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Jan Fischer

Type: Person

Name: Jan Fischer

Title: President - Czech Statistical Office (Czech Republic)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Czechs Mark 20th Anniversary Of Fall Of Communism

add comment ()The Czech Republic is marking the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which led to the end of communist rule in what was then Czechoslovakia.Former Czech President Vaclav Havel (background center) helps commemorate the 20th anniversary ... [Turkish Weekly - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Vaclav Havel, Czech Republic, Prague

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

European Union

Fischer: Van Rompuy, Ashton good choice for ČR

Brussels/Prague, Nov 19 (CTK) - The EU's new "president" Herman Van Rompuy and "foreign minister" Catherine Ashton are a good choice for the Czech Republic, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer told journalists after the EU summit Thursday.Ashton helped the ... [Prague Monitor - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Jan Fischer, European Union, Karel Schwarzenberg

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 3 Documents

Václav Klaus

20th anniversary of Prague Velvet Revolution

Citizens across the Czech Republic have taken to the streets to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which led to the downfall of the communist regime.Thousands of people in the capital Prague plan to stage a reenactment of the peaceful ... [Deutsche Welle - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Prague, Vaclav Havel, Jan Fischer, Václav Klaus

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 3 Documents

TREATY OF LISBON RATIFIED IN ROME

The ratification process of the Treaty of Lisbon officially ended in Rome on Friday. Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer brought to the Italian Foreign Ministry the text of the document that Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed on November 3. The ceremony ... [Armtown.com - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Rome, Italian Foreign Ministry, Treaty of Lisbon, Jan Fischer

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Gvot okays programme for support to renewable energy sources

Prague, Nov 16 (CTK) - The cabinet Tuesday approved a state programme for support to energy savings and use of renewable energy sources in 2010, Industry and Trade Minister Vladimir Tosovsky said at a press conference after the government meeting.The ... [Prague Monitor - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Prague, Gustáv Slamečka, Vladimir Tosovsky, Czech Republic

First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 3 Documents

Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

Fischer refuses EU commissioner post

Prague, Nov 8 (CTK) - Jan Fischer yesterday confirmed to President Vaclav Klaus that he has decided to stay in the post of Czech prime minister and does not want to become EU commissioner, the Presidential Office's press release has said.Klaus believes ... [Prague Monitor - 11/09/2009]

Entities: Jan Fischer, Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech Republic), European Union

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 9 Documents (in Environment)

Tony Blair

EU leaders to mull candidates for president, climate change

(BRUSSELS) - Europe's leaders converged on Brussels Thursday to consider candidates for a coveted new post of EU president, and grapple with differences over helping poor countries fight global warming.Fresh from a celebratory eve-of-summit dinner in ... [EU Business - 10/29/2009]

Entities: European Union, Global Warming/Climate Change, Lisbon Treaty, Tony Blair

First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 5 Documents

UPDATE 1-Czech c.bank chief gives up EU job candidacy

PRAGUE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Czech central bank Governor Zdenek Tuma withdrew on Monday candidacy to become the country's representative in the EU's European Commission after political parties failed to reach an agreement on his appointment.Tuma, who has ... [Forbes.com - 11/09/2009]

Entities: European Union, Zdenek Tuma, Jan Fischer

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 9 Documents

Lisbon opt-out is Klaus's last condition

PRAGUE - An opt-out from the European Union's reform Lisbon Treaty is the last condition set by Czech President Vaclav Klaus in the ratification process, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said on Wednesday.Klaus is the last EU leader holding out on signing ... [Malaysian Mirror - 10/29/2009]

Entities: Václav Klaus, European Union, Lisbon

First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 7 Documents

US vice president ends visit to Czech Republic

The plane with US Vice President Joe Biden left Prague today after his day-long visit at which the Czech leaders assured him that the Czech Republic is interested in participating in the planned new system of missile defence.Biden and Czech politicians ... [Individual.com - 10/23/2009]

Entities: Czech Republic, Prague, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr

First Reported 11/07/2009 - Updated 11/08/2009 - 4 Documents

Czech premier proposes central bank chief for EU executive

Prague - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer proposed Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, for a post in the European Commission, the premier's office said Sunday. Fischer has said that he would select the Czech Republic's candidate for ... [Earthtimes.org - 11/08/2009]

Entities: European Union, Zdenek Tuma, Mirek Topolánek, Jan Fischer

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 5 Documents (in Politics)

Czech PM sees EU treaty in force this year if court agrees

(BRUSSELS) - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said on Thursday his country would ratify the European Union's Lisbon Treaty by the year's end if the text gets a go-ahead from top judges next week.The treaty cleared a major hurdle Thursday as the EU agreed ... [EU Business - 10/30/2009]

Entities: European Union, Václav Klaus, Jan Fischer, Lisbon Treaty

Quotes

...8 report in the weekly Respekt. "when the decision is made on the order, price will not be the sole criterion; energy security and geopolitics will also be taken into consideration" Prime Minister Jan Fischer told the daily Hospodářské noviny last week

Politics enters Temelín tender [Prague Post - 11/12/2009]

"the way is open now for that, and i'm convinced that the president will now add his signature to the treaty" Fischer said

Czech Court Lifts Last Legal Obstacle To EU Lisbon Treaty [Radio Free Europe - 11/03/2009]

"the government expects president vaclav klaus to add his signature to the lisbon treaty now" said a spokesman for Jan Fischer, the Czech prime minister

EU Lisbon Treaty: court clears way for Czech President to sign [Telegraph - 11/03/2009]

"the last barrier has been cleared and nothing else lies in the way to complete the ratification" Fischer said in a statement

Czech PM Greets Court Ruling On Lisbon, Sees President Signing It [Nasdaq - 11/03/2009]

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Two Czechs to be deported from Cuba [Prague Post - 11/19/2009]
Caretaker gov't won't tackle Czech-Vatican Treaty [Prague Post - 11/19/2009]
Govt okays programme for renewable energy sources [Prague Monitor - 11/19/2009]
Czechs Mark 20th Anniversary Of Fall Of Communism [Turkish Weekly - 11/19/2009]
Czechs take to the streets to celebrate 20 year... [Mail Online UK - 11/18/2009]
Czechs mark key day in communist rule's collapse [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/18/2009]
Velvet Revolution remembered as thousands march... [Drogheda Independent - 11/18/2009]
Velvet Revolution remembered as thousands march... [Irish Independent - 11/18/2009]
Gvot okays programme for support to renewable e... [Prague Monitor - 11/18/2009]
Velvet Revolutions Roots Obscure 20 Years Later [New York Times - 11/17/2009]
Czech Republic celebrates fall of Communism [SmartBrief - 11/17/2009]
Czechs take to the streets to celebrate 20 year... [Mail Online UK - 11/17/2009]
Velvet Revolutions Roots Still Obscure 20 Years... [New York Times - 11/17/2009]
Velvet Revolutions Roots Remain a Fog 20 Years ... [New York Times - 11/17/2009]
20th anniversary of Prague Velvet Revolution [Deutsche Welle - 11/17/2009]
Czechs Celebrate a Revolution That Began With a... [New York Times - 11/17/2009]
Czechs recall 'Velvet Revolution' [Irish Times - 11/17/2009]
Skanskas office building Nordica Ostrava wins C... [Europe Real Estate - 11/17/2009]
Czechs recall 'Velvet Revolution' [Irish Times - 11/17/2009]
Rutgers professor awarded honorary doctorate by... [Prlog - 11/16/2009]
16-Nov-09 - Pope Receives Serbian President, Cz... [Global Catholic Network - 11/16/2009]
Havel: Opt-out from "Lisbon" for Czec... [Prague Monitor - 11/16/2009]
TREATY OF LISBON RATIFIED IN ROME [Armtown.com - 11/14/2009]
Lisbon Treaty checks in [EuroNews - 11/14/2009]
Final step for Lisbon Treaty: Czech document ha... [Earthtimes.org - 11/14/2009]
Press: ČSSD leaders face criticism for EU commi... [Prague Monitor - 11/13/2009]
PGMA fetes visiting Czech PM [Individual.com - 11/12/2009]
Politics enters Temelín tender [Prague Post - 11/12/2009]
Czech Republic spent 3.25 billion Kč on EU pres... [Prague Post - 11/12/2009]

Blogs

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EU summit on global warming and Václav Klaus [The Reference Frame - 10/29/2009] Today, a two-day summit of the European Union begins in Brussels. It will be mostly discussing two things - none of which will be present in Belgium:Global warming ...
Biden Announces Cooperation from Czech Republic... [Political Punch - 10/23/2009] ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: In Prague today, Vice President Joe Biden said that the Czech Republic will play a role in the new missile defense system in Eastern ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup [TPM Election Central - 10/23/2009] NYT: Behind The White House Vs. Fox News Fight The New York Times reports on the White House-Fox News feud, and how it followed an unsuccessful attempt by senior ...
Cameron could well be the last ever UK prime mi... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 10/04/2009] He loathes the idea, and is right to. But Tory cuts and a row with Europe only add momentum to Scottish independenceLabour has spent the last week gurning about ...
Consequences [EU Referendum - 09/21/2009] It is difficult to know what precisely has changed since last July when it was learned that a group of senators in the Czech Upper House were planning to refer the ...

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