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Projects ... for people with health problems to work in the police force in an attempt to fill about 5000 vacancies, the daily Hospodářské noviny reported on Monday.
The police force lacks mainly computing and DNA experts, who frequently fail to pass the strict medical requirements. According to Minister Langer, this kind of work requires experts, not champions. He added that the criteria for posts requiring physical prowess will remain unchanged. The new regulations will take effect as of next year.
Kula returns to post of Czech Prison Service director
Justice Minister Jiřà PospÃÅ¡il has reinstated LudÄ›k Kula head of the prison service. Mr Kula was accused of breach of trust and mismanagement of state funds in connection with an order for mobile telephone jamming systems in prisons, as a result of which the state lost out on twenty million crowns. Kula says there was no ill-intent on his part and that he had simply been poorly advised on financial matters. The state attorney dropped criminal proceedings against him last week on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
Crown breaks another record against euro
The Czech crown broke a new record on Monday morning, when it traded at a rate of 22.96 crowns per Euro. The crown later settled at around 23.00 crowns per Euro. The crown has strengthened by more than 11 percent since the beginning of the year, gaining almost 19 percent over the past 12 months. Czech exporters have warned that the continuing rise of the crown will undermine the economy's still solid growth but recent trade figures have suggested that sales abroad are still bearing up.
Nové Heřminovy to be flooded by new dam
Environment Minister Martin BursÃk said on Monday he agreed with the proposal to build a small dam on the river Opava in North Bohemia, which is designed to prevent the nearby towns of Krnov and Opava from floods. The project involves flooding about fifty houses in the nearby village of Nové HeÅ™minovy, whose inhabitants will have to move out to make way for the dam. After meeting with the mayor of Nové HeÅ™minovy on Monday, minister BursÃk promised to provide funding for the municipality’s further development as well as compensations to the owners of the flooded buildings.
Tom Waits to sing in Prague
Tom Waits is set to play his first ever concert in Prague, within a tour called Glitter and Doom. The American singer will perform on Monday and Tuesday at Prague’s Congress Centre. Tickets for the two concerts were available only via the internet with the name of the buyer printed on the back side. Visitors will have to bring an ID or a passport to prove their identity. The tickets for both concerts are already sold out.
Weather
The start of the week should bring partly cloudy to overcast skies with intervals of rain and shine. Daytime highs are expected to drop to around 20 degrees Celsius.
(radio-Prague)
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