316 research outputs found
Rozhovor Britských listů 548. Je Zeměkoule placatá? [Britské listy Interview 548. Is the Earth flat?]
No full textHilariously, the Czech political weekly Respekt has asked the Czech presidential candidates "Is climate change mainly due to human activity?" It might as well have asked them whether the Earth is flat. Why is it that in the Czech Republic there is still speculation about things about which internationally, the debate has long been settled? Jan Čulík talks about this with the editors of Britské listy Bohumil Kartous and Albin Sybera. This Britské listy interview was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station Regionalnitelevize.cz from Friday 25 November 2022
Rozhovor Britských listů 618. O brutálních záplavách ve Slovinsku a o neinformovanosti české veřejnosti [Britské listy Interview 618. About the brutal floods in Slovenia and the uninformed Czech public]
No full textAlbín Sybera has experienced remarkably destructive flash floods in Slovenia over the past few days, while Czech tourists were still going on holiday there as though there were no problems. Should there not be some kind of pan-European media, something like the BBC, to ensure that EU citizens are informed about what is going on outside their countries, so that people are not locked into their domestic bubble
Rozhovor Britských listů 388. Pro pravičáky hlasují ti nejchudší [It is the poorest who vote for right wing political parties]
No full textAfter the recent UK elections, Britské listy journalist Albín Sybera talks to Jan Čulík about populism in Czech and British politics and about possible independence of Scotland. This interview was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station from 12th May 2021
Rozhovor Britských listů 511. O energetickém nacionalismu v České republice [Britské listy Interview 511. On energy nationalism in the Czech Republic]
No full textHas the influence of the oligarchs, who had turned the Czech Republic into their playground, weakened after Andrej Babiš left the Czech premiership? Or do they continue to have a corrosive influence on the present and future of the Czech Republic in the age of global warming, threatening its energy policy and social security even under Fiala's current right-of-centre government? Jan Čulík talks about this with Albin Sybera, aBritské listy journalist. The interview was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station Regionalnitelevize.cz from 19th July 2022
Rozhovor Britských listů 206: Jak se přebírají a likvidují podniky [Britské listy Interview 206] How businesses are being taken over and liquidated
No full textThe New York Times has recently described the "salami tactics" which has been used in Hungary by Orbán's government gradually to take over Origo, an important independent investigative website and to turn it into a docile propaganda outlet disseminating the views of Orbán's government. In an interview with Jan Čulík, Czech business analyst Albín Sybera describes similar practices current in the Czech Republic. Mafia oligarchs zoom in on independent businesses, report them to the government for alleged misconduct, the protracted investigations and the withholding of VAT destabilises the beseiged businesses. They go bankrupt and the mafia oligarchs either close them down or take them over. The interview was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station Regionalnitelevize.cz from Friday 15th February 2019
Rozhovor Britských listů 562. Jak prezidentská volba zrcadlí současnou českou realitu [Britské listy Interview 562. How the presidential election reflects the current Czech reality]
No full textIs the Czech president here just to lay wreaths, or does he have a greater meaning for the Czechs? What about the appointment of judges and the governor of the Czech National Bank? What is the impact of this? Should Czech voters define the possible risks of each candidate in negative terms? What does each candidate actually represent? On the last day before the first round of the presidential election in the Czech Republic, Britské listy editors Jan Čulík, Bohumil Kartous and Albín Sybera reflect on the Czech presidential election, which has clearly revealed much about the Czech community in its current state
Rozhovor Britských listů 435. Co bude po Zemanovi? [Britské listy Interview 435. What will come after Zeman?]
No full textThis is a debate of three Britské listy journalists, Jan Čulík, Albín Sybera and Bohumil Kartous about the political situation in the Czech Republic after the general election of 8-9th October 2021. PM Andrej Babiš's ANO party lost the election, but the new government is supposed to be approved by Czech President Miloš Zeman, who, shortly after the election was taken to ICU due to his liver cirrhosis. The three journalists discuss the future politics in the Czech Republic after Zeman and Babiš. The discussion was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station from 22nd October 2021
Albin F. Irzyk Oral History Interview
No full textAlbin F. Irzyk was the commander of the 8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, which liberated Ohrdruf on April 4, 1945. In this interview, he gives the highlights of the division\u27s arrival in Europe, experiences during the Battle of the Bulge, and progression through the Rhineland. En route to Dresden, Irzyk received orders to go to Ohrdruf and look for an underground complex which was thought to hold communications equipment. His division bivouacked outside the town for the night and started to hear reports of bodies. The next morning, Irzyk went into the camp to look around, finding over 300 corpses. He describes his reactions to the camp and how it affected him as a commanding officer. Irzyk retired from the army as a brigadier general and is the author of three books about the U.S. military
Rozhovor Britských listů 455. Způsobí vláda Petra Fialy v ČR konečné vítězství populistů? [Britské listy Interview 455. Will the newly elected Czech government of Petr Fiala bring about the final victory of populists?]
No full textWhat are the prospects for Czech politics in 2022? This was the topic of the discussion of four Britské listy analysts and commentators jan Čulík, Karel Dolejší, Bohumil Kartous and Albín Sybera at the end of 2021. The discussion was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station Regionalnitelevize.cz from 31st December 2021
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