Regional Economic Voting: Russia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, 1990-1999 (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
1989 brought a domino effect of revolutions. Timothy Garton Ash remarked: �In Poland the transition [from communism to democracy] lasted ten years, in Hungary ten months, in Czechoslovakia ten days.� Those ten eventful days fell between November 17th and 27th, 1989. After the failure of the Prague Spring, many Czechoslovaks rightfully held doubts about the possibility of revolution, but...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
PRAGUE -- A rare white tiger has been killed by two lions in a zoo in northern Czech Republic, a zoo official said Thursday.
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
MR. KELLY: Okay. Good afternoon. I think you all know that the Secretary is in Beijing today and followed the President’s schedule, so I don’t really have any separate announcements on her schedule. Today is an important day for the people of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.You know it’s the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Velvet Revolution, and we celebrate the vibrant democracies...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Prague - Czech and US officials continued talks Monday on the Czech Republic's role in Washington's revamped missile shield plans but declined to give details on what that role could be. We have a number of very good ideas that we are talking to the...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
PRAGUE - Senior U.S. and Czech Foreign Ministry officials are holding talks to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan. Monday's...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
PRAGUE -- Senior U.S. and Czech Foreign Ministry officials are holding talks to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Former Czech President Vaclav Havel has opened the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Velvet Revolution featuring a political debate, live music and international celebrities.
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer brought to the Italian Foreign Ministry the text of the document that Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed on November 3.
In Flanders Fields (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
If rumours are anything to go by, the culmination of a long, outdrawn and rather undemocratic process that is shaping the future of Europe is nigh. Following a preliminary round of consultations with the European heads of state, the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt decided to convene an informal summit on the 19 November during which he intends to put forward one candidate for each of the two...
Blogs from People Management (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
At long last, after several false starts, the Lisbon treaty will finally come into force. As births go it was painful, including rejections, failed referenda and minor changes, not forgetting to mention that undue delays were the order of the day. At least the Irish referendum brought some relief with a spate of humorous campaigning. One commentator suggested there should be three boxes on the referendum...
Government Bytes (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
This is posted on behalf of NTU Research Analyst Eric Sundheim. 20 years ago yesterday, the West won the Cold War and the Berlin Wall was torn down. Last Friday, I attended an event at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library which featured Secretary of State George Schultz, Attorney General Ed Meese, and Steve Forbes among others. It was amazing to hear the perspectives of those who helped engender and...
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Armenia's Foreign Ministry hosted Armenian-Czech political consultation.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Prague - Stefan Fuele, the Czech minister for European affairs, is the Czech Republic's candidate for a post at the European Commission, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said Tuesday. A seasoned diplomat, Fuele, 47, was the Czech Republic's ambassado...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Key dates in the revolutions that swept across eastern Europe 2 May Hungary dismantles the barbed wire and electric fencing on its borders with Austria. Moscow does not act. 3 June Solidarity, the Polish trade union that became a social movement, wins virtually every seat it contests . 23 August Protesters form 400-mile human chain in Baltic states, demanding autonomy from Moscow. September By the...
Freedom To Choose (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Here is a chilling quote via the Telegraph : 'Lisbon Treaty should mean single EU seat on IMF board' Simon Johnson, a former IMF chief economist, said that the passing of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, should accelerate moves towards a common European position in international economic institutions. He said: “People say that the EU is not a country and only countries can have IMF seats, but that...
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pascalre | 02/27/2009
On the weekend 25 April - 26 April 2009 the World Group 2009 Semifinal will take part at the Starobrno Rondo Arena in Brno, Czech Republic. Remains the question who will play? Probably Iveta Benesova, Petra Kvitova for the Czech Republik, but will the Williams sisters play for the USA
onlysports | 02/07/2009
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