Friday, 25 May 2012
Opinion | ČTK
HN: Klaus defines EU crisis, but federal Europe is an option

President Václav Klaus correctly says Europe is facing a systemic crisis that is deeper and broader than the problems of Greece, but a European federation may be a solution to the challenges, economic commentator Jan Macháček writes in Hospodářské noviny Wednesday.
Opinion | Czech Position
Rise and fall of David Rath

Many in Social Democrat (ČSSD) leadership will be relieved to see the party's now ex-regional governor sent down to prison.
Opinion | ČTK
Právo: Dienstbier may succeed in Czech presidential election

The presidential candidacy of Czech Social Democrat senator Jiří Dienstbier is not as hopeless as it seems at first sight since he has a chance of winning support of both ČSSD and Communist Party voters, Alexandr Mitrofanov writes in the daily Právo Tuesday.
Opinion | ČTK
MfD: Czechs unaware of Communist party's real face

The Czech Communist Party would interest no one if it were not a latent and closest ally of the Social Democrats, Karel Steigerwald writes in Mladá fronta Dnes, adding that no one actually knows who the present Czech Communists actually are.
Opinion | ČTK
HN: Rath case should remain in attorney Bradáčová's hands

Lenka Bradáčová has proved herself as the state attorney handling the suspected corruption of MP David Rath, and it would be unfortunate if it were transferred to the controversial High State Attorney Vlastimil Rampula for supervision, Jiří Leschtina writes in Hospodářské noviny Monday.
Opinion | Transitions Online/Respekt
The con of Rath

The arrest of a top-ranking politician suggests that Czech law enforcement and politics are finally becoming disentangled. From Respekt.
Opinion | ČTK
Foreign press: Rath's case biggest Czech post-communist scandal

The arrest of David Rath of Monday when he was still Central Bohemia governor, has been the biggest post-communist scandal in the Czech Republic, Slovak daily Sme writes Friday.
Opinion | ČTK
MfD: EU subsidies corrupt Czech politicians

Generous EU subsidies have destroyed an entire generation of politicians, Václav Dolejší writes in Mladá fronta Dnes Friday, analysing the impact of Central Bohemia governor David Rath's detention over bribery charges, while abuse of EU subsidies may be involved in the case.
Opinion | ČTK
Právo: Impact of Rath's arrest can go two ways

The accusation of David Rath of corruption may have several contrasting impacts on the public, Jiří Pehe writes for yesterday's issue of daily Právo.
Opinion | ČTK
HN: Rath's scandal exposes power of regional party heads

The scandal of David Rath, who resigned as central Bohemian regional governor over bribery charges on Wednesday, has exposed the power of regional party bosses, Jindřich Šídlo writes for yesterday's issue of Hospodářské noviny (HN).
Opinion | ČTK
HN: Rath's arrest exposes weaknesses in Czech system of drawing EU funds

The arrest of David Rath on suspicion of bribery reveals that the Czech approval system makes embezzlement of EU funds very easy, Julie Hrstková writes for yesterday's issue of Hospodářské noviny.
Opinion | ČTK
LN: Tabloid takes anti-Roma anecdote too far

The tabloid Blesk went too far violating the rules of common decency with a shocking joke in a report on a Romani family abusing welfare benefits, Daniel Kaiser writes for yesterday's issue of Lidové noviny (LN).