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	Politics of the Czech Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politically, the Czech Republic is a multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic.
		According to the Constitution of the Czech Republic, President is the head of state while the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising supreme executive power.
		The Czech Republic is divided in 14 Regions including the capital of Prague.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Czech_Republic (1059 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Czech Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Agriculture is concentrated in the Moravian lowlands and in the valleys of the Elbe and Vltava rivers.
		It was implemented with the birth of the new Czech Republic on Jan. 1, 1993.
		Czech players follow two-pronged strategy: Czech banks are focusing on institutions and consumers in preparation for the opportunities that EU accession promises to present.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CzechR1ep.asp (1104 words)

	European Parliament election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom.
		A European Union-wide political party, the European Greens, was established in Rome on 21 February 2004 to contest this election.
		The elections coincided with legislative elections in Luxembourg and presidential elections in Lithuania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Parliament_Election_2004 (811 words)

	Czech Republic (04/06) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia is open for citizens of the former Czechoslovakia.
		The Czechs lost their national independence to the Hapsburgs Empire in 1620 at the Battle of White Mountain and for the next 300 years were ruled by the Austrian Monarchy.
		The Czech Republic is gradually reducing its dependence on highly polluting low-grade brown coal as a source of energy, in part because of EU environmental requirements.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3237.htm (4983 words)

	Information on Elections to the European Parliament
		In accordance with the European election law, the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament arises at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament in the new five-year term of office of the European Parliament.
		Elections to the European Parliament are also governed by the Act of 20 September 1976 Concerning the Election of the Representatives of the Assembly by Direct Universal Suffrage (European Election Act).
		In accordance with the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, twenty four Members of the European Parliament are to be elected on the territory of the Czech Republic.
	www.mvcr.cz /volby/ep/infoaj_volby_info.html (1138 words)

	CZECH TELEVISION
		In the fulfilment of this task, Czech Television acts in accordance with the terms stipulated by guidelines of the Czech Ministry of the Interior (Elections to the European Parliament, June 11 and 12, 2004, Schedule of tasks and deadlines ensuing from Act No. 62/2003 Coll., on the Elections to the European Parliament).
		It is a comprehensive survey mapping the opinions and sentiments of the public, the assessment of the country's status within the EU and factors influencing decisions in the elections to the European Parliament.
		Czech Television will invite the leaders of all parliamentary parties to a live debate, which will focus on the impact of the European parliamentary elections on the domestic political landscape, on the cohesion within the ruling coalition and plans of the opposition.
	www.ceskatelevize.cz /english/ep_elections.php (911 words)

	european elections 10-13 june (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The informative data on the non-official results of the European Parliament election, as well as the election results may only be published after the end of elections in every Member State of the European Union.
		The candidate shall declare that he/ she has the right to vote, and that he/ she does not have a function, which is incompatible with the membership of the European Parliament, or in case he obtains a mandate, he resigns from that function.
		In order to register a candidate who is the citizen of an other European Union Member State, a certificate of the competent authorities of the Member State of which the candidate is a national, shall be attached, stating that he/ she is eligible for election.
	www.elections2004.eu.int /ep-election/sites/en/yourvoice/hu/law.html (1041 words)

	2004 Annual Review for the Czech Republic
		Elections to the Czech Senate (Senát Parlamentu ČR) were held in mid-November (when the turn-out was just 18.5% of registered voters) and resulted in one-third of the Senate being replaced.
		The most important international event was the Czech Republic’s accession to the EU on 1 May 2004, which was welcomed by all the leading political groups, the public and the social partners.
		On 16 September 2004, the representativeness criteria changed for employer organisations’ membership of the Council of Economic and Social Agreement of the Czech Republic (Rada hospodářské a sociální dohody ČR, RHSD ČR, which is the national tripartite forum.
	www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int /2005/01/feature/cz0501103f.html (3439 words)

	European Parliament 2004 elections results: Throw the Bums Out! : LA IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The European Parliament elections, held June 10-13, showed a strong trend among voters against ruling parties that sided with Bush's war on Iraq, as well as those that have been imposing pro-business economic policies, as in Germany and France.
		Although the EU elections mandate proportional represenation, by rigging the boundaries of the electoral regions Blair was able to keep a disproportionately large number of Labour MEPs (Members of European Parliament), mostly at the expense of the Conservatives, Greens, BNP, and the socialist anti-war Respect Coalition.
		And while outside the European Union, Serbians gave the most votes in the first of two rounds of elections to Radical Party presidential candidate Tomislav Nikolic, who has supported Slobodan Milosevic and economic autonomy, and opposed the NATO war on Yugoslavia that Clinton and Blair waged in violation of the United Nations.
	la.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=112597 (776 words)

	Apathy, scepticism mark first EU vote -DAWN - International; 14 June, 2004
		Citizens of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia are voting for the first time for the 732-member European Parliament along with fellow newcomers Cyprus and Malta.
		Seven out of the 10 new EU states were voting Sunday, with citizens of the Czech Republic, Latvia and Malta having already cast their ballots.
		European enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen urged citizens in new EU states to vote, warning that low turnout could favour more "unusual" candidates and even result in anti-European groups being elected.
	www.dawn.com /2004/06/14/int9.htm (640 words)

	European Jewish Congress - Overview : European Parliament Election 2004
		The main political map in the Parliament remains almost unchanged, however some interesting trends to note: The defeat of the governing party in some countries, the increase of Eurosceptic or populist groups and the disappointing low turnout, especially in the new EU member countries.
		In this year’s election, the downward trend in voter participation continued and paradoxically the turn out in the new EU member was only 28.7 % in contrast to 44.6 in the “old” countries.
		As a first analysis, we must wait until the European Parliament elects its new President, the President of the European Commission is decided upon and the parliament begins its new session.
	www.eurojewcong.org /english/newsletters/newsletter.php?code_newsletter=9 (704 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Dutch defy EU on election results
		In the UK, the elections are likely to be the last test of public opinion before general elections next year.
		As a result, European election turnout is already higher in many areas than at the last elections in 1999.
		The European Parliament was designed as a democratic counterweight to the European Commission, whose members are appointed, not elected.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3792877.stm (563 words)

	Former Ambassador to Kuwait hopes to share experiences in the European Parliament - 14-06-2004 - Radio Prague
		The European Democrats and the SNK is a new project on the Czech political scene and Monday's results showed quite clearly that there is a demand for change.
		In the past four days, over forty percent of the electorate in the twenty-five European Union member states went to the polls to elect new members to the European Parliament.
		In the first ever European Parliament elections in the Czech Republic, the largely unreconstructed opposition Communist Party took second place with 20.26 percent, or six seats out of the 24 available for Czech Euro-MPs.
	www.radio.cz /en/article/54981 (922 words)

	FRONTLINE/WORLD . Election 2004 - Europe \| PBS
		On June 13, election night for most of Europe, I was invited to join a hundred or so of the EU elite -- a mix of politicians, parliamentary aides, policymakers and multilingual technocrats -- as they awaited the returns in a reception hall on the seventh floor of the Parliament.
		Indeed, the election is viewed in Brussels -- the capital of an integrated Europe -- from a new position as the EU evolves into a superpower that for the first time in history is based not on nationalism or military strength, but on the idea that national interests can be better expressed collectively than individually.
		Europeans on the left, right and center know there is a lot at stake in the U.S. presidential election.
	www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/elections/europe (2706 words)

	Information on Conditions for Candidacy in the Election to the European Parliament to Be Held in the Czech Republic
		On the second day of elections at the latest such citizen has been for a minimum period of 45 days registered on the territory of the Czech Republic in the population register (i.e.
		The lists of candidates for elections to the European Parliament may be submitted by political parties and political movements which are registered with the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic pursuant to Act No. 424/1991 Coll.
		A specimen of a list of candidates for elections to the European Parliament and a specimen of a candidate's declaration for Czech citizens or citizens of another Member States can be found in Annex No. 1 to the Decree No. 409/2003 Coll.
	www.mvcr.cz /volby/ep/kandidaj_volby_info.html (1602 words)

	Scottish Parliament - European and External Relations Committee Official Report
		Enlargement of the European Union takes place on Saturday 1 May, and it is an honour for the Parliament to welcome to Scotland representatives of one of the countries that will join the European Union on that day.
		European Parliament elections will be held in June and we are all finding it hard to involve the citizens of Scotland in the process.
		I believe that the Czech Republic was one of the few countries—if not the only country—among the accession countries that had the courage to adopt a referendum act that made it impossible for the Parliament to rectify the public's decision.
	scottish.parliament.uk /business/committees/europe/or-04/eu04-0902.htm (18101 words)

	Palgrave Macmillan : Catalogue Page
		The 2004 election of the European Parliament marks something of a defining point in the history of European integration.
		The 2004 elections seemed simultaneously mundane and an accepted feature of a sui generis system, now accepted as a polity in its own right, that a quarter of a century ago had seen politicians fiercely disputing the wisdom and desirability of the people directly electing a European Parliament at all.
		European Woman of the Year in 1992, she has published extensively on the European Parliament, Euro-elections, democratic legitimacy and on the EU.
	www.palgrave.com /products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403935181 (162 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Czech PM Spidla Quits After European Election Loss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla resigned on Saturday, becoming the first leader of an EU country to pay for a dismal showing in European Parliament elections this month.
		A rebellion in the long-split Social Democrats broke out after it won only 8.8 percent of the vote in the European Parliament elections, which also saw voters in other countries in the 25-member EU punish their leaders.
		The Czech Republic must slash the budget gap to qualify for membership of the euro, which it wants to join by 2010.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/06/26/czech_pm_spidla_quits_after_european_election_loss?mode=PF (520 words)

	Results of the European Parliament Elections - European Public Health Alliance
		The first European Parliament elections in the enlarged EU were marked by voter apathy and punishment of national ruling parties.
		The graphics provided by the European Parliament on the results of the election specifically state that this picture may by updated by the composition of the groups at the 20 July session.
		Election results for ruling parties or coalitions in the UK, France, Denmark, Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Italy, Poland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Slovakia and the Czech republic ranged from a second place position to disastrous.
	www.epha.org /a/1291 (792 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / European Parliament voting is win for dissent
		With 350 million eligible voters stretching from Ireland in the west to Hungary in the east, the elections were one of the largest exercises in electoral democracy in the world.
		Many Europeans see the joint parliament, which alternates between chambers in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, as a distant institution that has little effect on their lives.
		In the Czech Republic, one of the East European countries voting for the first time for seats in the European Parliament, the Civic Democratic Party, which opposes ceding more power to the EU headquarters in Brussels, was projected to win more seats in the European Parliament than the ruling coalition.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/06/14/european_parliament_voting_is_win_for_dissent?mode=PF (675 words)

	Power in European Parliament shifts to the right - 15-06-2004 - Radio Prague
		The governing coalition led by Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla was soundly defeated at the weekend in this country's first-ever European parliamentary elections.
		John Palmer, the director of the European Policy Centre, a leading Brussels-based think tank, told Czech Radio's EU correspondent that sluggish growth generated discontent throughout Europe.
		One of the possibilities for such a low voter turnout at the European Parliament Elections over the weekend may have been due to competing events.
	www.radio.cz /en/article/55016 (795 words)

	USATODAY.com - Protests mark EU parliament elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		BRUSSELS (AP) — Elections for the European Union's parliament were marked by widespread apathy and protest votes as citizens of the 25 EU nations punished their governments for everything from high employment to involvement in Iraq.
		The election result means that the European Parliament will be more polarized than ever, with a growing number of anti-EU parties, including far-right anti-immigrant members pitted against the traditional pro-European parties on sensitive issues like approval of a draft EU constitution.
		"This is a wake-up call," said outgoing European Parliament President Pat Cox, who warned EU leaders they had to do more to tell their electorates that the EU is important and relevant.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-06-13-euro-elections_x.htm (1027 words)

	BHHRG
		Compared with neighbouring transition countries like Poland, the Czech economy has performed reasonably well over the past four years and the country is on course for entry into the EU along with other first wave of applicants in 2004.
		In Spring, 2002 the European Parliament began to consider whether legislation (still on the statute book) covering the post-war expulsion of ethnic Germans and Hungarians from the former Czechoslovakia were compatible with EU membership of its successor states.
		Its re-emergence in 2002 caused many Czechs living in the border regions with Austria and Germany to fear that their homes and land could be the subjects of future restitution claims.
	www.bhhrg.org /CountryReport.asp?CountryID=8 (408 words)

	The European Parliament election - a wake-up call? \| European Union Agenda 2004-09
		Given the uncertainties surrounding the final make up of the European Parliament political groups, it is even possible that EU Heads of Government may decide to delay their nomination of the Commission President when they meet this week to be better able to judge the final political shape of the new European Parliament.
		In a sense the European Parliament elections are suffering from acute political malnutrition.
		Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the European Parliament – indeed facing the Union as a whole – over the next five years is whether the political groups will evolve into coherent trans-national European political parties ready and willing to fight for control of the Commission.
	www.euractiv.com /en/agenda2004/european-parliament-election-wake-call/article-128496 (1201 words)

	Accession Negotiations Surged Ahead under Swedish Presidency by Claus Schultze
		At the June European Union (EU) summit meeting in Göteborg, Sweden, Central and East European leaders praised the Swedish EU presidency for its achievements in advancing EU enlargement.
		Slovenia followed with 20; the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Slovakia with 19; Lithuania with 18; Malta and Poland with 17; Latvia with 16; Bulgaria with 10; and Romania with 6.
		The EU proposed a five-year transition period for vacation (secondary) properties (a similar arrangement was agreed on during the 1995 enlargement round that brought in Austria, Finland, and Sweden), and a seven-year transition for agricultural properties.
	www.worldbank.org /html/prddr/trans/octnovdec01/pgs37-39.htm (1093 words)

	RTE News - Czech EP election voting closed
		Voting has ended in the Czech Republic election for the European Parliament.
		An exit poll by Czech television indicates that the euro-sceptic opposition Civic Democrats took 30% of the votes, the Communists 17% and the government Social Democrats only 11%.
		Latvia and Malta were voting today in their first European Parliament elections.
	www.rte.ie /news/2004/0612/eu.html (304 words)

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