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 THE CZECH REPUBLIC Charles University in Prague Faculty of Social Sciences 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 353, Friday, November 26, 1999. FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (November 17 - November 24) Josef Lux Died Josef Lux, former Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL) and deputy prime minister from 1992-1998, died November 22 at the Fred Hutchinson Clinic in Seattle. He succumbed to pneumonia, which was discovered November 7, when Lux had to be transferred from homecare to an intensive care unit. Lux underwent a bone marrow transplant September 24. The operation was considered successful and Lux had survived the first critical month without major problems, his condition was improving and doctors considered his progress promising. Lux's death shocked the Czech political scene. President Vaclav Havel said Lux was "an open man, honorable, who did not know intrigue, who knew how to listen to others, knew how to communicate and within a few years grew into a significant Czech politician." Havel was in touch with Lux and his family during Lux's stay in Seattle. Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Vaclav Klaus also expressed his grief; "I experienced many dramatic and historic moments with him, I experienced moments of fruitful cooperation and political rivalry. In all cases I valued him as a man aware of his goals, thorough and hard-working, who did not hesitate to use all his strength to push through the ideals he firmly believed in," said Klaus. The Government paid its respects to Lux with a minute of silence at its November 22. At a press conference afterwards, Prime Minister Milos Zeman said, "a good man has left and I am deeply sorry. It is said in politics that a man has no friends and, moreover, he has no friends among his political opponents. I would like to say I greatly esteemed Josef Lux even though he was chairman of another, opposition political party and I considered him a friend." Lux's successor on the post of KDU-CSL Chairman Jan Kasal said for Czech Radio: "We are sorry about the death of Josef Lux, we are sorry for his family, wife, mother. Josef Lux was an exemplary Christian Democrat, husband and father. These all are things that, I think, allow the majority of our nation, the majority of our fellow citizens to remember Josef Lux with respect and love." Representatives of the Catholic Church and civic associations also expressed their grief over Lux's death. Veronika Hankusova, Ondrej Maly/Ondrej Maly Lux One of the Most Respected Politicians of the 90's Josef Lux was born in Usti nad Orlici February 1, 1956. After graduation from the Agricultural University in Brno, Lux worked in the agricultural cooperative in Zalsi until 1990. His political career began in 1982 when he entered the Czechoslovak People's Party (CSL) and became vice chairman of the district committee in Usti nad Orlici. In 1990 Lux was elected to the Federal Assembly and became the chairman of the party. At the elections in 1992 his party was known as the Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL). At that time he became deputy prime minister and minister of agriculture. He stayed in these functions until current Prime Minister Milos Zeman's Social Democrats won the elections in 1998. Lux was known in the Government of former Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus for his critical views on liberal policies and he gained a reputation as a successful negotiator. It was the withdrawal of Lux's Christian Democrats that brought about the fall of Klaus' last Government in December 1997. In September 1998 Lux resigned from all his political and party functions except his seat in the legislature because of leukemia. Lux was married and had six children - four daughters and two sons. Veronika Hankusova, Ondrej Maly/Veronika Hankusova Havel Invites Yugoslav Opposition Representatives to Istanbul Czech President Vaclav Havel situated himself into the role of mediator in the dialogue between Europe and Yugoslavia when he invited the Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic and Serbian opposition representatives Vuk Draskovic and Zoran Djindjic to the summit of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The summit took place November 18-19 and all member states of the OSCE were present. The situation in Yugoslavia was the second-most discussed topic after Chechnya. Yugoslavia itself has not been in the OSCE since 1992. Havel's initiative was appreciated by US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and representatives of the EU, but on the contrary angred Belgrade. Yugoslav ambassador to Prague Djoko Stojicic protested at the Foreign Ministry, calling the act intervention in internal Yugoslav matters. Jan Skala/Ondrej Maly Maticni Wall Comes down November 24 On November 23, the City Council of Usti nad Labem decided to tear down the ceramic fence in Maticni Street. The decision was the result of criticism from the European Union and the Czech Government. Also, the Government promised to set aside 10 million crowns for Nestemice, the area of Usti nad Labem where the wall stands. The town council is going to use 3.6 million to purchase the family houses from people who don't want to live there anymore. The history of the wall was very complicated. The decision to build it was made in September 1998 as a result of complaints from the home-dwellers in Maticni Street who minded the noise from the opposite apartment blocks. Those were occupied by people who had not paid rent, which meant mostly Romanies. The wall was built, destroyed and built again. Since that time, demonstrations and manifestations have taken place there, Romany leaders have camped there for several days. Soon, the wall became a symbol of racial hatred and an international embarrassment. Removal of the fence should cost 56,000 crowns. The rest of the state funds shall be used for the improvement of the flats, the demolition of one old empty house and other social programs. Alzbeta Trousilova/DanielaVrbova Opinion Polls: Democracy Fine, but Does Not Work The daily Lidove noviny published the results of a public opinion poll asking for respondents' feelings 10 years after the fall of communism. Most of the respondents said the current regime is better than the communist regime, but they are not content with democracy. "People think democracy is a good system, but its merits are not being fulfilled," said sociologist Jan Spousta. The Sofres-Factum poll shows that two-thirds of the respondents think that their living standard is worse than it was under the communist regime. Jakub Tronicek/Jakub Jirovec Student Leaders of 1989 Demand Top Politicians' Resignation Six student leaders of 1989 November 18 published an appeal called Thank You, Now Leave! demanding the resignation of most political leaders. The authors declare that they are "deeply disgusted and outraged by the current political representation's performance." The student leaders also wrote that they feel deceived by an arrogant political power and they demand "the return of decency, morality, political correctness and human orientation." In the end, they call on the top political representatives to resign in the Czech Republic's interest. There are no specific names in the text, but the authors said they mean mainly Prime Minister Milos Zeman and the Civic Democratic Party Chairman Vaclav Klaus. Zeman called the declaration an "adolescent appeal," while Klaus said the six authors represent one-millionth of the nation and advised them to establish a political party. The appeal was supported by President Vaclav Havel, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk and leaders of the Four Party-Coalition. The text has been signed by more than 100,000 citizens. Iva Potrebova/Jakub Jirovec The Return of Lines, Empty Shelves and Arrogant Shop Assistants Communism returned to Prague November 20. Fortunately, only to Wenceslas Square and the Totality Folk Museum. The little square which represented the face of Czech towns during the 1970's and 1980's was designed by architect David Vavra. The museum consisted of a few stands that looked like shops from the communist era. The visitor of this happening who took part in the Win a Goulash competition had not an easy task - he had to visit each shop, wait in a long queue (maybe the most characteristic symbol of communist times) and receive a stamp. In the greengrocery, the competitor had to find a perfectly ripe orange in a box full of moldy ones, in the butchery he was forced to accept the only sort of meat that was in stock no matter how green it was; the pig's head in the show window was saved for the party secretary. The state office was the worst - moody clerks shouted at everyone who dared to ask them anything. All this took place under the constant supervision of police officers and People's Militia members who were played, like everybody else, by students of the Dramatic Arts Academy. Those who did not want to stand in the queues and listen to communist poems anymore could have gone to take part in a rally which took place every hour. This unauthorized meeting was always dispersed and anti-socialist elements were beaten with a stick. Those who still did not have enough could have filled in an application for a hard-currency account that was essential for travelling to the West. If they were lucky the clerk did not reject it. Simon Dominik/Simon Dominik Ten Years After Commemorative Concert The Ten Years After concert November 20 on Prague's Wenceslas Square commemorated the fall of the communism in 1989. The crowd of some 7,000 listened to musicians connected with the Velvet Revolution of 1989 - Jaroslav Hutka, the Eben brothers, Ivan Hlas, Jan Burian, Bara Basikova with her band Stromboli and Prague Select (Prazsky vyber). In the beginning and at the end, Marta Kubisova, a pop singer banned and vilified by the communists, sang her famous protest song A Prayer For Martha (Modlitba pro Martu). Present was also President Vaclav Havel with his wife and Archbishop Vaclav Maly and music journalist Jiri Cerny. Daniela Vrbova/Daniela Vrbova Skinheads Attack Romany Party in Ceske Budejovice Shortly before midnight November 20, some 30 to 50 skinheads attacked a party of Romanies in Ceske Budejovice. The skinheads then damaged the bar (whose owner is said to be anarchist) and injured two members of the bar's staff. In the end, seven Gypsies, two policemen and one skinhead were reported injured. Two of the skinheads were charged with rioting and property damage. Jakub Trnka/Daniela Vrbova NEWS IN BRIEF * The Foreign Ministry reacted November 22 to the official protest of the Russian Federation against Chechnya Foreign Minister Ilyas Achmadov's recent visit to Prague (see Carolina 352). The ministry's statement said "the progress of Russian military and security forces in Chechnya has long ceased being an internal matter of the Russian Federation because it continuously violates human rights and civilians are suffering from this conflict." It also pointed out that the Czech Republic accepts and supports Russia's territorial integrity, and hopes Czech-Russian relations will not suffer from the issue. Gabriela Bobkova/Sofia Karakeva * Jiri Havlicek, 43, will most likely succeed the late Josef Lux (see above) in the Chamber of Deputies. Havlicek is now an advisor to Senate Vice Chairman Petr Pithart and vice chairman of the Christian Democrats' Havlickuv Brod . Veronika Hankusova, Ondrej Maly/Ondrej Maly * CNTS Director Jan Vavra and Prime Minister Milos Zeman discussed the situation of TV NOVA November 19. According to Vavra, who initiated the meeting, they discussed possible solutions to the TV NOVA dispute (see Carolina 351). Gabriela Bobkova/Sofia Karakeva * After six months of investigation, former Finance Minister Ivo Svoboda and his assistant Barbora Snopkova were arrested and charged with damaging creditors November 23. Both face 12 years of prison if convicted for embezzling 6.5 million crowns from the Investment and Postal Bank (Investicni a postovni banka). The police believe Svoboda and Snopkova did not use the bank loan for the baby-carriage factory Liberta, which they controlled, but transferred the money to their other companies, Zora-Euro and Omnia. Marika Pechackova/Sofia Karakeva FROM SLOVAKIA Albright visits Bratislava US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Slovakia November 22. She met with Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and spoke at Bratislava's Comenius University, where she expressed unconditional support for Slovakia's membership in the EU and NATO. Albright said that in the last year Slovakia had done a great deal to prepare for joining NATO. "Slovakia is on the right path and is evaluated positively as a state that contributes to the stability of the entire region." She also said the US supports Slovakia's accession to the EU and Slovakia will very probably be invited to begin discussing membership at the EU's summit next month. She then offered Slovakia US assistance in consultations with NATO, with the Slovak Army, in developing trade-balance and economic reform, and also support against corruption. Albright launched her speech at Comenius University by saying in Slovak: "When I was born I was a Czechoslovak and partially I will always be a Czechoslovak." Tereza Tesarikova/Sofia Karakeva Slovakia Celebrates November 17 Slovakia also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The main organizers of celebrations in the center of Bratislava were former student leaders, dissidents Jan Langos and Jan Budaj and artists who were active around November 17. In Bratislava's Slovak National Uprising Square, former dissident leader and present Justice Minister Jan Carnogursky described the last 10 years: "Many wishes have come true. Our towns and villages look better, the best Volkswagens are made in Bratislava, we can travel the entire world, and, most importantly, we do not have to be afraid. Let's be proud of what we have achieved, although we have not achieved everything to which we committed ourselves." He also said "going back is impossible." The celebration closed with a concert by an 80-member orchestra and fireworks, like in Prague's Wenceslas Square. Tereza Tesarikova/Sofia Karakeva ECONOMY Government Still Refuses to Sell Remaining Stake in Skoda Auto to Volkswagen The German concern Volkswagen repeated its offer (see Carolina 346) to buy the state's remaining 30-per-cent stake in carmaker Skoda Auto. Volkswagen owns 70 per cent of the Mlada Boleslav company. The Government discussed Volkswagen's offer November 22. Volkswagen is offering 8 billion crowns for the remaining stake; Prime Minister Milos Zeman said the sum is unrealistic. He said the Government will first inform Volkswagen about its counteroffer. According to a Finance Ministry document, the state could ask up to 20 billion crowns. The Cabinet has not yet agreed on a date to sell the share. Finance Minister Pavel Mertlik would like to sell the stake by the end of 1999; Trade Minister Miroslav Gregr wants to wait until Volkswagen builds a new factory. Lubos Kratochvil/Denisa Vitkova Union Bank Wins 1.8 Billion Crowns from Czech National Bank The Regional Commercial Court in Prague decided November 17 that the Czech National Bank (CNB) has to pay 1.8 billion crowns to Union Bank because Union Bank took over the Skala Banking House. A lower court made the same decision in April, but CNB appealed at that time. The decision could accelerate the sale of the Union Group (including Union Bank) to a strategic investor. There are many parties interested in Union Group, whether in buying specific parts (Union Insurance Company or the Polish Industrial Bank, for example) or the group as the whole. The tender, organized by Deutsche Bank, was postponed until the end of the year because of the dispute. The CNB has 15 days to appeal to the High Court, and the central bank has also been discussing the possibility of settling the dispute out of court. Jaroslav Svelch/Denisa Vitkova Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank (valid November 26) -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 EUR = 36.120 country currency CZK ------------------------------------------ Australia 1 AUD 22.447 Great Britain 1 GBP 57.110 Denmark 1 DKK 4.857 Japan 100 JPY 33.890 Canada 1 CAD 24.153 IMF 1 XDR 48.583 Hungary 100 HUF 14.200 Norway 1 NOK 4.431 New Zealand 1 NZD 18.133 Poland 1 PLN 8.403 Greece 100 GRD 10.995 Slovakia 100 SKK 83.930 Slovenia 100 SIT 18.361 Sweden 1 SEK 4.204 Switzerland 1 CHF 22.580 USA 1 USD 35.408 Exchange Rates of countries participating in the euro (converted from the euro rate) country currency CZK ----------------------------------------- Germany 1 DEM 18.468 Belgium 100 BEF 89.539 Finland 1 FIM 6.075 France 1 FRF 5.506 Ireland 1 IEP 45.863 Italy 1000 ITL 18.654 Luxemburg 100 LUF 89.539 Netherlands 1 NLG 16.391 Portugal 100 PTE 18.017 Austria 1 ATS 2.625 Spain 100 ESP 21.709 CULTURE Director Fero Fenic Resurrects Czechoslovak Television Uninformed viewers must have been petrified when they turned on their television sets November 20. First static, then the test pattern and finally the animated theme of communist Czechoslovak Television (CST) appeared at 8 a.m. on Czech Television 2. There were shots from coal mines, ironworks and glassworks with the subtitle "We are switching to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic", and the anchorman in the morning news program announced it was November 20, 1989. CST came back to life for one day to remind people what television looked like under communism. Fero Fenic, creator of the project, did not broadcast only programming from November 20, but compiled his 16-hour odyssey from other 1989 excerpts. Only the news and weather forecast explicitly discussed November 20. Not everything was found in Czech Television's archive - short daily news updates and the weather forecast were not saved, and had to be filmed again according to original scripts. The same applied to the appearances of announcers - Milos Fryba from Prague and Elena Galanova from Bratislava. No one who had to be filmed again objected, and they willingly returned to the screen. The word Czechoslovak in the name of the programming was not the only reminder of federation times - Fenic's program was broadcast not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Slovakia - the first shared daylong broadcast since the split of Czechoslovakia. Viewers saw army and police magazines, a course in Russian, a drama about the troubles of a military school student, old commercials and dead air during the transfer of broadcasting from Prague to Bratislava and vice versa. Extra attention was drawn to a propaganda documentary about anti-communist groups in Czechoslovakia and a discussion with a then-famous female reciter of poems. The Czechoslovak national anthem ended broadcasting shortly before midnight, but Fenic's program was not over. An eight-hour special called The Velvet Night began. It consisted of uncut material filmed during rallies against the communist regime in 1988 and 1989. Special attention was paid to a speech of Milos Jakes, former first secretary of the Communist Party. His terrible speech, feeble in its language and content, became a legend in its time. The Velvet Night also hinted at the present with three extracts from news coverage which showed the Czech Republic 10 years after - joining NATO, a critical report from the European Union and the rising voter preferences of the Communist Party. Simon Dominik/Simon Dominik Jiri Orten Prize for Novelist Pavel Brycz The Jiri Orten Prize, given to authors under 30 years of age, was presented November 18 to Pavel Brycz for his short-story collection I Am the City (Jsem mesto) from 1998. The competition is arranged every year by the publishing house Mlada Fronta, the city of Prague and The Independent Science, Art and Education Support Committee. The award was given to the 30-year-old writer from Roudnice nad Labem by a five-member jury led by Antonin Jelinek, the Writers' Community chairman. The organizers of the competition have supported young authors of poetry and prose since 1986. Past winners include Petr Placak, Vit Kremlicka, Michal Viewegh and Petr Borkovec. Jan Vedral Jr./Jaroslav Sauer SPORTS Champions League: Sparta Loses to Porto 0-2 A mistake by defender Petr Gabriel, who missed the ball when trying to kick it away and let Porto striker Mario Jardel score, decided the game between Sparta and Porto. Sparta lost its first game in the Champions League quarterfinal group 0-2. Jardel showed his great form - he has an average of one goal per match. Porto coach Fernando Santos said, "we did not win thanks to Sparta's mistakes, but thanks to our excellent play." Particularly after the break Porto was clearly better than Sparta. Not even the entry of striker Horst Siegl helped Sparta, and so the Prague team lost for the first time in this year's Champions League after Jardel's goal. Martin Moravec/Mirek Langer After deadline: UEFA Cup Third Round, First Leg: Slavia Praha - Steaua Bucuresti 4-1. Soccer League: Prague Teams Rule Standings In the 14th round of the soccer league, three of the four Prague clubs won. Slavia kept first place and will lead the standings after 15 rounds, the halfway point of the season. Sparta still occupies second place, Bohemians (last season in the second league) moved into third after defeating Liberec 2-0. Sparta hammered Olomouc 6-0, last season's top scorer Horst Siegl scored two goals. Slavia had troubles converting chances in Ceske Budejovice, but finally managed a 1-0 win, decided in the 34th minute by Tomas Dosek's goal. Results of the 14th round: Sparta Praha - Olomouc 6-0, Bohemians Praha - Liberec 2-0, CeskeBudejovice - Slavia Praha 0-1, Teplice - Drnovice 2-2, Pribram - Opava 1-0, Ostrava - Hradec Kralove 2-2, Brno - Blsany 3-0, Jablonec - Zizkov 3-0. Standings: 1. Slavia Praha 34, 2. Sparta Praha 30, 3. Bohemians Praha 24, 4. Drnovice 24, 5. Ostrava 21, 6. Teplice 20, 7. Ceske Budejovice 20, 8. Brno 18, 9. Jablonec 16, 10. Pribram 16, 11. Liberec 15, 12. Blsany 14, 13. Opava 13, 14. Hradec Kralove 13, 15. Olomouc 13, 16. Zizkov 11. Jaroslav Sauer/Mirek Langer Hockey Extraleague: Reichel Dangerous, Vitkovice Harmless "Alby! Alby!" the crowd in Litvinov cheered star Robert "Alby" Reichel after he scored on a shorthanded breakout against Kladno. In the previous game against Znojmo, he scored a hat trick (his second this year) and moved into the fourth place in the points standings. On the contrary, Vitkovice has not won a game in 15 rounds. After our deadline the management of the club sacked coach Vujtek and hired Slovak coach Sterbak. Things are happening at the top of the league standings: Plzen's coach was happy to lose first place to Zlin (less irritation from journalists and the public), but in a head-to-head battle for first place Plzen defeated Zlin and returned to the lead. However, Zlin and Sparta have to play two and three games more than Plzen, respectively. Vsetin's Jiri Dopita scored four goals and added one assist in a game against Havirov. Like Reichel, Zlin's Petr Cajanek also scored a hat trick. Results of the 21st round: Litvinov - Znojmo 3-0, Vsetin - Sparta Praha 0-3, Zlin - Vitkovice 4-2, Havirov - Plzen 1-1, Pardubice - Kladno 5-2, Trinec - Slavia Praha 2-1, Ceske Budejovice - Karlovy Vary 5-5. Results of the 22nd round: Vitkovice - Trinec 2-6, Plzen - Zlin 2-0, Znojmo - Sparta Praha 4-9, Slavia Praha - Pardubice 2-2, Vsetin - Havirov 7-1, Kladno - Ceske Budejovice 2-2, Karlovy Vary - Litvinov 0-2. Results of the 23rd round: Vsetin - Plzen 3-4, Litvinov - Kladno 4-2, Pardubice - Vitkovice 4-3, Havirov - Znojmo 2-1, Trinec - Zlin 6-3, Ceske Budejovice - Slavia Praha 5-2. The game between Sparta Praha and Karlovy Vary (4-1) was played earlier. Standings: 1. Plzen 35, 2. Zlin 31, 3. Sparta Praha 30, 4. Litvinov 28, 5. Trinec 27, 6. Vsetin 27, 7. Ceske Budejovice 25, 8. Pardubice 20, 9. Znojmo 19, 10. Karlovy Vary 18, 11. Slavia Praha 18, 12. Kladno 16, 13. Vitkovice 15, 14. Havirov 15. Darina Johanidesova/Mirek Langer SPORTS IN BRIEF * Three Czech athletes were among the candidates for the 11 trophies for the best athletes of the 20th century. However, neither runner Emil Zatopek, gymnast Vera Caslavska, neither tennis player Martina Navratilova received a trophy. * Emil Zatopek (together with Jarmila Kratochvilova) was a candidate for the trophy of the Track and Field Athlete of the Century. The results of the poll were announced in Monte Carlo November 21, but the ranking for the Czech athletes was not published. In an accompanying poll on the best athlete of the year, decathlon world-record holder and world champion Tomas Dvorak finished fifth among men and two-time 800-meter world champion Ludmila Formanova finished 10th. * Jana Novotna officially finished her career in New York during the WTA Tour Chase Championships. The Masters Grand Prix winner and 1998 Wimbledon champion said she wants to become a tennis commentator. * Cyclocrosser Radomir Simunek can participate in the World Cup again after a forced vacation, thanks to a new blood test, in which his hematocrit level was between 48 per cent and 49 per cent. In the previous test his level was 2 per cent higher than the maximum allowed 50 per cent. * The Sparta Praha hockey team defeated IFK Helsinki 12-1 in a European Hockey League game. Sparta is in second place in the group's standings. Dita Kristanova/Mirek Langer WEATHER While our southern neighbors in Germany and Austria last week witnessed snowstorms and experienced their first winter traffic jams, Czech drivers found trouble only in mountain regions (namely at the border crossings to Germany and Poland) and where night frost turned wet streets into skating rinks then covered by a light layer of snow. The skiing season has begun only in places with artificial snow. Prague is still gray. Temperatures are still fluctuating around zero degree Celsius/32 degrees Fahrenheit. When the sun wins its never-ending battle with the flowing clouds, you can even unbutton your coats while walking along the Vltava River with afternoon temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius/41 degrees Fahrenheit. English version edited by Michael Bluhm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This news may be published only with attribution to CAROLINA. Subscription is free. Comments and remarks are appreciated. 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