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VISAS When drafting the bilateral agreement lifting the visa requirement for Czechs traveling to the United States Feb. 26, the government negotiated the omission of several controversial points formerly required by the U.S. side, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. The final wording of the memorandum, which will take effect this year, is now compliant with EU regulations.

ČUNEK Police will investigate Marcela Urbanová, the main witness in the trial against Christian Democratic Party Chairman Jiří Čunek, over a possible false testimony, Prague City Court Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Štěpánka Zenklová announced Feb. 25. Urbanová, who is Čunek’s former secretary, accused him of accepting bribes while he was mayor of Vsetín, east Moravia, ČTK reported.
DEPORTATION Two American brothers who sought to appeal deportation orders after Czech authorities detained them for overstaying their visa permit will now return to the United States, the news server Novinky.cz reported Feb. 26. The brothers, who are of Czech-Romany descent, chose to leave the Czech Republic rather than handle their situation in local courts.
RADAR The Czech-U.S. agreement regarding the planned U.S. radar base on Czech soil may be signed at the NATO summit in Bucharest in early April, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek told ČTK Feb. 26. The announcement came at the beginning of Topolánek’s working visit to Washington, D.C., where he will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush.
CUSTODY The Czech mother of 4-year-old Adrian Santana does not have to return her son to his American father, the Prague 5 District Court ruled Feb. 25, overturning a previous verdict from a regional court in Hradec Králové. The mother, Veronika Horvátová, said domestic abuse led her to take her son from the United States without the father’s permission, according to ČTK.
OSCARS Singer Markéta Irglová and Irish musician Glen Hansard won the award for Best Song at the 80th Annual Academy Awards Feb. 24, according to ČTK. The couple received the award for the song Falling Slowly from the Irish film Once.


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