Summary of newsmakers of the previous day – 12.3.2008

Inquiry: Shops in CR offer few eggs from non-cage raisings

In offer of Czech shops there is a very small representation of eggs from hens which are not kept in cages. It results from an inquiry which was made among the biggest trade chains by the Company for Animals. According to the inquiry in West-European countries an offer of eggs from hens raised in more careful way for example in halls on bedding or ecological farms is much higher. Dita Michaličková from the Company for Animals said to journalists today that the biggest offer of eggs from hens kept on bedding or in bio-raisings belongs to the company Ahold which operates about three hundreds of supermarkets Alberts and hypermarkets Hypernova in the Czech Republic. On the other hand for example discount shops Lidl and Norma sell only eggs from hens from cages.

Seven people should be indicted in cause of illegal rubbish in Libčeves

Seven people from the total number of 31 persons, who the police investigated owing to import of illegal rubbish from Germany in premises of a former cow-shed in Libčeves in Louny region, wait for an indictment. They shared in organization of an illegal activity, the daily Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD) writes in today’s North-Bohemia publication. According to the daily a prosecutrix from Louny Petra Stará wants to bring an action to a court in next days. The accused, among whom there is one German, has to than acquaint with their documents; they have also a right to propose other evidences. So, a term of beginning of the trial can not be estimated for the present.

Kofola aims at exchange in Poland

Czech firms fell in love with Polish exchange. More money turn in Warsaw and firms will sell more easily their stocks here. Therefore since the beginning of last year stocks of 82 firms from Poland, Austria and Ukraine have appeared in Poland, including a developer company Orco which enterprises mainly in the Czech Republic and already operates on Prague exchange. Contrary to that the exchange in Prague invites only three novices. Moreover, thanks money, which they earned on the exchange in Warsaw, Polish companies will buy the Czech firm and will offer its stock to investors instead of in Prague just in Poland.

Wines from the Czech Republic ranged among world pick

Wines from the Czech Republic definitively won recognition in the world top. Vine-growers bring home twenty two medals from one of the most significant world competitions in Paris. In a number of obtained medals the Czech Republic placed on the sixth place and gets in front of such viticultural powers as for example is Australia and Chile.