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STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
School of Social Sciences of Charles University
Smetanovo nabr. 6
110 01 Prague 1
Czech Republic
E-mail address: carolina@n.fsv.cuni.cs
Fax: (+422) 231 7391
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C A R O L I N A No 79, Saturday, June 12, 1993.
FROM LAST WEEK'S EVENTS (June 2-9, 1993)
Standard Czech-Slovak border as of July 1?
Slovak premier Vladimir Meciar denied on Friday creating of
a fixed border with the Czech Republic. According to him, the
border is conditioned with issue of gold from the reserves of the
former federation. Meciar reacted to the letter from Premier of
the Czech government in Slovak radio saying: "We do not want
fixed border for our citizens, we would appreciate if the Czech
side made some helpful steps." Vaclav Kluas appealed to him in
his letter that the Slovak side should sign a treaty on border
crossings.
According to Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic
Jan Ruml, in case of Slovak denial of the agreements on crossing
points the Czech Republic will impose unilateral regime as of
July 1.
Czech Premier says that the treaty will not inflict the
relations between Czech and Slovak inhabitants because the treaty
concerns only people from third countries. According to Slovak
Minister of Foreign Affaires Jozef Moravcik, in this case the
Slovak side would not object.
The Slovak Premier will give a qualified answer to the letter
after discussions on the attitudes of both sides in the Slovak
government because such an important step, according to him calls
for consideration of broader European political connesctions and
interests of inhabitants to both the republics.
On Monday the Czech government said that they will not react
to Friday's proposal of Vladimir Meciar concerning the exchange
of a fixed border for gold from the reserves of the former
Czechoslovakia.
Public opinion on the entry into EC and NATO, and on credibility
of politicians.
From May's survey of the Institute for Public Poll it comes
out that two thirds of the population of the Czech Republics are
for entry to the EC while 12 percent of them, mostly oldish peop-
le are against it. Almost a half of people would appreciate entry
into NATO, 35 percent would oppose it.
People expect that the entry to EC will bring improvement of
international relations and cooperation, improvement of the state
of Czech economy, increased prosperity and living standard.
In May the Institute also carried out a survey of
inhabitants'confidence in Czech politicians. As in the results,
people trust the most politicians of the governmental coalition
and the President: Minister of Industry and Trade Vladimir Dlouhy
(72 percent trust him, 23 percent don't), President Vaclav Havel
(70/28), Minister of Transport Jan Strasky (67/17), Premier
Vaclav Klaus (63/31). More than 50 percent of the inhabitants
trust also Minister of Finance Ivan Kocarnik, Jiri Dienstbier
(the top opposition politician as in the ladder, ex-minister of
Foreign Affaires), and Jan Kalvoda, vice-chairman of the
government.
The most controversial politician was in May Chairman of
Czech Social Democratical Party, Milos Zeman. 46 percent do not
trust him and 43 percent trust him.
Abroad with CZ
A new international state registration number valid for motor
vehicles registered in the Czech Republic is as of June 2, the
plate CZ (formerly CS). This is the announcement of the Ministery
of Foreign Affaires published last week.
Other new Czech coins on Wednesday
New 1-, 2-, and 5- crown coins will be valid as of Wednesday,
June 9. The head is a crown known form archeological discoveries
of Great Moravia, and a silhouette of Charles Bridge, the tail of
all three coins is decorated with inscription Czech Republic, and
Czech lion. The coins are being stroken in Canada. The current
one-crown coins and 2-, 5- crown coins can be exchanged for new
ones till January 31, 1994 and March 31, 1994 respectively. The
validity of the current coins expires on September 30 (one
crown), and November 30 (2-, 5-crown) this year.
EXCHANGE RATE OF THE CZECH CROWN
buy sell
Great Britain GBP 42,32 45.16
France FRF 5.07 5.47
Canada CAD 21.68 23.46
Austria ATS 2.46 2.58
BRD DEM 17.28 18.20
USA USD 28.13 29.53
The rates are valid as of June 8, 1993.
CULTURE
Adam Michnik in Prague
Editor-in-chief of daily Gazeta Wyborcza, Adam Michnik
participated on June 7 at a panel discussion on the theme Europe
after communism - unity or disintegration, in Polish Cultural
Centre in Prague. Apart from Jiri Dienstbier, Dana Nemcova,
Martin Palous, Radim Palous, Alexander Vondra, and Karel
Schwarzenberga there were also many journalists, sociologists,
political experts including Jacques Rupnik attending. Adam Mich-
nik who visited the territory of Bosnia and Hercegovina recently,
said that the time of European peace is over. The former Yugosla-
via is a miniature of central Europe. The idea of ethnical purity
can be realized only through military power. Those responsible
for the national hatred must be named, and this deadly epidemy
must not spread any further. Evil and good is in each of us. This
debate penatrated philosophical and political levels, those who
discussed were pesimists as well as optimists. At the end they
agreed that even if oficial organizations are not able to stop
the war, the citizens cannot reconcile with it and take to
indifference.
SPORT
Finals of Czechoslovak Football Cup
In South Moravian Postorna the winners of the Czech and Slo-
vak football Cup, Prague's Sparta and East Slovakian 1.FC Kosice
played form the last time. "The paper" favorite did not confirm
the assumptions and lost to second-league Slovak team with an
incredible score 1:5! Sparta Praha ensured its participance in
next year's Masters Cup.
WEATHER
Weather in the Czech Republic is constantly the same - clear
sky with morning temperatures around 12 degrees, and afternoon
one between 22-17 degrees. In some places there were rainfalls
and storms. The total ozone layer above our territory is by 12
percent thinner than the long-term normal state. Occasional
visits to swimming pools on weekends remind us of real summer.
Note to our readers:
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SPECIAL ENCLOSURE:
Students of journalism in Prague and Bratislava are preparing
an international conference of young journalist for next
spring.(For details see the enclosure). We are appealing to anyo-
ne who is interested in this activitiy or who could possibly be
of any kind of help (advice, sponsorship, etc) to contact us
through e-mail, or to our address:
Association of Journalism Students FEJS '94
Smetanovo nabrezi 6
Prague 1 - 110 00
Czech Republic
fax: +42 / 2 / 231 73 91
FEJS 94
Forum for European Journalism Students
Annual meeting (Prague-Bratislava, April 1994)
(project)
I. FEJS HISTORY
Founded in 1986 in Laage Vuursche, the Netherlands, FEJS is the
only organisation of Journalism students in Europe. Its purpose
is to promote cooperation between educational journalism
institutions on international level, organizing student
exchanges, and meetings on important topics of these days.
Nowadays FEJS has over 500 student members and up to 200 faculty
members all over Europe. The General Secretariat of the
Organization is based in Zwolle, the Netherlands, where the last
8th annual meeting took place this year. The ex-FEJS members have
founded the FEJS Veterans' Organization in order to maintain the
cooperation among young journalists of Europe also after
finishing their education. FEJS meetings were held in Laage
Vuursche (Holland), Porto (Portugal), Vienna (Austria), Tampere
(Finland), Nantes (France), St.Petersburg (Russia), Athens
(Greece) and Zwolle (Holland)
II. FEJS 1994 IN PRAGUE AND BRATISLAVA
The next annual meeting of FEJS will be held in Prague and
Bratislava as decided upon in Zwolle (from 3 candidates:
Marseille, Ankara and joint Prague-Bratislava project). This
meeting will be the second one (after St.Petersburg, Russia) in
the former socialist countries. After the meeting in Vienna in
1988, FEJS returns to Central Europe. The position of Prague and
Bratislava enables everyone from East and West to come. The joint
project of Prague's Faculty of Journalism at Charles University
and Department of Journalism at Bratislava's Comenius University
suggests the idea of unifying more than 25 European countries
through young people of two recently separated countries.
Moreover, the theme of this congress - "Manipulation of the
Media" - is perhaps more topical here in a post-communist state
than elsewhere.
III. ASSUMPTED PROGRAM OF THE CONGRESS
1. Term: March 3 - April 2, 1994
Sunday, 27/3 - arrival of the delegates
Monday, 28/3, Tuesday 29/3 - Inauguration of the Congress,
program in Prague
Wednesday,30/3 - sightseeing in Prague, departure
to Bratislava
Thursday, 31/3, Friday, 1/4 - program in Bratislava
Saturday, 2/4 - sightseeing in Bratislava,
departure of the delegates
2. Theme : MEDIA MANIPULATION
PRAGUE
Assumed lectures:
1. Manipulation of media
2. Manipulation by media
3. Monopolization in information supply
4. Media in open and totalitarian regimes
Assumed workshops:
1. Media and violence
2. Media and entertainment
3. Media and politicians
4. Media and education
5. Media and language in new Europe
6. Czech media today
BRATISLAVA
Assumed topics:
1. Manipulation from the point of view of psychology
sociology
2. Advertising and manipulation
3. Media and secret services
4. Environmental manipulation
5. Ethics and media
Program - Prague part
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MO . 9:30-10:30 Festive opening in Carolinum historic building
. 10:30-11:00 ------break------, shift to "Blue" congress hall
. 11:00-11:30 Pavel Tigrid - Manipulation by media
. 11:30-12:00 Denis Mc Quail - Manipulation of media
. 12:00-12:30 discussion
. 12:30-14:30 -----------------lunch break-----------------
. 14:30-15:00 Jeremy Tunstall - Monopolization in information
. supply
. 15:00-15:45 panel discussion with representatives of
. publishers and journalists
. 15:45-16:00 ------break------
. 16:00-17:00 panel discussion
. 17:00-..... dinner + evening programme
...................................................................
TU . 9:30-12:00 excursion to media and press agencies
. 12:00-14:00 -----------------lunch break-----------------
. 14:00-15:45 workshops 1. Media and violence
. 2. Media and entertainment
. 3. Media and politicians
. 4. Media and education
. 5. Media and language in new Europe
. 15:45-16:00 ------break------
. 16:00-17:00 Vaclav Belohradsky - Media in open and
. totalitarian regimes
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.
WE . 9:30-12:30 sightseeing, individual programme
. 12:30-14:00 -------------------lunch---------------------
. 14:00 departure to Bratislava
...................................................................
Invited guests speakers to the Prague part:
Pavel Tigrid - independent journalist
Denis McQuail - University of Amsterdam
Jeremy Tunstall - City University London
Vaclav Belohradsky - Charles University, Prague
representatives of publishers and journalists
IV. ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR THE PRAGUE PART
accommodation of the delegates...................300 000 Kc
(150 persons, 3 nights)
accommodation of the guests.......................15 000 Kc
(8 persons, 1 night)
food.............................................130 000 Kc
transport.........................................40 000 Kc
(around town, and to Bratislava)
translation services...............................8 000 Kc
rent for congress facilities......................10 000 Kc
phone-fax-mail....................................10 000 Kc
promotional materials.............................50 000 Kc
running costs.....................................27 000 Kc
unexpected expenses...............................60 000 Kc
Sum total........................................650 000 Kc
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