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MEMORANDUM Foreign Affairs Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and his Iraqi counterpart, Hoshyar Zebari, signed a memorandum on mutual cooperation Sept. 17 during Zebari’s official visit to Prague, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. Iraq would welcome future Czech aid in training police troops and supporting partnerships between Czech and Iraqi businesses, Zebari said.

PROTEST Jet-ski owners blocked the Vltava River in Prague Sept. 15 in a symbolic protest against a planned amendment to limit the use of certain vessels on waterways, according to ČTK. The protesters oppose the possibility that they will have to pay for navigation on the river. Jet-ski owners staged a similar act to protest a summer ban in 2002.
EU The government appointed former Agriculture Minister Milena Vicenová as the new Czech ambassador to the European Union Sept. 12, according to ČTK. Vicenová will replace Jan Kohout, who will leave his post at the end of the year.
PARADE A record 60,000 people visited the NATO military day parade in Mošnov, north Moravia, Sept. 15, the daily Hospodářské noviny reported. The seventh annual parade showcased military equipment from seven NATO countries, including Germany, Spain, the United States and Slovakia.
MAD COW Veterinarians discovered this year’s first case of mad-cow disease in the Czech Republic Sept. 12, ČTK reported. The 11-year-old cow from a farm in Dolní Slatina, east Bohemia, marks the country’s 27th case in total since the Europe-wide outbreak in 2001. Cases are declining across Europe.


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