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 354, Friday, December 3, 1999. FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (November 24 - December 1) People Pay Their Respects to Josef Lux Final farewells to Josef Lux were said this week in Prague and in Chocen in eastern Bohemia, where Lux lived. Former chairman of the Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL), and deputy prime minister from 1992-1998, Lux was one of the most important post-1989 politicians. He died last week in Seattle from complications related to a bone-marrow transplant in his fight against leukemia (see Carolina 353). A requiem mass celebrated by Cardinal Miloslav Vlk for Lux was held November 29 in a crowded St. Vitus Cathedral in the Prague Castle. Apart from Lux's family and closest friends, President Vaclav Havel, Prime Minister Milos Zeman and Chamber of Deputies Chairman Vaclav Klaus, Slovak Premier Mikulas Dzurinda, Church dignitaries and the ambassadors of some 20 countries were present. Thousands of people (media estimates ranged from 7,000 to 10,000) came to Prague to say goodbye to Lux. During his brief speech, Havel said Lux was a true democrat. "Let us try today to understand his death and accept it as a challenge to develop those best values he embodied." Thousands of people applauded at the words of Christian Democrat Chairman Jan Kasal, who in an emotional speech thanked Lux for his friendship. Kasal also said, "love, justice, friendship and courage are that which today and every day we can recall as Josef's message." Political leaders met November 30 in the Chamber of Deputies and paid their respects to Lux. In the afternoon a requiem was held in St. Francis Church in Chocen and Lux was buried in a cemetery in Hemze. Lux's family and some 2,000 people attended the funeral, among them Slovakia's Justice Minister and Christian Democratic Movement Chairman Jan Carnogursky. Michaela Kleckova/Sofia Karakeva Property Dispute Between Czech Republic and Slovakia Ends Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman and Slovak Premier Mikulas Dzurinda agreed in Bratislava November 25 on the division of the remaining property of the former Czechoslovak federation. The dispute over the property, particularly over Slovak claims for gold, have complicated relations since Czechoslovakia broke up. The Czech Government agreed to forgive the Czech National Bank's receivable against the National Bank of Slovakia for the symbolic price of 1 crown. The Czech side had a claim of 26 billion crowns. Some 4.5 tons of gold held in the Czech Republic will be returned to Slovakia in exchange for the Slovak Government acknowledging and paying the debt. Moreover, shares were exchanged - the Czech National Property Fund will receive shares held by Slovakia in the Commerce Bank (Komercni banka), which should smooth the privatization of the bank, while the Slovak National Property Fund will receive shares held by the Czech Republic in the General Credit Bank (Vseobecna uverova banka). Because the stakes do not have the same value, Slovakia will lose about 2 billion crowns. "Both sides win with this resolution," said Dzurinda. Zeman said, "Our predecessors could not resolve this problems for five years. I am glad we could do it in such a way as to mean success for both sides." The politicians kept their promise to resolve the dispute within a year. The agreement, which must be approved by the legislatures of both countries, is perceived in the Czech Republic as a sell-out by the Czech Government (for Slovak reactions see below). Jaroslav Svelch, Andrea Slovakova/Ondrej Maly Egon Lansky Officially Resigns Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and Security Policy Egon Lansky resigned November 29. President Vaclav Havel accepted his resignation December 1. According to Havel's spokesman Ladislav Spacek, Lansky resigned because of health problems. He still remains a senator. Lansky, nicknamed Mr. Europe for his role in the Government, was chairman of the European Integration Committee and was responsible for the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union. A very critical report from Brussels on the country's preparations shook his position. Another key event was the scandal involving his foreign bank account and suspicion of tax evasion. The police suspect he did not report or pay taxes on at least 300,000 USD he received in his illegal Austrian bank account three years ago. The case is under investigation. Lansky's resignation was announced by Prime Minister Milos Zeman October 28 at a meeting with Havel. Zeman said Lansky would resign when re recovered from his illness. Lansky had been in hospital and at a spa for a vein infection. Lansky's successor is not yet known, while it is possible that his responsibilities will be assumed by Foreign Minister Jan Kavan. Nikoleta Alivojvodic/Ondrej Maly Organizers of Thank You, Now Resign! Appeal Call for Public Rally The authors of the Thank You, Now Leave! appeal arranged a public demonstration for those dissatisfied with today's political scene and who wish for the resignation of the country's political leadership. The meeting is scheduled for December 3 on Prague's Wenceslas Square. The appeal has been signed by 150,000 people and organizers say they hope 100,000 will attend the rally. The authors, in the main student leaders from 1989, have met with Civic Democratic Party Chairman Vaclav Klaus, Christian Democrat Chairman Jan Kasal, Freedom Union Chairman Jan Ruml and President Vaclav Havel. Ruml December 1 announced his resignation, saying he feels responsible for today's poor political situation in the Czech Republic. Iva Potrebova/Jakub Jirovec 1989 Police Leader Jan Brajer to Retire Journalists from the daily MF DNES recognized high-ranking police official Jan Brajer in a Czech Television documentary about the events of 1989 as he led the former Communist police in brutal raids against the democratic opposition in January 1989. "At that time I understood it that we were maintaining peace and order. I have the impression that's what we're doing today, too," said Brajer. Brajer was a serious candidate to lead the Prague's Police department responsible for keeping order. Interior Minister Vaclav Grulich and the Police President Jiri Kolar decided Brajer should not remain in a high police's high function, and Brajer announced November 25 that he intends to retire soon. Marek Uhlir/Jakub Jirovec NEWS IN BRIEF * Abolishing visa requirements for Mexican citizens approved by the Government November 22 prefaced Foreign Minister Jan Kavan's visit to Central America. During his visit, Kavan signed a Czech-Mexican agreement on trade and economic cooperation that should provide Czech exporters conditions identical to those of EU members. Kavan also tried to promote tourism between the countries. As the first Czech minister to visit El Salvador, Kavan signed a Czech-Salvadoran agreement on mutual promotion and protection of investments. * Czech EU membership will bring profit to both parties, and European integration is Europe's greatest achievement in the 20th century. Those were the words of EU Commissar for Expansion Gunter Verheugen, who appealed to Czechs at the Czech-German Discussion Forum conference November 27 to strenghten their aspirations to join the EU as soon as possible. The conference took place in Brno and was attended by politicians, diplomats, academics, lawyers and judges, the church and students. * Jiri Havlicek, vice chairman of the Christian Democrat District Committee in Havlickuv Brod, replaced late, former party Chairman Josef Lux in the Chamber of Deputies. Havlicek took his legislator's oath November 30. With Havlicek, there are again 20 Christian Democrats in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies. * On the first advent Sunday of November 28, 4,000 light bulbs went up a 30-meter fir on Prague's Old Town Square. Czech Christmas 1999 symbolically began when Prague Mayor Jan Kasl, accompanied by other guests and many spectators, lit the Christmas tree. The traditional Christmas market also opened on Old Town Square - there are almost 100 stands where traditional gifts will be sold till the end of the year. There will be a similar market on Wenceslas Square as well. Marika Pechackova, Jan Skala, Gabriela Bobkova/Denisa Vitkova FROM SLOVAKIA Slovak Reaction to Czechoslovak Property Settlement "After many years, there is neither a winner nor a loser," the daily Sme quotes Jirko Malcharek, Civic Understanding Party (SOP) assemblyman, on the agreement to divide the remaining former Czechoslovak federal property. The stance of former Premier Vladimir Meciar's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia was restrained, while a negative reaction was voiced by Marian Andel from the Slovak National Party: "The Slovak side was robbed." The daily Praca wrote the Czech side's gesture was as "an alleged compromise" and wrote "no Slovak government has ever acknowledged the alleged debt." Andrea Slovakova/Denisa Vitkova Denmark Imposes Visa Requirement for Slovaks According to official information from the Danish Interior Ministry, visa requirements for Slovak citizens have been introduced to stop the flow of Slovak Romany asylum-seekers. Thousands have requested asylum, but Denmark has not granted the requests - its stance is that the Romanies chose the country for its better social and economic conditions. For the same reasons visa requirements were imposed on Slovak citizens by Great Britain last year and by Finland and Norway in July. The latter states ended the requirement last month. Tereza Tesarikova/Veronika Hankusova Dramatist Peter Karvas Died Peter Karvas, writer, dramatist, journalist, humorist and radio and television theoretician, died November 28 at the age of 79. He was born April 24, 1920 in Banska Bystrica (his grandfather was the famous painter Dominik Skutecky). He became famous thanks to his plays of the 40's like Basta and those of the 60's - Absolute Ban (Absolutni zakaz). During the normalization years of the 70's and 80's he was not allowed to publish, although his play Patriots from Yo City (Vlastenci z mesta Yo) was published in 1988. After 1989 he returned to his work in the theater and wrote about the theater and journalism. Andrea Slovakova/Veronika Hankusova ECONOMY Employees of Zetor Protest An extraordinary general meeting of one of the biggest engineering companies in the Czech Republic, Zetor of Brno, took place November 25. The company has been in financial difficulties for some time and approximately 150 employees protested against management policy and demanded the payment of back wages. The company owes each employee an average of 20,000 crowns in wages. Employees do not approve of the way management and controlling shareholder Motokov want to deal with this situation. Zetor's management and shareholders finally decided to gather income by selling the company's best divisions. The employees argue that the sale is only a short-term solution which will not bring about long-term improvement. The general meeting then approved a decrease in the basic capital by 40 per cent to 2.5 billion crowns, the sale of useless machines and a reduction of the number of employees to 2,900. It also supported the shareholders' efforts to find strategic investors from abroad. Jakub Trnka/Simon Dominik Czech Republic Top 200: Skoda Auto Number One The best Czech company is Skoda Auto, followed by the Investment and Postal Bank (IPB) and Glaverbel Czech. The following places were taken by Microsoft CR, SPT Telecom, RadioMobil, Fischer, Pilsner Urquell, Barum Continental. Brno Fairs and Exhibitions finished 10th, according to the results of a poll called the Top 200 in the Czech Republic, organized every year by COMENIUS, a pan-European institute for culture, education, science and technical cooperation. Respondents included people from the state sector, universities and managers of hundreds of Czech companies. Gabriela Bobkova/Simon Dominik ECONOMY IN BRIEF * The Skoda Auto carmaker of Mlada Boleslav started production of the new Skoda Fabia. The first Fabia is to be sold on the national market December 4. The cheapest model costs 314,900 crowns. Apart from the Czech Republic, the Skoda Fabia will be sold in Slovakia, Austria, Germany and the states of Benelux. Skoda plans to replace the Felicia with the new model. * While the September trade balance ended in a surplus of 1.1 billion Czech crowns (because of due to increased oil prices in the world markets, according to experts), the October figures show that imports once again surpassed exports by 5.2 billion crowns. In comparison with last year's statistics, October imports increased by 13.5 per cent while exports increased by 13.2 per cent. The overall 1999 deficit is 38.4 billion crowns. The trade balance deficit is expected to increase after the Christmas shopping spree. Jaroslav Svelch/Zuzana Janeckova Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank (valid December 3) -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 EUR = 36.070 country currency CZK ------------------------------------------ Australia 1 AUD 22.751 Great Britain 1 GBP 57.230 Denmark 1 DKK 4.849 Japan 100 JPY 34.903 Canada 1 CAD 24.190 IMF 1 XDR 49.083 Hungary 100 HUF 14.191 Norway 1 NOK 4.438 New Zealand 1 NZD 18.260 Poland 1 PLN 8.387 Greece 100 GRD 10.978 Slovakia 100 SKK 83.888 Slovenia 100 SIT 18.314 Sweden 1 SEK 4.182 Switzerland 1 CHF 22.541 USA 1 USD 35.789 Exchange Rates of countries participating in the euro (converted from the euro rate) country currency CZK ----------------------------------------- Germany 1 DEM 18.442 Belgium 100 BEF 89.415 Finland 1 FIM 6.067 France 1 FRF 5.499 Ireland 1 IEP 45.799 Italy 1000 ITL 18.629 Luxemburg 100 LUF 89.415 Netherlands 1 NLG 16.368 Portugal 100 PTE 17.992 Austria 1 ATS 2.621 Spain 100 ESP 21.679 CULTURE Czech Authors Introduced in France The annual French project Les Belles Etrangeres introduced Czech literature to France from November 15-27. Authors like Michal Ajvaz, Daniela Fischerova, Daniela Hodrova, Vaclav Jamek, Sylvie Richterova, Jachym Topol, Jan Trefulka, Vlastimil Tresnak, Ludvik Vaculik and Michal Viewegh were invited to tour more than 20 cities (including Brussels) and meet the French public, who listened to readings and talked with the authors. Jamek, the leader of the group, gave a lecture on modern Czech literature and also spoke of modern Czech writers who had emigrated to France, such as Milan Kundera, Jiri Kolar and Vera Linhartova. Discussions took place in libraries, high schools, universities as well as in cafes and in the Czech Center in Paris. The project was well received in the French media: TV Arte shot a half-hour documentary about Czech literature and French translations of contemporary Czech books were released. The project started in 1987 and since then 31 foreign literature delegations have toured France. This spring, authors from Belgium were invited. Radka Kohutova/Daniela Vrbova Lukas Rittstein Wins Jindrich Chalupecky Prize The 10th annual Jindrich Chalupecky Prize, for artists under 35, was awarded to 26-year-old sculptor Lukas Rittstein. Although he graduated from Prague's Academy of Fine Arts last year, he has recorded success already, especially with his one-man show called From the Kitchen to Saturn. One part of the award is a 3-month stay in a Californian study center. This year, media devoted attention to the prize also thanks to the presence of President Vaclav Havel at the award ceremony. Tomas Havlin/Daniela Vrbova 4+4 Days of Movement Dance and Theater Festival In its fourth year, the 4+4 Days of Movement dance and theater festival took place recently in the CKD factory in Prague. Various European troupes, such as Italy's Motus and England's Gob, participated in the project. The festival included a variety of genres, with classical theater supplemented by new media productions. Pavel Korinek/Zuzana Janeckova SPORTS Slavia Defeats Steaua Bucharest 4-1 in UEFA Cup "I was lucky today, someone else will be next time," said Richard Dostalek as he refused the role of the hero. He did not have to be so modest, as the Slavia's midfielder scored two important goals and his team defeated Steaua Bucharest 4-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Cup third round. Steaua is a difficult opponent, many considered Steaua the worst possible opponent in the round. In a frozen Strahov Stadium in Prague, 4,000 spectators saw Dostalek's first goal in the first minute, but then Slavia fans and players found out why Steaua is considered the luckiest team in Romania: Zelenka's header hit the crossbar, Dostalek's shot bounced off the post. The second goal occurred after the assistant referee did not notice three Slavia players offside and Pavel Horvath's shot was deflected into the net off the bar. "Offside? Don't even tell me about it," Horvath said. Steaua's bench was angry: "The offside goal poured lead in our shoes," coach Emerich Ienei said. Slavia reprised its hot start at the beginning of the second half, as Dostalek scored his second goal after Ulich's pass. Tomas Dosek's goal completed the rout in the 56th minute. The Romanians also finally brouke through. "We played fantastic soccer for 70 minutes. Then we let them have two chances and, unfortunately, the third time they converted. It could have already been decided," said Slavia coach Frantisek Cipro about Lutu's goal (81st minute). David Luksu/Mirek Langer Tomas Dvorak Wins Track and Field Athlete of the Year Poll Both of them deserved to win, but Ludmila Formanova's two wins at the World Championships were not enough finally for her to win the title of track and field athlete of the year. The poll of coaches, officials and journalists awarded the title to decathlon world champion and world-record holder Tomas Dvorak. "I wanted Lida to win. I hate polls and I didn't care at all if I won or not," said Dvorak. Unlike other years, the winner was not clear at all. Dvorak and Formanova both excelled. Last year's poll winner, Sarka Kasparkova, was down with an ankle injury, and Jan Zelezny's incredible comeback (a bronze medal in the World Championships) was overshadowed. In the end, Dvorak's world record of 8,994 points probably decided his win. "I will probably never break the world record," said Formanova. She knows that she is - with her personal best of 1:56.56 - far behind her coach Jarmila Kratochvilova's record (1:53.28). Zdenek Vana, who trains Dvorak and Czech number-two decathlete Roman Sebrle, won the title Trainer of the Year. Junior Alena Rucklova (400 meters hurdles) is the Talent of The Year. Results: 1. Tomas Dvorak (decathlon), 2. Ludmila Formanova (800 meters), 3. Jan Zelezny (javelin), 4. Zuzana Hlavonova (high jump), 5. Sarka Kasparkova (triple jump), 6. Roman Sebrle (decathlon), 7. Pavla Hamackova (pole vault), 8. Jiri Kuntos (triple jump), 9. Vladimir Maska (hammer throw), 10. Daniela Bartova (pole vault). Martin Moravec/Mirek Langer Slavia Praha Undefeated after First Half of Season Slavia Praha was losing 0-1 at home to Brno in a game of the 15th round, but Tomas Dosek scored twice in 20 minutes and assisted on Dostalek's goal. Slavia won 3-1 and won the autumn half of the league season with a four-point advantage. It will stay in first place also after the 16th round, set for December 3-5 to leave more time for the national team's preparation for the Euro 2000. The 15th round was marked by questionable referee decisions. Liberec was leading 1-0 over Ostrava after Liuni's goal and trying to add another goal when Liuni was fouled in the 78th minute in the penalty box. Cap was sent off and the referee ordered a penalty kick, but then changed his mind. Liberec players protested vainly, but they still managed to win. Sparta went to Drnovice, which failed to take advantage of its many chances. On the contrary, Vratislav Lokvenc scored on one of several Sparta chances. In the 39th minute, a small fight broke out between Sparta's Miroslav Banarek and Drnovice's Cervenka. Baranek was sent off, Sparta felt cheated, its players came together and won. Referee Hlavac ordered three penalty kicks in the game between last-place Zizkov and Teplice. Teplice led after Verbir converted a penalty, Zizkov then tied, but its player Gibala failed on another penalty and Zizkov player Hunal was sent off soon after. However, Zizkov scored again and in the 87th minute Straceny sealed a surprising 3-1 win on the last penalty. Results of the 15th round: Olomouc - Ceske Budejovice 1-1, Liberec - Ostrava 1-0, Drnovice - Sparta Praha 0-1, Zizkov - Teplice 3-1, Blsany - Bohemians Praha 1-0, Opava - Jablonec 2-0, Hradec Kralove - Pribram 1-1, Slavia - Brno 3-1. Standings: 1. Slavia Praha 37, 2. Sparta Praha 33, 3. Bohemians Praha 24, 4. Drnovice 24, 5. Ostrava 21, 6. Ceske Budejovice 21, 7. Teplice 20, 8. Brno 18, 9. Liberec 18, 10. Pribram 17, 11. Blsany 17, 12. Opava 16, 13. Jablonec 16, 14. Hradec Kralove 14, 15. Olomouc 14, 16. Zizkov 14. Dita Kristanova/Mirek Langer Vitkovice Hockey Club's Patience Runs out The vogueish phrase Thank You, Now Leave could be used to describe the coaching situation in Vitkovice. Vladimir Vujtek had survived a string of 15 games without a win (such a streak of futility is almost never tolerated in Czech hockey), but not even the patience of Vitkovice officials is infinite. They met to negotiate about the coaching situation formally and with Vujtek's presence, and they finally agreed on his resignation. Jan Sterbak, former Slovak national team coach, will replace Vujtek and try to get the team out of the bottom of the standings. With a new coach, the team defeated Ceske Budejovice, but then lost to Litvinov, unable to stop the opponent's line of Kysela, Reichel and Hubl, which scored five goals. While Slavia won the Prague intra-city soccer derby, Sparta won the hockey derby after Martinec's goal and somewhat pacified its fans, angry after a loss in Kladno. Vsetin goalkeeper Roman Cechmanek returned after breaking a finger and in each game allowed one goal. Last-place Havirov won on its opponent's ice and scored seven goals, thanks to a hat trick by Ales Zima and especially to a weak performance by Karlovy Vary. Havirov moved up to 11th place. Results of the 24th round: Kladno - Sparta Praha 5-2, Znojmo - Vsetin 1-3, Karlovy Vary - Havirov 2-7, Slavia Praha - Litvinov 2-1, Zlin - Pardubice 3-2, Vitkovice - Ceske Budejovice 4-0. Preplayed game: Plzen - Trinec 6-2. Results of the 25th round: Sparta Praha - Slavia Praha 3-2, Litvinov - Vitkovice 6-0, Pardubice - Trinec 4-4, Ceske Budejovice - Zlin 4-2, Havirov - Kladno 2-1, Vsetin - Karlovy Vary 4-1. Preplayed game: Znojmo - Plzen 3-1. Standings: 1. Plzen 35, 2. Zlin 33, 3. Sparta Praha 32, 4. Vsetin 31, 5. Litvinov 30, 6. Trinec 28, 7. Ceske Budejovice 27, 8. Pardubice 21, 9. Slavia Praha 21, 10. Znojmo 19, 11. Havirov 19, 12. Kladno 18, 13. Karlovy Vary 18, 14. Vitkovice 17. Darina Johanidesova/Mirek Langer SPORTS IN BRIEF * Czech National Bank Governor Josef Tosovsky invited the 10 best Czech paralympic athletes to Prague Castle. Petra Kurkova, four-time winner at the Deaflympic Games in Davos in alpine skiing, was named the top handicapped athlete of the year. * The Czech women's handball team lost its first two games in the World Championships in Norway: to the Netherlands 21-25 and to Norway 21-30. * National soccer team coach Jozef Chovanec is among 25 candidates for the best national team coach of the year. The poll is organized by the International Federation of Football Historians and Statisticians. Chovanec was included because of the unbeaten run of the Czech team in the Euro 2000 qualification. Dita Kristanova/Mirek Langer WEATHER Although the November 26 temperature climbed to 10 degrees Celsius/50 degrees Fahrenheit, the next day the mercury fell to minus 2 degrees Celsius/27 degrees Fahrenheit and since then it has not been comfortable to sleep in a sleeping bag under the sky. Night temperatures stabilized around minus 5 degrees Celsius/22 degrees Fahrenheit and the skiing season finally started up. There are about 40 centimeters of snow on mountaintops and the peak of Lysa Hora in the Beskydy Mountains December 1 registered a record snow cover of 101 centimeters (about 40 inches). Pavel Korinek English version edited by Michael Bluhm xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ADVERTISEMENT Central Europe Review ( http://www.ce-review.org ) is the weekly Internet journal of Central and East European politics, society and culture, with plenty of news and analysis from the Czech Republic every week. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This news may be published only with attribution to CAROLINA. Subscription is free. Comments and remarks are appreciated. 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