Month: October 2002

  • Rising stars of business

    You may not have heard about them yet, but in their fields they already carry weight. Step by step these thirty-something Czechs are making their way into the professional elite. On the surface they look like anyone else – they don’t drive flashy cars, don’t live in expensive villas, or have extravagant indulgences. What is…

  • Fedor Gál: “I have helped a lot of people”

    Written by: René Jakl Photo by: René Jakl The former leader of People Against Violence (VPN) lost a struggle with Vladimír Mečiar for a united Czechoslovakia. Now his G plus G publishing house prints books as interesting and provocative as his life. In your publishing house, you often publish books about xenophobia, violence and minorities.…

  • ISSUE #84

    Written by: Klára Smolová Rebirth of Square – 19.09.2002 At the end of the summer, Nils Jebens, owner of the renowned Kampa Park restaurant, opened a new venue: Square. On the premises of the historical Malostranská kavárna, visitors will find a modern restaurant and bar glittering with glass, metal and distinctive decorations. A colorful mixture…

  • Michal Prokop: To a rhythmic beat

    Written by: Monika Mudranincová Photo: Petr Poliak Once a rock musician renowned for the hit “Kolej Yesterday”, he couldn’t resist the lure of politics during the early nineties. No longer a state official, he has finally become satisfied as the host of his own talk show. “THESE DAYS, I perform concerts about 12 to 15…

  • UP&DOWN

    Written by: Monika Mudranincová PEOPLE UP Photo: ČTK John James Stack The CEO of Česká spořitelna announced an increase in consolidated net profit to CZK 2.995 billion for the first half of this year, which is 276% more than during the same period in 2001. Česká spořitelna is expecting record net profit this year of…

  • ISSUE #84

    Written by: Martin Zika Škoda-auto AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY: New car sales slow down After three years of year-to-year growth, the Czech auto market recorded a decline for the first eight months of this year. Despite the fact that automakers are offering the lowest prices in the past four years and various benefits, interest in new passenger…

  • Chasing blondes

    Written by: Philippe Riboton WITH THE FLOODS only a few (nautical) miles behind us, headlines and major media are raising a few essential questions, which we (the public) should supposedly try to learn something from. Shall we trust a politician less after he’s rumored to have found a second youth with a shiny blonde? If…