Summary of newsmakers of the previous days – 14.-17.4.2006

Where use of EU money stagnates?

The program Early termination of agricultural activity, which came in force at the beginning of March 2005, came to light in strong parturition. That time nobody suspected what obstruction will accompany its use. If the Ministry of Agriculture illustrates in numbers how farmers acquit themselves well in drawing money from the European funds, it certainly does not concern a support of early retirement. “And definitely it is not owing to farmers who want hand over their farms to younger successors.

Estimation of incomes from agriculture in EU for 2005

Real incomes from agriculture per one worker decreased in 2005 by 6,3 % in the EU with 25 members. This decrease is a result of a decrease of real incomes from agriculture (-8,4 %) and a volume of agricultural unemployment (-2,3 %).

The twelve case of bird flu in the CR

The National referential laboratory for bird flu in the State Veterinary Institute in Prague confirmed the twelve case of bird flu today. The spokesman of the State Veterinary Administration, Josef Duben, informed about it and added that this died swan was found out again in České Budějovice near a bikeway. “The present consideration that it was dealt with a group of ill swans, which had aimed in to area of south Bohemia, seems to be true”.

ÚOHS: Forests CR are public submitter, however, current contracts are valid

The state enterprise Forests of the Czech Republic (LČR) has to proceed in enunciating tenders according to the Law on ordering public commissions. A chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS), Martin Pecina, decided on it and confirm the original verdict of the office. The contract relations , which did not abide with the law the ÚOHS, did not cancel. Pecina said it to journalists today.