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Data from the Czech Association of Car Importers or SDA showed that sales of new personal cars in the Czech Republic rose on the year in the first quarter, in contrast to the overall economic slowdown. The total number of new cars registered in the three ...

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Williams routs Safarova to win first title

Fifth seeded Serena Williams captured her 40th career WTA title by overpowering ninth seeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0, 6-1 at the Charleston claycourt tournament on Sunday. The 13-time Grand Slam ...

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Czech PM tells coalition partner to stop threats

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas on Tuesday warned a rebellious coalition partner to stop playing political games, saying he was unafraid of a fresh election if the Public Affairs party made good on its threat to leave his government.

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Czech government shudders as party threatens to quit

A junior party in the Czech ruling coalition threatened to leave the government on Tuesday, triggering the worst in a long string of crises for the austerity-minded administration and raising the chance of an early election. The decision ...

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Government's Plan to Return Church Lands Stirs Resistance

PRAGUE A blockbuster bill wending its way through the Czech Parliament would, if passed as envisioned this spring, transact one of the biggest property deals in any former Soviet bloc country by restoring more than half of church property ...

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Czech Leader Asks Former Mayor to Quit

The Czech prime minister has asked a former Prague mayor and current parliament member to give up his parliamentary seat amid media reports of the legislator's previous ties with a lobbyist. For the government of Prime Minister Petr Necas ...

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Czech govt mulls price floors to lure new nuclear - Reuters

TEMELIN, Czech Republic, March 30 (Reuters) - The Czech government sees building new nuclear power plants as a strategic priority and is considering minimum electricity price guarantees to ensure new reactors are built, the country's industry ...

Source http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/30/czech-nuclear-idUSL6E8EU4XG20120330

Poland, Czech Republic Diverge on Euro-Zone Entry

The governors of the Polish and the Czech central banks voiced differing views Friday on their countries' aspirations towards joining the euro. Talking at a conference on central European economic policy in Prague, National Bank of ...

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Czech, Polish Central Bank Heads Meet

Local/GMT 1000/0900 Czech, Polish central bank heads at conference 1400/1300 Polish Feb wages, employment N/A Hungarian markets closed for national holiday The week will end quietly in central Europe with heads of the Czech and Polish central ...

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Czech Stocks: CEZ, New World Resources, Pegas Nonwovens Move

The Czech Republic's PX (PX) stock index fell 0.7 percent to 993.1 at its end of trading in Prague, snapping two days of gains. The following were among the most active equities on the Prague Stock Exchange today. Stock symbols follow company ...

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Czech cyclist Kreuziger boosted by Swiss victory - readies for Tour de France

Sunday saw one of the biggest successes ever in Czech cycling: 22-year-old Roman Kreuziger won the 10-day Tour de Suisse or Tour de Switzerland after building a commanding lead in the final time trial. It is the first time a Czech cyclist has won a Pro Tour race.

The young Czech will now set his sights on the most gruelling race of all, the famous Tour de France. Roman Kreuziger, photo: CTK Roman Kreuziger, photo: CTK Czech cycling fans have long pinned their hopes on the young Roman Kreuziger, at 22 the winner of the Tour de Switzerland. He clinched Saturday’s 25 kilometre time trial in the mountains in 1 hour 22 seconds to virtually seal the deal and on Sunday completed the race with an overall time of 35 hours 43 minutes and 46 seconds - edging second-place Kloden by a little less than a minute. Despite his show of strength in the Swiss tour, Kreuziger has been modest, telling public broadcaster Czech Television on Tuesday that he was still coming to terms with the significance of his victory (the first win by a Czech in the race’s 70 year history).

Roman Kreuziger, photo: CTKRoman Kreuziger, photo: CTK “It still hasn’t sunken in. Of course I know the win was big for Czech cycling and also abroad. The international media took note that someone as young as I as able to beat Kloden in the trial and so on.”

Now, many observers are saying Kreuziger could make a great run in the Tour de France, arguably the world’s toughest race: 21 torturous stages over three weeks. Nine in the mountains, ten on the flats and two time-trials. Kreuziger has said he gained experience as a professional over the last three years but made clear he was keeping things realistic.

“Of course a lot of people might be putting me in the role of one of the favourites but my feet are firmly on the ground. It’s important to realise the difference between a ten day race and three weeks. First, I want to see how the first ten days in the Tour go. After ten days we’ll see whether or not there will be a shot at a place in the standings. Or, whether the focus will be on breakaways in individual stages instead.”

Even winning a single or several individual stages in the Tour de France is highly respected. But naturally fans of Czech cycling will be hoping Kreuziger will go even further and have a shot at winning the entire race. The Tour de France begins on July 5.

radio.cz /Jan Velinger

24-06-2008