http://www.pragueproperty.org Prague and Czech News Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:06:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In July 2010, some 2,000 researchers from all over the world will gather in Stockholm for the VIII ICCEES World Congress. For a week, issues related to Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia will be discussed at over 400 seminars and panels.The International Council for East and ... http://www.pragueproperty.org/presidential-termination/ Was Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko right to call for parliamentary elections? This is a question that in recent days has been the subject of intense debate. Constitutionally, he seems to be on the slippery slope. Still, his argument that "it is not only my right, it is my obligation" might ... http://www.pragueproperty.org/ukraine-right-or-wrong/ Will Viktor Yushchenko remain president of Ukraine? This is what is currently in the balance in the ongoing political crisis in Kiev. In what seems as a final showdown between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych, the president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for new elections on 27 May. ... http://www.pragueproperty.org/shootout-at-the-ukraine-corral/ Chicken race was a perilous game among youngsters in the US during the 1950s, said to originate from East European immigrants. The game models two car drivers, both headed towards each other at high speed. The first to swerve away yields to the other. If neither player swerves, the result ... http://www.pragueproperty.org/chicken-kiev-race/ After weeks of negotiations, an agreement on a new coalition government in Estonia was today finally reached. Thus, for the next four years, Estonia will be ruled by a government of Reformists, the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL), and the Social Democrats. That is, if the coalition partners ... http://www.pragueproperty.org/estonias-new-coalition-government/