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BIRD FLU Firefighters finished culling more than 100,000 hens in east Bohemia July 14 after bird-flu virus H5N1 was found on several farms, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. The farms will be disinfected then quarantined for 30 days. Bird flu in domestic Czech flocks emerged first at a poultry farm in Tisová June 20. The government is asking the European Commission to help with cleanup costs.

BUSH Security for the June visit of U.S. President George Bush cost Czech police and military nearly 30 million Kč ($1.5 million), making the two-day stop the most expensive presidential visit in Czech history, according to a July 15 Czech Television broadcast. Two-thirds of that cost was spent on four military planes that guarded Prague’s air space.
VANDALS Unknown vandals destroyed or toppled 25 gravestones at the newly reconstructed cemetery of Czech Jews in Bohumín, north Moravia, ČTK reported July 16. The town hall is considering installing a CCTV camera and may increase police patrols. Damage to the site is estimated at 30,000 Kč.
CRASH One train driver died and another was seriously injured July 14 when two trains collided at Čerčany railway station, the Associated Press reported. Several passengers were lightly injured. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
POLL A Eurobarometer survey released July 12 shows Czech EU membership approval has dropped below 50 percent for the first time, ČTK reported. Compared to 2006 figures, fewer Czechs think the country benefits from EU membership, though a majority still trusts EU institutions more than domestic political institutions. Two-thirds feel poorly informed about European politics.


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