Europe Intelligence Wire articles from October 2010

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from October 2010

Events - CTK General News in English, October 31.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +603 849 146 Duty Editor afternoon: Stepan Kovarik ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for items with keyword PHOTO. CZECH...

Schedule of CTK Business News in English, November 1.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) ALL TIMES CET CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Markit Economics makes public purchasing managers index for CR for Oct Finance Ministry discloses state budget data as of end-Oct 12:00 Press conference of Czech Nuclear...

Schedule of CTK General News in English, November 1.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) ALL TIMES CET CZECH REPUBLIC Prague 10th Week of Science and Technology starts, to be held in Prague, Ceske Budejovice, south Bohemia, Ostrava and Olomouc, north Moravia, until November 7 Source: www.tydenvedy.cz...

Events - CTK General News in English, October 31.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +603 849 146 Duty Editor afternoon: Stepan Kovarik ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for items with keyword PHOTO. CZECH...

Events - CTK Business News in English, October 31.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +420 222 098 431 Duty Editor - Katerina Koudelkova ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for items with keyword PHOTO. CZECH...

Czech c.bank not to change rates at Thursday meeting analysts.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - The Bank Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) will not change interest rates at its policy meeting on November 4, analysts have agreed in a CTK poll. Most economists expect interest rates to...

Tax on carbon credits not to raise heat prices in CR in 2011.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Taxation of carbon credits will not raise heat prices sharply in the Czech Republic next year, Tomas Drapela, deputy board chairman of the Association for District Heating and CEO of heat...

Sale of older flats in CR grows yr/yr in Jan-Sept.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Sale of older flats has this year grown compared to 2009, with some real estate companies raising sales of second-hand flats by more than a third in January-September 2010, according to a survey...

Czech National Gallery to reduce exhibitions over budget cuts.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - The Czech National Gallery (NG) will probably organise fewer exhibitions and temporarily close some of its long-term exhibitions due to budget cuts as of next year, NG spokeswoman Petra...

Czech patients to cover special treatment themselves in 2012.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Czech Health Minister Leos Heger (junior ruling TOP 09) wants the costs of special treatment to be covered by patients in cash and the health insurance payments by self-employed to be higher...

Fourt-fifths of Czech health care workers are women.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - A vast majority of the nearly quarter of a million people employed in Czech health care, or about four-fifths, are women, according to the latest data released by the Czech Institute of Health...

Rail operator Ceske drahy, company SZDC could merge again - Barta.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Czech Transport Minister Vit Barta has said rail track management company SZDC and national rail operator Ceske drahy (CD) could merge again into one holding company in the future. Besides, rail...

Czech patients to cover special treatment themselves in 2012.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Adds information on Czech doctors threatening to leave over low wages in last six paras. -------------------- Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Czech Health Minister Leos Heger (junior ruling TOP 09) wants the costs of special...

Czech Expo pavilion wins silver medal for creativity.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague/Shanghai, Oct 31 (CTK) - The Czech pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, which ends after six months today, has won a silver medal for creativity from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) based in Paris, the...

Results from Czech soccer league.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Results of the 14th round matches of the Czech top football league played today: Ceske Budejovice vs Brno 1-0 (0-0) Hradec Kralove vs Olomouc 1-0 (0-0) Usti nad Labem vs Ostrava 0-4 (0-3)...

Czech soccer league best scorers.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Best scorers of the Czech top soccer league after the incomplete 14th round: 10 - J. Rezek (Plzen), 9 - Hubnik (Olomouc) 8 - Kolar (Plzen), Pekhart (Jablonec), 7 - Wilfried (Sparta), 6 - Kisel...

New Slovak centre to help countries enter EU, NATO.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Bratislava, Oct 31 (CTK) - A centre supporting West Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries in their effort at joining the European Union or NATO will be established in Bratislava by the end of the year, Slovak...

Portuguese, Romanian documentaries win at Jihlava film festival.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Jihlava, South Moravia, Oct 31 (CTK) - The Best World Documentary Award went to the film 48 by Portuguese Susana de Sousa Dias at the 14th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival that ended today. Forty-eight...

Results from Slovak ice hockey league.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Bratislava, Oct 31 (CTK) - Results of Slovak ice hockey league games played today: Banska Bystrica vs Zvolen 4-2, Skalica vs Martin 2-1 after shootouts, Trencin vs Poprad 1-4, Zilina vs Kosice 1-3, Slovan Bratislava...

CTK's Business News in Brief.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) CR to host show of bike building world championship --------------------------------------------------- Prague - Organisers of Czech custom motorbike exhibition Bohemian Custom Show have obtained a licence to hold one...

Czech Ice Hockey Elite League results.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - The results of 17th round games of the Czech ice hockey Elite League: Eaton Pardubice vs Benzina Litvinov 4-3 in OT (0-1, 1-1, 2-1 - 1-0), Kometa Brno vs PSG Zlin 4-2 (1-1, 1-1, 2-0), Vitkovice...

Summary of CTK Business News in English, October 31, 21:00.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague - The Bank Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) will not change interest rates at its policy meeting on November 4, analysts have agreed in a CTK poll. Prague - Czech Transport Minister Vit Barta has said...

Summary of CTK General News in English, October 31, 21:00.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague - Czech Health Minister Leos Heger (junior ruling TOP 09) wants the costs of special treatment to be covered by patients in cash and the health insurance payments by self-employed to be higher from 2012, he...

Czech, Slovak war veterans remember Battle of Britain.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Brookwood, Britain, Oct 31 (CTK) - Czechs and Slovaks who were pilots of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War Two met to remember the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Brookwood cemetery in...

Czech ice hockey Elite League best scorers.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Oct 31 (CTK) - Czech ice hockey Elite League best scorers after the 17th round: Points: 1. Vlasak (Plzen) 17 games/23 points (9 goals + 14 assists), 2. Leska (Zlin) 17/22 (9+13), 3. Straka (Plzen) 17/22...

JUSTINE PICARDIE is THE CLOSET THINKER.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: JUSTINE PICARDIE As the editor of French Vogue, and one of the most influential women in fashion, Carine Roitfeld had the pick of Parisian couture to wear at last month's masquerade ball celebrating the...

stella CONTENTS 31 October 2010.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) FROM THE EDITOR I have been to a few fashion parties recently at which I was one of the few women with a face that moves. One of the others was my partygoing partner-in-crime, Stella's fashion columnist Justine...

THE HOROSCOPE.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Caroline Pryce Scorpio 23 OCTOBER-21 NOVEMBER Mercury at an awkward angle to Pluto on Monday suggests someone isn't getting the message. Or perhaps they don't want to. Your best strategy now is patience...

Dear Vicki & Octavia.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Octavia Walker Send your 50-word dilemma to dearvickiandoctaviatelegraph.co.uk I've been with my boyfriend for two years and, though I love him, I'm not ready for marriage. So when he proposed to me...

STELLA LOVES...
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Compiled by Sonia Juttla ROPEY FEELING THIS MONOCHROME RIBBON.AND. ROPE.CHAIN NECKLACE FROM JOHN LEWIS will go with everything - a great, inexpensive way to update your wardrobe. GBP15; johnlewis.com ...

GENERATION FASHION.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Compiled by Hannah Rouch 20s Keep your look layered and casual. Balance out a masculine, oversized cardigan with skinny jeans and a bit of a heel METAL WATCH, GBP125, BY SEIKO (01628 770988) WOOL...

SAUCE.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: SUSY ATKINS The sound of a hundred sticky little fists pounding on the door tonight may prompt the pouring of a stiff drink. If so, make it a big, burly red. 'Tis the season for such full-bodied wines,...

THE CROWD CRIES OUT FOR MORSELS.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: ZOE WILLIAMS Polpetto The French House, 49 Dean Street, London W1 (020 7734 1969) Four plates: GBP21.25 Stella rating: 9/10 The French House in Soho has always made a feature out of being slightly...

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: BRYONY GORDON; LUCY CAVENDISH SINGLE GIRL ABOUT TOWN BRYONY GORDON So the Socialist has been in touch again, and boy has he been in touch. In fact, his incessant texting was such that I resolved to...

HOW TO START KNITTING.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Compiled by Sonia Juttla IT'S EASIER THAN IT LOOKS Many people assume knitting is very complicated, because it looks like a ridiculous feat of manual dexterity. It's actually very simple. My mother is a...

The art of Giving.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Town and country perfectly combine in this darling flat-cap and velvet bow hat. Perfect for winter walks (up the high street). Cap with bow, GBP50 Almost too good looking to drink. Created in 1921 by bar owner Marcel...

Little black book.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: TOM CHAPMAN TOM CHAPMAN 46, is the founder of Matches, a chain of designer boutiques in London for women and men matchesfashion.com Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden Surrey A relaxing and tranquil...

A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Compiled by Sonia Juttla THE SCRUB 1 HAND THERAPY GINSENG & GINKGO BILOBA NOURISHING AND SOFTENING HANDSCRUB, GBP9.90, BY RITUALS (RITUAL.COM). It's not just faces that benefit from exfoliating -...

HOT TIP.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) 'A bouncy, bendy balloon whisk is best for incorporating air into egg whites. Don't use a stiff whisk or you'll have to work twice as hard. If you leave the whites to stand before folding them into a batter, they will...

WHAT'S IT FOR?(Recipe)
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: NIGEL SLATER Triticum spelta, a primitive form of wheat, was a staple in Europe from the Bronze Age until the mid-19th century. Its tough outer husk makes it more resistant to disease than common wheat...

What's in my make-up bag?
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: FREEMA AGYEMAN actress GIRL MEETS PEARL LIQUID PEARL FOR FACE GBP24.50, BY BENEFIT (BENEFITCOSMETICS. CO.UK). This liquid shimmer gives my skin a radiant, healthy glow that looks brilliant in photos. It's...

CHEAT'S DINNER PARTY.(Recipe)
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: ANNIE NICHOLS STARTER WALNUT AND MUSHROOM SOUP MAIN COURSE ROAST HADDOCK WITH WHITE-BEAN AND HORSERADISH PUREE AND SALMORIGLIO PUDDING FIGS ROASTED WITH ORANGE, ROSEMARY AND BROWN SUGAR Menu...

Q&A.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) 1 I have a fairly good complexion apart from my nose, which is permanently bright red. People regularly ask me if I have a cold. I've been to the doctor and it's not rosacea. I thought perhaps it could be something...

GIRL'S GUIDE TO... TORONTO.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Compiled by Jane Gorley Toronto is a city coming into its own. It has a hip film festival, boho-chic boutiques and buildings by some of the world's best architects STAY No visit to Toronto is complete...

BEE WILSON is THE KITCHEN THINKER.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: BEE WILSON It's an old trick: when something becomes unpopular give it a new name. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a cheap sweetener used in thousands of processed foods in America. It's one of the main...

Montgomery check duffel coats.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) The world's oldest surviving duffel coat company has given the classic Montgomery duffel coat a modern twist to refresh your wardrobe and keep you warm and snug this winter. Originally designed to keep out the worst...

MY DAY ON A PLATE.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Amy Bryant 7.30am Neck two pints of water (good for digestion) then soak in the bath. 8.30am Coffee and a big bowl of bran flakes, an apricot, nectarine and orange. 10am Banana before...

DON'T GET MAD-GET YOGIC.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: LUCY-ANNE HOLMES 'So,' he said, over pudding. It was about our fourth date. We'd been chatting away all evening. 'Were you single for long?' 'Oh, yeah.' I tried not to do my Beavis and Butt-Head laugh but...

THE GOTHIC REVIVAL.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Fashion by Ursula Lake Lace and silk dress, GBP4,380, by Emilio Pucci, London SW1 (020 7201 8171) Studded jersey jumpsuit, GBP1,840, and angora jumper, GBP845; both by Viktor & Rolf, from Selfridges,...

SISTER ACT.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Charlotte Williamson Every woman is intrigued by nuns (men arguably less so, unless they're the punch line to a joke). It's the ascetic lifestyle that fascinates: what would motivate anyone to give up...

WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Justine Picardie Earlier this month I found myself sitting next to Courtney Love during Paris Fashion Week. At 47, she looked astonishingly smooth of complexion - her skin unwrinkled, her cheeks and lips as...

NO MORE DRAMA...
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Interview by Craig McLean Smash! A glass goes careering across the pressed white linen. The banquette is sodden, my legs are soaked. The salad is sent back to the kitchen - there are shards of glass in it....

CHIC OFF THE OLD BLOC.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Eithne Farry The words 'Soviet fashion' evoke grim pictures of the masses marching towards an egalitarian future dressed in timeless, unisex uniforms the colour of an overcast sky in the depths of a winter....

JUST VEG.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Diana Henry There was a time when I wasn't that bothered about vegetables. Growing up I ate them because they were there and I was told to. Sunday was the big vegetable day (four to accompany the roast), but...

MON PETIT SHOEBOX.
October 31, 2010... (From Stella Magazine) Byline: Muriel Zagha 'I am a colourist,' declares the French interior designer Agnes Comar. 'Using colour is almost a matter of principle in today's beige design world. Otherwise things get boring after a while.' And...

Events - CTK Business News in English, October 31.
October 31, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +420 222 098 431 Duty Editor - Katerina Koudelkova ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for items with keyword PHOTO. CZECH...

ROO OUT 15 GAMES.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: PAUL HETHERINGTON He's not back until Dec 13 WAYNE ROONEY is out for another five weeks - and is set miss a total of 15 GAMES for club and country. The Manchester United striker, who has already been...

Clatten-BERK.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: STEVE MILLAR FURIOUS Harry Redknapp accused ref Mark Clattenburg of a "scandalous" decision in awarding Man United their second highly controversial goal. Nani clearly handled the ball in a fall in the area...

ROY WANTS CROUCHIE BACK.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) FORMER Liverpool striker Peter Crouch is one of SIX players Kop boss Roy Hodgson wants. The coach's No.1 priority is a forward with West Ham's Carlton Cole and Tottenham's Crouch, high on his list as GBP10million targets...

SPL BOSSES TAKE DAY OFF REF-BASHING.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOHN STEPHEN SPL bosses gave underfire referees a break yesterday. Celtic manager Neil Lennon kept his counsel after his side's 3-0 victory at St Johnstone. This was despite Friday's revelation that...

OD ONE OUT.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: GRAHAM CLARK Eric ensures Rangers' record attempt falls at final hurdle INVERNESS star Eric Odhiambo's late equaliser at Ibrox wrecked Rangers' attempt to equal a club record of league wins. The Scottish...

OUR BOYS UNDER FRENCH ORDERS.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NEIL CHANDLER Troops lose independence in new treaty BRITISH troops are set to be commanded by French officers under a new defence treaty. The shock move is tipped to come as part of a co-operation deal to...

Gourd-zilla!
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) IT'S a Halloween pumpkin of scary proportions. The biggest squash ever grown has been carved into a freaky face. The smashing pumpkin weighs 820 kilograms - nearly a ton - and took artist Scott Culley two days to cut...

Clever Chloe vamps it up.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) FANCY sinking your teeth into this saucy vamp? Gorgeous Chloe Tweedie spooked the opposition in our recent College Cutie contest. And she's slipping into this sexy Halloween outfit tonight before hitting the town. ...

ROONEY'S MOVE TO THE TOON.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOHN WARD Fulchester sign star WAYNE Rooney has been signed up for a new club and will make his debut next month. We can reveal the side that has managed to grab the striker's signature is not Chelsea, Man...

Wedding talk as Kate quits work.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) KATE Middleton has accidentally revealed plans for a royal wedding announcement - by giving up her job as a photographer. Kate quit the role at her parents' multi-million pound event supplies firm Party Pieces. Her...

'Ginger rodent' gaffe by Harriet.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) DEPUTY Labour leader Harriet Harman was forced into a humiliating apology yesterday after calling a top Lib Dem minister a "ginger rodent". Miss Harman had launched a savage attack on Chief Treasury Secretary Danny...

NEWS.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) SIMON Cowell's pals are too scared to talk about his relationship with fiance Mezghan Hussainy. The music mogul's friends fear they would anger him if they tell all about his private life, which he likes to keep top...

BULLYING BACKLASH.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ED GLEAVE Fans' anger over Matt's Katie attack SHOW favourite Matt Cardle's chances of winning have been rocked by a bullying row. Insiders reckon the singer's popularity was at risk after his astonishing...

SPIRITS HIGH AT HOUSE.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JONATHAN CORKE TERRIFIED wannabes have had the willies put up them by sightings of ghosts near their North London house. The spooky spirits of ruthless Earl of Essex Geoffrey de Mandeville and murder victim...

Punch 4 Piers.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) CHERYL Cole's family were ready to punch Piers Morgan for making her cry during their TV interview. The X Factor judge, 27, regularly blubbed as she answered Piers' probing on everything from her malaria battle to her...

Funky chicken.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) CELEB Tweeters have helped Nando's become one of the UK's top Twitter food trends. The spicy chicken restaurant chain is a favourite among stars. Xtra Factor's Michael Underwood held his celeb-packed birthday bash...

Briton's death 'natural'.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) POLICE have ruled out foul play in the case of a real life Shirley Valentine who died four years after leaving Britain. Virginia Owen's family called for an independent probe after lying to the Dominican Republic to...

Freddie's bull fright.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) ASHES cricket hero Andrew Flintoff has hurt himself. . . falling off a bull. The 32-year-old is filming an extreme sports TV series in America. He twisted his knee falling from a bull during a Wild West-style rodeo...

'COPS WANTED DEAL'.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DOMINIK LEMANSKI FREED terror preacher Abu Izzadeen claimed government spooks offered him an early release from jail if he agreed to "grass" on other Muslim radicals. The East London-based rabble-rouser...

TAKE HIM OUT.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NEIL CHANDLER Obama tells hitmen to target 'ink bomb' mastermind PRESIDENT Obama last night ordered CIA hitmen to assassinate the man behind the printer ink bomb plot. He told American special forces and...

Special knight for Bev.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) CORRIE legend Bev Callard yesterday had a fairytale wedding when she married her knight in shining armour at an ancient castle. Bev, who plays Rovers urn landlady Liz McDonald, tied the knot near Leeds with her...

'TORTURE' GANG HELD.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) A BRIT who was tortured over an alleged drug debt in Portugal was subjected to "unimaginable" terror, police have said. James Ross, 26, was subjected to a 13-day Reservoir Dogs-style ordeal in which he was burned and...

NEWS.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) ANGER over Rooney's contract saga added fuel to a stormy demo yesterday as thousands of United fans vented their fury at the club's American owners. Seething supporters marched outside Old Trafford to unleash their...

ROO do you think you are, pal?
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: SCOTT HESKETH WAYNE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY WITH AIRPORT ESCORT WAYNE Rooney swerved a hostile reception after jetting back from holiday yesterday - only to walk into one at Old Trafford. And he is set for...

Thugs could kill TV show.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: SCOTT HESKETH TELLY bosses may have to ditch hit reality show The Only Way Is Essex amid fears a gangland war is putting the cast in danger. Star Mark Wright and pal Jack Tweed's glitzy Deuces Bar &...

JORDAN MY SEX ORDEAL.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: ED GREAVE I'm reliving the horror to save innocent girls BRAVE Jordan tearfully penned details about a sickening sex attack she endured as a child in a bid to stop abused youngsters from suffering in silence....

Peter hopes he can find his princess.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: DOMINIC LEMANSKI PETER Andre says he will have to kiss quite a few "tadpoles" before he finds his "princess". The dad-of-two reckons he will be hard-pressed to find a new lover able to adjust to his hectic...

The facts of strife.
October 31, 2010... (From The Daily Star) Byline: JOE MOTT ELEVEN is too young to be told how sex works. And 25 is too old not to care about politics - but more on that later. I remember having the ins and outs of sex explained to me as a spotty teenager....