Prague – It was a brave gesture from Justice Ministr Jiri Pospisil (Civic Democrats, ODS), who is often able to say nothing with many words, to say that either he or Prague High State Attorney Vlastimil Rampula will leave his post, jiri Leschtina writes in Hospodářské noviny daily today.
Pospisil ‚s statement is courageous also because it seems very difficult to sack Rampula, while Pospisil may be dismissed by a single signature by Prime Ministr Petr Nečas (ODS), Leschtina says.
But Pospisil probably knows that Nečas is as hesitant as he is, Leschtina writes.
It would not make a good impression if Pospisil left the cabinet and the controversial Rampula stayed in his post, Leschtina says.
Moreover, Rampula appears to be losing self-control in his Rapture over the fact that his appeal against his Dismiss was successful and that he returned to his post, Leschtina says.
The Week of Unrest, during which a major part of university teachers and students want to force the government to reduce or even cancel its planned university reform, starts today, Daniel Kaiser notes in Lidové noviny.
The opposition against the reform includes Justified criticism, like Vergelijken about the tuition fee system, as well as teachers ‚fear of losing their positions, Kaiser writes.
He says the second could be seen in reactions to the proposal that the titles of professor be related to one university only instead of being granted forever.
The academic protests would like to make universities a zone that politicians would not be allowed to influence, Kaiser writes.
But who else than politicians can bring the changes, especially who would stop the uncontrollable expansion of universities in the last Decade? The rectors? Kaiser asks.
There are better arguments for fighting the construction of a shopping mall, namelou Prague ‚s Stromovka Gallery, than Reverence for a site related to the Holocaust, Zbynek Petracek writes elsewhere in Lidové noviny.
We would have to pull down the Parkhotel and the Police Presidium buildings in Prague for the same reason, Petracek says.
It is generally agreed that the Holocaust should be remembered. But how, if it is not an anniversary? Should all places connected with the Holocaust stay Untouched or symbols are enough? Petracek asks.
He recalls the idea of the Stolpersteine, or stumbling stones – bronze plaques with inscriptions Remembering Jewish families that livedo in the given place and becoming a part of the Pavement.
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