The Foreign Ministry is preparing a revision of foreign policy that will newly define national interests and bring about a comprehensive reform of Czech diplomacy, Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told the parliamentary foreign affairs committee yesterday.
Prague High Court stripped yesterday Supreme Court Deputy Head Pavel Kučera of his judge's post due to having influenced the investigation into the alleged corruption scandal of Jiří Čuněk, former deputy prime minister and former Christian Democrat chairman.
Daniel Herman, new director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, yesterday appointed Pavel Žáček, institute's first head, his aide, praising the work of the institute under Žáček.
President Václav Klaus yesterday said he might start visiting the Chamber of Deputies more regularly now that the atmosphere in the lower house is better than in the previous election period.
A rift over checks of Czech drivers on the German side of the border was mended at a regular meeting of representatives of the Czech and German police presidia's representatives last week, daily Právo reported yesterday.
According to an OECD study, in the Czech Republic, differences between men's and women's salaries are bigger than in most advanced countries with the biggest discrepancy among those with higher education.
Supreme State Attorney Renata Vesecká yesterday protested in an open letter against the comments Interior Minister Radek John has made about her and her office, which she said were based on his ignorance of basic directives of the criminal law.
Human Rights Commissioner Michael Kocáb offered his resignation yesterday but said he would quit on the day his successor is appointed in order to secure the continuity of his work.
