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<title>Martin Bursik presented the Czech Presidency environmental priorities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Czech Environment Minister and the current President of the EU Environment 
Council Mr. Martin Bursik together with his Ist Deputy Minister Mr. Jan Dusik 
presented today in Prague the environmental priorities and work programme of 
the Czech EU Presidency to the Brussels correspondents of the European media.

Climate protection

In spite of the complicated economic situation caused by shocks in financial 
markets the Presidency is aware of the need to meet its commitments in the area 
of cl ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Presentation of environmental priorities of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council in 2009</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of the Environment presented to journalists today at an informal 
working breakfast environmental priorities during the Czech Presidency of the 
Council of the EU. The informal breakfast with journalists was attended by Jan 
Dusík, First Deputy Minister for the Environment, Veronika Hunt Šafránková, 
Director of the European Union Department and Jakub Kašpar, press spokesperson 
of the MOE.

Environmental priorities of the MOE during the Czech Presidency of the Council 
of the EU.

 ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EEA will present its new report on the European environment in Prague</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic and the European 
Environment Agency (EEA) invite journalists to the common press conference 
which is to be held on Friday, 9th January 2009 at 11:00 in the press room of 
the Permanent Mission of the European Comission in Prague (Jungmannova 24, 
Praha 1). 

EEA will present the new report „EEA Signals 2009“ on the state of the European 
environment. Press conference will be attended by the Deputy Prime Minister and 
the Minister of the Env ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:49:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Ministry of the Environment Proposes to the Government Offsetting of Greenhouse Gases from Flights during Presidency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At Monday’s cabinet meeting the Minister of the Environment, Martin Bursík, 
proposed to the Government that it should offset CO2 emissions resulting from 
the increasing need for flights of Czech politicians and state officials in the 
course of the Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union. 
“Compensation of aircraft emissions from more frequent official trips will help 
reduce emissions and assist the adaptation measures in developing countries. 
During their presidency, the Frenc ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursik at today's EU Environment Council in Brussels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursik said today in Brussels at the press 
conference during the EU Environment Council:

"The Czech Republic fully supports the French Presidency in its activities 
towards reaching an agreement on the EU climate and energz package this year, 
it means at the EU Council next week. At today's meeting I felt a strong will 
among all EU member states to reach such a deal. The package is a fundamental 
motivation for the shift of the European economz to the greene ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European Environment Ministers will discuss the Climate-Energy Package for the last time before the European Council</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On 4 December the EU Council of Environment Ministers will discuss, amongst 
other things, the climate-energy package, and this will be for the last time 
before the December summit of the European Council, at which the French 
presidency wishes to achieve a final agreement of the Member States on this 
fundamental package of legislative proposals for climate protection. The Czech 
delegation will be headed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister 
Martin Bursík. 

“The Czech Republ ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UN Climate Change Summit begins in Poznan on Monday</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[On Monday 1st December the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 4th meeting of Parties to 
the Kyoto Protocol begin in the Polish city of Poznan. At this summit there 
will be a continuation in the discussions about steps leading to climate 
protection after the end of the validity of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. The 
European Union, including the Czech Republic, is making a very active attempt 
to reach a final agreement which  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursik will meet Andreas Carlgren to discuss their close cooperation during upcoming EU Presidencies in 2009</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Close cooperation between the Czech Republic and Sweden will be the top 
priority issue during the meeting of the Czech Environment Minister Martin 
Bursik and his Swedish counterpart Andreas Carlgren on Tuesday, November 18th, 
in Stockholm.

The Czech EU Presidency starts at the 1st January and ends at 30th June 2009. 
Then - since the 1st July the Swedish kingdom will take over the Presidency 
role in the EU Council. „There is no need to inform Andreas Carlgren about the 
Czech Presidency pri ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:53:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A program for aspiring young leaders in healthcare, education and environmental protection</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[The American Fund for Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies offers financing of 
short-term executive training programs to young Czech and Slovak leaders in the 
areas of healthcare, education, and environmental protection.

Applicants develop their own tailor-made program by combining executive 
training at top universities and a professional internship in leading 
organizations in the United States.  They could use their own contacts or Fund 
partners in the United States.  The Fund covers the f ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursík: The victory of Barack Obama is a great hope for the global environment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister, Martin Bursík, described the 
election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America 
as a great hope for the global environment. "I welcomed the news of Obama's 
victory with great joy. It is beyond doubt that the American President is one 
of the most significant global statesmen. Barack Obama’s programme gives great 
hope not only to American citizens, but to the entire world. I welcome America 
on board amongst the count ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursik and Sigmar Gabriel will meet in Berlin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Monday, November 10th the Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursik will meet 
his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel in Berlin. The main issue of their 
discussion will be the upcoming Czech EU Presidency and its priorities in 
environmental policy. 

The top priority of course will be the climate protection - especially 
negotiation with key world partners about a new climate protection agreement 
which should come in December 2009 at a Copenhagen UN Climate Summit to replace 
the Kyoto Proto ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European politicians in Prague: There must be an agreement in Copenhagen on further climate protection, otherwise it could be too late</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One-day conference held today in Prague [1] hosted the key European politicians 
and other representatives who are responsible for the European climate 
protection policies and who participate in the international negotiations on 
the new climate protection treaty which is to be concluded in December 2009 at 
the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Besides Czech Environment Minister Martin 
Bursík, the speeches at the conference were also delivered by his Swedish 
colleague Andrea Carlgren, by  Dan ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Business Forum on Climate Change – Corporate Strategies and Opportunities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Date: October 31st, 12.30 – 18.30 

Venue: Hotel Crowne Plaza, Koulova 15, Praha 6 

The Nordic Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Embassies of Denmark 
and Sweden, hereby have the honour to invite you personally to a Business Forum 
on Climate Change – Corporate Strategies and Opportunities. 

The Business Forum is arranged back-to-back with a high level climate change 
conference co-hosted by the Czech, Danish and Swedish Governments in Prague in 
the morning on October 31st. The spe ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deputy PM Martin Bursik will participate at Prague European Energy Forum</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Ministr and Ministr of the Environment Martin Bursik will 
participace at the international konference Prague European Energy Forum as one 
of its keynote speakers. The conference is organized by the  ANO pro Evropu 
(YES for Europe) association together with the Government Office on Thursday - 
Friday, October 23-24, 2008, Lichtenstein Palace (U Sovových mlýnů 4/506, 
Prague 1 - Malá Strana).

Martin Bursik will open the conference panel entitled "IInd EU ETS – New Era 
for Environ ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:42:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Air quality remains a fundamental Czech environmental problem </title>
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<description><![CDATA[At its session today the Government approved the Czech Republic Environment 
Report for 2007. “After the stagnation in 2005 and 2006, the state of the 
environment in this country is starting to show a slight improvement,” says 
Environment Minister Martin Bursík. “The Report, however, also points out that 
fundamental problems already highlighted in previous Czech Republic Environment 
Reports are not only continuing but are becoming more and more urgent. The 
negative impacts of the rising lev ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MEPs for Climate-Energy Package</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Members of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament (EP) today 
unambiguously supported the adoption of the climate-energy package, which is a 
fundamental complex of new European legislation which supports a reduction in 
greenhouse gas emissions, the development of renewable energy sources and 
increase in energy savings and improvement in the effectiveness of the European 
carbon permit trading system. “The unambiguous support of European 
parliamentarians for the package is good  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner to visit Prague tomorrow</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and 
UN Under-Secretary General Achim Steiner will arrive in Prague on Wednesday 8 
October upon an invitation from Environment Minister Martin Bursík. Together 
with First Deputy Environment Minister Jan Dusík, they will discuss in 
particular the preparations for the Tenth Session of the Global Civil Society 
Forum prior to the 25th UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment 
Forum (GC/GMEF) scheduled for 16- ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Climate Change Conference will be held in Prague</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic invites journalists and the 
public to the international Climate Change Conference. The conference will be 
held on 31st October 2008 starting at 8:30 a.m. in the congress hall SIC of the 
Czech University of Life Sciences (Kamýcká 129, Prague 6- Suchdol).
 
By the end of the conference you are invited to the press conference which will 
be held at 12:00-12:30 p.m. in the area of the Czech University of Life 
Sciences as well.

The Conference is  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europe has to intensify preparations to adapt to climate change says EEA</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Europe must start very intensive preparation of the so-called adaptation 
measures which will help the Europeans to handle the real impact of the climate 
change. This is the key message of the Report which was published today by the 
European Environmental Agency (EEA). Increasing temperatures, significant 
changes in the level of precipitation, rise of the sea levels, more intense and 
frequent extreme climatic events (such as storms, flash rainstorms, droughts 
and other) and the melting Arct ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ICPDR receives the results of the second joint survey of the Danube basin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) [1] 
presented in Prague today the results of the major international survey 
expedition – the 2nd Joint Danube Survey – JDS2.

As the only existing organization for the protection of an international water 
basin the ICPDR carried already two joint surveys.  The first survey undertaken 
in 2001 dealt only with the Danube River itself. The second survey which took 
place at the turn of August and  September 2007 [2] took ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Memorandum opens the way to energy savings and use of renewable sources in households</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Czech Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík and the Ambassador of Japan 
Hideaki Kumazawa signed today the Memorandum of Understanding between the Czech 
Republic and Japan. The Memorandum is the key requirement on the part of Japan 
leading to the sale of emission units under the flexible mechanisms of the 
Kyoto Protocol.  The revenue from the sales of emission units will be assigned 
to the State Environment Fund of the Czech Republic (SEF) which will thus be 
able, perhaps as soon as ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>V4 Environment Ministers discussed primarily the climate policies in Budapest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Thursday and Friday the Ministers of the Environment of the Visegrad Four 
countries (V4), i.e. the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland met in 
Budapest. The discussion primarily focused on the issues of climate change and 
measures aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Martin Bursík presented to 
his colleagues the progress in preparation for and the priorities of the Czech 
presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2009.

The Ministers stressed in th ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>České Švýcarsko is one of the Wild Wonders of Europe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the most highly regarded Spanish photographers José B. Ruiz arrived 
yesterday to the České Švýcarsko National Park (Bohemian Switzerland) to 
capture the beauty of its nature. That is to say, České Švýcarsko was chosen by 
the organizers of the international project entitled Wild Wonders of Europe to 
represent the Czech nature within this multimedia project. José B. Ruiz 
presented the project today also to the journalist at a short get-together at 
the Ministry of the Environment.

The ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New tourist border crossings to Bavaria will be open in Šumava </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Czech Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík and his Bavarian counterpart 
Otmar Bernhard met on Monday afternoon at the Bayerisch Eisenstein train 
station at the Information Centre of the National and Natur Park Bayerischer 
Wald (Bavarian Forest) which is located directly at the Czech-German border. 
The primary subject of their talks was the concrete shape of the new tourist 
border crossings between the Šumava National Park and the Bavarian Forest 
National Park.

“Expert from both Natio ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Government decides to limit truck traffic on weekends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Czech Government approved today the joint proposal tabled by Transport Minister 
Aleš Řebíček and Environment Minister Martin Bursík for the all-year-round 
limits on the weekend traffic of trucks above 7.5 t on Fridays from 3 pm until 
6 pm and on Sundays from midnight until 10 pm, on all roads. “The route to the 
agreement of the Government with limiting the truck traffic took 15 months. I 
value this decisions all the more for it. It is an accomplishment of one of the 
key policies of the Gov ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ministry of Environment: The EC Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production should have been more ambitious</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Package of documents which aim to contribute to push through the sustainable 
consumption and production in the EU Member States in the form adopted several 
days ago by the European Commission is not, according to the Czech Ministry of 
the Environment, ambitious enough.  The Commission scarcely addressed in these 
documents the producers themselves or the education and public awareness.  The 
plan is nevertheless supposed to increase the choice for consumers and seeks to 
provide them with sel ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ministers of the Environment Martin Bursík and Andreas Carlgren visit Krkonoše Mountains</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Saturday 12 July 2008, Jan Hřebačka, Director of  the Krkonoše Mts. National 
Park (KRNAP) welcomed  in Pec pod Sněžkou the Swedish Minister of the 
Environment Mr. Andreas Carlgren with his Czech counterpart Mr. Martin Bursík. 
Together they set off on a trail to Luční bouda.  The trail, which the 
Ministers negotiated with Director Hřebačka lead them through all three zones 
of the National Park. The return journey took them back to Pec pod Sněžkou 
passing by the Bufet Na Rozcestí, and tra ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MoE will assess the environmental impact of the NPP Temelín extension within the international framework according to the Espoo Convention</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of the Environment received today from the company CEZ a request 
to pass a judgment on the project of the extension of the Nuclear Power Plant 
Temelín. Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík replied, that the Ministry 
of the Environment would deal with the issue of decision making on the impacts 
on the environment of the project in a standard way and in accordance with the 
law. “This will involve a complicated procedure of interstate assessment on the 
impacts on the environ ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ministers Bursík and Carlgren have agreed to cooperate as closely as possible</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In Prague, today, Ministers of the Environment of the Czech Republic and the 
Kingdom of Sweden, Martin Bursík and Andreas Carlgren, agreed to maximise 
cooperation over the following eighteen months. “It is quite clear that the 
fundamental theme of this cooperation shall be climate protection. We, along 
with Sweden, actively support the aim of the French to complete negotiations on 
the climate-energy package before year’s end and see these negotiations through 
to approval with the European  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Airlines will also have to lower their greenhouse emissions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Members of the European Parliament approved proposal for a Directive on 
including aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission 
allowance trading within the Community (EU ETS), in its second revision. The 
only step remaining to formally conclude the legislative process concerning the 
given Directive is the confirmation of the arranged compromise by the EU 
Council, in its next session. “While it is true that emission from air 
transport, for the time being, make up only a ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two-day informal meeting of EU Environment Ministers in Paris just ended</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfqcogbh</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ministers of the environment in the EU met at a two-day informal meeting in 
Paris. Czech Minister of the Environment, Martin Bursík, summarised the results 
of the two-day meeting:

“France confirmed an ambition to conclude negotiations on the energy-climate 
package by the end of this year, during its presidency. I declared that the 
Czech Republic completely supports France in these efforts and in the event, 
that this intention is not met, we are prepared to conclude negotiations during 
the ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Billions gained from saved emissions will assist households with heating and energy savings</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfq70i6j</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Chamber of Deputies approved late last night in its third reading an 
amendment to the Act on the Conditions of Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance 
Trading.  A part of this amendment is also the determination who will have the 
so-called AAU units at their disposal (the AAU units represent the difference 
between the Czech commitment in the Kyoto Protocol and the actual reduction of 
the Czech greenhouse gas emissions since 1990); it will be the Ministry of the 
Environment which will have th ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>G8 politicians’ reply to business leaders must be a clear "yes"</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfq5g184</link>
<description><![CDATA[“The reply of the G8 representatives to the Friday’s call of one hundred bosses 
of world’s major corporations should be a clear yes.  When airways and oil 
industry call for a rapid action then any procrastination is not only dangerous 
but also embarrassing,“ welcomed  Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík the 
Friday’s call of the World Economic Forum (WEF) [1]. 

The top managers called upon the politicians to adopt a clear set of 
commitments to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by a  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The waste directive is a big success of the Czech Republic </title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfq3eq2v</link>
<description><![CDATA[The new Waste Framework Directive is a great success of politics and our 
negotiators, says Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík. “Despite the 
original draft of the European Commission which practically liberalized trading 
with waste across Europe we have managed to push through, by difficult 
bargaining, that Members States will have the possibility to limit waste 
imports or to ban them altogether,“ explains Minister Bursík[1].

“It is curious that our position was initially not activel ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The European Parliament adopted a new waste directive </title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfq2u1ed</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Parliament adopted today a new Waste Framework Directive.  This is 
a fundamentally new legislation which regulates waste management practices 
throughout the twenty-seven states in Europe. “Slovenian presidency should be 
congratulated that it was able to find an agreement between the Council and the 
Parliament on such complex and long-negotiated legislation as early as now,“ 
says  Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík.  The European Parliament 
adopted the directive already  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>High-level Riga meeting discusses environmental democracy</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfq1u9ml</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Third meeting of the parties to the Convention of the United Nations 
Economic Commission for Europe on Access to Information, Public Participation 
in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the 
so-called Aarhus Convention) wound to a close in Riga today.  Mr. Jan Dusik, 
the First Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic, was elected 
to serve as the highest representative of the Convention until the next 
high-level meeting of the Member States in  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Climate protection to be the main environmental priority of the Czech Presidency </title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpw42yk</link>
<description><![CDATA[At the yesterday’s meeting with the non-profit and non-governmental 
organizations the First Deputy Minister of the Environment Mr. Jan Dusík 
presented the priorities of the Czech EU Presidency in the field of the 
environment.  What agenda will the Czech Republic then advance in the EU 
Council starting in January 2009? 

“The main priority is the protection of climate, which is based on one of the 
six key themes of the entire Czech Presidency entitled Energy and Climate 
Change,“ said Dusík  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ministers to meet over Energy-Climate Package and CO2 limits for cars</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpvndv5</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Ministers of the Environment will meet in Luxembourg tomorrow to 
take part in the EU Council session. The Czech Republic will be represented by 
the First Deputy Minister  of the Environment of the Czech Republic Mr. Jan 
Dusík.   Among the most important issues on the agenda will be the measures of 
the Energy-Climate Package connected to the extended trading with greenhouse 
gas emissions, sustainable promotion of bio-fuels and geologic accumulation of 
CO2.  The discussion on th ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Upcoming EU presidencies: France, Sweden and the Czech Republic confirmed that they will work closely with the aime to finalize the climate and energy legislative package</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpsliwv</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mr Jean-Louis BORLOO, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and 
Spatial Planning of France, welcomed today in Paris Mr Martin BURSIK, Minister 
of Environment of the Czech Republic, and Mr Andreas CARLGREN, Minister of 
Environment of Sweden, together with the European Commission and the General 
Secretariat of the Council, to further co-operation in the environmental field 
during the 18 month period of their EU presidencies from 1 July 2008 till 31 
December 2009.

During this ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 12:18:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Czechs help Vietnam to protect the environment</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpv57ei</link>
<description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Vietnamese governmental environmental agencies will 
spend the first seven days in June in the Czech Republic.  The field trip of 
the Vietnamese delegation is a part of the joint Austro-Czech project of the 
Development Worldwide (DWW) association with the Vietnamese Environment 
Protection Agency (VEPA) and will specifically focus on the future co-operation 
of Vietnam with the Czech institution and organization in the area of the 
protection of the environment.  The vis ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Green Week will focus on sustainable consumption and production this year</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpqktpy</link>
<description><![CDATA[From Tuesday June 3 until Friday June 6 the traditional Green Week will take 
place in Brussels, at the seat of the European Commission [1]; Green Week is an 
educational event for citizens of the European Union focusing on the current 
issues of the environment.  This year, the Green Week will focus on sustainable 
consumption and production which could assist, among other, in the protection 
of the climate.  The motto of the week is “Only one Earth.”  The exhibition 
which is a part of the Wee ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>We could halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2020</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpkx8bd</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to the results of a study conducted by the Enviros company for the 
Ministry of the Environment, it is possible to lower greenhouse gas emissions 
(carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane) in the Czech Republic by as much as 
two thirds of their current levels (one half of 1990 levels), by 2020, with a 
reasonable investment of funds.  “By this fall, we will submit a new Czech 
Republic climate policy to the Government, which will include specific 
proposals of measures for reducing  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Future is in the second generation biofuels</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpd5k7k</link>
<description><![CDATA[When replacing oil-based fuels by biofuels the fundamental criterion of 
sustainability must be met – the biofuel in question must be produced from the 
domestic raw materials and not from the imported materials.  Besides that, only 
the use of such biofuels, which during their entire life cycle produce at least 
third less greenhouse gas emissions in comparison to diesel or petrol fuel 
makes any sense at all, says Minister for the Environment Martin Bursík.

According to the draft criteria on  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minister Bursík discusses the priorities for the protection of the environment and issues related to the Czech Presidency with OECD</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpd5mj4</link>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy Minister of the Czech Government and Minister for the Environment Mr. 
Martin Bursík met on April 25 with the Secretary General of the Organisation 
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mr. Angel Gurria.  They have 
discussed the outputs of the Economic Survey of the Czech Republic in relation 
to the priority issues of the protection of the environment.

Both, Minister Bursík and the Secretary General, agreed on the necessity to 
address, within the framework of the reform ac ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Energy is the primary topic of this year’s Sustainable Development Week</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfpan5n5</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday and appropriately on Earth Day, Minister of the Environment Martin 
Bursík launched a series of lectures to mark Sustainable Development Week 
(Týden udržitelného rozvoje).  This year, interested individuals can view 
presentations and discuss topics such as climate change and sustainable energy 
for three days at Hrzánský Palace and at the headquarters of the European 
Commission in Prague.  Specifically, the utilisation of renewable energy 
resources and their role in reducing green ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minister Bursík is a guest to the breakthrough Conference of US governors on climate change </title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfp84dkb</link>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment, Martin Bursík, is 
participating today and tomorrow at a two-day conference of American governors 
at the world-famous Yale University, where the ratification of a breakthrough 
call to American presidential candidates to fight against climate change is 
expected.

At the “Yale Conference of Governors on Climate Change”, American governors 
from the states of New Jersey, Iowa, Wisconsin, New York, Massachusetts, 
Connecticut, California and ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Government evaluates current measures for reduction of greenhouse emissions</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfp6htv0</link>
<description><![CDATA[At its meeting tomorrow the Government will discuss the report on the 
evaluation of the National Program to Abate the Climate Change Impacts in the 
Czech Republic. The programme was approved in March 2004 and contains proposals 
for measures for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation 
measures which should have become a part of the policy of most government 
departments.  The evaluation of the programme is currently looking at the 
effects of the adopted measures and reductio ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU ministers: The new generation of biofuels must be forest friendly</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfp5ybpq</link>
<description><![CDATA[Environment Ministers from the countries of the European Union met at the 
weekend for an informal meeting in Slovenia, which in this half of the year 
holds the presidency of the EU Council. The main theme discussed consisted of 
measures leading to adaptation to climate change. Specifically there were 
discussions about the increasing pressure on the use of forest biomass as a 
source of second-generation biofuels and the impact of these activities on 
natural biodiversity in forests. 

During ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU environment ministers to discuss future of forests or second-generation biofuels in Slovenia</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfp3g7hp</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Friday in the Slovenian town of Brdo there will be an informal meeting of 
the EU Environment Council for EU Environment Ministers, and Czech Deputy Prime 
Minister, Martin Bursík, will also participate. The key points of the meeting 
will be measures for adaptation to climate change associated with the use of 
forest biomass and the impact of these measures on biodiversity.  

The themes of the informal meeting were selected in connection with the two 
priorities of the Slovenian presidency  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Extent of publicly accessible information about pollution to increase, beginning in 2009 </title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfow4qbd</link>
<description><![CDATA[At today’s meeting, the Government approved a new regulation, as proposed by 
Minister of the Environment Martin Bursík, which stipulates a list of 
pollutants (which are not directly specified in binding European legislation) 
that must be reported in the Integrated Pollution Register (IPR) and the 
threshold values, above which these substances must be reported in the IPR.  
The Government Order, approved today, ensures that more information will be 
distributed to citizens, which they can eas ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>OECD experts‘ outlook to 2030: Investment into the environment pays off</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfoqi691</link>
<description><![CDATA[Today, at a seminar in the Černínský Palace the new complex report entitled 
“OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030” prepared by the Organization for Economic 
Co-operation and Development (OECD) was presented to the public by the First 
Deputy Minister for the Environment Mr. Jan Dusík and Mr. Robert Visser, the 
Deputy Director of the OECD Environment Directorate. 

The report is a prognosis of future trends with regard to the environment and 
simultaneously, given that OECD is an economy-focused ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Globe 2008 - Environmental Film Afternoon in Vancouver</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfoo14df</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Czech Embassy in Ottawa, a participant at the Globe 2008 Trade Fair, is 
presenting in addition to environmental technologies and solutions by Czech 
companies, an ancillary event in the form of a film series to be screened the 
afternoon of Friday March 14 2008 from 1 pm to 6 pm at the Fairmont Waterfront 
Hotel. 

The environmental award winning films that were previously shown at the EKOFILM 
Festival in the Czech Republic and at other international festivals of equal 
significance come f ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ministers want agreement on climate package this year</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfolax70</link>
<description><![CDATA[In Brussels yesterday the Environment Ministers of the European Twenty-Seven 
met at a meeting of the EU Environment Council.  The ministers agreed on a more 
ambitious deadline for attaining agreement on the climate-energy package. They 
want all four legislative regulations intended to reduce greenhouse emissions 
by 20% by 2020 in comparison with 1990 to be approved by the EU Council by the 
end of 2008. This will allow the package to be discussed by the current 
European Parliament in the sp ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MoE is prepared to deal with the situation of the road R55 without delay</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfojsfbz</link>
<description><![CDATA[Today in Uherské Hradiště Minister for the Environment, Martin Bursík, met the 
mayors and representatives of regional authorities of the South Moravia and 
Zlín Region, whose towns and municipalities will be affected by the building of 
the high-speed road R55 in the Slovácko area.  This is because the European 
Commission has sent a formal notification to the Czech Republic concerning the 
fact that the route for which a consensual EIA was issued in 2006 (variant B) 
is in conflict with the Eu ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursík today took delivery of new hybrid cars for the Ministry of the Environment</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfohstxt</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister of the Environment, Martin Bursík, today took delivery of five new 
cars with hybrid drive from representatives of the company Toyota. These were 
two Lexus GS 450h and three Toyota Prius cars as official vehicles of the 
Minister and his Deputy Ministers. The ministry has leased all five cars from 
the carmaker.

Both types of car use a combination of internal positive-ignition engine 
(petrol) and electrical motors for their power. Lexus and Toyota cars succeeded 
as the best variant  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amendment to Waste Act – for better sorting and recycling</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfohsria</link>
<description><![CDATA[“The amendment to the Waste Act will make it significantly easier for citizens 
to sort waste and will also give recycling an economic advantage over 
incineration and, in particular, landfilling,” said the Minister of the 
Environment, Martin Bursík, summing up the main benefits of the extensive 
amendment to the Waste Act which he today presented at a press conference.   

* Improving the quality of waste sorting for citizens
By the end of 2010, at the latest, municipalities must allow their c ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Government has agreed on how to proceed with biofuels in transportation </title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfogti46</link>
<description><![CDATA[In today’s cabinet meeting, the Government approved the Multi-Year Programme to 
Support Further Use of Biofuels in Transportation, which was submitted by 
Minister of Agriculture Petr Gandalovič.  Experts from the Ministry of the 
Environment were also involved in the programme’s formulation.  The programme 
is a conceptual framework that enables further development and economic 
incentives for extending the use of biofuels in the Czech Republic.

There are a number of reasons to advocate this  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursík will participate at the UNEP meeting</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfocno62</link>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment Martin Bursík will 
participate at the 10th Special Session of the United Nations Environment 
Programme Governing Council (UNEP GC)/Global Ministerial Environment Forum 
(GMEF) in Monaco since 20th till 21st February. 

Within the ministerial consultations two highly topical issues are put on the 
agenda: “Globalisation and the Environment: Mobilizing finance to meet the 
climate challenge” and “International Environmental Governance and Un ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Czech Republic has acceded to the memorandum on the protection of the Great Bustard in Central Europe</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfocplbf</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for the Environment, Martin Bursík, today signed a Memorandum of 
Understanding on the Conservation and Management of the Middle-European 
Population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) on behalf of the Czech Republic. 

The memorandum establishes a treaty framework for the further development of 
cooperation of Central-European countries when protecting the critically 
endangered great bustard (Otis tarda). The aim of the cooperation is to ensure 
the coordination of protection of this b ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deputies pass the environmental damage act</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfoc3m8v</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 13 February 2008, the Parliamentary Chamber of Deputies passed a 
law on the prevention of environmental damage and its remedying. This is a 
significant piece of environmental protection legislation. It introduces into 
the Czech legal system the requirements of a European Directive [1] which puts 
the prevention principle and “polluter pays” principle into practice.

The law applies to operators of selected activities which are considered as 
highly risky for the environment and h ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mr. Dusík's speech in the UN General Assembly at a high-level thematic debate on climate change</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfo93s1q</link>
<description><![CDATA[On February 12, 2008, the Head of the delegation of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jan 
Dusík, First Deputy Minister for the Environment, took the floor during the 
thematic debate entitled „Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the 
World at Work“, that was held in the United Nations headquarters in New York.

In his statement, he stressed out the strong commitment of the Czech Republic, 
as a Party to both, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and 
its Kyoto Protocol, to  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:13:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>High-level thematic debate of the UN General Assembly „Addressing climate change: The UN and the world at work“</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfo8jx19</link>
<description><![CDATA[On February 11-12, 2008, the President of the UN General Assembly Mr. Srgjan 
Kerim invited high level representatives to participate in the thematic debate 
entitled „Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work“, 
that will take place in the United Nations headquarters in New York. The Czech 
Republic will be represented by the delegation headed by Mr. Jan Dusík, First 
Deputy Minister for the Environment. 

This meeting provides an opportunity for Member States to furth ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:29:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Czechs trust the European environmental policy</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfo2bux2</link>
<description><![CDATA[The vast majority of Czechs have faith in the European Union’s environmental 
policy. This is shown by the National report on the Eurobarometer standard 
survey published today. Three quarters (74 per cent) out of the 1106 people 
asked in the Czech Republic support the idea that the approach to the 
environment should be decided at a European level. This contrasts, for example, 
with the opinion of Czechs on decisions about economic policy (44 per cent are 
for decisions at a European level) or ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First European grants heading to applicants</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfo1wnvv</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 23 January in the evening, the Steering Committee of the 
Operational Programme Environment (OPE) recommended a total of 368 projects 
submitted in the first call of the OPE for approval and signature of  Minister 
of the Environment Martin Bursík. This afternoon Minister Bursík approved and 
signed the recommendations of the Committee.  And so the environment became the 
first programme from the structural funds for the period 2007 – 2013 from which 
applicants from the Czech Repub ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The MoE welcomes the climate-energy package from the European Commission</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfo1wph3</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Commission today published its long-awaited draft of the so-called 
climate-energy package. It consists of four drafts for new legal regulations 
which should help the European Union achieve three demanding goals which the EU 
summit laid out in March 2007. These are the undertaking to reduce CO2 
emissions by 20% by the year 2020 in comparison with 1990 (if large global 
polluters also join in, the reduction will be 30 %), an increase in the share 
of renewable energy sources to 20 ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Eight out of ten Czechs see the loss of species as a problem</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnzs29p</link>
<description><![CDATA[Eighty-two percent of the inhabitants of the Czech Republic see the reduction 
of animal and plant species, and the decline of natural ecosystems, as a 
serious problem. These findings were from the survey Eurobarometer, the results 
of which were released last week by the European Commission. One third (34%) of 
Czech respondents of the pan-European survey actually described the loss of 
biodiversity (biological or natural diversity) [1] even as a very serious 
problem.

But Czechs are not only ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursík discussed climate change on a European level in Britain</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnyr517</link>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment, Martin Bursík, visited 
Great Britain at the end of last week. The aim of the minister’s visit was a 
meeting with British colleagues and discussion primarily about climate change 
policy, where Great Britain is very active.

In the course of his two-day working visit, Minister Bursík first held 
discussions with his counterpart, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and 
Rural Affairs, Hillary Benn, and Minister of State for Environment  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Bursík has been the Minister for the Environment for a year and a week</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnxmhh7</link>
<description><![CDATA[Martin Bursík has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment 
for exactly one year and one week. What does a summarised balance sheet for the 
work of the Ministry of the Environment over this period look like? “The 
environmental protection has become a significant part of Government policy. 
The priority is the common European policy for climate protection and improving 
the quality of the atmosphere and waste management in the Czech Republic. The 
year 2007 brought the arrange ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>An important message for entrepreneurs: give precedence to more ecological vehicles</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnvpuss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government today gave an important message to entrepreneurs: give 
precedence to vehicles which are friendlier to the atmosphere and climate – you 
will save on fuel and also on taxes. At its meeting today, the Government 
approved the proposal of the Minister of Finance for an amendment to the Road 
Tax Act which would give an advantage to cars with lower emissions and 
alternative power sources. “It’s a powerful economic impulse for the gradual 
replacement of the vehicle fleet with new ca ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Czech Republic enters Schengen space. What does it mean for environmental issues?</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnfmi0a</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Czech Republic enters the Schengen space on Friday, 21st December 2007. 
This enables all EU citizens to cross the inner borderlines without border 
controls. Nevertheless, the most valuable Czech natural areas on the borders 
remain in a strict protection regime, because uncontrolled number of tourists 
could endanger them. „This concerns not more then five percent of the Czech 
borderline. We want to open the nature for people as much as it is possible,“ 
says Czech Deputy Environment Mini ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:52:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Bali conference was the start of a new era of global cooperation on climate protection</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfngs28y</link>
<description><![CDATA[Today, thus a day later than originally planned, the meeting of the 190 parties 
to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol ended 
on Bali. The most significant point under discussion is the so-called Bali Road 
Map, which designated the time framework and material content of negotiations 
for the next two years. The negotiations will culminate in the Conference of 
the Treaty Parties in December 2009 in Copenhagen, where final agreement 
concerning the designation o ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The moment of truth at the Bali Climate Conference approaches</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfndq0yt</link>
<description><![CDATA[Negotiations at the world climate conference on Bali are entering their 
concluding and most decisive phase – the ministerial part of the negotiations. 
The coming hours and days will show what results can be expected from this 
year’s meeting of the treaty parties of the UN Framework Climate Change 
Conference (UNFCCC). 

This is because today is the last day of the official discussions of experts 
and negotiators of the individual countries, and from Wednesday prime ministers 
and ministers wi ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Finance may be crucial in climate negotiations</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnckw01</link>
<description><![CDATA[As a part of one of the accompanying events at the UN Climate Change 
Conference, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on 
Climate Change (UNFCCC) presented its estimate for future expenses in the area 
of climate change. Total expenses for measures in context of the global climate 
protection should be approximately 0.3 – 0.5% of global GDP around 2030. 

In concrete terms annual expenses for the adaptation of developing countries 
will represent approximately 40 - 50 bill ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bali: An agreement on the fund for adaptation measures is coming together</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfnam240</link>
<description><![CDATA[It would appear that amongst the delegations of the UN Climate Conference in 
Bali there is general agreement on the basic principles for the functioning of 
the Adaptation Fund, which should serve for the financing of adaptation 
measures (in the form of projects and programmes) for the negative impacts 
caused by climate change in developing countries. 

As Executive Secretary of the secretariat for the United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change. (UNFCCC), Yvo de Boer, said in his  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The climate summit on Bali has begun, negotiations will be complicated</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfn9lm1l</link>
<description><![CDATA[Almost 10,000 delegates from 180 states from around the world have come to 
Bali, one of the thousands of islands which make up Indonesia, to discuss how 
to temper climate change and adapt to the negative impacts which accompany it. 
In addition to the delegates, 130 environment ministers and several heads of 
state and premiers will also participate in the twelve-day discussions which 
began today. These include, for example, the newly elected Australian premier 
Kevin Rudd and former American ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fundamental climate conference begins on Monday on Bali</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfn8f76f</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Monday 3 December, the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United National 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 3rd Meeting of the Parties 
to the Kyoto Protocol begins on the Indonesian Island of Bali. This is a 
fundamental summit where discussions will be initiated on the further steps for 
climate protection after the end of the validity of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. 
The states of the European Union, including the Czech Republic, want an 
agreement to be reached by the ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>IPCC: Climate change is evident and it will continue. The question is how quickly and how we will prepare for it</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfn1e50s</link>
<description><![CDATA[The final conclusion of the (fourth consecutive) assessment report on the 
current state of knowledge on global climate change was published today in 
Valencia in Spain by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). „The 
basic message of the report of IPCC is not surprising – climate change is a 
reality as well as the important influence which human activity has on it. 
Climate change will continue through the whole 21st century. But it depends on 
us - how intensive it will be, how  ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European funds for sewage work unblocked</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfn1e3eg</link>
<description><![CDATA[At the last negotiation with the European Committee (EC) on Wednesday 7 
November, Minister for the Environment Martin Bursík succeeded after more then 
three years of discussions in unblocking the problem of contractual relations 
which had constrained the Czech Republic from drawing on European financial 
resources for water buildings, mainly for sewage works. Thus this year, the 
Commission can approve the Operation Programme of the Environment (OPE). „It is 
a breakthrough moment in the fina ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>German and Czech experts cooperate in nature protection</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmxok8m</link>
<description><![CDATA[The entry of the Czech Republic to the EU has brought many changes in the 
legislation of nature protection but also new possibilities for its financing 
from European funds. For this reason the Ministry of the Environment has 
utilised the possibility of getting involved in a twinning project – a project 
of bilateral cooperation with experts from the German Institute for Sustainable 
Use of the Countryside of the Earth (DUENE) at Greifswald University.

The most important of the project’s resu ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Entry to the Schengen space will not cancel the validity of national laws</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpevfmu3jqg</link>
<description><![CDATA[At the end of this year the Czech Republic will enter the Schengen space. This 
means that border checks will end at our borders, and people will only notice 
border crossings because of the sign announcing that they are entering the 
territory of another state. But entry to the Schengen space does not cancel the 
validity of Czech legislation, for example, in nature protection, and so some 
places will remain inaccessible to the public although they are on the state 
border.

The Nature and Lan ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European Ministers discussed how to continue to protect the Earth climate</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmsmbur</link>
<description><![CDATA[Climate protection and a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases were 
the most fundamental points of yesterday’s discussion of the environment 
ministers from the European twenty-seven. The Czech Republic was represented at 
the ordinary meeting of the EU Council for the Environment by  first 
undersecretary of state for the environment, Jan Dusík.

The ministers discussed the joint positions which the European Union will take 
at the December meeting of the UN on Bali, where they will s ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UN report warns – fundamental environmental problems persist</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmrkktc</link>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change, the rapid extinction of plant and animal species, and the 
question of how to feed the growing human population without exhausting the 
planet’s resources: these fundamental problems of the global environment remain 
unresolved and they constitute a significant risk for mankind. This was the 
assertion of the fourth assessment report of the UN called Global Environment 
Outlook 4, GEO-4, which was published yesterday in New York, the headquarters 
of the UN, and in Nairobi, the h ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>“Environment for Europe” continues. Belgrade  was the sixth meeting</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmmte9v</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Environment Ministers  of the Member States of  the UN Economic Commission 
for Europe region  (the UN ECE region ) met for the sixth time in order to 
discuss greater cooperation in environmental policy and support for sustainable 
development. The ministerial conference “Environment for Europe”, which was 
held from 10th to 12th October in the Serbian capital Belgrade, was the 
successful continuation of the meetings at the highest level which  then 
Czechoslovak Environment Minister Josef ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prizes awarded to winners at the 33rd Ekofilm festival</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmkbz8n</link>
<description><![CDATA[The week, packed with events, flew by, and we are pleased to note that interest 
in this international film festival is rising as each year passes. All the 
meetings in Kotva cinema, the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of 
South Bohemia and (a new addition this year) the Kinematovlak train in České 
Budějovice attracted many visitors – especially young people. There was 
particular interest in the Czech pre-premiere of Leonardo Di Caprio’s 
production debut. Di Caprio also serves a ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Environmental report warns: the improvement process came to a halt</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmg87co</link>
<description><![CDATA[Air heavily polluted by fine dust, the rising number of allergic persons, high 
energy intensiveness of the industry and the production of greenhouse gases 
affecting climate, low share of renewable energy sources, the rising volume of 
landfilled municipal waste or the most heavily damaged forests in Europe – 
these are the main problematic issues highlighted by the current Report on the 
Czech Republic’s Environment in 2006 that was discussed by the Czech Government 
on Wednesday.

„In the ear ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europarc valued the cooperation of Podyjí and  Thayatal and certain Czech experts</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfme3u0o</link>
<description><![CDATA[During the official conclusion of the pan-European conference of the Europarc 
Federation in Český Krumlov, on Sunday 30 September the national parks Podyjí 
and Thayatal gained a certification of quality of cross-border cooperation and 
in this sense became an exemplary territory. 

The important Czech botanist and long-time worker of Czech nature protection 
RNDr. Jan Čeřovský was awarded the prestigious prize of the Alfred Toepfer 
Foundation for life-long contribution to the protection of Eu ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nature conservationists from the whole of Europe met in Český Krumlov</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfmcnohe</link>
<description><![CDATA[President of the Europarc Federation Erika Stanciu, Minister of the Environment 
Martin Bursík, President of the South Bohemian Region Jan Zahradník and Mayor 
of Český Krumlov Luboš Jedlička officially opened the  Europarc 2007 European 
conference in Český Krumlov today, the motto of which is „Nature – Bridging 
Borders“. 350 representatives of different governmental as well as 
non-governmental conservation institutions from the whole of Europe are taking 
part at the conference. It will be h ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The European Car Free Day in Prague – an embankment for pedestrians and cyclists, hundreds of cyclists in the streets</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm9iygs</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Saturday the European Mobility Week ended in Czech and Moravian towns with 
the European Car Free Day. In Prague pedestrians and cyclists could once again 
enjoy the usually busy Smetanovo nábřeží (embankment) and Křížovnická street 
just for themselves. And the various attractions, stands of non-profit-making 
organisations and street cafes enjoyed great success amongst the inhabitants of 
Prague this year too.

In the afternoon a massive peleton of cyclists (estimated to number from 1620 
t ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Saturday is the European Car Free Day. Leave the car at home!</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm8kn4a</link>
<description><![CDATA[Saturday 22 September is the European Car Free Day as well for the entire 
European Union so in dozens of Czech and Moravian towns. The European Car Free 
Day is an opportunity to see what the streets of our towns could look like if 
we gave more frequently precedence to urban public transport, walking or 
bicycles over cars)

“The European day should not squeeze cars out of towns or stop the car being 
used as a means of transport. Of course, this is not possible. Society is 
dependent on the c ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European professionals in nature conservation arrive in Český Krumlov in a week</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm8kl8f</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a week exactly on Thursday 27 September, Vice-Chairman of the Government and 
Minister of the Environment RNDr. Martin Bursík will open the international 
conference Europarc Federation [1], which will take place in Český Krumlov till 
30 September. The motto of the conference is „Nature – Bridging Borders“.

President of the Europarc Federation Erika Stanciu and Ladislav Miko from DG 
Environment of the European Commission will also participate at the conference 
and the expresident of the C ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The 33rd International Film Festival on Environmental, Natural and Cultural Heritage Ekofilm 2007</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm8kfu3</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 33rd International Film Festival on Environmental, Natural and Cultural 
Heritage - Ekofilm 2007 will be held from 8 to 14 October 2007 in České 
Budějovice and Český Krumlov.

The presenter of the Ekofilm Festival is the Ministry of the Environment, and 
co-presenters are the South Bohemian Region, the towns of České Budějovice and 
Český Krumlov, and the Ekofilm Civic Association. The festival is organized by 
the agency Auviex s.r.o.

The president of the festival is Prof. RNDr. Pavel Kov ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European Mobility Week on Friday: Take bike or boat and go out</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm8e1r8</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Mobility Week is slowly building up to its culmination – the 
European Car Free Day, which will be Saturday 22 September. But Friday also has 
its interesting events to which the more than seventy towns participating in 
this year’s European Mobility Week are extending an invitation.

In Karvíná children and adults will ride “On a Bike around Karviná”. The route 
will run along the cycle paths of the city of Karvíná and will be full of 
interesting competitions. In Varnsdorf childre ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The European Mobility Week promises many experiences on Thursday</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm6hsso</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Mobility Week continues also tomorrow in many Czech and Moravian 
towns and cities. For example, on Thursday town councillors in Litoměřice will 
go to an external council session in the Ladova primary school by bike, and the 
school’s pupils will also set off by bike, but for a trip to admire the 
beauties of the Czech Uplands.

Today the Preventative Train of Railway Safety has arrived at the Main Railway 
Station in Prague. This is a cinema train and exhibition wagon which will o ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>International conference CESB07 Central Europe towards Sustainable Building</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CESB07 Press Release

At the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, is 
going to take place an international conference Central Europe towards 
Sustainable Building (CESB07) between September 23 and 26. The event is held 
under the auspices of Martin Bursik, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the 
Environment, Tomas Chalupa, Mayor of Prague 6, Vaclav Havlicek, Rector of the 
Czech Technical University in Prague and Zdenek Bittnar, Dean of the Faculty of 
Civil En ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European Mobility Week is heading for its second half</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow the European Mobility Week will reach its second half, which 
culminates with the Saturday European Car Free Day.

Throughout the entire week, in the Centre of Ecological and Global Education in 
České Budějovice an educational programme “Transport for Primary and Secondary 
Schools” is running. Children from primary schools will also compete in the 
production of a non-traditional vehicle, and the results will be presented on 
the European Car Free Day. During the week, the Transport C ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday is already the third day of the European Mobility Week</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, the European Mobility Week enters its third day. In Brno children and 
young people will be acquainted with the risks during train journeys that are 
associated with undisciplined and irresponsible behaviour in a special 
Preventive Train of Railway Safety. In Karvina, on the busiest of the city’s 
junctions, primary-school children will learn how to behave on pedestrian 
crossings during the event Children on the Way. In Havířov, the Asterix centre 
will hold an in-line skating compet ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>On Monday, pedestrians in particular  enjoy the European Mobility Week</title>
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<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm6c52f</link>
<description><![CDATA[The theme of this year’s European Mobility Week is “Streets for People”, and so 
on Monday, 17 September, many towns will focus on pedestrian safety, the 
location of pedestrian crossings, pedestrian zones and other themes. 

The City Council of Hradec Králové will ask the pupils of all the schools in 
Hradec Králové how they get to school and back and will attempt to identify the 
places where pupils are at risk of becoming the victims of a traffic accident. 
The results of the survey will help ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>On Sunday the sixth European Mobility Week begins in the Czech Republic</title>
<author><![CDATA[Ministerstvo životního prostředí <info@env.cz>]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, 16th September in 75 Bohemian and Moravian towns and cities, the 
sixth European Mobility Week begins, during which people throughout Europe 
participate in events which are organised by their town, municipality or by 
themselves. The culmination of Mobility Week is the European Car Free Day (22nd 
September) – entertainment, competitions, peace in the streets without cars. 
This year’s motto is “Streets for People”.

The pan-European campaign highlights the problems with constantly i ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The French, Czech and Swedish Ministers for the Environment launch the joint preparation for the EU Presidency</title>
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<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfm4s29j</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ministers for the Environment of France, the Czech Republic and Sweden 
Jean-Luis Borloo, Martin Bursík and Andreas Carlgren have met in Prague today 
to launch the joint preparation for the coming EU Presidency of their countries 
at the highest level. France will preside over the EU in the second half of the 
next year, the Czech Republic will replace it in January 2009 and in July of 
the same year the Swedes will preside over the EU.

Director General of the DG Environment of the EC Peter Ca ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Czech Republic will be able to prevent imports of waste from abroad</title>
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<link>http://www.mzp.cz/__C12571F40024D359.nsf/$pid/mzpjkfl1c9tr</link>
<description><![CDATA[Following long and difficult negotiations with Czech representatives lead by 
Martin Bursík, at the meeting of the Council of Environment Ministers in 
Luxembourg an amendment to the draft European Waste Directive was achieved. The 
Council approved a text which allows the member states to forbid the import of 
wastes if it is in conflict with the National Waste Management Plan. And so 
even after the passing of the directive, the Czech Republic will be able to 
prevent the import of waste the i ... (ZKRÁCENO)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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