Czech secret service may get involved in Steyr case

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Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer has said he may get the Czech secret service involved in the investigation of Austrian firm Steyr’s sale of tanks to the Czech Defence Ministry.Czech business newspaper Hospodarske noviny quoted him in today’s (Fri) edition as saying: “It is a question of whether the secret service has any relevant information. […]

Czech prime minister wants full investigation of Steyr deal

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Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer called yesterday (Mon) evening for a full investigation of the Czech Defence Ministry’s purchase of 107 Austrian Pandur II light wheeled tanks in 2009.The ministry bought them from Upper Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (SSF) for 559 million Euros. The Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes has reported that SSF bribed Czech […]

Greens to decide on presidential candidate this month

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The Greens are to decide on whether or not to nominate a presidential candidate this month, party leader Eva Glawischnig revealed today (Tues).She said: “There are still contrary opinions within the party over the issue,” adding that the opposition party would make a decision at a meeting of its federal board on 19 February.Presidential elections […]