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SCHENGEN Interior Minister Ivan Langer signed a memorandum March 10 granting non-Schengen nationals a grace period as they wait for long-term visas. Effective until June 30, the grace period applies only to citizens of visa-free countries who applied for a visa since Dec. 21, but haven’t received it yet due to the length of the procedure, according to a U.S. Embassy statement.

RACISM The Senate Immunity Committee will begin investigating independent Senator Liana Janáčková for racist comments she allegedly made in 2005, committee deputy chairman Moroslav Pelc told the Czech News Agency (ČTK) March 10. Police requested that Janáčková be stripped of her diplomatic immunity amid allegations that she called the Roma community in her jurisdiction “overpopulated” and suggested their removal with dynamite.
VISAS The government came under criticism from members of the European Parliament March 10 for its recently signed visa waiver agreement with the United States, ČTK reported. Calling the agreement illegal due to a clause that grants U.S. authorities unprecedented access to private data regarding Czech citizens, the parliament members called on the European Commission to freeze all such bilateral agreements.
ISRAEL In a March 10 meeting with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek backed Israel’s fight against terrorism and spoke in support of stronger Czech involvement in the Middle East, ČTK reported. The Czech Republic will help arrange a peace agreement in the Middle East, Topolánek said.
TIBET About 100 people met outside the Chinese embassy in Prague March 10, carrying banners and Tibetan flags, and lighting candles in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese oppression, according to ČTK. The demonstration, part of the Day of Tibet, was organized by Amnesty International.
PENSIONS The government approved March 10 an amendment to the pension law, which would grant pensioners an additional monthly allowance of 465 Kč as of August, ČTK reported. The law is a reaction to this year’s 7.5 percent price increase — the highest in the past 10 years.


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