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PROTEST Two rightist extremist groups protested against the Green Party in the city center Sept. 1, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. Accusing the party of neo-Marxist sentiments, protesters brought attention to the dismissal of a policeman who attacked Green Party MP Kateřina Jacques during a 2006 May Day neo-Nazi demonstration.

TRAINS Two passenger trains collided on a one-track line in south Bohemia Sept. 1, leaving 13 people injured, ČTK reported. The conductor of one of the trains admitted he caused the accident but said he thought it was Sunday, a day when no trains are scheduled from the opposite direction.
OUTAGE All three metro lines were out of order Sept. 1 for a record 40 minutes due to a power outage, ČTK reported. Stations remained open during the outage, and passengers were notified via loudspeaker. The Prague Transport Company does not yet know the reasons for the outage.
MILITARY Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanová presented President Václav Klaus with a new military reform plan Sept. 3 in response to planned cuts in the defense ministry’s budget, ČTK reported. The preliminary plan eliminates more than one-third of the military’s six rescue battalions.
CABINET Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek announced Sept. 3 that he does not plan any major post shifts in the near future, the daily Právo reported. Topolánek praised Parkanová, Justice Minister Jiří Pospíšil and Education Minister Dana Kuchtová, thwarting media speculations that he planned to replace them.
RADAR Topolánek announced Sept. 3 his promise to provide development aid to the mayors of villages surrounding the planned U.S. radar base in the Brdy military training grounds in central Bohemia, according to ČTK. Topolánek said he did not want to create the impression that he was buying the locals by offering financial support.
SCHENGEN Local officials can access all Schengen database information as of Sept. 1 as part of the country’s 2004 entry into the European Union. The database of international warrants, missing persons and stolen contraband will be integrated into police and customs checks, according to ČTK.


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