by reinforcing the Slovak border with Ukraine. Both governments will support the student exchanges. They are going to work out the principles of dual citizenship and encourage solutions for the problems of their citizens working in the other republic. Zeman and Dzurinda signed an agreement on mutual assistance in case of emergencies such as natural disasters, and they promised to observe the provisions of the Czech-Slovak treaty, which prescribe meetings of the countries' leaders twice a year. The next meeting is to take place in February in Prague. Linda Kholova/Linda Kholova Government to Resume Dialogue with Church Culture Minister Pavel Dostal and Cardinal Miloslav Vlk agreed November 23 at their meeting with President Vaclav Havel to resume dialogue. Dostal and Vlk described the previous discord, which arose when Prime Minister Milos Zeman refused discussion until Vlk would apologize for his statement that the government does not have the church's confidence (see Carolina 309), as a misunderstanding. State and church representatives agreed on the necessity to form a commission which should resolve the relationship between the state and the church. Not only the Catholic Church but also other churches have strongly protested against the fact that commission members might be people who damaged the church in the past. Therefore, the church considers Communists absolutely unacceptable for the commission. Dostal said it is necessary to solve as soon as possible three key problems: to define the church's status in society, to solve its financing, and to complete church property restitution. Josef Koukolicek/Denisa Vitkova Former Secret Police Officer Sentenced The Prague 6 District Court sentenced former Czechoslovak secret police (StB) officer Ladislav Macha November 23 to five years in prison. Macha was found guilty of the physical abuse which led to the death of Catholic priest Josef Toufar during investigation into the so-called Cihost miracle in 1950. Macha appealed the sentence. Macha was the leader of the StB investigation team which tried to prove Toufar's guilt and the subversive activities of the Catholic Church. The group's main aim was to get Toufar's confession that he used some sort of mechanism to produce a miracle in the Cihost Church in 1949. During a Sunday mass in Cihost, a crucifix moved on the church's altar. Toufar was arrested and was held for several days in a cold prison cellar without food and water. Macha brutally beat him and got a confession. A few days later Toufar died from the rupture of a gastric ulcer. Macha was brought to court in 1968, but during normalization his case was deferred. The court did not accept the argument that the statue of limitations for Macha's crime had expired. Jan Moravek/Jakub Jirovec Happy Ending to Czech Airplane Drama The dramatic flight of a Czech airplane ended happily at Prague's Ruzyne Airport November 18. The plane took off from New York November 16, but a technical defect in the cabin-pressure system forced a dramatic decline in altitude and an emergency landing at an airport in Gander, Canada. After two hours of flight, a sudden decrease in cabin pressure occurred at an altitude of 11,000 meters (3,000 feets), activating the plane's emergency oxygen system. Oxygen masks fell, some passengers believed the steam on board was smoke. Pilot Antonin Zalud made a rapid descent and the subsequent emergency landing. A technician then fixed the problem, probably caused by the careless loading of luggage, and the plane flew safely from Gander to Prague. Robin Rohrich/Lenka Nejezchlebova Former Chemapol Manager Commits Suicide Former Chemapol manager Hugo Michael Sekyra committed suicide in his Vienna apartment November 20. Last year he arrived in Chemapol to lead it out of its crisis and spearheaded the transformation of Chemapol's declining empire into AliaChem. But he was fired in October by Chemapol Group President Vaclav Junek, whom he accused of improper activity in the corporation. Sekyra was found dead immediately after his departure from Prague, where he was said to meet some Chemapol leaders. Police team leader Max Edelbacher said Sekyra shot himself with his legally owned weapon. There was no suicide note in his apartment, but the Austrian police are nearly sure it was a suicide. Sekyra's motivation could have been his unsuccessful Novafrost enterprise, which is struggling to pay its large debts. Petra Machova/Jakub Jirovec AFTER DEADLINE - Next issue headlines * The first reading of the 1999 state budget, with a deficit of 31 billion crowns, was passed in Parliament's Chamber of Deputies. * The Czech government adopted a measure to protect Czech pig farmers, who, despite the move, still plan to protest. * Prague Mayor Jan Koukal will be replaced by another Civic Democratic Party (ODS) politician, architect Jan Kasl. The Prague City Hall will be governed by a coalition of ODS with the Social Democrats. ARCHIVES The back issues of Carolina are available at the addresses: http://www.cuni.cz/cucc/CAROLINA/CAROLINA.html http://listserv.cesnet.cz/lwgate/listavail.html FROM SLOVAKIA Government Program for Transition to Third Millennium The aspiration of the new Slovak government is to lead Slovakia into the third millennium as a stable, democratic and lawful state. Premier Mikulas Dzurinda November 19 presented the members of the parliament with his government's program statement, called a program of national renewal. The Slovak National Assembly will give a vote of confidence to the government on the basis of this statement during this week, after committee discussions. The government coalition parties have a three-fifths majority in the Assembly, so the statement should be passed without problems. In foreign policy the government intends to step up efforts to joining NATO, OECD and the European Union. In addition, the government includes among its priorities good relations with its central European neighbors, the US and Russia. Dzurinda promised transparent privatization and the release of the names those who received preferential treatment in previous privatizations. Slovakia should enter the next century with 10-per-cent unemployment and economic growth of 4 per cent to 5 per cent, although stagnation and a decline in growth are expected in the near future. Dzurinda rejected the use of shock therapy, preferring socially acceptable changes. At the end of his speech the premier thanked the previous government of Vladimir Meciar for its positive contributions, but he also criticized it as the leading cause of the poor state of society. He appealed to the supporters of all parties to participate in the national renewal. Lenka Ludvikova/Katerina Kolarova The New Director of Slovak Television is Milan Materak Members of the Slovak National Assembly November 19 chose Milan Materak as new director of the public service broadcaster Slovak Television. The Assembly recalled former director Igor Kubis last week, because he had been violating the Election Act and the civil code in Slovak Television. There were 20 applicants for to become his successor. Materak, 52, has been working in radio and television since 1975. He was head of the second station of Slovak Radio. Veronica Macias/Lenka Nejezchlebova ECONOMY Government Plan to Finish Privatizing Strategic Firms Ready Prime Minister Milos Zeman's Social Democratic Cabinet November 18 presented its plan to finish privatizing state firms. According to the proposal, first the state will sell its shares in banks, then in non-network firms, and finally in network corporations (railroads, post offices, energy distribution). Its interest will be not only to maximize the privatizations' profit but also to ensure the companies' futures. In comparison with the privatization schedule of former Prime Minister Josef Tosovsky's Cabinet, the new proposal would make privatization last one year to three years longer. However, the companies' market value has been declining - by 10.4 billion crowns for the last seven months. In 1999 the government should privatize the Budvar (Budweiser) Brewery and metallurgical companies where it is first necessary to adopt a plan to restructure the industry. The method for privatizing the banks should be defined in the first half of 2000 at the latest. In spite of this plan, Zeman still emphasizes the necessity to privatize the banks quickly. As for the sale of SPT Telecom and Czech Radiocommunications, the government has not decided yet whether to sell a majority or keep a blocking third. After creating a state energy policy and establishing an independent regulatory organ, 16 electric and gas energy distribution companies will also be privatized. Economists and financial analysts have not welcomed the plan positively. They most criticize the delay in privatizing the networks and staggering the sale of the banks. Pavlina Hodkova/Denisa Vitkova Telecom Offers Lower Rates for Internet after Protests Protests by Internet users and operators (see Carolina 309) forced SPT Telecom to alter its rates for Internet connection. The monopoly telecommunications provider suggests using a special code with a lower rate for connection. Telecom proposes establishing four rates for the new service, Internet 99. The new rates will be divided according to the time the connection is made. The rate should be at least 20 percent cheaper than regular calls, and there would be a charge for connection of 2.60 Kc. The Internet Against Monopoly association, which organized protests against rising phone rates, said the proposals represent progress but the Internet 99 rates demand further work. Rising phone rates also brought a discussion about how long SPT Telecom's monopoly should last. SPT has a contract guaranteeing a monopoly until the end of the century, but the company is willing to discuss the shortening of the monopoly in exchange for the reductions in its investment program. Radan Dolejs/Jan Martinek Another Bank in Trouble, Universal Bank Facing Loss of License The Czech National Bank began administrative proceedings November 24 to remove the banking license of Universal Bank (Universal banka). Universal Bank reacted by closing all 14 branches indefinitely. The CNB's Banking Council removed Universal Bank from the government's stabilization program because the bank did not meet program criteria. Universal Bank is the 16th Czech bank since 1989 to face collapse. Universal Bank shareholders decided at a November 13 extraordinary general meeting to increase capital by 1 billion crowns, but the decision did not convince the CNB that Universal Bank would have sufficient capital. Jan Mates/Jan Martinek Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank (valid November 27) country currency ------------------------------------------ Australia 1 AUD 19.380 Belgium 100 BEF 86.538 Great Britain 1 GBP 50.384 Denmark 1 DKK 4.696 ECU 1 XEU 35.134 Finland 1 FIM 5.871 France 1 FRF 5.324 Ireland 1 IEP 44.362 Italy 1000 ITL 18.037 Japan 100 JPY 24.880 Canada 1 CAD 20.000 Luxemburg 100 LUF 86.538 IMF 1 XDR 42.178 Hungary 100 HUF 13.783 Netherlands 1 NLG 15.837 Norway 1 NOK 4.048 New Zealand 1 NZD 16.172 Poland 1 PLN 8.780 Portugal 100 PTE 17.406 Austria 1 ATS 2.538 Greece 100 GRD 10.644 Germany 1 DEM 17.855 Slovakia 100 SKK 83.072 Slovenia 100 SIT 18.508 Spain 100 ESP 20.989 Sweden 1 SEK 3.719 Switzerland 1 CHF 21.601 USA 1 USD 30.427 CULTURE Salvador Dali in Prague Selected works of Salvador Dali from 1930-1980 are exhibited in the Prague's Miro Gallery. Each of gallery's three halls presents a different side of Dali's work - surrealist, literary and erotic. The visitor can see more than 300 works of art. Most of them are lithographs and watercolors. His statue Minotaurus and his illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy are also on display. Robert P. Decharnes, Dali's personal photographer and biographer, inaugurated the exhibition. Decharnes, whose photographs are also on exhibit, is considered the greatest connoisseur of Dali's work. The exhibit will last until February 28. Zuzana Janeckova/Zuzana Janeckova Annie Leibovitz Retrospective A retrospective exhibit of the works of legendary American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who personally attended the vernisage, was opened in Prague's Veletrzni Palace November 21. Her portraits of Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Martina Navratilova, Vaclav Havel, as well as photographs from wartime Sarajevo, are part of the exhibit. The photographs will be exhibited until January 10. Pavel Novotny/Zuzana Janeckova Czech Press Photo in Old Town Hall The Czech Press Photo exhibit is showing more than 200 photographs in Prague's Old Town Hall from November 20 until January 15. The selection was made from 2,532 news photos from 199 photographers, who participated in the competition of the same name. Ondrej Neff's winning photograph is part of the exhibition. The exhibit will then be hosted by other metropoli like Paris, London, Moscow and New York. The unique collection can also be seen on the Internet at www.czechpressphoto.cz.. Alena Smrzova, Tomas Kohout/Zuzana Janeckova SPORTS Czechs Win Four Medals in Indoor Cycling World Championships November 19-21 were good days for Czech indoor cycling in the World Championships in Prerov. Martina Stepankova became the new world champion in artistic cycling, the cycle ball team finished, after a dramatic fight, second. Two bronzes from the artistic cycling couples competitions completed the collection, as David Balasek and Martin Digon finished a surprising third among the men and Blanka Neuschlova and Sarka Janeckova finished third among the women after a mistake at the end of their performance. Stepankova fulfilled expectations as the competition's favorite, performing her difficult ride precisely. Miroslav Berger and Miroslav Kratochvil did not get through the decisive match against Switzerland, losing 3-6, and so lost the title to Germany. The Czechs had to play an additional match against Austria to determine who the second-place winner, and the Czechs won 1-0. The team was coached by 20-time world champion Jindrich Pospisil. Pavel Sladky/Mirek Langer Belgium's Nijs Wins Cyclocross World Cup in Tabor The cyclocross elite met November 21 on the frozen and snow-covered circuit in Tabor, which will host the World Championships in 2001. They participated last weekend in the second event of this year's World Cup. Belgium's racers coped with the winter conditions best, as reigning under-23 world champion Sven Nijs led from start to finish. Although he fell in the second half of the race, he finished 30 seconds ahead of Italy's Daniele Pontoni and 40 seconds ahead of his compatriot, Mario De Clercq. The Czechs were surprising as a team: four of them finished among the first 12. Petr Dlask finished fifth, just before Jiri Pospisil. Czech champion Radomir Simunek managed to finish in 11th place despite falling twice and technical problems. Petr Wilfer/Mirek Langer Finalists for 40th Czech Athlete of the Year Announced The names of the final candidates for the Athlete of the Year were announced November 24. Together 72 individuals and 23 teams competed and 232 journalists chose the 10 best individuals (including three hockey players from the Nagano Olympics winners) and three teams. The winners will be revealed at a gala celebration December 19. Individual candidates, in alphabetical order: Martin Doktor (canoe), Helena Fuchsova (track and field), Dominik Hasek (hockey), Jaromir Jagr (hockey), Sarka Kasparkova (track and field), Petr Korda (tennis), Pavel Nedved (soccer), Katerina Neumannova (skiing), Jana Novotna (tennis) and Petr Svoboda (hockey). Teams, in alphabetical order: the national soccer team, the Olympic hockey team, the national hockey team for the World Championships and the Euro Hockey Tour. Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer Soccer League: End of Teplice Streak, Sparta Moves into First Slavia Praha players ended Teplice's 12-game streak without a loss. Slavia player Jiri Skala, who has a habit of scoring important goals, decided the match with two accurate headers. Dukla Pribram scored more then two goals for the first time in nine matches, but they were enough only for a draw. In the match between the two Viktorias, Pilsen's team defeated Zizkov on a penalty kick. Three postponed matches from the 11th round (canceled because of a drenched field) were played November 25. The winner of the Teplice-Drnovice match would have overtaken first-place Sparta, but the game ended in a tie. Teplice was clearly superior, but it allowed an equalizing goal in the fourth minute of extra time. Dukla Pribram continued its improvement and defeated Pilsen, but remains in last place. Results of the 14th round: Slavia - Teplice 2-1, Opava - Pribram 2-2, Plzen - Zizkov 1-0, Liberec - Blsany 2-0, Drnovice - Ostrava 0-0, Hradec Kralove - Jablonec 2-2, Karvina - Brno 1-3, Sparta - Olomouc 1-1. Results of the 11th round's postponed matches: Teplice - Drnovice 2-2, Pribram - Plzen 2-0, Zizkov - Jablonec 1-1. Standings: 1. Sparta 28 points, 2. Teplice 28, 3. Drnovice 27, 4. Slavia 24, 5. Olomouc 24, 6. Blsany 22, 7. Opava 19, 8. Ostrava 18, 9. Zizkov 18, 10. Hradec Kralove 16, 11. Liberec 16, 12. Plzen 15, 13. Brno 13, 14. Karvina 11, 15. Jablonec 10, 16. Pribram 10. Jirka Wazik/Mirek Langer Hockey Extraleague: First Zlin Win over Vsetin at Home For the first time Zlin defeated its bitter rival Slovnaft Vsetin in Zlin. In his second match after returning from the NHL, Litvinov's Zdenek Skorepa assisted Petr Hrbek on the deciding goal in the match against Vitkovice. Vitkovice lost its sixth game in a row. Litvinov goalkeeper Zdenek Orct and Opava's Pavel Cagas each recorded his fourth shutout this season. Pardubice forward Jaroslav Kudrna scored a hat trick, but his team lost in Trinec. Twenty seconds in the third period decided the match between Ceske Budejovice and Pilsen (Plzen), as Pilsen goalkeeper Vladimir Hudacek allowed two goals. Vsetin won its early match against Slavia, re-scheduled because of Vsetin's participation in the popular Spengler Cup in Switzerland. Results of the 22nd round: Sparta - Pardubice 6-2, Vsetin - Opava 6-1, Jihlava - Zlin 2-6, Kladno - Trinec 3-3, Slavia - Litvinov 4-0, Vitkovice - Plzen 1-2, Karlovy Vary - Ceske Budejovice 5-2. Results of the 23rd round: Zlin - Vsetin 4-2, Kladno - Karlovy Vary 1-7, Litvinov - Vitkovice 1-0, Trinec - Pardubice 5-4, Ceske Budejovice - Plzen 5-1, Opava - Slavia 1-0, Sparta - Jihlava 2-1. Preplayed match of the 30th round: Vsetin - Slavia 5-1. Standings: 1. Vsetin 35 points, 2. Zlin 32, 3. Trinec 32, 4. Ceske Budejovice 27, 5. Sparta 27, 6. Plzen 26, 7. Karlovy Vary 25, 8. Slavia 24, 9. Litvinov 20, 10. Pardubice 19, 11. Opava 18, 12. Vitkovice 17, 13. Kladno 13, 14. Jihlava. Alena Smrzova, Tomas Kohout/Mirek Langer SPORTS IN BRIEF * Andrea Pazoutova won the gold medal in the Junior European Judo Championships in Bucharest, the greatest success ever for Czech judo. * The Czech national basketball team started a series of three qualification games for the men's European Championships in 1999 with a 81-74 win over Georgia in Opava. Jiri Zidek, former NBA center, was the game's best player, scoring 34 points. * The Czech Republic will miss the men's World Handball Championships for the first time. After a 20-25 loss in Norway, it will not qualify for the 1999 tournament in Egypt irrespective of the rematch's result. * Augustin Bubnik, member of the 1949 hockey world champion team who ended his career at the age of 33 after a serious injury in a league match, celebrated his 70th birthday November 21. He was sentenced to five years in prison after a show trial. In the 60's he was an outstanding coach at home and in Finland, where the national team defeated Czechoslovakia's squad for the first time in the 1967 World Championships under his leadership. He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament for the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). * Czech hockey players reign in the Finnish league. IFK Helsinki's Jan Caloun leads in the points totals with 34 points, Tomas Vlasak from Hameenlinna is second and Otakar Janecky from Jokerit Helsinki third, both with 25 points. * Roman Vopat will wear his fourth NHL jersey this season. He started the season with the Los Angeles Kings, then was traded to the Colorado Avalanche, the Chicago Blackhawks and finally to the Philadelphia Flyers. "Tears came to my eyes," Vopat said after the last trade, according to the daily Sport. Vladimir Vorechovsky, Petr Novy and Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer WEATHER Those who have already forgotten what real frost is can get outside and enjoy, as the mercury dipped to minus 17 degrees Celsius/1 degree Fahrenheit at Lysa Hill. Has winter arrived a little early? Who knows. Road maintenance workers were caught by surprise, as sometimes happens, and the only people happy about the early winter are skiers. Ignoring the appeals of politicians, who either prayed for warmth or cursed the weather depending on their personalities, the electorate decided to give priority to the warmth of home over a trip to the polls. English version edited by Michael Bluhm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This news may be published only with "CAROLINA" designation. The subscription is free. Comments and remarks are appreciated. 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