Press Advisories
17. 8. 2009
21st August, 1968: Black day of Czechoslovak history
The events of August 1968 were a tragic outcome of the Prague Spring, as the short-lived political relaxation in communist Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s is referred to.
14. 8. 2009
The Czech Republic was the first country to ratify the Carpathian Biodiversity Protocol
In July, the Czech Republic ratified the Protocol on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological and Landscape Diversity in the Carpathians.
11. 8. 2009
Statement by Deputy Prime Minister concerning the verdict passed over Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
I consider it unacceptable that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 months of house arrest.
3. 8. 2009
Music against poverty contest 2009
The ‘Music against poverty’ contest 2009 aims to offer young European Union citizens an opportunity to consider the EU’s fundamental role in fighting world poverty by submitting a song which reflects this theme.
30. 7. 2009
Government poised to increase the Academy of Sciences budget by half a billion
After meeting Jiří Drahoš, the President of the Academy of Sciences, Prime Minister Jan Fischer said that the Government would pour more funds into the Academy’s budget for next year.
17. 7. 2009
On the renewal of visas to Canada
Statement on the information currently available in Czech newspapers.
15. 7. 2009
The beginning of 2009 was a period of tough tests
Czech Premier Jan Fischer today addressed the European Parliament. In his speech he summed up and evaluated primarily how the Czech EU presidency had met its priorities.
14. 7. 2009
The Czech Government is introducing visas for Canadian diplomats
At its extraordinary session the Czech Government has agreed upon its response to the introduction of visas for Czech citizens travelling to Canada.
10. 7. 2009
EU countries urged to pass tougher anti-smoking laws
The commission is calling for an EU-wide ban on smoking in public places by 2012.
