Staff Writer

Civic Democrat (ODS) deputy chairman Pavel Blažek is set to be named the new justice minister on Tuesday, less than a week after fellow party member Jiří Pospíšil was unexpectedly sacked for alleged poor financial management.

Authorities in Prague 1 have closed a brothel off of the capital’s most famous square that raised the ire of local residents by literally showcasing half-naked prostitutes in windows lit by red neon lights, such as are associated with the regulated sex industry in Amsterdam.

The latest poll on public perceptions as to the state of relations between the white majority and Roma (“Gypsy”) minority found that 82 percent see coexistence of the two groups in the Czech Republic as generally bad, with 56 percent of respondents saying it was problematic in the area where they live.

Czech Position has received a statement signed by Piraeus Bank’s deputy general manager, George Poulopoulos, refuting information published by wikigreeks.org and cited in Czech Position article “Greek tragedy for Czech PPF group: Piraeus Bank investment almost wiped out.” The bank says it has filed a libel suit against wikigreeks.org.