Czech Republic stays out of fiscal treaty, but remains open to future accession; France???s ratification hostage to outcome of presidential elections
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OpenEurope on 4th Feb 2012 (via openeurope.org.uk)
The new European fiscal treaty on budgetary discipline will be signed by 25 EU member states, after the Czech Republic decided to stay out citing “constitutional reasons”. However, speaking to the press after the summit, Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas hinted that his country could possibly join at a later stage.
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OpenEurope on 31st Jan 2012 (via openeurope.org.uk)
EU leaders agreed yesterday (30 January) a treaty on tighter fiscal rules to preserve the eurozone from new crises. But the Czech Republic said it would not sign it for now due to ratification difficulties, while French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country is unlikely to ratify before the 6 May presidential election. More »
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EurActiv on 31st Jan 2012 (via euractiv.com)
The UK and Czech Republic are the only EU member states refusing to join a fiscal treaty to enforce budget discipline and help prevent future debt crises.
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BBCPolitics on 30th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
"It was Havel who helped, as much as anyone, to put across the idea that Communism was built on an illusion and that, once people began to doubt the illusion, it would collapse." Ed West. It says much about this great Czech that he had the signal honour of being sneered at by Noam Chomsky. I still haven't got round to visiting the Czech Republic yet, although I have relations across the borde...
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Samizdata on 19th Dec 2011 (via samizdata.net)
Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after communist rule was "immensely brave and important", the former foreign secretary Lord Owen has said.
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BBCPolitics on 18th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Hungary and the Czech Republic have raised concerns about the EU's plans for closer fiscal union, saying they should only apply to eurozone states.
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BBCPolitics on 15th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Will Hungary, Sweden and Czech Republic sign up to EU deal?
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BBCPolitics on 12th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
The Czech Republic is waiting for a final draft of the intergovernmental 'fiscal compact' before deciding whether to hold a referendum on the treaty. EurActiv Czech Republic contributed to this article. More »
So, which is the university in the Czech Republic which does metals and mining then? In the UK I’d start with Cambourne School of Mines, maybe the (Royal?) School of Mines at Imperial. In Germany, at Freiberg. But where do I start in the Czech Republic? Particularly, I want to find out about the history
